Teacher’s Professional Growth Plan

For: Hannah Regehr

Year: FALL 2022
Question of How do I incorporate and demonstrate the importance of How do I commence relationships with my future students?
Inquiry FNMI into my lesson plans?
Personal Goal Gaining knowledge on FNMI in order to incorporate them To commence and foster relationships with each individual
more into my future lesson plans student.
Timeline During my 5 weeks of practicum Week 1
- Know their names
Week 2
- Know their personal interests
o Sports, Art, Science, Games etc.
Week 3
- Know background. A little about their family and
who their friends are in the class
Week 4
- Know how they felt having me in the classroom.
Rationale - This is important to me because it is requirement - The use of student names has been shown to build
set out by the government of Alberta as a standard classroom community
for all teachers - Having a relationship increases in engagement by
- It is also important because even just for my making them feel more comfortable
orientation I have come to notice many indigenous - Makes a student feel more accountable to the
students in my class. And I think it is very instructor and ensure students are comfortable
important to represent them and include their seeking help and increase student satisfaction with
culture within the classroom. course
- Having background knowledge of interests and
home life can explain many outcomes in behaviour
and engagement.
Resources - Ms. Big Snake - Class list
o Westmount schools indigenous Liaison - name tags on desks,
- Ms. Kopp - TA and ST discussions
o My TA - Observations of their inter-classroom relationships
- Online
Strategies - Firstly, I want to reach out to Miss big snake and - Use the student’s names when I’m talking to them
see if she knows of any online resources I can use - Do attendance
for my daily lesson plans - I will ask the to make connections to what they are
- Then, I will create the lesson plans and double reading or writing to their own lives. Giving me a
check with her and Miss Kopp to see if they are taste of their interest and family dynamics
politically correct and meet certain outcomes and - Can ask TA if students have IPPs etc. therefore can
objectives gauge their level of one on one time needed for
- Then I will incorporate these lesson plans with my each student.
students - Ask TA if there are any home life situations I should
- And finally get feedback from them and from my know about so that I can apply student
TA differentiation and create an inclusive classroom.
Where relationships can evolve
Measurements - Create a check list and utilize it to ensure I - After the completion of each week I will check off
completed the goals that I have met the outcome listed above in the
timeline.
Anticipated To obtain the tools to create an inclusive classroom where To learn and utilize all of my students’ teacher relationships
Outcomes indigenous students feel appreciated and connected, in order to set up a strong foundation for learning. For I
While the class unit learns the importance of indigenous want to create a classroom where all the students feel
culture and the importance of our land. recognized and accepted.
Evidence
End of the Year
Reflection
December 2022
Relation to TQS TQS #5 TQS #1