Teacher Professional Development Plan

Teacher ________Sarah Raulerson______________________________________________School_______PGMS________________________

Grade Level(s) _________6___________Subject _____Science___________Date ________8-27-2014_____________________
School year(s) __2014-2015___________________________________________________________________________
Based on your self-assessment, your administrators input, and any school or district initiatives, what professional development goal have you
identified? What is an area of knowledge or skill you would like to strengthen?
This year I will need to focus on the curriculum and developing lessons for 6 th grade standard and GT science. I plan to focus on creating lessons that
use the science and engineering practices in order to create student centered learning, driven by higher level questioning.
Describe the connection between this goal and your teaching assignment. How does it relate to the domains and components of the BCPS
evaluation criteria?
I have never taught 6th grade science before so this is all new curriculum that I need to develop into new age lessons. So I am focusing on domains 1 and
3 because I have to plan for content I have never taught before and design lessons that will prepare students for assessments I have never given before.

*Focusing on Domains 1E and 3B

What would success on this goal look like? How will you know when you have achieved it? What would count as evidence of success?

I will use formal and informal assessments in order to track and document student success based on the new lessons I am designing,
planning and teaching.

Short cycles
Benchmarks
Classwork

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Describe the activities you will do to work toward your goal, and their anticipated timelines.
Students will complete various pre-assessments and assessments for each unit.

I will work with Perry, Cindy and Kim to plan lessons.

Create new unit scenarios that increase rigor and student interest

Time line

Activity

All year

Planning and implementing lessons for standard and gt 6th grade science.

What resources will you need to better achieve your goal?

6th grade science curriculum
Perry, Cindy and Kim

This was discussed and agreed upon.

Teacher Signature___________________________________________________________________Date _____________________________________

Administrator Signature_____________________________________________________________Date________________________________________

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