FWISD Teaching and Learning Professional Development

The FWISD Department of Teaching and Learning is committed to ensuring well-designed, professional learning resulting in increased academic achievement for all students and teachers who are knowledgeable and able to uphold high standards for teaching and learning.

Well-Designed Professional Learning for Teachers and Principals:

• Aligned to National Staff Development Council Standards
• Technical Assistance in Planning, Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating Professional Learning offered to all district-level departments of Curriculum & Instruction
• Support current district initiatives for Curriculum and Instruction:
  • Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction
  • Alignment of professional development to Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) state curriculum
  • Best-Practices for Instruction
  • Principal development in Instructional Leadership
  • Research resources available for professional development providers outside the district
  • Develop tiered comprehensive professional development plan for FWISD

New Teacher Induction Program

• New Teacher Welcome Conference and Campus Orientation
• Manage and support Mentor program for Induction Year Teachers
• Mentor Teacher Training using the Texas Beginning Educator Support System (TxBESS) www.sbec.state.tx.us/
• Classroom Management Training using Classroom Organization and Management Program (COMP) developed by Vanderbilt University www.comp.org

Facilitator of Systemic Change

• FWISD Strategic Plan: Cambridge Group Process, Internal Facilitator www.colonialcambridge.com
• Statewide Curriculum and Instruction Consortium Facilitator
• FWISD Curriculum and Instruction Departments' Facilitator

Data Management for Professional Learning

• Coordinate professional development opportunities for all departments of curriculum and instruction
• Provide online, web-based professional development management system for registration, catalog, attendance, transcript, and program tracking ero.eschoolsolutions.com
• Compile evaluation of district professional development