Professional Growth Plan

Name: Sarah Causey | Majors: Theatre & Secondary Education; Spanish Education

Why are you pursuing this degree?

I have loved learning new things since I was a small child, but I know this is not the same for everyone. I want to use my passion for Theatre
and Spanish to inspire others the same way that I was and am inspired by learning. I am also pursuing this degree because I greatly enjoy
small scale theatre and having the ability to teach hands on in each aspect of theatre.

What do you want the outcome to be? Is this outcome directly related to your “why?”
In my content areas, I want to show students the endless opportunities available in theatre and I want to show the importance of knowing
and understanding Spanish Culture. Additionally, I want to help my students discover something they enjoy learning about regardless of my
content area. I also want to inspire students to become lifelong learners. teach children that theatre can be so much more than just acting or
directing

How are you going to work toward making that outcome possible?
I want to continue to grow my knowledge of these two subjects so that I will be able to help students find at least one thing that interests
them. I am also working to find new and different ways to teach so that I will always be able to engage my students. I also want to become a
lifelong learner so that I will have the understanding of how to teach my students as they grow and change and be able to lead by example so
that they might be inspired to also become lifelong learners.

Goals
Timeframe Personal Professional

Next •Get more involved in Sandbox productions •Intern with Indy Shakes (Stage Management)
Semester •Become a mentor for an incoming JCA first year https://www.indyshakes.com/
•Be more confident in ability to speak up in classes and •Visit high schools around the area
theatre •Work with my high school’s productions and working with the new
•Watch and listen to Spanish podcasts regularly (build theatre students
speaking/listening skills) •Become the trainer at Hardees (Where I am currently a manager)
and observe different learning styles
Next year •Read more plays/musicals •Be a stage manager for a mainstage production
•Be more aware of my limits, I often try to put too much on •Create closer relationships with professors, observe different
my plate teaching styles in theatre and Spanish
•Pursue membership in APO (Theatre Honors Society) •Look into getting a substitute teaching license
•Visit the children's museum and observe how they use
theatre to teach children
Individual Professional Development Plan
Assets and Provocations
Planned Activities
•Study abroad
Study Abroad Info
Required knowledge
and skills •Attend events at the
Consider: Modern Language Center
● required •Study different types of
competencies theatre practices further
•Define what
characteristics I believe
Assets/Strengths are my strengths and
Consider: compare to what others
say
● your views
● recent •Reflect on my Spanish
tests/appraisals Eportfolio
http://blogs.butler.edu/sca
● other people’s views usey/
•Work on ability to
manage conflicts and
Provocations/ motivate people to learn
Growth
Consider: •Look into different ways
● gaps in of structuring a theatre
department
knowledge/skills
● changes to •Watch 5 plays or
systems/services musicals recommended by
requiring new skills others
● what will help you to
progress in your role?
Objective of Development
Activity
•Understand different cultures/
accept people with different
backgrounds
•Understand different aspects of
theatre and how to teach them
•Find my strengths so I can use
them to my advantage and be
more self aware of what others
perceive from me.
•Look at my proficiency from
when I started learning Spanish
to where I am now so I am aware
of my skills.
•Understand that not every
student is willing to learn and
find ways to get around this
barrier.
•Find different ways to organize
a theatre department so I can
find what will be best for my
students’ lea
•Be exposed to a more broad
range of productions and
pursue/find ideas I’m passionate
about teaching
Alignment to Vision,
Mission, Core Values,
Major, or Minor
•Appreciation of Diversity and
Similarity
•Building Global Educators
•Strength of Integrity and
Responsibility
•Integrated Practice and
Collaboration
•Integrated Practice and
Collaboration
•Strength of Integrity and
Responsibility
•Excitement of Teaching,
Learning, and Mentoring
•Building Global Educators/
Appreciation of Diversity and
Similarity
•Integrated Practice and
Collaboration
How activity impacts
student learning
•I want to have an appreciation for
different cultures so that I will be
able to be sensitive when teaching
about these cultures.
•I also want to understand
different theatre practices so I can
help students find methods that
help them individually.
•If I am able to understand my
strengths then I will be able to lean
on them while teaching and they
will help me identify what I might
need to work on further.
•If I am able to see where I am in
speaking Spanish then it will help
me to find where I need to grow and
allow me to be more relatable with
my students since I was not always
fluent.
•I want to make an impact on as
many students as I can and this
should help me break them out of
their shell and find something they
are passionate about.
•I want to find a way to teach as
many parts of theatre as possible
while also creating a positive and
fun environment to have a show in.
• I want to expose students to as
many types of theatre as possible so
that they might find something
that interests them.
Individual Professional Development Plan Activity Log
Description of professional development
Timeframe Connection to your stated objective
activity completed
1. Indianapolis Shakespeare Company Internship June 30 - July, 2021 Learn how professional theatre operates first hand
Diane Timmerman - Acting Professor at Butler Rehearsals Vary so I can integrate this into my teaching.
Stage management (6 weeks)
https://www.indyshakes.com/
2. The Reading and Writing Project: Teachers College of May 18, 2021 Learn more about African American authors and
Columbia: Black Creator Series Not chosen yet find different ways to incorporate specific works of
Highlights Black authors and creators and how to integrate their art into lessons.
work into teaching
Michael S. Bandy, Co-author of Northbound: A Train Ride Out of
Segregation, illustrated by James E. Ransome
3. Native American Conference on Special Education May, 2021 Learn (broadly, for now) how to work with these
Provides information on how to work with students with Not specified students in order to maximize their learning.
disabilities or special health care needs
https://www.epicsnm.org/
4. Individual visit/work with High School September, 2021 Work with practiced teachers and see first hand how
Mr. Busch - Directing/management/teaching Varies they chose to teach their subjects. Practice working
Mrs. Cook - Spanish 1,2,3,4,5 with students and observe different learning styles.
5. Youth Group Leadership November 13 & 18, 2021 Work to find mentors/ explore areas which I feel
Lead the youth group for my church in lessons and mission work 7 PM – 8 PM connected to (explore what my educational
philosophy might be by observing teachers and
schools I admire)