Teacher Professional Growth Plan

Jolayne Mowers Time Frame: PS3 (January 6 - April 17)/ On oin Goal #1: To un!ers"an! "#a" my row"# an! !e$elopmen" as a "ea%#er is %on"inuous "#rou #ou" "#e %areer& ' nee! "o %rea"e S&M&A&(&T oals "#a" are a""aina)le ins"ea! o* )urnin ou" *rom "a+in on "oo mu%#& ,SA 1-: T#e impor"an%e o* %areer-lon learnin & Smaller Objectives: 1& ' will %rea"e smaller oals "#a" are a""aina)le !urin my "ime in PS3& .& Par"i%ipa"e in P/ sessions "o %#allen e areas in my "ea%#in "#a" nee! impro$emen"& 3& /is%uss wi"# my TA ways "#a" "#ey #a$e )alan%e! )o"# "#eir %areer an! personal li*e& 0& Fin! "ime ea%# !ay "o *o%us on "ea%#in as well as "ime "o se" wor+ asi!e an! en a e in personal row"#& Benefits: '" is impor"an" "o un!ers"an! "#a" learnin is li*elon an! will no" )e a%#ie$e! )e*ore ' ra!ua"e an! )e%ome a "ea%#er& T#is will allow me "o se" reasona)le oals *or mysel* ins"ea! o* se""in "#e )ar "oo #i # an! )urnin ou"& ' will wor+ "o *in! a )alan%e )e"ween "#e "ime pu" in"o my pra%"i%um as well as "ime *or personal res"& Resources: - My "ea%#er men"or "#a" ' will )e wor+in wi"# in PS3 Goal #2: To assess my s"u!en"s1 learnin in appropria"e ways "#a" i$es me as "#e "ea%#er an un!ers"an!in o* w#ere "#ey are a"& T#e resul"s o* assessmen" will "#en in*orm "#e !ire%"ion o* my "ea%#in & ,SA 11: 2n!ers"an!in "#e purpose o* assessmen"3 an! usin "#e resul"s *or "#e ul"ima"e )ene*i" o* "#e s"u!en"s& Smaller Objectives: 1& Plan *or #a$in $arious assessmen" me"#o!s *or a par"i%ular lesson "o ensure "#a" ' am a"#erin w#a" "#ey s"u!en"s are learnin & .& Allow "#e s"u!en"s )e in$ol$e! in "#e assessmen" pro%ess& 4a$e "imes w#ere "#ey are re5uire! "o assess "#eir own wor+ "o s#ow "#em "#e areas "#ey are a)le "o impro$e on as well as "#eir s"ren "#s& 3& Ta+e any *orma"i$e assessmen"s ' a!minis"er an! use "#em as a ui!e "o re%o ni6e w#ere ' nee! "o al"er my "ea%#in or o )a%+ an! a!!ress ou"%omes "#a" s"u!en"s may no" #a$e raspe!& 0& Pro$i!e s"u!en"s wi"# %#an%es "o impro$e "#eir ra!es3 a*"er )ein assesse! "o en%oura e su%%ess& -& ,eepin an or ani6e! re%or! o* s"u!en" assessmen" "o always )e aware o* w#ere s"u!en"s are a" so ' am a)le "o ai! any impro$emen" "#ey may nee! an! also %ele)ra"e "#e su%%esses "#ey #a$e&

Benefits: Properly assessin my s"u!en"s will pro$i!e an in!i%a"ion o* w#ere "#eir %urren" +nowle! e is an! areas w#ere "#ere nee!s "o )e *ur"#er ins"ru%"ion& 4a$in $arious me"#o!s o* assessmen" will ensure "#a" all s"u!en"s are a)le "o s#ow w#a" "#ey un!ers"an!3 as no" e$eryone is ne%essarily oo! a" essays or mul"iple %#oi%e& Similar "o a%%ommo!a"in my lessons "o *i" !i**eren" learnin s"yles3 any assessmen" use! also nee!s "o #a$e "#e same approa%#& Resources: - ,nowle! e *rom pre$ious pra%"i%ums an! "#e s"ra"e ies learn"& - My TA *or PS3 an! any assessmen" me"#o!s "#ey ma+e use o* in "#e %lassroom& - Te7")oo+ *rom PS.3 89lassroom Assessmen" *or S"u!en" :earnin &; Goal #3: To %on"ri)u"e "o my pra%"i%um s%#ool )y %rea"in a *i""in P/ pro<e%"3 as well as *in!in a %o-%urri%ular a%"i$i"y "o en a e in !urin my "ime a" s%#ool& ,SA 10: T#e impor"an%e o* %on"ri)u"in 3 in!epen!en"ly an! %olle ially3 "o "#e 5uali"y o* your s%#ool& Smaller Objectives: 1& 2se my *ree "ime wisely !urin "#e s%#ool !ay "o wor+ on my P/ pro<e%"& .& /is%uss wi"# my Tea%#er Men"or i!eas *or a P/ pro<e%" "#a" woul! )ene*i" "#e s%#ool an! )e a reasona)le $en"ure& 3& =e%ome in$ol$e! wi"# my pra%"i%um s%#ool an! learn more a)ou" w#a" %o-%urri%ular a%"i$i"ies woul! )ene*i" "#e s"u!en"s& 0& Spen! "ime e""in "o +now "#e o"#er "ea%#ers an! s"a** a" "#e s%#ool "o )uil! rela"ions#ips an! )e%ome par" o* "#e %ommuni"y o* %ollea ues& Benefits: Ta+in "#e "ime "o un!ers"an! "#e s%#ool as a w#ole will allow me "o %rea"e a P/ pro<e%" "#a" #as meanin an! will )ene*i" "#e s%#ool in some way& Al"#ou # ' am only in pra%"i%um un"il April 173 i" will )e wor"#w#ile e""in "o +now "#e o"#er "ea%#ers in "#e s%#ool as "#ey are my %ollea ues& Tea%#in is a)ou" %olla)ora"ion an! s#arin resour%es& Resources: - O"#er "ea%#ers in "#e s%#ool - =oo+ resour%es *rom "#e 9urr :a) on %o-%urri%ular a%"i$i"ies - My "ea%#er men"or