PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LOG

Teacher: Jessica Hanna

2015
Date

Event/ACTIVITY

Year: 2014-

Benefits

(e.g. workshop, conference, class, book study,

professional readings, etc.)

June 2014

Summer 2014

First year teacher

conference in Champaign

Attended workshops that

related to teaching. Some
workshops that I attended
included: behavior
management, creating a
foldable, teacher panel,
etc.

ELE 4890-Class at Eastern

Illinois University

This class went towards my

ESL endorsement. We
focused on culturally and
linguistically diverse
students and instructional

methods for ELLS.

Summer 2014

Summer 2014

Summer 2014

EDF 5310-Class at Eastern

Illinois University

This class counted towards

my ESL endorsement. The
class focused on
foundations of ESLbilingual education.
EDF 5500-Class at Eastern This class counted towards
Illinois University
my MSED in Elementary
Education. The class
focused on curriculum
development.
Gretchen Courtney Training I attended a GCA Literacy
training this summer to
discuss literacy plans for
the upcoming school year.

Summer 2014

Gretchen Courtney Training This GCA literacy training

informed teachers how to
teach narrative predicting
in the classroom.

September 15,
2014

Gretchen Courtney Training This GCA training informed

teachers on how to teach
nonfiction predicting in the
classroom.

October 8, 2014 Pre-Observation meeting

with Angie

I collaborated with the

principal to discuss my
lesson plan to be observed.
I specified what I would like
her to watch for while
observing me in my
classroom.

Science Conference
October 9, 2014

October 23,
2014

Post Observation
Conference with Angie

October 28,
2014

IEP

This conference explored

the NGSS. I was able to
partake in some hands on
activities and bring back
knowledge on how to align
my science curriculum with
the NGSS.
I collaborated with the
principal to discuss my
observation. In this
meeting we discussed
things that went well and
things that needed to be
improved.
I attended an IEP meeting
for a student in my
classroom. We discussed
the students goals and
exited them from the SPED

program.

December 1,
2014

IEP

December 15,
2014

IEP

I attended an IEP meeting

for a student in my
classroom. We discussed
the students goals and
exited them from the SPED
program.
I attended an IEP meeting
for a student in my
classroom. We discussed
the students goals and
exited them from the SPED
program.

12/17

Fall 2014

Gretchen Courtney Booster I attended an optional GCA

Training
training on nonfiction
summarizing. The training
provided me with the tools
to teach nonfiction
summarizing in the
classroom.
EDF 5320-Class at Eastern This class counted towards
Illinois University
my ESL endorsement. The
class explored foundations
of cross-cultural education.

January 7, 2015 Pre-Observation with Angie I collaborated with the

principal to discuss my
lesson plan to be observed.
I specified what I would like
her to watch for while
observing me in my
classroom.

January 15,
2015

January 22,
2015

Spring 2015

Post Observation with

Angie

I collaborated with the

principal to discuss my
observation. In this
meeting we discussed
things that went well and
things that needed to be
improved.
Gretchen Courtney Training I attended an in-school
(half day) GCA training.
The training focused on the
nonfiction summarizing
and introduced the making
connections strategy.
ELE 5270-Class at Eastern This class counted towards
Illinois University
my MSED in Elementary
Education. The class
explored content area
literacy instruction.

ENG 5091B-Class at
Eastern Illinois University
Spring 2015

Summer 2015

EDP 5400- Assessment of

the Bilingual Student

Summer 2015

EDF 5510-Theory into

Practice: Social
Foundations for
Educational Practice

This class counted towards

my ESL endorsement. The
class explored studies in
language, linguistics, and
literacy.
This class counted towards
my ESL endorsement. The
class explored the WIDA
standards, planning, and
designing assessments for
ESL students.
This class examined the
school in society, effects of
cultural patterns, social
classes, diverse
community organizations
and current social
problems on creating
effective educational

environments.

Summer 2015

ELE 5260- Advanced

Reading Development

Summer 2015

Summer writing workshop

for Teachers Day 2

A study of current issues in

reading instruction,
including a commentary
view of literacy processes,
goals of reading
instruction, approaches to
instruction, and
assessment procedures.
Conference that included
instructional tips on
writing, reading, and
technology

Fall 2015

Apple Classes

This fall I participated in all

of the Apple class sessions
that were offered through
Quincy University.

Fall 2015

CMN 5530-Intercultural
Communication

This course is the last

course I need to complete
before I receive my ESL
endorsement. The course
examines intercultural
communication, diverse
cultures, and other topics
dealing with diversity and
communication.

Fall 2015

ELE 5250-Theory into

Research

This course focuses on

creating a literature review.
The course is taken before
action research is
implemented into the
classroom. I spent the
semester researching
multiplication fact fluency
and different methods
students can use to gain
fluency in multiplication.