The Alberta Teachers' Association, with financial

support from Alberta Education, is working on a

Pilot Project to enhance online services available

to teachers for professional growth planning.

The Pilot Project will underpin the development

of a program of support for teachers and

administrators as they fulfill their obligations

under Alberta Education Policy 2.1.5 (Teacher

Growth, Supervision and Evaluation) for

completing their professional growth plans.

The program will provide a robust online tool for

professional growth planning.

The online tools (currently in pilot form) are

envisioned as a:

One-stop opportunity for teachers and administrators to

participate in self-reflection of their professional

practice

Process to consider the knowledge, skills and attributes

outlined in the Alberta Teaching Quality Standard or the

Professional Practice Competencies for School Leaders

in Alberta

Place to access an online template to create, store and

track progress related to professional growth

Place to archive previous growth plans

Self-Reflect on

Professional Practice

Related to TQS Based on your

Self-Reflection,

develop your Annual

Growth Plan

Submit plan for review or

approval to Principal or a

delegated group of teachers

Implement Plan

Revisit plan during the

year; add and revise as needed

Reflect on Progress,

Gather Data

Prepare for Year-End

Review with Principal

Meet with Principal to

Discuss Goals and

Achievements

The OPGP Growth Plan template shows

a demonstrable relationship to the TQS

and allows you to consider and include

goals related to the education plans of

the school, the school authority and the

government.

The OPGP Growth Plan includes

a template for goals, strategies

and resources, timelines, and

indicators of success.

The OPGP Self-Reflection template provides a

framework organized around descriptors (KSAs )

from the Teaching Quality Standard.

The OPGP template provides the

opportunity for you to add your

ongoing reflections and evidence as

you implement your plan.

The OPGP Growth Plan allows you to track your progress

in achieving the goal, to revise goals or add new

goals at any time during the year.

The OPGP Growth Plan

template allows you to add

notes, supporting evidence

related to goal achievement,

as well as to identify Future

Needs and Resources related

to each goal.

The OPGP Service allows you to create

a PDF of your plan and to print a copy

for the review and approval process.

The OPGP provides the template where

all information related to the plan and

the achievement of the goals is stored.

A Year-end PDF version can be made

and printed for sharing. The plan can

also be archived for reference and

review at another time.

Data will only be accessible to the

Association and generation of reports

through data mining will be done by the

Association.

Reports generated will be for the purpose

of testing the tool’s functionality relative

to its ability to mine data.

The reports will not include any personal

information nor any data that may identify

an individual participant.

NO personal information nor data that may identify an individual participant will be released.

Data will be used from the Growth Plan area

of the service only. At NO time will the

teacher’s self-reflection data be viewed.

Reports that are generated may be shared as information items with the Online Professional Growth Web Service Steering Committee or a focus group of PD providers (eg, ATA Convention Boards, Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortium and the Alberta Assessment Consortium).

Following the conclusion of the Pilot Project,

all data stored will be destroyed under the

supervision of the Association’s Privacy

Officer in accordance with regulatory

requirements.

Prior to destroying data, participants will

have the option to transfer their data.

Participants in the Pilot Project may opt out

at any time. Should they choose to do so,

their data will be destroyed upon receipt by

the Alberta Teachers’ Association of their

written notice to opt out.

Participants in year 2 of the pilot will be

asked to answer a voluntary survey regarding

their experience with the tool.

If you are interested please complete the online

Expression of Interest located at: www.survey

monkey.com/s/OPGP. Once completed you will

receive a Welcome Package and further details

regarding the Online Service.

As the login process is through the Association’s

secure site, you must set up your account to be

able to access the service.

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