Davis 1

Hannah Davis

Prof. Lovitt

SED 322: Classroom Leadership

4 November 2018

Professional Growth Plan

Year 1 Goals

Teaching Areas What do I want to change/enhance about my How will I know if I accomplished my objective?
practices? -In order to ensure that I have met by objectives, I
will keep print outs of these checklists on my desk to
physically check off in the designated time frames

Planning and Preparation  Demonstrate knowledge of students: I want Checklist:

to develop a close relationship with my o Use “Get to Know you Sheets” and projects
students to better my environment and (weekly)
instruction o Use team building and bonding exercises
 Designing Student Assessment: I want to (weekly)
ensure that my assessment is reasonable, o Work with peers work on creating proper
feasible, and would truly help myself and assessments (monthly)
my students enhance their metacognitive o Gather student feedback on what they think of
skills. assessments and self-reflect (monthly)
o Have students make formal assessments
(weekly)
Resources:
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/classroom-
icebreakers/
https://www.workamajig.com/blog/team-building-
activities

Classroom Environment
Instruction
Professional Responsibilities
 Establishing Culture of Learning: I want
my students to embrace the practice of
learning and look past test scores as a main
indicator
 Managing Student Behavior: Students (and
the teacher) can’t perform at their best if
the classroom is in disarray.
 Engaging Students in Learning: I want to
incorporate more technology, group work,
and discussion within my classroom,
particularly during lecture days.
 Communicating with Students: I want to
communicate with students to ensure that
everyone is on the same page. Especially
when it comes to assignment due dates and
tests.
 Reflecting on Teaching: I thoroughly
believe that the best way to improve one’s
practice is to reflect.
 Growing and Developing Professionally:
Especially in my first year of teaching, I
want to work on my professional self to
make sure that I am on par with my peers,
to better myself, my students, and my
peers.
Davis 2
Checklist:
o Teach “fixed mindset” vs. “growth mindset”
(monthly)
o Have weekly discussions on learning and their
opinions on it (weekly)
o Use Class Dojo (daily)
o Email parents on good and bad behavior in the
classroom (weekly)
Resources:
https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/29/carol-dweck-
mindset/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUWn_TJTrnU
Checklist:
o Use Pear Deck for lectures (lecture days)
o Use “Think-Pair-Share” and group discussions
(daily)
o Incorporate videos, online gaming, and other
online resources (daily)
o Take frequent “thinking breaks” (like jumping
jacks or rock paper scissors) (daily)
o Use Remind.com for students (daily)
Resources:
https://minds-in-bloom.com/20-three-minute-brain-
breaks/
o Keeping a journal that I reflect in (daily)
o Attend a non-mandatory conference and/or
Professional Development course (monthly)
o Have completed a master’s degree
Resources:
http://www.nche.net/professionaldevelopment

Year 5 Goals
Teaching Areas What do I want to change/enhance about my
practices?
Planning and Preparation  Knowledge of Content: After 5 years, I
want to ensure that I know most of my
content.
Classroom Environment  Organizing Physical space: After seeing
what does and does not work in my 5 years
of teaching, I would like to master the
physical space of my classroom to promote
a positive and welcoming learning
environment.
Instruction  Questioning and Discussion Techniques: I
want to focus my teaching more on question
and discussing, rather than it all being
teaching information.
Davis 3
How will I know if I accomplished my objective?
-In order to ensure that I have met by objectives, I
will keep print outs of these checklists on my desk to
physically check off in the designated time frames
Checklist:
o Attend some courses at local community college
(yearly)
o Read historical fiction and non-fiction (monthly)
o Search for new opinions and materials (monthly)
Resources:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ten-best-
history-books-2017-180967416/
o Bring in materials that promote a positive
environment (monthly)
o Rearrange desks for new groups (quarterly)
o Decorate (for holidays/special occasions)
o Get a classroom pet
Resources:
http://www.imagineschools.org/2017/02/five-ways-to-
maximize-classroom-space-with-an-engaging-design/
o Practice Socratic Seminars (weekly)
o Have debates with other classes (quarterly)
o Practice “Questioning the Author” with
primary sources (per unit)
Resources:
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/socratic-seminars-
culture-student-led-discussion-mary-davenport
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Professional Responsibilities  Growing Professionally: After 5 years of o Doctorate?

teaching, I want to shift my mindset into o Department head/administrative position?
that of a leader. o Have a student teacher/intern