Teacher Professional Growth Plan

Teacher Name: Tanner Abel

Goal #1: To create a more engaging classroom by intentionally integrating interactive activities using technology.

Goal Rationale:
This goal comes from my noticing that I tended to fall back on lecture-style classes when teaching my students through my previous two
practicums. When reflecting on this tendency I immediately knew it was something I had to work to stop. While these styles of lessons do have
their place, having a lot of them certainly does not fit with my teaching philosophy. I hope to integrate technological tools and programs into my
lessons to better engage the students in the material being taught. By doing so I not only believe the students will benefit from higher engagement
but will also challenge me to continually adapt my lessons to best suit my current students.

Integrating Interactive Activities

Resources/Support Required Evidence of Success
Goal One: Related TQS Strategies Timeline

Goal: TQS 2: Become - University of Lethbridge - Lesson activities - August 10th – August 30th: Research and learn
Create a Engaging in familiar with a Curriculum Lab will become more how to navigate the tools.
more Career-Long variety of - Ed 3508 Archived Technology varied and - August 30th – October 31st: Perform a practice
engaging Learning technological Inventory Form interactive. lesson for each of the listed programs and then
classroom by tools and - Mentimeter - Student implement them into the classroom once
intentionally TQS 3: programs. (https://www.mentimeter.com/ engagement will tweaked and ready.
integrating Demonstratin ) have noticeably - October 31st – November 15th: I will continue
interactive ga - Playfactile higher frequency (I to take detailed notes of how each
Create test
activities Professional (https://www.playfactile.com/) will be keeping a implementation went and think of possible
lessons using
Body of - Google Jamboard logbook to track) changes to further improve the lesson.
various tools
Inquiry Knowledge (https://jamboard.google.com/) - The students will - November 15th – December 17th: I will
and programs
Question: - Various YouTube tutorials have increased continue to tweak the activities while
and run
How can you TQS 4: (www.youtube.com) retention of lesson exploring new ones. I will also ask my
practice lessons
integrate Establishing material (logbook University Consultant and Teacher Mentor to
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technologica Inclusive with - My Teacher Mentor to track as well). sit in when I am using one of these activities
l tools and Learning friends/college - My University Consultant and take notes.
programs to Environments s - December 5th – 17th: I will go over my notes I
create more Incorporate have taken to determine if I have succeeded in
engaging smaller my goal.
learning activities into
activities? lessons in order
to gradually
build up
knowledge on
how to most
effectively
incorporate
larger ones.

Goal #2: To read more professional development and teacher resource texts.

Goal Rationale:
This goal comes from my relatively shallow back pocket of resource texts outside of what I have read through my university courses. During the
practicum I would like to expand my knowledge, and therefore my toolbox, by reading a variety of journal articles and books. I hope to finish at
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least one book chosen from the University of Lethbridge Curriculum Lab and also finish an article a week from an academic journal. I will be sure
to take notes on each reading that I do so that I can cement my learning and create a reference to return to throughout my career.

Reading Professional Development and Teacher Resources

Resources/Support Required Evidence of Success
Goal One: Related TQS Strategies Timeline

Goal: TQS 2: Source reliable - University of Lethbridge - I will have a - August 10th – August 30th: Find suitable
Read a Engaging in and peer- Curriculum Lab notebook full of journals to follow and find a book to read.
professional Career-Long reviewed - University of Lethbridge resources and ideas - August 30th - December 17th: I will read an
development Learning journals Library - I will have a log of article a week (16 articles) and take notes on it
book and an - My Teacher Mentor all the reading I as I read. I will be sure to implement new
article a TQS 3: - My University Consultant have done strategies that would work well in my classes.
week during Demonstratin - I will have new - August 30th – December 17th: I will read and
the semester. ga tools in my teacher take notes on a selected book. I will be sure to
Create a notes
Professional toolbox to utilize in implement new strategies that would work
system to
Inquiry Body of lessons and beyond well in my classes.
ensure my
Question: Knowledge - I will have an - August 30th – December 17th: I will discuss
reading is
How can my expanded what I am learning with colleges and friends
logged
teaching in knowledge on as a way to further cement my learning and
the teaching as a whole keep my accountable.
classroom be and will be able to
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enriched by Inform a make more - December 5th – 17th: I will go over my notes I
reading college of my informed have taken to determine if I have succeeded in
outside of goal to help professional my goal and reflect on what I learned.
the keep myself decisions.
classroom? accountable
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Goal #3: To establish classroom settings which encourages discussion through inclusive practices

Goal Rationale:
This goal comes from my belief that should fundamentally be an inclusive practice which acknowledges and includes the student’s views as much,
or more than, the teacher’s. I would like to incorporate the opportunity for students to feel included in the process of teaching in order to foster
more engaged and productive class discussion. To do so I would like to incorporate some practices of Indigenous ways of knowing as well as
experimenting with multiple types of discussion activities.

To Establish Classroom Setting Which Encourages Discussion

through Inclusive Practices
Resources/Support Required Evidence of Success
Goal One: Related TQS Strategies Timeline

Goal: TQS 1: Use creative - University of Lethbridge - Students are - August 10th – August 30th: Review old course
Establish Fostering and varied Curriculum Lab excited and material and find new resources which will
classroom Effective methods for - University of Lethbridge engaged with give me guidance on how to foster an
settings Relationships creating Library classroom inclusive environment.
which discussion in - LearnAlberta Resource Bank discussion - August 30th – October 1st: I will begin to
encourages TQS 3: class. - My Teacher Mentor - I will be able to implement the inclusive strategies at the
discussion Establishing - My University Consultant better gauge where beginning of the semester to set expectations
through Inclusive my classroom is at and create a class routine.
Asking
inclusive Learning with the - October 4th – December 17th: I will continue to
students for
practices. Environments curriculum. This teach while implementing the strategies that
feedback for
will allow me to were established at the start of the semester. I
what worked
Inquiry TQS 5: better differentiate will simultaneously be taking feedback from
well for them
Question: Applying and accommodate students on what is working for them and
and what didn’t
How can the Foundational for all students. what is not working as to be able to tweak the
during lessons.
classroom Knowledge strategies being used.
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facilitate about First Seek out the - By participating,
learning for Nations, support of students will have
all students? Metis, and other teachers an increased
Inuit in the school. understanding of
class material.