Teacher Professional Growth Plan

Ryan Barfuss

Name: Ryan Barfuss

Year: 2017

School: R.I. Baker Middle School

Goal # 1
Effectively increase and promote literacy within the Gr. 7 Social Studies
curriculum.

Rational:

While on my journey through the faculty of Education and my practicum

placements I have begun to take a real interest in literacy within the Alberta
curriculum. It is my hope to integrate literacy activities throughout all
aspects of the Social Studies 7 curriculum that I will be teaching. It is my
hope to explore meaningful ways to develop and increase literacy in Social
Studies. I will incorporate at least 10 minutes of time per class to literacy
boosting strategies.

KSA:

KSA A: contextual variables affect teaching and learning. They know how
to analyze many variables at one time, and how to respond by making
reasoned decisions about their teaching practice and students learning;

KSA D: the subject disciplines they teach. They have completed a structured
program of studies through which they acquired the knowledge, concepts,
methodologies and assumptions in one or more areas of specialization or
subject disciplines taught in Alberta schools;

KSA I: there are many approaches to teaching and learning. They know a
broad range of instructional strategies appropriate to their area of
specialization and the subject discipline they teach, and know which
 strategies are appropriate to help different students achieve different
outcomes;
Strategies
Summarize/Note Taking:
I will create pre-made notes
for large topics/events and
instruct the students to pull
out
Read-Aloud:
Beginning of every class,
read out loud to the students
and have class/small group
discussion on what we are
reading.
Word Wall:
Have various vocabulary
words throughout the unit
posted on the wall and
refer to them often, so
students can grasp the
concept.
Concept Sort:
Students will be split into
small groups and presented
with numerous pictures.
They have to find common
themes or ideas among the
pictures and try and decide
what that it
KWL Charts:
Used to help organize
information and thoughts in
an organizer.
Overall Indicators of Success
Timeline Resources Indicators of Success
- Students will be able to take
effective notes as I lecture.
Sept-Dec
- Notes will have the most
important aspects of the topic
- Students will be active and
engaged in the discussions and
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anxious to continue reading
Strategies Step by
Sept-Dec
Step Gail E.
Tompkins
-Students will understand the
vocabulary words that have been
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Strategies Step by will help them connect their
Sept-Dec Step Gail E. understanding.
Tompkins
-Students will incorporate new
words into their own vocabulary.
-Students will develop a deeper
understanding and connection to
Curriculum and the concept
Instruction-
Sept-Oct
University of -Students can reflect upon the
Lethbridge concept with understanding.
-Activates students background
knowledge and is proof of student
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Sept-Oct Strategies Step by -Students use this method on their
Step Gail E. own terms
Tompkins -Thoughts are organized and they
can determine relationships
between their learning.
*An Anecdotal record of their successes and comprehension
*An upward trend in students grade reading level.
*Memorization and understanding of the words on the word wall.
*Keeping track of time spent on literacy boosting activities each class period
(10min)