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 * Read the Case Study regarding Evaluation on page 19 of the NSDC Standards text handed out in class. In your PLC discuss Discussion Questions 1-3. Have a record keeper in your group synthesize your group's responses to these questions. If your group needed more information, describe what you need to know and how you would go about discovering this information.**

1. What are the five levels of staff development evaluation mentioned in the standards? How many levels are regularly applied in your school or district? The only level that most staff development's apply are the first one level. 2. Think about the kinds of data to be collected to address the critical questions posed at each level of evaluation.
 * 1) Initial collection of data on participants' reaction,
 * 2) evaluation must focus on teachers' acquisition of new knowledge and skills
 * 3) how that learning affects teaching
 * 4) how those changes in practice affect student learning.
 * 5) In addition, educators may also be asked to provide evidence of how staff development has affected school culture and other organizational structures.
 * 1) This would be an assessment of participants' immediate reactions.
 * 2) What do the teachers know and what do they need to know.
 * 3) Formative assessments
 * 4) Formative assessments, Anecdotal records and other informal assessments
 * 5) Summative assessments

3. Consider all the people in a district that make staff development decisions and the kinds of questions they have regarding staff development impact and the kinds of data that must be collected to satisfy their questions. Makers || Typical Questions || Data Sources for Responses ||
 * Decision
 * School Board || How much will it cost? || Cost analysis from other school districts who have implemented the program ||
 * Superintendent || How much time will it take to implement the professional learning? || Reports from schools ||
 * Principals || How much time will my teachers need to be out of the classroom? Is there any follow-up training provided? || Observations and Evaluations ||
 * Teacher Leaders || Am I going to have to learn alone and re-deliver? Or, will we all learn together? What support will I have? || Classroom visits, Improved student achievement ||
 * Parents || Is this good for our children? || Improved grades and test scores ||
 * Business Partners || Is there anything we can do to help? || Community involvement and support ||