Individual Teacher Professional Development Plan for TECHNOLOGY (PDP-T) Template

Teacher Name Assignment/Department/Grade Level Date

Birth through Five Education April 15, 2018
Nichole Wrighten

I. Areas Identified for Development of Professional Practice with Technology (Areas in which you need/want professional
development)

No. Areas Identified for Development Rationale/Sources of Evidence (why?)

1 The use of tablets or Ipads Tablets and Ipads are another way to engage students. They can work on activities
individually with online games and activities. Providing another means of
assessment will let children have variety in the way they learn material.
2 Using interactive whiteboards Interactive whiteboards will allow student to play educational games. These games
will engage students and help them learn the material in a new way. The will be
gaining team work skills. Also, a new delivery method that can help them remember
information better.
3 Podcast for student’s engagement With the start of each new theme (topic) podcasts can be used to give a basis of
what students are about to learn. Podcasts also done by children are fun for
students to listen to. A child’s perspective is always more relatable for children.

II. Professional Learning Network Resources and Strategies (list online sources (e.g. specific listservs)) and how you will monitor them)

No. Network Resource Strategy

1 Education.com Get emails telling you about ideas for lesson plans
and student activities through interactive games
2 Soundcloud Check for new podcasts weekly. The Show About
Science is a podcast run by a young boy names
Nate.
3 Edutopia.org Get notifications when new articles are published
4 Acbya.com Email subscription
5 Teachhub.com Email subscription

Adapted from: New Jersey Department of Education PDP Plan 1 Georgia State University – IT 7360
II. Professional Learning Goals and Activities - Make a plan based on the two tables above

Area Professional Learning Goals Initial Activities Follow-up Activities Resources (including Online) Completion Date
No. (as appropriate)
1 Using Ipad/tablets for As a class, searching for Animal puzzles, animal https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ Year long
educational activities pictures of animals we are flashcards, reading books
learning about about animals
Play children’s songs Sing songs in the morning Youtube, Spotify Every
and afternoon morning/afternoon
Use read along books YouTube Every Friday

2 Using interactive whiteboards
Clifford Kisses Game Color identification games, Pbskids.org/whiteboard/ All year
Matching color puzzles
Super Why: Alpha Bricks Further letter identification Pbskids.org/whiteboard/ All year
games, alphabet puzzles,
singing ABC’s
Curious George: Count Puzzles, worksheets, that Pbskids.org/whiteboard/ All year
your Chickens involve counting (using the
skills the game taught)

3 Listening to Podcasts- Play The Show About Science Talk about what we learned Soundcloud.com Beginning of each
snippets of podcasts at the 047: The Sea Otter after the podcast month
beginning of each unit to Food Court with
begin thinking on the topic Patrick Webster

The Show About Science Discussion on what types of Soundcloud.com Beginning of each
002: Sea Creatures with animals live in the sea month
Adam

001: Science with Discussion over the podcast Soundcloud.com Beginning of each
Mom month

Adapted from: New Jersey Department of Education PDP Plan 2 Georgia State University – IT 7360