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: I will get a teaching job. Goal #2: I will establish Goal #3: I will plan my
procedures and routines for my curriculum for the school year.
classroom.
Rationale: Why did I chose this for my first goal because I chose this goal because I know that I chose this goal because I know that
you choose this goal? this is the prerequisite for any it is one of the most important things in addition to procedures, the
How do you expect it additional goals. This is the first step I will need to establish in my curriculum is the most important
to improve the in reaching my future students. classroom. Establishing procedures aspect of classroom time. Putting
outcomes of your will help with classroom careful effort and attention into my
management, which will benefit my planning will benefit my students’
future students?
students in the long run. learning.
End Date: By when I hope to get my job by the end of I plan to work on putting together my I plan to have a general outline by the
do you expect to May when I attend the job fair, but routines over the summer; the end time I begin teaching, and then add to
accomplish this goal? the end date for this goal would be date for this goal will be the week and tweak as the first year goes on
late July. before school starts. and I am able to test out lessons and
resources.
Action Timeline: I need to take and pass one last I will begin putting together a binder I will begin by obtaining a Scope &
What steps will you PRAXIS test (scheduled for May 9th). that includes my procedures Sequence for the grade level and
take to complete this Then I plan to attend the district job immediately, incorporating things I subject I will be teaching, as soon as I
goal, and by when fair on May 28th. have seen other teachers do during know what that will be. I can then use
will you take them? my time in their classrooms. I will it to make specific lesson plans and
also be asking teachers for their begin gathering materials.
Example: advice about what the most effective
1/31/18: Join AACTE procedures are.
Resources: What I have a PRAXIS practice test that I will ask other teachers what their The district Scope & Sequence, the
resources are will help me prepare for the test. tips are for establishing routines and textbook and accompanying teacher
available to assist you There are online resources to help me procedures. I will also gather resources, and online tools are all
with resume writing and interviewing information from the Internet and resources that will be useful.
tips. helpful educational sites.

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 in accomplishing your
goal?

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