New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 65 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - EDUCATOR PREPARATION
Part 2 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
Section 6.65.2.7 - DEFINITIONS

Universal Citation: 6 NM Admin Code 6.65.2.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. "Alignment" means the degree to which program components match purposes and evaluation criteria.

B. "Collaboration" means the act of working positively and productively with others to meet a common goal or purpose.

C. "Data" means information from a variety of sources gathered for a purpose. For example, data related to student learning might include student work examples, scripted or video taped observations, student achievement scores, and/or teacher-generated assessments. Data related to teacher performance might include observations; instructional artifacts; and /or student, peer or parent evaluations. The terms data andevidence are often used interchangeably.

D. "Developmental levels" means descriptors of development for students and teachers.

(1) Developmental levels for students are descriptors of how they develop (cognitively, socially and in other ways) during their formative years in pre k-12 education.

(2) Developmental levels for teachers are descriptors of how they develop across the continuum of their careers. In New Mexico, the career continuum for teachers include three levels of development: the level 1 "provisional teacher" (the initial five years of a teaching career where the teacher demonstrates initial mastery of effective teaching); the level 2 "professional teacher" (at least three years of classroom teaching experience during which a teacher demonstrates expert practice); and the level 3 "master teacher" (at least six years of experience where the teacher demonstrates exemplary practice).

E. "Differentiated" means the intentional application of multiple modes of instruction or assessment in order to meet the needs of all members of a group. The New Mexico teacher competencies are differentiated across levels of years of experience and teacher development: level 1 (provisional teacher); level 2 (professional teacher); and level 3 (master teacher).

F. "Diversity" means variety among individuals. Diversity includes, for example, variations in socio-economic status, race, developmental level, ethnicity, gender, language, learning styles, culture, abilities, age, interests, and/or personality.

G. "Job-embedded" means activities that are included as part of the responsibilities of the teacher's work day.

H. "Leadership" means the work of members of all levels of educational systems who engage in, collaborate in, and/or guide continuous instructional improvement for the benefit of the entire system.

I. "Professional development" means a systemic process by which educators increase knowledge, skills, and abilities to meet professional and organizational goals that build capacity within the individual, organization, and education system for the purpose of ensuring success for all students.

J. "Professional development plan" means a plan specifically designed to identify goals, activities and measurable objectives that will support continuous learning related to professional knowledge, skills and abilities.

(1) The district professional development plan is a component of the comprehensive educational plan for student success that supports academic learning for all students.

(2) The individual teacher's professional development plan (PDP) is part of the performance evaluation system requirements. The teacher's PDP is a collaborative enterprise involving the teacher and principal in establishing a yearly plan for professional learning goals, activities, and measurable objectives based on the nine New Mexico teacher competencies.

K. "Professional development program" means an organized set of professional development experiences for an education system that will support instructional learning in an identified area of improvement.

L. "Research based" means results from proven, rigorous educational research methodologies.

M. "Staff development" means organized professional learning activities. The terms "professional development and staff development" are used interchangeably by the national staff development council as well as in this rule.

N. "Student success" means attainment of knowledge, skills and attributes that will prepare and nurture individuals to become productive, engaged citizens in a democratic society.

O. "Sustained" means an effort or activity maintained in a coherent, planed manner over time.

P. "Systematic" means something that is characterized by order and planning.

Q. "Systemic" means related to an entire system: in this case, an educational organization that is made up of individual but interdependent components united by a common purpose, action plan, and accountability.

R. "Training" means a subset of professional development. Training includes specialized, often prescribed instruction and practice that help an individual become proficient in a skill or set of skills.

S. "Standards for staff development" means criteria and expectations that provide direction for designing a professional development experience that ensures educators acquire the necessary knowledge and skills.

T. "Framework for professional development" means a document that establishes the context, processes and content relative to professional development by way of a statewide definition and belief statements of professional development, guidelines for the effective designing, implementation, and evaluating of professional development initiatives at the district and school building-level, establishing the criteria for school districts to apply for professional development funds, and to provide information regarding professional development providers and other resources.

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