Professional Development Plan

Complete the chart below to plan your professional development over the next 2-3 years. Be sure your goals are specific and
measureable.

Goal #1: Behavior management Goal #2: After completing my Goal #3: Attend professional
skills along with regular classroom first year of teaching, I want to development through Teach Your
management complete my master’s degree in Heart Out.
reading.

Rationale: Why did I chose this goal because I have a few
you choose this goal? students who are struggling with
How do you expect it behaviors. I am seeing hitting,
to improve the kicking, biting, and name calling.
outcomes of your These are unacceptable behaviors
inside the classroom, and I feel like it
future students?
is affecting the entire class. To
improve the outcomes for my
students, I would like to find methods
that work for each student. It does not
have to be class wide, as long as each
student is acting appropriately while
at school.
End Date: By when Each year and each student will be
do you expect to different. At the beginning of each
accomplish this goal? school year, I will assess my class
and then start looking for different
strategies to use. I hope to have a plan
by January.
Action Timeline: At the end of September, start looking
What steps will you for strategies to implement inside the
take to complete this classroom. Attend behavior trainings
goal, and by when and classroom management classes.
I chose this goal because I feel like
helping students with reading is a
weak point right now. I have been
struggling with different ideas and
ways to help my students grow with
their reading skills. Completing this
goal will improve the outcomes of my
students because they will walk out of
my classroom as stronger readers.
The programs I have looked at take
about a year and a half. Hoping to
have it completed by 2022.
To complete this goal, I will apply for
a program, complete all classes, and
pass all assessments.
These developmental trips provide
multiple opportunities to collaborate
with teachers from around the
country. To learn new ideas about
technology and how to use it in your
classroom. Attending this will
improve outcomes by bringing better
ideas into the classroom that the kids
will be excited about.
They hold these trainings a couple
times a year in different cities. I want
to attend one during my first-year
teaching, so hoping by the end of the
2020-2021 school year.
I will schedule my days off with my
school district, purchase my ticket,
purchase any necessary item for the
trip.

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 will you take them?
Example:
1/31/18: Join AACTE
Resources: What I can communicate with co-teachers, I can communicate with collogues, I will use their website for any
resources are my principal, counselor, and trainings university instructors, advisors, information I may need. Also, any
available to assist you to help find good strategies. principal. collogues that may have attended in
in accomplishing your the past.
goal?

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