Programs & Services
Go Beyond the Expected!
Committed team members
Knowledgeable, results-oriented educators and learners
5-Day practicum to multi-year partnerships
Fully customized, face-to-face E-Learning
PDP proudly offers a vast array of programs and services to schools, school districts, and learning institutions. That also includes technical services for educational companies, corporations, states and the federal government. Each of our programs is customized for your school, district, or institution’s needs.
Based on our observations and constructive feedback, we create a Data Centered Framework for professional development for teachers, effective school leadership practices, and improving student performance
MODEL FOR SUCCESS
The Data Centered Framework
The Foundation of Professional Development Plus
Training and Coaching
Continuous improvement model to develop and sustain effective school leadership and instructional practices among administrators, teachers, and parents
Differentiated Instruction
Meet the individual needs of all student through tailored structure and assessment, including content, process, products, and learning environment
Focus on Instruction
Use student performance data to target instructional planning and teaching, and monitor student growth
“Taking the Pulse” Sessions to Focus on Data
Examine student performance data every 4 to 6 weeks to inform instruction and professional development
Fidelity to Core Curriculum and Alignment to District Mandates
Ensure the core curriculum and common assessment practices are used consistently across the grade level bands
The Data Centered Framework was born after a two-year partnership with ten Chicago Public Schools. The schools were struggling to attain AYP. We implemented reform-based, Best Practice initiatives that helped the schools increase their literacy scores and eradicate their probationary status.
These were the results:
- Schools achieved a double-digit increase in reading on the high stakes assessment over two years
- Principals improved their Literacy knowledge and effective school leadership practices
- Classroom teachers significantly improved their instructional delivery of guided reading and differentiated instruction
- Teachers emerged with improved educational leadership qualities and collaborative, productive grade level meetings
- Focused learning opportunities for parents aligned to the formative assessment results
This data-based, whole-school reform model is a laser-focused plan that focuses on fidelity to the adopted curriculum and consistent formative assessments. It uses five key elements that provide your school or district with a sustainable teaching and learning model.
ONLINE SERVICES
Creating Human Connections and Academic Success in a Virtual World
PDP’s online professional development for teachers supports K-12 teachers on strategies that address the Social Emotional Learning and academic needs of all students in a remote learning environment.
Our remote learning frameworks are based on the “best practice” structure of a brick and mortar classroom. Everything is fully customizable to your school or district’s needs.
Your teachers will have the tools to maximize student engagement and critical thinking, as well as rigorous content and instruction.
Smooth Navigation
Interactive training on:
> Chat rooms
> Screen sharing
> Posting assignments
> Using jamboard or a whiteboard
Attention to Organization
Training and support with:
> Schedules
> Lesson planning
> Web-based resources
> Engagement tools
Engaging
Lessons and activities that are:
> Impactful
> Interactive
> Fun for teachers, too!
Creative
Effective
Training and support with:
> Coaching
> Constructive feedback to improve effective instructional delivery
Flexible
> Tailored to the school’s remote platforms
Virtual Victories Series : You choose the topic
Your teachers will learn new ways to use familiar resources to make online learning lively, meaningful and effective. We include parents in the training of the new platforms and technology, as well as ongoing, one-on-one support for teachers as they adjust to their new online setting.
The Virtual Victories Topics may include:
- Training on the Google Classroom, Google Meet or Zoom platform
- Virtual grade level meetings
- Virtual support for ILT sessions
- Remote lesson design focusing on engagement
- Small group engagement
- Activities for parent interaction
- Online manipulatives, simulations, resources, and tips
- Alternative scheduling support
- Strategies to increase online attendance
Each Virtual Victory series includes:
- 2 topics of your choice
- One-hour live session per topic
- Online surveys/evaluations
- 1:1 support for teachers through virtual observations and feedback (optional)
Layer Cake Series: You Design, We Deliver!
Every great lesson has layers of a process, culture, and promises. You can build your own E-learning programs from the bottom up with customized online modules for teachers, principals, and parents that are easy to use, interactive and fun!
The Layer Cake Series includes :
- Three, 60-minute sessions
- Live or pre-recorded sessions (based on your needs)
- Training on Best Practice tools and protocols
- Optional Virtual Coaching (observations, feedback, co-planning, co-teaching)
- Online surveys/evaluations
The Modules Include :
- Foundational Learning - research background, skills, rationale, and classroom implications
- Breakout Sessions - collaborative conversations that encourage varied ideas/learning on the topic
- Virtual Implementation - Demonstrate virtual tools and resources that reinforce new learning and understanding
- Formative Assessment Strategy “Show What You Know” - games and activities designed to check participants’ understanding and solidify content
Professional Development Services
For both on-site and online, your unique, fully customized Framework is based on 5 types of professional development:
Best Practice Content
Regardless of the Framework you’re using, it’s vital that your content is carried out effectively to ensure high levels of academic achievement.
Our subject content programs cover:
- Deepening teachers’ subject knowledge
- Training on instructional delivery
- Training to teach and motivate effective writing across content areas
- Addressing and meeting core content standards
Coaching Programs
All of the Best Practice content and strategies rely on one major thing: Having teachers with educational leadership qualities that know how to use them in a classroom setting.
Our hands-on, personalized coaching programs elevate your instructional delivery to the next level and inspire your faculty with new ways to improve academic performance in schools.
The Coaching Programs include:
- Elevating Instructional Coaching to the Next Level
- Developing a Peer Coaching Program
- Enhancing and Supporting the School Leadership Team
- Implementing MTSS to Improve Student Achievement
Assessment
Regular assessments plus data-based feedback allow you to make more informed decisions for future lessons. We help you collect the valuable data that proves how your school is progressing.
Then, we give you the tools to develop strategies and activities to improve academic performance through data and planned instruction.
The assessments programs include:
- A whole school Data-Centered Framework
- How to disaggregate and analyze data
- How to use progress monitoring data for instruction and student progress
Strategies, Routines, and Procedures
Depending on your school or district’s needs, we handpick and develop the elements of your Program to meet your goals and get the best results.
Our strategies for improving academic performance in schools include:
- Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) Model
- Differentiated instruction
- Enhancing the instruction for English language learners
- Depth of knowledge analysis for rigor and engagement
- Integrating technology
- Co-teaching strategies in the inclusive classroom
- Improving the instruction and achievement of Tier 3 Students
Social-Emotional Learning and Culturally Responsive Instruction
Programs that support a deeper classroom dynamic on how to improve academic performance of students, inspire teachers and leaders, and solidify learning and success. These programs are ready-made with completed, systematic modules. Once you choose the best one for your school or district, it can be customized and implemented immediately.
The Bounce Back Program: A Journey of Resilience and Transformation
This exciting program is inspired by the story of Ronnie Fields. Ronnie is a former prep All-American professional basketball player who succeeded in pro basketball after a serious car crash nearly ruined his dreams.
It’s a program based on perseverance, resilience, and always having a “Plan B”!
The Bounce Back Program (BBP) includes:
- 21st Century Blended Learning Model
- Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
- Student engagement and collaboration
- Documentary
- Viewer’s guide
- Curriculum resources
The Bridge TICR Program:
Trauma informed culturally informed
A multi-hour training for teachers needing strategies and support for students with a history of trauma.
This program uses trauma-informed and culturally responsive strategies in the classroom. Through the training, your teachers will better understand the emotional, academic and cultural identities of their students.
With this information, a new classroom structure is formed. The new classroom structure promotes both the social and emotional health of the students, as well as their academic performance.
The Bridge Program includes 4 comprehensive modules:
✔️ Help educators to genuinely connect with students and incorporate relatable experiences of youth into lesson plans
✔️ Understand how trauma and daily stressors faced by youth in urban communities impact academic achievement and classroom behavior
✔️ Help educators better understand their cultural backgrounds and how it can impact relationships with students
✔️ Integrate culturally responsive practices into established school-wide positive support systems
✔️ Develop and practice trauma-informed strategies for addressing students’ social-emotional needs that impact academic achievement
✔️ Implement strategies for educators to improve self-care
✔️ Support teachers and staff with techniques to manage stress both professionally and personally
✔️ Develop and practice trauma-informed strategies for addressing students’ social-emotional needs that impact academic achievement
Materials Included:
- A Participant Handbook
- Journal/Action Plan
- Coaching Framework (optional)