Individualized Professional Development Plan

Name: Carleigh Olive Major: Middle/Secondary Education (Specialization in Social Studies) and History; Minor:

Diverse Learners

WHY: I am very passionate about educating others and the importance of learning history. I want to help students learn

how to think critically about themselves, the world, and what they want their place to be in this world. Additionally, I am

extremely passionate about accessibility, mental health, and creating safe spaces for students. I believe education is one

of the most liberating and joyful forces in the world, and I intend to promote that each day.

What: through my teaching, I want my students to acquire critical thinking and analysis skills. These skills are essential to

every aspect of their lives and will help them be successful no matter what they choose to do with their lives. I want my

students to be able to aptly articulate their opinions, which these skills will help them with. Along the same lines, I want my

students to recognize and understand the value of multiple perspectives and the impact bias has on those perspectives. I

want students to know that making mistakes is perfectly fine; they are simply part of the learning process and an

opportunity to learn something new and gain a new perspective. Finally, I want students to know that they can always

come to me when they are in need and that my classroom is a place where they can authentically be themselves.
How: I will accomplish this by establishing a safe, positive, and accessible classroom environment where everyone

recognizes that there are high, but achievable, expectations. To do this, I must establish an accepting environment where

mistakes are encouraged and students can authentically be themselves. I must also incorporate culturally responsive

instruction into my lessons daily. This will be done through incorporating social-emotional learning (SEL) into my weekly

routines and procedures, such as welcoming students into the classroom, having check-ins with students, and asking

about their lives. I will help students develop critical thinking and analytical skills by creating student-centered lessons that

require students to reconcile with complex topics and engage with materials in similar ways historians do.

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)

Summer ● gain confidence while substitute teaching
● do research on my capstone topic
● visit the IHS and Crispus Attucks Museum
● make memories with my friends from home before I
move back to Indy for the rest of the summer
● reteach myself how to read for pleasure and not just
for class
Next ● continue to work with Dance Club exec to improve
Semester the club and make the semester better than the last!
● make memories with my friends on campus
● work on class/work-life balance
● learn new recipes!
● continue to work on classroom management,
transitions, and clear instruction while substituting
teaching
● learn more about progressive pedagogies as I am
doing capstone research
● study for and take my licensure tests
● write my capstone
● Get more involved with KDP
● continue to reflect and work on my teaching
paractices
● start to look for schools/districts I want to work at
● refine my educational philosophy
● prepare for student teaching :)
 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 1. substitute 1. Application of 1. This connects to 1. I will be more

knowledge/skills teaching everything I have Core III as with prepared for my ed
2. licensure learned in the the shared class in the fall, and
Consider: 3. Ed 433 COE and a test to commitments will become more
● required see the type of (particularly confident in my
competencies: like schools/age “Learn From, teaching ability
COE Core Value groups I want to Contribute to, and 2. I will have to study for
Proficiencies, work with Apply theory and these tests, so it will
Professional 2. Become certified research” and be a good refresher
Standards for your to teach in content “Embody inclusive on theory, methods,
content or licensure area and and responsive and content-specific
developmental teaching, learning, knowledge that I may
range and mentoring”) have forgotten
3. Application of 2. I need to study 3. I will practice applying
everything I have and pass my what I have learned
learned in the licensure tests in and learn from other
COE and order to teach teachers in the
preparation for after graduation building
student teaching 3. This connects to
Core III and
prepares me for
Core IIII
Assets/Strengths 1. advocate for 1. to foster equitable 1. Alings with Shared 1. Students will feel
accessibility, and safe Commitiment physically and
Consider: inclusion, and environments for “Pursue a Just emotionally safe in
● your views social justice all students and and Equitable the classroom.
2. detail-oriented address society” and Students will also see
● recent assessments
lesson plans educational “Embody inclusive themselves
● other people’s 3. transitions disparities and responsive represented in their
views
4. classroom 2. creating teaching, learning, education.
management well-thought-out and mentoring” 2. students will receive a
lessons that 2. connects with high-quality education
function as a Core III that utilizes multiple
guide theories, strategies,
3. to reduce the and well-thought-out
potential of instruction
challenging
behaviors and
create a more
natural flow
4. promote a
positive, safe
environment
where
expectations are
known
Provocations/Growth 1. Transitions 1. to reduce the 1. Connects with 1. there will be
2. classroom potential of Core III increased student
Consider:
management challenging 2. Connects with engagement and
● gaps in behaviors and Core III decreased behavior
knowledge/skills create a more management issues
● opportunities on the natural flow 2. Students will feel
horizon 2. promote a physically and
positive, safe emotionally safe in
● What specific
actions will help you environment the classroom. They
to progress in your where will also be engaged
role? expectations are
known
 and focused on the
lesson

Individual Professional Development Plan Activity Log

(1) (2) (3)

Description of professional development activity Timeframe Connection to your stated objective
completed
1. NA – summer/next semester hasn’t
happened yet

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Total PD Hours