Post-Placement Learning Plan

My Strengths Areas for Growth

Creating a safe and inclusive environment for
student learning
Knowledge of subject matter
Exemplified professionalism
Communicating to the whole class - continuing to
be cognizant of different levels of understanding in
the classroom.
Incorporating more ways for student guided
learning.

Developing relationships throughout school Setting up routines to make the placement my

community own.

Goals for Next Steps I will take to Specific Resources / Timeline

Placement achieve this goal Supports

Teaching the whole Focus on assessment AT: ask more questions Observation days:
room for at the beginning of of AT during focus on student
the placement/in observation about understanding
observation. Probe to where students are at
see where is the lowest and where they should In placement teaching:
level of understanding, be. Assessment for: get Focus on assessment
as well as the highest - the best understanding for in first week
make sure to consider of where student
this spectrum when understanding is By end of placement:
facilitating class Feel comfortable
discussions, creating guiding the class in
materials, etc. discussions at an
appropriate level, have
Creating projects, resources or activities
assignments, activities, to stimulate all levels of
etc that provide understanding.
opportunities for
students of different
levels of understanding
to explore and grow.

Incorporating more Personal Reflection - 11 activities to increase Before placement: Go

ways for student guided what do I want my student-led learning in through resources,
learning. students to achieve? your classroom - make notes on
What do I want my https://www.nureva.com applicable actions that
class activities to look /blog/education/11- can be taken. Reflect
like? How do I get ways-to-increase- on what it is that is
there? student-led-learning-in- appealing about
your-classroom student-lead learning,
Exploring the and what it might look
Research/Resources - Student-Directed like in different
what is out there in Learning - situations/different
terms of proved http://www.ascd.org/pu lessons.
practice for student blications/newsletters/e
 guided learning. ducation_update/dec95/ During placement:
vol37/num09/Student- When lesson planning,
Directed_Learning.aspx think about what
lessons can be set up
Self-Directed Learning: to be student-guided
A Four Step Process - learning instead of
https://uwaterloo.ca/cen teacher-guided
tre-for-teaching- learning.
excellence/teaching-
resources/teaching- If timeline works out -
tips/tips-students/self- develop National
directed-learning/self- Geographic Capstone
directed-learning-four- Project and get
step-process certified.

National Geographic
Educator Certification -
look through resources
around geographic
inquiry.

Setting up routines Personal Reflection - Personal Reflection - Before Placement:

what do I want my focus on questions Make list of possible
classroom to look like? written in last column. easy-to-implement
What expectations do I routines.
want to set in my class? Make A List: possible
How do I get there? easy routines (ex: During Placement
Thought of the day, Observation Days: re-
Identify simple routines quote of the day, News evaluate
that can be Headlines, etc) appropriateness of
implemented easily ideas - age level,
over a short timeframe motivation of students,
that will make me feel class organization.
like I have more
ownership over the During Placement:
learning environment. implement routines.

After Placement: reflect

on routines.