Individualized Professional Development Plan

Name: Irene Tragesser Major: Elementary Education with a Minor in Mild Intervention

Start with your WHY: Why are you pursuing this degree? What do you want the outcome to be? How are you
going to work toward making that outcome possible? **Is the outcome directly related to your WHY?
WHY: I want to make a difference in a child’s life the same way my teachers did during my education journey. I

want to pass down what I have been given from education because it was impactful for me and made me who I

am today.

What: I want to be in a position where I am working with students in an educational setting. Right now, the

classroom is the most ideal setting, but I am open to other opportunities that come my way that might not even

be on my radar.

How: To make this possible I will continue to pursue education at Butler. Already in 199, I have learned about so

many more educational roles outside of the traditional classroom setting and that excites me. I want to keep an

open mind to what is out there to find the best place for me to fit when I am ready to become an educator.

TIMEFRAME Personal goals: Professional goals:

(e.g. Positional goals, membership to organizations, (e.g. Gaining further skills, advancing knowledge is
exploring opportunities, etc) specific areas, Memberships in Professional
 Associations etc)

Next Semester Joining College mentoring for kids’ program Taking ED 299, 242, and 243

Continuing with Best Buddies Learning more about educational resources for students

Next year Exploring Children’s museum internship Looking into substitute teaching at schools like IBIS

Becoming a peer buddy in best buddies Continuing to take ED classes, specifically special education

Look for a job on campus

Individual Professional Development Plan Template

Assets and Provocations
Planned Activities Objective of Alignment to Vision, How activity impacts
Development Activity Mission, Core Values, student learning
Major, or Minor

Required - Taking the required -The objective is to gain - This is aligned with my - Having strategies and
knowledge/skills ED courses towards experience and knowledge mild intervention minor. knowledge on how to best
the mild intervention in how to better support educate students who might
Consider: minor in education. and teach special struggle with learning in a
●required education in a classroom. traditional sense benefits them
competencies: like all.
COE Core Value
Proficiencies,
Professional
Standards for your
content or licensure,
Assets/Strengths -Read books about the - My objective with this is - This is aligned with the - When is teacher is confident
different kinds of to find the teaching mission and values of the in what they are teaching and
Consider: teaching philosophies philosophy I most align college of education. are sure in how they are
●your views to better discover my with to dive deeper into teaching it, the skills and
teaching style finding out how I want to information they are teaching
●recent assessments
teach my classroom better translates to the kids.
●other people’s views

Provocations/Growth - Exploring an - My objective with this is -This aligns with my major - Multiple experiences help
internship at the to explore education and the core values of the individuals become a well-
Consider: Children’s Museum outside of the classroom. college of education. rounded individual. I would be
●gaps in Education in the traditional able to pull from those
knowledge/skills sense is all I really know experiences and implement it
●opportunities on the so explore other styles of into my classroom to make it
horizon education helps me grow an environment best suited for
as a teacher. the students.
●what specific actions
will help you to
progress in your role?

Individual Professional Development Plan Activity Log

(1) (2) (3)

Description of professional development activity Timeframe
completed Connection to your stated objective

1. International School Speaker 1 hour 30 mins September To explore education opportunities as a college student
15th, 2020

2. Reading Asset Based Thinking Book 3 hours September 19th, 2020 To enhance and expand my world thinking to better benefit
 my classroom.

3.Digital Tool Project 1 hour 30 mins October 24th, To discover and learn about various programs that can be
2020 implemented into a classroom

4. Teacher Interview 20 mins October 26th, 2020 To receive advice on how to better myself as an education
major

5.PATINs lesson 2 hours on November 2nd, To learn about technology and learn how to utilize in with
2020 education.

Total PD Hours 8 hours 20 mins