GaVS Individualized Professional Learning

Instructors Name: Carrie Madden

GaVS Department: Science

Individualized PL Plan Goals:

1. Productivity

2. Leadership: Gain and Pass On Knowledge to Assist Instructors in Higher Efficiency

3. Communication to Enhance Stakeholder Connections, Grade Improvement

Desired Outcomes:

My goal this year is to become more proficient in the newest tools presented to us at GAVS so that I can
use them to my own, my departments and my stakeholders advantage

Professional Learning Activities Log

Examples of
Continuing
Date of Activity Duration Focus Impact and Evidence
Professional
Development
One of my goals for this school year is to
Webinar: 5 become more productive and share that
Summer productivity with others. I have been a
Secrets to a follower of Angela Watson on social
Teacher
Stress-Free July 2016 1 hour media for some time, and this seminar fit
productivity
Fall (Angela in with my goals for this year.
Watson, The
Cornerstone) Detailed impact found in ePortfolio.

Office Mix is available to GAVS teachers

as part of our O365 tools. Erin
presented on how to use Mix and also
Office Mix:
O365: Office provided some ideas on its possible use
Presented by August 2016 1 hour
Mix for instructors.
Erin Hill
Detailed impact found in ePortfolio.

Our staff is moving to one social media

platform: Yammer. I attended this
Yammer: session with two goals:
O365:
Presented by August 2016 1 hour 1. Learn how Yammer works
Yammer
Ruth Brown 2. Explore ways to use Yammer to
improve communication with colleagues.
Detailed impact found in ePortfolio.
 As an instructional lead teacher, I am
made aware that there are a number of
course corrections that are made during
a semester, but I suspect, based on the
course/s that only I teach, that there are
likely more corrections needed than are
Brightspace/
Quiz reported.
September TheSIS
corrections/Re 1 hour This presentation caused me to think
2016 Correction
porting about how to raise importance about
Reporting
these corrections with my department
and provide them with ways to
plan/produce these error reports more
rapidly.

Detailed impact found in ePortfolio.

Policies and This presentation's goal was to

Special Needs communicate important reminders about
Best
and having a successful semester with your
January Practices for
Accommodati 1 hour special education students.
ons 2017 Special Ed
Accommoda
Detailed impact found in ePortfolio.
tions
In this presentation to the general
Adobe March 2017 1 hour Adobe faculty, Carlos and I collaborated to
Connect Tips connect provide tips on enhancing Adobe
(with Carlos) needs and sessions.
tips
Detailed impact found in ePortfolio.
New Tools April 2017 1 hour
Tools for Joyce and the TOOL ITS members
use in provided a detailed overview of a
online number of new or updated tools and
their use in the online classroom.
teaching
Detailed impact found in ePortfolio.

PLS April 2017 1 hour Applying The PLS, as always, was, an exhaustive
Special learning experience, even as a
Education presenter. I presented in two capacities:
1. Poster Session: Special EdOpoly
Accommoda
2. Department Learning/Collaborative
tions; Activities
Stakeholder
Problem Detailed impact found in ePortfolio.
Solving