ActionPlanforProfessionalGrowth

VanguardUniversity
GraduateProgramofEducation
BenjaminRodriguez

ProfessionalPlanningChart

AST
Student
Teachin
g

Specific
Goals

SpiritualPreparation
(for
eachgoal)

PracticalPreparation
(for
eachgoal)

ExpectedObstacles
(foreachgoal)

HowIWillOvercome
(for
eachgoal)

TPE7.9Candidates
knowhowtoanalyze
studenterrorsinoral
andwrittenlanguagein
ordertounderstand
howtoplan
differentiated
instruction

Iwillprayforwisdom,
understanding,and
discernmentin
understandingtheoral
andwrittenlanguageof
mystudentssothatIam
beabletoplanand
differentiatemy
instructionaccordingto
theirneeds.

Iamgoingtoread
BurdenandByrd,chapter
2,KnowingYour
Students.Specifically,I
willreviewthepages
3436thattalkaboutthe
sourceoflanguage
differencesforEnglish
Learners.

Duetothewidevariety
ofpossiblesituations
thatstudentscancome
from,Ianticipate
encounteringstudents
whosebackgroundsI
amnotfamiliarwith.
Newsituationsthat
havenotbeenstudied
duetonew
technologies,and
environmentsthatwill
causeinstructional
difficulties.

Inordertoovercomenew
situationsIplanto
researchandlearnabout
thestudentsbackground
andculture.Iplantoget
toknowthestudentand
theirsituation.AsIlearn
moreaboutthestudentI
willbeabletotarget
differenceandresearch
pedagogicalstrategiesfor
teachingthem
individuallyandwithina
classroomenvironment.

TPE11.3Candidates
establishasenseof
community,and
promotestudenteffort
andengagementby
creatingstructuresthat
emphasize
collaborativeactivities
andjoin
problemsolving.

Iwillprayformystudents
sothatmyheartisinthe
rightplacewhenIstart
class.IwillpraythatGod
allowsmetoreachmy
students,connectwith
them,andengagethem
ontheirlevel.Iwillpray
thatjustasIdesireto
connectwiththemthey
willwanttoconnectwith

Iwillreadandreviewthe
pages160169ofthe
BurdenandByrd
methodsbook.This
sectionfocusesonsocial
approachessuchas
discussescooperative
learning,discussions,
panelsanddebates,and
simulationactivities.

Ianticipatethatsome
ofmystudentswillwant
tobeisolatedandnot
wanttocommunicate
withother.Ianticipate
thatonoccasionthat
mystudentswillhave
issueswithoneanother
andwillnotwantto
worktogether.

Inordertoovercome
socialdifficultiesIwill
needtoapplyrestorative
practicessothatIam
abletohelpmystudents
repairtheirissues
positively.Iwillneedto
bepatientsothatI
myself,donotupsetthe
socialpositivityofthe
classroom.Ineedto

meandoneanother.

TPE2.3Candidates
anticipate,checkfor,
andaddresscommon
student
misconceptionsand
misunderstandings.

Iwillprayandmeditateon
myinstruction.Iwillask
Godtogivemeclear
understandingofthe
contentandstrategyfor
instructionsothatImay
seewhatmaybedifficult
formystudentsto
understand.Iwillaskfor
clarityinunderstanding
thethoughtsofmy
students.

teachandmodelpositive
socialinteractionsand
methodsfordealingwith
negativesituations.
Ultimately,Ineedtobe
theexampleformy
studentsofhowtohandle
socialproblems.
Iwillspeaktomymaster
teachers,colleagues,and
peersregardingwhat
theyknowabouttheway
studentsfrequentlymake
mistakesonaparticular
concepts.Iwillreviewthe
contentstandardstobe
surethatmy
understandingofthethe
studentexpectationsare
clearinmymind.Iwill
lookuplessonsfromother
teacherstoseewhathas
causedthemdifficulties.

Ianticipatestudents
cominginwith
conceptsthathavenot
beencounteredor
interpretationsthatI
havenotheard.I
anticipatestudentsnot
beingableto
understandnew
conceptsdueto
previous
understandingsofthe
content.

CompleteawriteupforeachsectionoftheASTPlanningChart.IncludethischartandyourwriteupinyourPortfolio.

IplantouseUniversal
Designforlearningreach
asmanyofthelearning
modesaspossible.Iplan
toassessmystudentsto
understandwhatthey
knowandhowthey
understandthematerial.I
willusetheir
understandingtohelp
themrelearnmaterials
appropriately.