Robin Fogarty and Associates, education consultants, authors, seminar leaders and keynote speakers

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Our philosophy is that the most expensive professional development is the one that teachers do not transfer back into their classroom.

At the end of this survey you will be able to choose from our list of best selling "In A Nutshell" books for your free copy.

Please take a moment and answer these questions about your staff development and successful school improvement.

Question 1
When you consider the PD in your school and/or district over the last three years what percentage of the content would you estimate teachers transferred from the staff room to the classroom?
10% of the new content
30% of the new content
60% of the new content
80% of the new content

Question 2
How do you judge the success of your professional development?
Teachers are satisfied and active participants
Teachers come away with many resources and supplies
Teachers are engaged and challenged
Teachers make connections between content in the PD to their existing instructional repertoire

Question 3
Who determines the content and delivery of the professional development for your teachers?
You follow your school improvement plan
The decision is made at the district level, outside of your school
Professional development is provided by publishers, as part of textbook adoption
Professional development is connected to analysis of achievement data

Question 4
Does your school and/or district have a sustained professional development plan that is clear to all of your classroom teachers?
Yes
No

Question 5
You have had the most success with staff development when...
You send a group of teachers to a workshop during school hours
You bring in a trainer for a day-long-in-service
Teachers are offered a choice of PD options to pursue on their in-service day
Professional development is conducted in the summer and all staff are required to attend
You work with the same staff developer, over a school year, concentrating on specific instructional area

Question 6
When you have a provider of professional development come to your school/district do you normally support the training day with the purchase of a book for each participant?
Yes
No

Question 7
The formal and informal feedback from your teachers after a professional development session is generally...
Polite but not specific
Passive and not helpful
Perturbed but insightful
Positive with possible connections
Passionate and committed

Question 8
This survey served as a way for you to...
Reflect on professional development and its effectiveness
Revisit what you already know
Make you aware of the decisions involved in improving classroom instruction
Reconsider how and why you make professional development decisions

Question 9
Please provide any comments that may help us understand your concerns and insights about professional development:

Question 10
Please choose from the list of "In a Nutshell" books:
Active/Engaged Classroom Instruction - Cooperative Learning
Higher Order Thinking - Higher Order Thinking
Best Practices for Increasing Student Achievement - Nine Best Practices
Brain Compatible Classrooms for Differentiating Classroom - 12 Brain Principles
Moving Beyond the Achievement Gap - Close the Achievement Gap
Site-Based Staff Development - The Adult Learner
Differentiating Instruction - How to Differentiate

Thank you for your considered attention to this survey. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to call us at 800-213-9246.

Cheers,
Robin Fogarty
Brian Pete

WYMSY