The document outlines the author's professional development goals in three areas: becoming a mentor teacher, promoting curriculum focused on conceptual understanding over memorization, and strengthening collaboration. For mentoring, the goal is to help new teachers and learn tips for being an effective mentor. For curriculum, the goal is to advocate for lessons that build higher-order thinking skills. For collaboration, the goal is to build stronger relationships with colleagues both within and outside the math department to benefit students.
The document outlines the author's professional development goals in three areas: becoming a mentor teacher, promoting curriculum focused on conceptual understanding over memorization, and strengthening collaboration. For mentoring, the goal is to help new teachers and learn tips for being an effective mentor. For curriculum, the goal is to advocate for lessons that build higher-order thinking skills. For collaboration, the goal is to build stronger relationships with colleagues both within and outside the math department to benefit students.
The document outlines the author's professional development goals in three areas: becoming a mentor teacher, promoting curriculum focused on conceptual understanding over memorization, and strengthening collaboration. For mentoring, the goal is to help new teachers and learn tips for being an effective mentor. For curriculum, the goal is to advocate for lessons that build higher-order thinking skills. For collaboration, the goal is to build stronger relationships with colleagues both within and outside the math department to benefit students.
teachers coming into the field. RATIONALE: Dianne McKinley (Owner of INcompassing Education), gives reasons on the importance of mentors for new teachers as well as tips on how to be a good mentor NBPTS: Proposition 5: Teachers are members of learning communities. TLMD: Domain 3. Promoting Professional Learning for Continuous Improvement. OBJECTIVE: Learn more about mentoring and how to apply and get started. (short) Become a mentor affiliated with CSUF or another school I respect and begin helping a new teacher. (long)
I will develop my leadership in Curriculum
GOAL: Promote the development of curriculum
that supports universally designed lessons and utilizes strategies that build strong conceptual understanding RATIONALE: James Burnett (founder of Origo Education) believes that higher-order thinking and problem-solving are the new in-demand skills NBPTS: Proposition 2: Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students. TLMD: Domain 4. Facilitating Improvements in Instruction and Student Learning. OBJECTIVE: Speak more frequently in support of conceptual understanding strategies as opposed to memorization of procedures and rules. (short) Play an active role in textbook and classroom material selection (long)
I will develop my leadership in Collaborative Culture.
GOAL: Strengthen rapport and collaboration with
my colleagues both within and outside of the math department. RATIONALE: Schoology states the many potential benefits to collaboration amongst teachers such as increased academic effort and better understanding of student data. NBPTS: Proposition 5: Teachers are Members of Professional Communities TLMD: Domain 1: Fosters a Collaborative Culture to Support Educators and Student Learning OBJECTIVE: Develop deeper rapport with my fellow math teachers advocate for more time dedicated towards collaborative work amongst departments. (short) Continue efforts into other departments and set up a consistent strategy with colleagues such as a project that spans between both classes or monthly meetings to discuss/analyze student data. (long)