Action Plan for Professional Growth

Vanguard University
Graduate Program of Education
Professor Vivian Mun
Monica Izzo

Professional Planning Chart

Specific
Goals

AST
Student
Teaching

TPE 10:
Instructional
Time
10.1
Candidates
recognize and
articulate the
critical
importance of
time
management
in their
instructional
planning, and
of the effects
of class
scheduling on

Spiritual
Preparation (for
each goal)

To pray for
guidance as I
lead my class
during
instructional
time.

Practical
Preparation (for
each goal)

Expected
Obstacles
(for each goal)

I will be taking
I still become
a semester off
nervous when
from school, but teaching in front
continue to put
of other adults.
hours in my
classroom. Both
of my master
teachers have
agreed to let me
step in a little
more in a coteaching way to
help me grow in
instructional
time.

How I Will
Overcome (for each
goal)

Stepping into
more of a coteach model, I
hope I gain the
confidence to
teach without
nervousness.

planning the
most effective
use of
instructional
time.
TPE 9:
Instructional
Planning
9.1 Candidates
plan
instruction that
is
comprehensive
in relation to
the subject
matter to be
taught and in
accordance
with stateadopted
academic
content
standards for
students.

To pray for
support as I
plan how I will
instruct my
class.

In stepping into
a more co-teach
model I will ask
to plan lessons
and ask them to
provide me
constructive
feedback.

I still struggle
planning lessons
that meet the
needs of
ELS/Special
needs, Im
hoping with
taking a
semester off I
can spend more
time learning
new ways to
plan to meet all
learners.

Taking
constructive
feedback from
my master
teachers and
drafting out
multiple lessons
even if I dont
teach some
lessons, just to
get in a habit of
planning to meet
all learners. I also
want to continue
reviewing my
master teaches
plans and holding
conversations on
how they met the
need of all

learners.

TPE 5:
Student
Engagement
5.1 Candidates
clearly
communicate
instructional
objectives to
students.

To pray for
knowledge in
writing
instructional
objectives that
are clear
enough for my
students to
meet.

I want to
I really need to
practice by
work on
writing
including the
instructional
DOK words and
objectives for
keep them
the standards
simple, and
being covered ensure they meet
by both of my
the standard.
master teachers,
I would also
like to receive
constructional
feedback from
my master
teachers about
the objectives I
write.

Ask my master
teachers to
provide
constructive
feedback and
helpful hints in
writing
instructional
objectives.

Complete a write-up for each section of the AST Planning Chart. Include this chart and your write-up in your Portfolio.