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=Welcome to Writing the Professional Development Plan (PDP) Online Course:=

August 1, 2012

Welcome to the online version of Writing the Professional Development Plan course, August 1-September 15, 2012. The course is divided into three modules. Please review the module checklists to track your progress through the assigned activities. Please submit all work to me electronically as described in each activity. I am available to answer questions and will respond to email inquiries within 48 hours at rkschemelin@stritch.edu. If you prefer, we can also schedule Skype sessions to review any questions that you may have as you work through the assignments. As you complete the module work and turn in assignments I will grade them and provide you with timely feedback. All course assignments must be submitted by the end date of the course, September 15th, 2012. No late work will be accepted.

The course content can be accessed at: http://584educ.wikispaces.com/

Before you can begin working you will need to sign up for both a Wikispaces account and a Gmail Account. After creating a Wikispaces account, please go the course wiki and request to join it. I will need to approve your membership before you can begin completing the assignments. Please send me your Gmail account and I will share a Google Drive/Google Docs folder with you for you to submit your work. Please do not begin to complete assignments or post to the wiki discussion boards before August 1st. The site is still under construction until the start date of the course and is subject to change.

Please remember to have fun as you reflect and set your professional development plan goals - I have written and submitted my own PDP for licensure renewal and understand the stress involved with the license renewal process. After completing all three modules, you will leave this course with a customized professional development plan that you created for your teaching situation and your areas of interest. It will be a plan that you can use to renew your license and also to help you grow as an initial educator.

Note: This is the first time that I am teaching this course completely online with no face-to-face sessions. As such, please feel free to offer suggestions for changes so that I can improve the course for the next group.

Thank you for your time & hard work - see you online soon! Rachel

//Rachel Schemelin// //Facilitator,Southeastern Wisconsin New Teacher Project // //Email:// //rkschemelin@stritch.edu// //Skype: rschemelin//