LINCOLN SCHOOL

ELEMENTARY
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH PLAN
2012-2014

Teacher: Maria Jose Phillips Picado Grade / Department: Pre-kinder 3
In order to support continuous professional improvement, each teacher will develop actions to meet school goals. Please work with your Department Coordinator to
develop the action plan with documentation in the following areas:
Focus Area Strategies Results and
documentation
End of the year 2012-
2013
Mid year December 2013 End of the year 2013-2014
Develop school wide
use of test and
assessment data to
close achievement
gaps and advance
best practices.
School-wide Goal:
50% of the
students will
meet their
target growth on
the Math and
Reading MAP
Assessments
(Fall to Spring).
100% of target
growth will be
met.
Entries on the Record
book the recognition
level of each student,
of the letters on their
names and two friends
names according to the
group were they are
assigned by ability.
Document with pictures
student progress on the
recognition and writing
of their names.

Fine motor
development focused
on HWT strokes.



On a weekly basis eight
centers will be
strategically planned to
cover 8 different areas
of growth, which are
useful to asses on a
natural way.

Flexible grouping for
the implementation of
differentiated
instruction in the
learning centers,
Results recorded on every
center where they have to
write their names or do letters.
When they Sign in, do
Montessori, work on centers,
and write their name on
worksheets.


On a weekly basis the
students signed their
names. They had to trace
their names and write it
two times.
In every center and extra
center they had to write
their names on their work.
There is Montessori
Language arts shelf in the
classroom, during the
Montessori weekly period
the students practiced
writing and tracing their
letters and name.
At the end of April must of
the students were able to
write a friends name on
the sign sheet.
Individual assessment of the
letters recognition on the
students name has been on the
record book on a monthly basis.








Im still working on HWT strokes.













Students have been grouped
according to the assessment.



By the end of this semester I
assessed the letters recognition
and pre-writing skills on the
students names in four different
moments. First the recognition of
their names, Then the recognition
and sounding of the first letter of
their name, after that we evaluated
the recognition of all the sounds in
their names, and the recognition of
other friends names at last.


During the last semester, the HWT
strokes where practiced on a daily
basis. During sign in, morning
routines or centers.



We Grouped our students
according to the information
gathered during centers and
determined their individual way of
learning. We also grouped our
students based on their social-
emotional needs, so they could be
surrounded of kids who motivate
them to give their best.
We kept the most significant
samples of the students work in
order to : make the students
documented on
assessment
worksheets.

Differentiated
homework will be sent
on a weekly basis, as
re-teaching or
enrichment tasks
depending on the
students needs.



Differentiated homework was sent
twice a month to the students.


Report cards, compare previous
results and self-evaluate our
teaching strategies, for re-
grouping and for the parent
conferences.

Differentiated homework was sent
once a month during the last
quarter, this is an area of growth.
Advance the use of
technology in
instruction, planning
and communication,
including the use of
smartboards, IPads
and Edline.
Weekly use of the iPad
and smart board in the
learning centers and
morning routines as
tools to expand the
knowledge.
Update on a regular
basis the Powerschool
assignments and the
Dropbox folder with:
Pre-k 3 news, Wall of
Character, Monthly
calendar, Special
activities and other
important documents,
Constant
communication with the
parents by email,
sending pictures,
homework and any
other important
documents.
Folder of activities carried out
with the smart board and
iPads. Samples of pictures of
the students working with
technology.
Powerschool is updated every
week, with the important dates
of the month. The Dropbox
folder will be updated on a
regular basis, the Wall of
Character, the Catch of the
Month, Calendar of the month,
meaningful links and special
activities of the month will be
uploaded on this folder.






The Ipads were used
every day, by the kids to
observe pictures and
videos during morning
routines and centers.
We took Screen shots of
their work on the ipad and
then the pictures were
uploaded with dropbox.
Edline was updated on a
weekly basis. The scoop
of the month, Hello Family,
Family Calendar, Wall of
Character and other
important announcements
were posted on the page.
The Ipads were used on a weekly
basis during centers. I havent
use the smartboard as much as I
would like.





Powerschool was uptaded once a
month with the important dates of
the family calendar. Dropbox was
updated on a regular basis.






The Ipad was used on a daily
basis, during the last 6 months.
We used it during centers,
morning routines, whole group
activities and extra-centers for
enrichment or re-teaching.


Powerschool and dropbox was
updated on a regular basis with
the family calendar, catch of the
month, wall of character pictures
and important dates and
documents related to the class.
Develop a culture of
inquiry with students
to promote
metacognition
and higher thinking
skills; including the
implementation of
the principles of
Understanding by
Design.
Use of probing
questions on journal as
a complement of the
unit of study.
Essential questions for
each unit will be posted
in the class and will
guide instruction.
Morning routines will be
enriched with The
name of the day, the
word of the day, the
poem of the week, the
author and artist of the
month.

Heroes show and tell
regarding different
Questions used in class will
be saved on a folder. The
level of comprehension will
guide differentiated
instruction. Student samples
will also be collected.


We promote the use of
probing questions to guide
instructions during
centers, to evaluate the
grasp during circle time
and
Open-ended questions
were posted around the
classroom and on the
bulletin boards to
complement the units of
study.


Essential questions were posted
on every bulletin board.






We have done the name of the
day and word of the day every day
during morning routines. The
poem of the week and the artist of
the month its a work in progress.
Every month we had a different
author to review.



All the essential questions used
during this school year were saved
in a folder. We posted E.Q on
every bulletin board and on the
students work that was posted
around the class.


Morning routines was our
students favorite moment of the
day, They waited anxiously for the
word of the day and the name of
the day, which was the outset of
more activities such as HWT
strokes, counting letters, use of
tally marks, phonemic awareness,
family words and rhyming, among
other things.
important people of the
present and past.

GCP integration in the
existing units in Atlas
Rubicon.




We had the heros show and tell at
the end of this semester.



The Heros presentations were a
huge success. Even after 6
months the kids still remember
their friends heroes when they
hear about a countries name.
Implement best
practices to develop
character, values and
self-discipline in
students, resulting in
a positive learning
environment.
Implementation of
classroom helpers,
every week 12 students
will be chosen to
collaborate within the
group and will have a
specific task.

In order to foster
student self-discipline
we use the following
strategies a re-
grouping time out,
special place
assignment, and force
class rules and
promote positive
discipline.

Reinforcing good
manners and praising
them, pointing out bad
manners and giving
them immediate
attention.

Wall of character will be
posted in a weekly
basis to promote values
and character
development,
implementing the IB
learner profile language
and the co

Service learning project
sensitizes students and
help them develop
empathy.



Every week 12 students
were chosen to carry out
one meaningful task.

During circle time we used
special assignments in the
rug, and in some special
situations out of it.
Regrouping time out to
Class rules are posted on
the above the board and
were reviewed weekly.
And positive discipline
was reinforced with charts
and
We used different strategies to
foster students self-discipline: re-
grouping, time out, special place
assignment and classroom
agreements.















The Wall of Character is an area
of growth.







The Service Learning Project is in
progress. We are working with the
Escuela Santa Elena.









During the last six months we
implemented some new strategies
for classroom management like:
Classroom helpers to teach the
students to have responsibilities,
more independence and a sense
of ownership; a more structured
routine, implementation of the
value of the month in our centers
and books, new sitting
arrangements based on the
students learning needs and their
socio-emotional behavior.
Positive reinforcement was
implemented at all times.
And the class agreement was
reviewed on a monthly basis.


The wall of character was updated
on a weekly basis. The students
and their parents were
congratulated for this
achievement. All the Wall of
Characters were uploaded to
Dropbox the same day.



We did three activities to raise
money and collect school supplies
for the Service Learning project.
1. A school supplies drive.
2. A movie premiere.
3. Chores homework.
4. Closure: Field to Santa
Elenas school.




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