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2010 Professional Development Needs Assessment Survey

 

Individual Information:  
Select the most appropriate response.

1. Your School District:
   


2. Present Educational Placement:
   


3. Years of teaching experience (counting this year:
   


4. Preferred time of year for scheduling Continuing Professional Education Courses:
   


5. Preferred time/day of week for scheduling Continuing Professional Education Courses:
   


6. Preferred method of completing Continuing Professional Education Courses:
   

 

7. Preferred method of completing Continuous Professional Education Workshops:
   

Rate every one of the items listed below according to your own knowledge base, skill and use in your classroom.
(1) I do not have a thorough understanding of this topic and need training.
(2) I do have a thorough understanding of this topic and do not need training.
(3) I do not recognize the topic.

 
English Language Learners (ELL) Topics
 8. Adapting Instruction and Assessment for English Language Learners (ELLs)
1   2 3
 

 9. English Language Learner (ELL) Programs and Best Practices

1   2 3
 

10.English as a Second Language (ESL) Culturally Responsive Teaching

1   2 3
 

11. Language Acquisition

1   2 3
 

12. Spanish for Educators

1   2 3
 

General Education Topics

13. 21st Century Skills
1   2 3
 

14. Alternative Assessments

1   2 3
 

15. Assessment Anchors

1   2 3
 

16. Classroom Management

1   2 3
 

17. Communication Skills

1   2 3
 

18. Co-Teaching

1   2 3
 

19. Continuous School Improvement Planning

1   2 3
 

20. Data Sources / Interpretation of Data

1   2 3
 

21. Developing and Mapping Curriculum

1   2 3
 

22. Differentiated Instruction

1   2 3
 

23. Gifted / Talented Students

1 2 3
 

24. Graphic Organizers

1   2 3
 

25. Inclusion

1   2 3
 

26. Parent Involvement

1   2 3
 

27. POWER Library

1   2 3
 

28. PSSA Prep

1   2 3
 

29. Reading in the Content Area

1   2 3
 

30. Response to Instruction and Intervention (RtII)

1   2 3
 

31. Restraining and De-escalation Techniques

1   2 3
 

32. Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support

1   2 3
 

33. Standards Aligned Systems

1   2 3
 

34.Standard-Based Lesson Planning

1   2 3
 

35. Stress Management

1   2 3
 

36. Writing Across the Curriculum

1   2 3
 

School Safety Topics

37. Alternative Cultures in Schools (Goths, etc.)
1   2 3
 

38. Bullying Prevention

1   2 3
 

39. Crisis Management

1   2 3
 

40. Drug Identification and Prevention

1   2 3
 

41. School Violence

1   2 3
 

42. Street Gangs

1   2 3
 

43. Terrorism

1   2 3
 

44. Violence in the Media

1   2 3
 

Special Education Topics

45. Attention Deficit Disorder / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
1   2 3
 

46. Alternative Education

1   2 3
 

47. Asperger Syndome

1   2 3
 

48. Autism

1   2 3
 

49. Deaf and Hearing Impaired Instruction

1   2 3
 

50. Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA)

1   2 3
 

51. Inclusion/Co-Teaching

1   2 3
 

52. Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)

1   2 3
 

53. Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

1   2 3
 

54. Positive Behavior Support Plans

1   2 3
 

55. Special Education Law

1   2 3
 

56. Standards-based IEP

1   2 3
 

57. Supplementary Aids and Services Toolkit

1   2 3
 

58. Transition Planning for Adult Life

1   2 3
 

59. Visually Impaired Instruction

1   2 3
 

Technology Topics

60. Advanced 2007 Office Tools
1   2 3
 

61. Addressing New CIPA Requirement for Education Students About Internet Safety

1   2 3
 

62. Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities

1   2 3
 

63. Audacity (Sound Editing Program)

1   2 3
 

64. Blogs in the Classroom

1   2 3
 

65. Facebook / My Space

1   2 3
 

66. Garageband (MAC application)

1   2 3
 

67. Google Earth

1   2 3
 

68. Integrating School Networking into Instructional Strategies

1   2 3
 

69. Integrating Simulation Grids (i.e. New Worlds) into Instructional Strategies

1   2 3
 

70. Interactive White Boards

1   2 3
 

71. Internet Safety

1   2 3
 

72. Microsoft Office 2007

1   2 3
 

73. Podcasting

1   2 3
 

72. POWER Library, and Discovery Streaming

1   2 3
 

75. Safari Montage Streaming Video

1   2 3
 

76. Skype

1   2 3
 

77. Student Response System Units

1   2 3
 

78. Video Conferencing

1   2 3
 

79. Web 2.0

1   2 3
 

80. Webpage design

1   2 3
 

81. Wikispaces

1   2 3
 

82. Windows 7 / Windows 7 Accessories

1   2 3

 

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