Assessment for Professional Development Needs

Irving Independent School District
GT Professional Development Needs Assessment

Irving ISD Web Site

Survey of Needs Assessment

Please complete the seven boxes below and then click on the submit button at the bottom of the page.

Personal Information:


A.	Please mark each item to rank order training topics that will benefit you in your current assignment.

Most
Preferred

Least
Preferred

	5	4	3	2	1
A1: 30 Clock Hours of GT Training
A2: AP Classroom - Integration GT Strategies
A3: Characteristics of a Good Gifted Education Teacher
A4: Characteristics of Giftedness in Under-represented Populations
A5: Creating a Supportive Environment for the Gifted Learner
A6: Creative Instructional Strategies
A7: Critical Thinking Strategies
A8: Depth and Complexity
A9: Differentiation 101 - Planning Curriculum and Instruction
A10: Differentiation 102 - Managing the Classroom
A11: Differentiation 103 - Teaching for Learner Success
A12: Differentiation Strategies for the GT LEP Learner
A13: Differentiation Strategies for the Primary GT Learner
A14: Effective Teaching Strategies in the GT Classroom
A15: Everyday Mathematics for Experienced Teachers
A16: Everyday Mathematics for Inexperienced Teachers
A17: Everyday Mathematics Strategies in the Primary GT Classroom
A18: GT Campus Building Committee
A18: Humanities
A20: Irving ISD Identification Process
A21: Junior Great Books for Experienced Teachers
A22: Junior Great Books for Inexperienced Teachers
A23: Language Arts / English
A24: Literature Circles
A25: Mathematics
A26: Meeting the Social and Emotional Needs of the GT Learner
A27: Nature and Needs of the GT Learner
A28: Robotics
A29: Science
A30: Science Kits
A31: Shared Inquiry in the GT Classroom
A32: Socratic Seminar
A33: Technology Integration in the GT Classroom
A34: Underachieving Gifted Learners

B.	Please mark each item to rank order your preferences of delivery format.

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Preferred

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B1: Instructor Led
B2: Active Hands-on Participation
B3: Book Study Groups
B4: Independent Action Research
B5: Interactive Distance Learning (Via satellite, cable, internet)
B6: Computer-based Training
B7: Video-taped Instruction
B8: Job Embedded (on the job training)

C.	Please mark each item to rank order your preferred time for professional development delivery.

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Preferred

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C1: School Calendar Days (before first day for students)
C2: School Calendar Days (Scheduled during the school year)
C3: Saturdays
C4: Summer
C5: GT SUMMER INSTITUTE
C6: After Contract Hours
C7: Spring Break
C8: Contract Time for Non-teaching staff
C9: On the Job Training/Job-embedded

D.	Please mark each item to rank order your preferred location for professional development delivery..

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Preferred

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D1: Central Administration Building
D2: Professional Development Center
D3: At your work site
D4: Off site within district
D5: Out of District
D6: Within Cluster
D7: Distance Learning
D8: Internet

E.	Mark each item to rank order who should deliver professional development.

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Preferred

Least
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E1: Teachers/CoWorkers
E2: Coordinators
E3: Administrators/Supervisors
E4: IISD Training Specialists
E5: Outside Consultants/Outside Teachers

F.	Tell us about your experience and ideas.

F1: How many years experience do you have with IISD?

0-2 3-10 11-20 20+

F2: How many years experience do you have in your current job assignment?

0-2 3-10 11-20 20+

F3: How many years in your profession?

0-2 3-10 11-20 20+

F4: What is your current status on the 30 clock hours of GT training?

0 hours 1-6 hrs 7-12 hrs
13-18 hrs 19-24 hrs 25-30 hrs

F5: What is your current status regarding the GT endorsement?

Not Begun 1 course 2 courses
3 courses 4 courses/completed

F6: Do you have any other ideas or issues regarding GT Professional

Development?