Teacher Professional Growth Plan

Jolayne Mowers Time Frame: PS2 (March 7- April 25)/ On oin Goal #1: To !i""eren#ia#e my lessons an! #eachin $ase! %pon #he nee!s o" #he s#%!en#s in my class #o ens%re #ha# #hey are en a e! an! a$le #o s%ccess"%l learn #he ma#erial& 'SA 5: All s#%!en#s can learn( al$ei# a# !i""eren# ra#es in !i""eren# ways& Smaller Objectives: )& * will $ecome "amiliar wi#h #he s#%!en#s * am #eachin #o %n!ers#an! how #hey learn $es#& 2& +ro%p s#%!en#s "or !i""eren# ac#i,i#ies when possi$le accor!in #heir s#yle o" learnin & -& .isc%ss wi#h my TA s#ra#e ies #hey ha,e incorpora#e! #o accommo!a#e lessons #o incl%!e e,ery s#%!en# an! s%ppor# op#imal learnin & /& Try ,ario%s #eachin s#ra#e ies wi#h my s#%!en#s an! #hen !isc%ss wi#h #hem #he ways o" learnin #ha# #hey "o%n! #o $e #he mos# help"%l an! en0oya$le& 5& 1a,e #he s#%!en#s !o a sel"-assessmen# #o i,e #hem #he oppor#%ni#y #o %n!ers#an! how #hey learn& Benefits: 'nowin how my s#%!en#s learn $es# will allow me #o a!0%s# my #eachin #o "i# #heir nee!s& *# is impor#an# #o $e aware #ha# #here are a ,arie#y o" learnin s#yles s%ch as( #ac#ile( a%!i#ory( ,is%al( an! 2ines#he#ic& +i,in #he s#%!en#s a chance #o !o sel"assessmen# a$o%# #heir learnin s#yle will prepare #hem "or o#her areas o" li"e& *# will $e impor#an# "or #hem #o %n!ers#an! how #o ma2e choices #ha# will $ene"i# an! s%ppor# #heir nee!s& Resources: -The 3%rric%l%m 4a$ (Te5#$oo2s on !i""eren#ia#ion) -6e$si#es (4earn Al$er#a) -7!%ca#ional Psycholo y #e5#$oo2 -My #eacher #ha# * will $e wor2in wi#h in PS2 Goal #2: To assess my s#%!en#s8 learnin in appropria#e ways #ha# i,es me as #he #eacher an %n!ers#an!in o" where #hey are a#& The res%l#s o" assessmen# will #hen in"orm #he !irec#ion o" my #eachin & 'SA )): 9n!ers#an!in #he p%rpose o" assessmen#( an! %sin #he res%l#s "or #he %l#ima#e $ene"i# o" #he s#%!en#s& Smaller Objectives: )& Plan "or ha,in ,ario%s assessmen# me#ho!s "or a par#ic%lar lesson #o ens%re #ha# * am a#herin wha# #hey s#%!en#s are learnin & 2& Allow #he s#%!en#s $e in,ol,e! in #he assessmen# process& 1a,e #imes where #hey are re:%ire! #o assess #heir own wor2 #o show #hem #he areas #hey are a$le #o impro,e on as well as #heir s#ren #hs&

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