Professional Growth Plan

Reflecting on Program Competencies and Learning Outcomes:

Strengths and Areas of Growth Areas of Challenge

- planning and being prepared for each lesson - creating cross-curricular learning experiences
Planning for - reflecting on lessons taught and using that knowledge - creating project based learning experiences
Learning as a way to adapt future lessons
- planning lessons based on my students learning styles
- differentiating lessons based on the students within
my classroom

- using a variety of teaching methods - could implement technology in more purposeful ways
Facilitating - explanation of expectations and tasks - giving the students more freedom with how they
Learning - keeping control of independent centers accomplish tasks

- using formative assessment to gauge where my - finding a balance between formative and summative
Assessing students are at, and using this formative assessment to assessment
Learning alter my future lessons - creating effective inquiry projects for summative
- having differentiated expectations for certain students assessment

- building strong relationships with students - being ‘firm but fair’

Creating a - creating a warm and welcoming classroom - handling students with behavioural problems
Learning - making sure everyone feels equal - finding strategies to support struggling students
Environment - creating an environment where I was respected
- creating effective classroom management
- strong classroom routine

- punctuality - creating relationships with parents

Assuming - responsibility - being a part of extra curriculars
Professional - participating in tasks outside the classroom
Responsibilities - creating positive relationships with other staff
members
Areas for Further Development 1. Developing growth mindset within my students.

2. Creating and implementing more inquiry based learning projects.

3. Creating meaningful assessments.

Goal Setting:
Goal 1: Developing growth mindset within my students.

Action Plan Resources and Support Anticipated

ü Modeling my own growth mindset.
ü Surround them with books, quotes, etc. to create a positive
mindset. Use these things to discuss growth mindset with
students and to get them familiar with the terminology
and what exactly a growth mindset means.
ü Create a positive and healthy classroom community to
allow my students to take risks.
- Books to encourage growth mindset
- Quotes to foster healthy and positive mindsets
- Community circle and other classroom community
strategies to create healthy relationships amongst students
- Research on growth mindset.

Success will look like . . . Reflection

- Students willing to take risks within their learning without
fear.
- Students having a positive mindset
- Using a lot of formative assessment to encourage students
and watch their progress.
Goal 2: Developing more inquiry based learning experiences.

Action Plan Resources and Support Anticipated

ü Become more familiar with all curriculum areas.
ü Let go of the reigns and allow students to have more
freedom with their own learning.
ü Give more open ended tasks and more projects without a
firm right or wrong answer.
- other teachers that are stronger in project-based learning
- collaboration with peers and colleagues to help
brainstorm ideas
- research more on integration of subjects
- focus more on integration instead of using it as an
afterthought

Success will look like . . . Reflection

- all subjects linking to each other to create more
meaningful learning for students
- student’s understanding how the things they are learning
about can be applied to their life outside of school
- student’s having creative freedom and expression in
regards to their projects