.: General Information

• Description

   The National Consortium of Professional Development Schools (NCPDS) provides a comprehensive, easily accessible, and practice-informed resource through which institutions can contribute to and learn from each other's experiences within the highly contextualized and complex work of PDS. It uses Microsoft® Office SharePoint™ Portal Server 2003 to create a collaborative web-based environment as a resource for the continuous improvement of educator preparation and P-12 practice in the service of improved student learning and achievement. A national Advisory Board guides NCPDS development, and a team of technology experts at Georgia Southwestern State University manages and maintains the site.

• Institution Profile

   General information about your college or university

• Educator Preparation Unit Profile

   Information about your school/college/department or unit responsible for the preparation of educators. Includes information about administration, faculty, and students. Also includes information about your PDS, including origins, selection process, years of operation, and implementation and sustainability strategies.

• PDS Impact Profile

   The Professional Development School Impact Profile is aligned with the NCATE PDS Standards (2001) and is an adaptation of the Maryland State Department of Education Developmental Guidelines for Maryland Professional Development Schools (2003). This interactive tool allows you to “click on” your stage of development according to indicators for Learning Community; Collaboration; Accountability; Organization, Roles, and Resources; and Diversity and Equity. A PDS Summary Report allows you to see your partnership's development “at a glance.”

• Benefits to Your PDS:

   By using this interactive web-based tool, your PDS will

• Develop Institutional and Educator Preparation Unit Profiles useful for reporting to funders, school districts and school boards, state and higher education agencies.
• Build consensus by using the PDS Impact Profile for self-assessment based on nationally recognized PDS standards.
• Create a catalogue and repository of artifacts as evidence of standards use.
• Create a Summary Report of your self-assessment for continuous improvement and partnership growth.
• Participate in the development of a national PDS database that informs the field and enables widespread, comprehensive research on PDS.
• Expand your partnership's capabilities for communication and collaboration by using the NCPDS Collaborative Site.

 • Profiles Manager Home Sample



 • PDS Impact Profile Form Sample



 • Report Output Sample