This document summarizes the agenda and notes from a Career Development Planning Team (CD PLT) meeting. The main topics discussed were: 1. Introductions and an icebreaker activity where teachers shared something that made them happy over the summer and their definition of success. 2. Career development focused planning, including reviewing goals from last year and setting new goals for the upcoming school year. 3. Teacher professional practice, including reviewing handbooks, submissions, and evaluations. 4. Updates on distance learning and networking opportunities for teachers. 5. Information on upcoming conferences and distributing materials.

1. CD PLT Meeting
Facilitated by :
Vanessa Lewis
Rosetown, SK
August 29th, 2016

2. Agenda
• Welcome Activity
• Career Development Focused Planning
• Teacher Professional Practice
• Learning Together
• Matters of Business
• Future Meetings

3. Welcome Activity
• Introductions
– Please introduce yourself
• Name
• Teaching assignment
• Share something that made you ‘happy’ this summer,
share a fun fact or read your success quote
and make a connection to it
• Share something you are looking
forward to this school year

4. Welcome Activity
• Recipe for Success
– On separate sticky notes, list what you consider to
be key ingredients for SUCCESS at school/life. We
will sort and combine these ingredients to create
our own Recipe for Success.

5. Career Development Focused Planning
• PLT Format
• Norms Revisited
(We will do some formal planning – but our
Career Development World is not all work and
no play!)

6. Career Development Focused Planning
• The BIG Picture
– PeBL and Career Development Connections
WebQuest Activity

7. Career Development Focused Planning
• The BIG Picture
– Professional Reading Activity
“Historical Snapshots: The Emergence of Career
Development in Canada”
ABCDE – Each Teach
• A reads pages 12 to 14 (Early Career Development)
• B reads pages 14 to 17 (Emergence of Career Development)
• C reads pages 17 to 21 (up to CAMCRY)
• D reads pages 21 to 24 (CAMCRY to 24)
• E reads pages 25 to 29 (up to Conclusion)
• When ready, “Each Teach” assigned sections to our
Career Development Team

8. Career Development Focused Planning
• The BIG Picture
– Sun West Career Development Teacher Roles/Responsibilities

9. Career Development Focused Planning
• Career Development 2016-2017 Goals
– Review of 2015-2016 Goals (Moodle, Wiki, Blog, Career Fair,
ePortfolios)
– Review of 2015-2016 Artifact
– Forward Planning
• School Calendar and PD
• What does this mean for us?

10. Start Up Items
• Activity Logs
• Business Cards/Name Badges
• Sorting/Distribution of
Materials

11. Teacher Professional Practice
• Review of Teacher Professional Practice
Handbook
– http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/sun-west-
sd/career-development-intinerant-teacher-
survey/
• Teacher Professional Growth and
Development Submissions
• Walkthroughs
• Portfolios
• Performance Appraisals
• Teacher Education Profiles (EEP’s)

12. Learning Together
• Distance Learning Centre Updates
• Networking Time
• CLEVR Training

13. Matters of Business
• SCWEA Update
– October 27th and 28th, 2016
– North Battleford, SK
• Contact Conference
– April 25th and 26th, 2017
– Saskatoon, SK
• Distribution of Materials

14. “No dress rehearsal,
this is our life.”

15. Wrap Up and Safe Travel Home

16. Bon Appetit!