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Individualized Professional Development Plan for New Teachers

Name : Kasey Jacobs

Elementary or Secondary: Elementary
Major: Learning Disabilities
Major: Elementary Education

Semester Student Teaching Completed: Spring 2018

School Building: River City Scholars, Jenison Junior High
District:
Grade/Subject: Kindergarten, Middle School Resource Room

List any memberships to professional organizations for teachers :

• Resource page for teachers

List any workshops or conferences that you have attended in the past 2 years:
• Trauma Training, Technology in K-2, Fire Up Conference, First Year Teaching,
Working with at-risk students, flexible seating workshop

List any articles published, presentations given, awards received, committee assignments,
or research conducted within the past 2 years:
• Consonant blends research, Completion of Student teaching

What are your areas of strength?

• Excellent organization skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize projects
• Adaptable and strong management skills
• Self motivated, initiative with a high level of energy
• Able to inspire, comfort, build self-esteem
• Excellent communication skill (children and parent oriented)
• Ability to listen to children and parents
• Strong patience, especially when dealing with difficult classroom situations

What are your areas in need of growth?

• 3.3 -Beginning special education professionals modify general and specialized
curricula to make them accessible to individuals with exceptionalities.
o Looking at general education lessons and modifying activities to meet the
needs of both the teacher and the student. Co-teaching with a general
 education teacher with looking at common core and what could be
modified for a specific student
• 4.1 Beginning special education professionals select and use technically sound
formal and informal assessments that minimize bias
o Having a variety of different assessments to use on students that I am
familiar with.

What are your immediate plans for professional development (within the next 1-2 years)?
Hoping to get my masters in Emotional Impairments or Autism.

What are your future plans for professional development (3-5 years)?
• Look at getting my masters in EI or Autism