Professional Practices Inventory (PPI)

With the goal of helping Alaska’s school districts identify their staff’s professional development needs, SERRC – Alaska’s Educational Resource Center – has partnered with School Perceptions to offer surveys specifically developed to identify the professional and technology needs of district personnel. The Professional Practices Inventory - Alaska Teaching Standards and the Technology Professional Practices Inventory gathers information that helps districts’ effectively and efficiently design and execute professional development plans. This web-based service is easy to use, cost-effective, and provides crucial information to maximize limited staff development funds.

Professional Practices Inventory - Alaska Teaching Standards
Correlated to the Standards for Alaska’s Teachers, this service offers online self-assessment for teachers in eight different areas. Here’s how it works: Teachers take an online survey that provides instant online access to aggregate results that can help districts’ identify and plan relevant staff development that will meet the requirements for Title II A of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. The results can be viewed by skill level, state standard, item, interest, skill and interest combined, gap analysis, and teacher demographics including grade level, years of teaching, and preferred methods of receiving professional development. Beyond district aggregated data the service also enables staff to login and review their individual reports to identify areas of strength and areas for growth correlated with state teacher standards. Registration for this service is $300 per district and $3 per survey.

Professional Practices Inventory – Technology
Aligned with the Alaska Content Standards for Technology and the International Society for Technology in Education’s National Educational Technology Standards, SERRC’s Technology Professional Practices Inventory enables districts to quickly and easily assess their staff’s knowledge and skills in the use of instructional technologies. This research-based online tool gives staff members an individualized report detailing their strengths and weaknesses in the utilization of instructional technologies. It also provides district aggregate data to use when planning professional development activities and implementation of their technology plans. Registration for this service is $300 per district and $3 per survey.

To view a demonstration of a PPI visit www.ppinational.com

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	PPI Faxback Form	74.09 KB
	PPI - TECHNOLOGY Faxback Form	74.29 KB