Step 2: Specify the intended outcomes and begin working on the
evaluation plan. In this section of your plan, you will focus on
what you are trying to accomplish with the activity and begin
thinking about how you will evaluate the activity to determine
whether it had the intended outcomes. Too often, professional
development planning focuses mostly on the learning activities.
The plans do not reflect or build on a clear vision of outcomes,
as reflected in changes in teacher performance and student
learning. When this happens, it is difficult to determine
whether the activity was really successful or whether it is
necessary to provide additional or different kinds of support to
teachers. Later, in Step 4, you will be asked to complete the
plan for evaluating the activity. Keep in mind that a good
evaluation will look for evidence that each of the outcomes that
you specify here, including outcomes for teachers and for
students, have been or are being met. Therefore, it is important
to begin thinking about speci