Candidates Professional Action Plan

Candidate Name: Madison Mancini Wanner

Date: 11/6/15

University: BYU-Idaho

Domain Two Goal (2b):Establishing a Culture for Learning- Importance of content

During the 2016 2017 school year, Madison Mancini Wanner will use real life experiences to create links between
curriculum and the real life environment through sharing personal stories and using one application activity in every
lesson.
Action Steps/Activities

Resources

Evidence

Timeline

(Specific Teacher or specialist Professional Activities that are part

of this plan.)

(Principal, Staff, PD
or Materials)

(How will you know if this

goal has been
accomplished)

(Timeframe for Action

Steps/Activities to be
Completed)

Relate the content to real life situations by

sharing specific personal experiences and/or
asking the students about hoe they might
have/will apply the content to their life.

Life
experiences

Take the children to a place where the content

of the curriculum applies and is at work.

Field Trip, LEA

Introduce real world application by inviting

guest speakers to talk about their use or
experience with the content subject.

Guest
Speakers, LEA

Experiences, relevant
to the content, will be
shared. The students
will have a deeper
understanding of the
content and lesson
plans.
The students will be
able to relate the
content to a applied
source through and
application activity.
The students will be
able to explain in their
words how the speaker
related to the content.

During the 2016

2017 school year.

During the 2016

2017 school year.

During the 2016

2017 school year.

Domain Three Goal (3b): Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques

During the 2016 2017 school year, Madison Mancini Wanner will use a variety of questioning techniques to engage all
students in higher level thinking but posing higher level thinking question in each lesson.

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Action Steps/Activities

Resources

Evidence

Timeline

(Specific Teacher or specialist Professional Activities that are part

of this plan.)

(Principal, Staff, PD
or Materials)

(How will you know if this

goal has been
accomplished)

(Timeframe for Action

Steps/Activities to be
Completed)

The teacher will use a variety of questioning

techniques to engage all students in high level
thinking.
Using inquiry and self-directed lessons the
students will ask and answer questions they
pose based on the content presented to them,
thus creating links between their knowledge
and creating a deeper learning experience.

Student responses will

be at least one
sentence in a lesson.
Students will pose
questions and find
their own solutions.

During the 2016

2017 school year.
During the 2016
2017 school year.

Domain Four (4a): Reflecting on Teaching

During the 2016 2017 school year,
Madison Mancini Wanner will keep a record of personal reflections on unit lessons, including at least twelve reflections
focusing on what went well and what could be improved on.
Action Steps/Activities

Resources

Evidence

Timeline

(Specific Teacher or specialist Professional Activities that are part

of this plan.)

(Principal, Staff, PD
or Materials)

(How will you know if this

goal has been
accomplished)

(Timeframe for Action

Steps/Activities to be
Completed)

The teacher will reflect after each unit lesson and

keep a personal record of areas that need
improvement as well as areas of strength or
techniques to use again.
The teacher will ask permission to keep
student samples and use them are reference
or examples in future lessons.

Note book, Ejournal, ST

Portfolio
Student
samples

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A complication of
records will be kept.

During the 2016

2017 school year.

Lesson plans will be

organized and filed
with student samples
attached to them.

During the 2016

2017 school year.

I have reviewed the above Professional Action Plan:

Candidates Signature:

Date:

University Representative:

Date:

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