Professional Development Dossier (PDD) for Teachers
Welcome to the process of preparing your New Mexico Professional Development Dossier (PDD) for licensure advancement.
What is the Professional Development Dossier?
The Professional Development Dossier (PDD) is a focused, compact collection of documentation compiled by the teacher seeking licensure advancement (Strands A, B, & C) and her/his school district (Strands D & E).
To find out more about the PDD and the PDD review process, read the Requirements & Guidelines for Preparation of the Professional Development Dossier. Most importantly, the Requirements & Guidelines contain all directions on how to complete the PDD.
When may the PDD be submitted for review?
Professional Development Dossier Submission Periods are:
- Submission Period 1
- Starts February 1 at 12:01 am and ends March 1 at 5pm
- Submission Period 2
- Starts June 1 at 12:01 am and ends July 1 at 5pm
- Submission Period 3
- Starts October 15 at 12:01 am and ends November 15 at 5pm
What is the process of preparing and submitting the Professional Development Dossier online?
View the step by step process below.
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| Register and create an account with the NM Public Education Department Online PDD system. | Read carefully the Requirements & Guidelines for Preparing the PDD, including appendices that include important forms. | Use the PDD Templates to complete your dossier and submit each PDD strand. | Use the PDD Resources to support your work as you collect evidence and complete your writing. | Submit Strands A, B, & C online.
Your administrator will complete Strands D & E. |
PDD Templates Cover Page Template Strand A Strand B Strand C |
PDD Resources Handbook for Developing PDD- 3rd Edition Materials Submission Software Details Simulations Packet NM Teacher Competencies & Indicators Student Release Form: English Student Release Form: Spanish Online Modules |
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For questions about PDD content and preparation, contact ipd@unm.edu. For questions concerning technical requirements or difficulty with the PED online submission system, including password or login issues: pddhelp@visionlink.org. |
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The PDD is used to make licensure decisions, therefore the Requirements & Guidelines for its preparation are standardized, and you should follow them carefully. However, you should also remember that the intent of the Requirements & Guidelines is to allow you to tell a set of stories from your practice, stories that are illustrated and validated by concrete evidence from your work with your students and others in your classroom. The PDD is not a test with the right answer. Instead it allows you to construct a picture of your teaching.
To meet this goal, you are asked to provide explanations of what you did on several occasions in your teaching and to substantiate that explanation with data. Two outside reviewers will make decisions based on both the explanation and the data. As they review your dossier, they will seek to understand what you do and how you think about instruction, student learning, and professional growth. Both outside reviewers will be experienced educators, but only one of the reviewers will have similar subject area expertise. Keep in mind this purpose and audience as you construct your PDD.
For questions concerning PDD content and preparation, contact ipd@unm.edu.
For questions concerning technical requirements or difficulty with VisionLink system, including password or login issues: pddhelp@visionlink.org