Examples:
Workshop/class/inservice/
convention attendance.

Examples:
Acting as a mentor; cooperating teacher.

Book talks; peer-to-peer discussions; mentor situations, community forums/workshops, etc.

Serving on department/unit/grade level, building, district, regional, or state committees.

Technology can be used – teaching yourself skills and transferring that expertise to instruction.

Involvement in professional organizations; serving in leadership positions – dept. chair, unit leader, secretary.

Working in collaborative subject
matter or grade level groups to improve skills & dispositions collegially.

Presentations at school board meetings, workshops, inservices, and department meetings.

Professional journal reading followed by teaching a lesson to students, or a follow up to colleagues about the reading or your success with students.

Writing curriculum; Working with grading policies; Writing articles, newsletters, newspapers, etc. related to student learning; Sharing action research.

Advanced coursework relative to your teaching context.

Partnerships with community stakeholders that develop into school/district wide initiatives.

Questionable activities include:
Master’s courses and district assigned workshops.

Questionable items – District assigned committees or assigned meetings. Show how it is extraordinary.