Individualized Professional Development Plan for New Teachers

Name : Catherine Vila

Elementary or Secondary: Secondary
Major: Spanish K-12 (FF)
Minor: ESL K-12 (NS)
Semester Student Teaching Completed: Spring 2016
School Building: East Grand Rapids High School and Middle School
District: East Grand Rapids
Grade/Subject: Spanish 4 Honors, Spanish 5/6 Honors, Spanish 7/8 Honors,
6th Grade Spanish

List any memberships to professional organizations for teachers :

Member ACTFL, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages
Member MWLA, Michigan World Language Association
Member WMAIE, West Michigan Alliance of Immersion Educators
List any workshops or conferences that you have attended in the past 2 years:
MITESOL, Michigan Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, Fall 2014,
Lansing, Michigan.
WMAIE, West Michigan Alliance of Immersion Educators, Fall 2014 and Spring
2015 Conferences, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Fire Up! Conference for Student Teachers, Grand Valley, Allendale, Michigan,
Spring 2016
List any articles published, presentations given, awards received, committee assignments,
or research conducted within the past 2 years:
West Michigan Alliance of Immersion Educators, presented to the Board, Spring
2015, Grand Rapids, MI
Deans List 1996-1998, every semester of my undergrad degree at Aquinas
College.
What are your areas of strength?
I am a native speaker of two languages, Spanish and English.
I have over 23 years working in Spanish publishing. I have extensive business
acumen, sales and marketing experience, as well as managerial experience.
I love children, and raised five of my own!

What are your areas in need of growth?

I always want to continue to grow in my skills as a teacher, this is a second career
for me.
I also will never stop studying language, it is always evolving.
What are your immediate plans for professional development (within the next 1-2 years)?
To pursue a Masters Degree in Spanish
What are your future plans for professional development (3-5 years)?
To always hone my teaching skills, and continue to advance my knowledge of
technology, a passion of mine. I will attend conferences and workshops
regularly.