A Professional Growth Plan Incorporating the STP Process
Annual Professional Growth Plan for: Mandy McCullough
School Year: January 2015 April 2015 Goal: 1) Incorporate more movement in the classroom. 2) Establish more efficient routines and transitions in the classroom 3) Become a more active participant in the school community Plan: 1) Integrate DPA into classes. Once students are efficient at transitions, have them collect their own supplies from around the room (ie, have a stack of worksheets in a back corner for them to pick up rather than sitting and waiting for them to be handed out). Have more examples using movement (ie, fractions of boys to girls with boys on one side of the room, girls on the other). Have brief stretching exercises after long periods of sitting. Once the weather is nice, attempt to take the class outside for teaching moments. 2) Begin with smaller routines, such as what to do at the beginning of class (warm up question on board to answer). Practice collecting things from around the room efficiently. Use PAX language. Ensure students understand the routines and why theyre in place. Play PAX games after enough practice. Ask for feedback from students, if they notice a difference with how we do things, if they think we could practice doing other things better. 3) Speak up in meetings. Start small, sharing ideas in smaller meetings. Have confidence in what I have to say if possible, find out what the topics of meetings will be and think of some talking points. Find out what is available for helping out around the school; sign up for volunteering. Find out if any students need to be tutored. Resources: 1) http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teachers/dpa4-6.pdf; http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/pe/resources/dpahandbook.aspx http://www.wellnesscke.net/downloadables/Rationales,Strategies&ResourcesforMovementintheClassroo m.pdf http://www.pinterest.com/lblane22/classroom-movement-ideas/ 2) Harry Wongs The First Days of School book; http://teachingld.net/pdf/teaching_how-tos/mcIntosh371.pdf; https://www.teachervision.com/teaching-methods/new-teacher/48342.html 3) Find methods of building confidence. Toastmasters? Expected Outcomes: 1) Studies show that movement increases academic performance, long-term memory, helps brains work and grow, can increase teamwork and collaboration, and is more engaging for students. 2) Less time spent getting distracted during transitions and answering the same question repeatedly (what are we doing next? Whats after this? Im done, what do I do?). More time for learning and activities. 3) A feeling of belonging in the environment.
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