Behaviors+Protocol+Form


 * Return to:** 21st Century Teacher Development Tools


 * Teacher Development Behavior Norms:**
 * 1) Be willing to collaborate with school-based Instructional Technology Specialists to achieve instructional/technological goals.
 * 2) Be willing to collaborate with colleagues within the same building, and without to devise a plan, as opposed to working in isolation.
 * 3) Be willing to become empowered and take on the role of a school-based "staff developer".


 * Behavior Traits of an Effective PD Provider:**
 * 1) Start all conversations with affirmations and positive feedback.
 * 2) Handle teacher with kid gloves to avoid bruised egos.
 * 3) Try to get the administrator involved in the growth plan process to allow time for plan implementations.
 * 4) During the conversation, the tone of voice should stay steady and should not fluctuate.
 * 5) Flatter until you get past the initial conversational barriers.
 * 6) Identify resources within the building to provide the teacher with more assistance.
 * 7) ITS designates time to talk and collaborate amongst each other in order to effectively move teachers forward.
 * 8) When the dynamics of a relationship seem confrontational at first, it may be good to remove yourself from the situation and introduce other teachers who are willing to collaborate.
 * 9) Put advanced teachers into a situation where they can turnkey their best practices to others within their building first, and then without.
 * 10) Be willing to learn from advanced teachers who are implementing technology-based projects that are new and innovative.


 * Self-Reflective Questioning:**
 * 1) How can I figure out the buy-in for the teacher that I've worked with?
 * 2) Have I met the teacher's needs? Have I provided them with everything that they need?
 * 3) What are the teacher's interests and am I incorporating their interests into my support services?
 * 4) How am I assessing my own performance throughout the articulation and growth plan process?
 * 5) Would I want me to visit me in my classroom?
 * 6) Can I change my teacher's behavior if I can't change their beliefs?
 * 7) How do we get the mirror held up to ourselves?
 * 8) Was I positive?