I will develop my leadership in Teaching and Learning
§ GOAL: Encourage student engagement in
science and engineering practices to explain phenomena or design solutions to problems. § OBJECTIVE: Develop and implement at least one Visible Thinking Skill one semester (short- term). § RATIONALE: Reflects new Next Generation Science Standards (Links to an external site.) emphasis on visible thinking skills § NBPTS: Proposition 2: Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students. § TLMD: Domain 4. Facilitating Improvements in Instruction and Student Learning.
I will develop my leadership in Professional Development
§ GOAL: Provide appropriate mentoring
relationships for new teachers. § RATIONALE: There are many benefits to being a mentor, including career advancement and satisfaction (Benefits of Mentoring (Links to an external site.)). § NBPTS: Proposition 5: Teachers are members of learning communities. § TLMD: Domain 3. Promoting Professional Learning for Continuous Improvement. § OBJECTIVE: Serve as a New teacher liaison for a new teacher that will be joining my school for the school year 2022-2023
I will develop my leadership in Curriculum
§ GOAL: Ensure the development and/or
selection of curriculum that is pedagogically appropriate and encompasses strategies for building conceptual understanding. § RATIONALE: Brown and Kane (Links to an external site.)argue that conceptual understanding leads to abilities of transferring skills to new situations. § NBPTS: Proposition 2: Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students. § TLMD: Domain 4. Facilitating Improvements in Instruction and Student Learning. § OBJECTIVE: Serve as the key stage leader in the early years-grade 1
I will develop my leadership in Student Assessment
§ GOAL: Use ongoing assessments for school
improvement, instructional improvement, and enhanced student learning. § RATIONALE: Use of DBQ (Links to an external site.) helps students read smart, think straight, and write clearly. § NBPTS: Proposition 3: Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning. § TLMD: Domain 5. Promoting the Use of Assessments and Data for differentiating lesson plan. § OBJECTIVE: Use results of students’ assessments to help differentiate lessons