Leading Schools Personal Learning Plan (PLP)

Name: Manisha Sodha

Moulik

Critical Friend:

Beeta

Date: 01.08.14

What is PLP:
PLP is a benchmarking (touch stone) document that is evolved to reflect on our
learning and past practices. The reflections, reviews and refinements are done
with the help of critical friend (our mentor in PBL training). The Wicked Awesome
Learning Opportunities (WALOs) provides us the opportunity to reflect, review
and refine the PLP. The components of PLP are.....

1. What are you working on, and I hope to accomplish, in

terms of...
The craft of teaching/working with students? (What are you

A.

working on)

I currently facilitate grade K1 level in TFU Prep unit. My current practices are
more of the understanding based learning, relevant to the daily life and of
application level.
As TFU itself defines explicitly so are my practices. They are more of
experiential learning and building a strong base of the understanding of the
concepts.
My sessions are designed to help my students grow in their 21 st century skills
of communication, collaboration, critical and creative thinking as well as their
curiosity is nurtured. Rigour from all the three stake holders is an utmost
demand of my practices

B. Collaborating with colleagues?

As TFU ideology says that a teacher must be aware of 2 years previous and 2
years ahead other than the grade she is teaching in. Moreover I have worked
in grades Prek, K1 and K2, So working with any grade will not have any
difficulty. So now I would take atleast 3 classes in a week in other grades

2.

As you think about your Leading Schools Project

a. What fierce wonderings are emerging?

How will I combine my existing knowledge of TFU practices and new
learning from PBL training?
How will I balance in creating the environment for differentiating my
instructions, applying my learning from PBL and meeting my curriculum
demands?

How will I manage to pass my learning to my co-teacher and the other

team mates?

b. What do I hope to learn?

As I know that I have all types of learners and their needs and learning styles
are different so must be my sessions. Thus my goals are:

To create a learning environment such that variety of my learners learn

using their own styles and fulfil their academic needs
To enhance the knowledge of my students parents in order to enable them
to talk the same language that we use which will ultimately help my
students to maximise their learning
To create an atmosphere of regular feedback- may it be teacher students,
student-student, Co-teachers and leader-teacher. Co-teacher and leaders
feedback can be in terms of classroom practices and planning. Thus
documentation of my plans and sessions will be play a major role
I hope to pass my learning to my immediate team mate- that is my coteacher as we work together day in and out. Further we together share our
practices with other team mates. Naturally the junior most team mates will
be approached the most.
C) How might these be framed in an essential question or project

How to bring awareness in parents about developmental phases in all four

domains in young kids (We had been doing till now through orientation and
workshops- but still we have not got 100% results)

Design a set of at least three Wicked Awesome

Learning Opportunities (WALOs) as possible next steps.
The first WALO should be designed to help you reflect
on your own practice; the second should be centered
around how you share your with immediate colleagues
and the last WALO asks you to lead members of your
community. Ideas for WALOs are listed on the reverse
or you may design your own. Each WALO is an
opportunity for action and reflection enabling you to
address your essential questions.
Questions for critical friend conversations:

Touchstone questions for your inquiry journal and your

conversations with your critical friend:
A) How can I manage to implement PBL practices in my daily
planning
WALOs (Wicked Awesome Learning Opportunities):

Sending the plans and the videos of my session to my critical friend

and getting the feedback from her and My team head- Bella Vyas
Keep a record of daily reflection and weekly check on my practices
about After reflecting, did I bring changes in my delivery, practice or
planning skills?