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:
Rationale: Why did I want to improve my classroom
you choose this goal? management. A set routine will help
How do you expect it my future students because it will be
to improve the predictable. They will know exactly
outcomes of your what to do when I ask them to do
something and in turn will help them
future students?
stay on task.
End Date: By when I expect to accomplish this goal by
do you expect to the end of my second year of
accomplish this goal? teaching. I know it will take trial and
error, but I want to have a firm plan
by the end of my second year that
works very well.
Action Timeline: 12/1/19
What steps will you I will first start by researching
take to complete this different ways to manage a classroom
goal, and by when well. Then I will make a plan of
will you take them? action before my first year of
Example: teaching. I will tweak my plan as the
year progresses and always keep it
1/31/18: Join AACTE updated. I will make a journal of what
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Goal #2:
I want to be more organized. Being
more organized will help my thought
process and make me more confident
in every aspect of my life and work
life. It will improve the outcomes of
my students because I will have
thought out the lesson and in turn will
never not know what I am supposed
to be teaching them.
I expect to accomplish this goal by
the end of my second year of
teaching. My first year of teaching I
will be adjusting to the environment
of the school I am working at. But I
can still practice within my first year
of teaching.
12/1/19
I will first start by keeping a
schedule. An agenda will help me
because it will store the dates of
events and I will not need to
remember them. Then, I will make up
different boxes of all my teaching
supplies to ensure that each subject is
Goal #3:
I want to improve my self-care. A set
schedule to take care of myself is key
to a successful life. It will improve
the outcomes of my students because
I will be happier, and they will see
my personality shining and at its best.
It will make them happy too because
a smile is contagious.
I expect to accomplish this goal by
the end of my third year of teaching.
This is an ongoing goal that needs to
be practiced and ensured that it is
happening and a habit. Once I make a
habit of making myself a priority, I
feel like the rest of my life and work
life will be more enjoyable and
overall happier.
12/1/19
I will first start by becoming more
organized per my second goal. I will
begin to eat healthier and take the
time to exercise. This will help me
relieve stress and not put my stressors
on others.
 works well and what does not. By the
end of my first year teaching I will
have a set plan for the year. In my
second year of teaching I will be able
to use the plan to my full extent and
fix minor issues.
Resources: What I will have a mentor guide who I have
resources are met during my student teaching
available to assist you journey. I will also use my advanced
in accomplishing your research of the web. Also, I would
goal? like to watch different ways being
taught through videos on YouTube.
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together. I can organize my classroom
to where everything has a ‘home’ or
place.
First, I will need to buy an agenda. I
will look up different ways through
Pinterest and YouTube of how to
keep an agenda the most organized as
a teacher. Also, I will need to take the
time to organize physical things, and
ensure my thoughts are organized.
I will use the application on my
phone called ‘My Fitness Pal.’ This
will track all the food that I eat. I will
then make time gradually to workout
throughout the week. I will start with
three days and increasing to five days
of exercising. By gradually doing so,
I will be more motivated to go and
complete it.