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Spring 2017 Professional Growth Plan

Brittany Chaffin Teacher Mentor - Shelia Johnson
Penhold Elementary School School Administrator - Clark Peters
Timeline - January 8th to April 27th University Consultant - Marlo Steed

Action to be Taken
Professional Goal Rationale Resources Timeline Reflection
(Growth Plan)

~ Always go back to the

rules/expectations that
~ Other teachers, ask
~ Ensure that there is were given & agreed
what they have
a positive classroom upon the beginning
found effective &
enrolment that will ~ Talk with others on
ineffective one of ~ By the start to the
allow all students to what they use & see if it
their ineffective middle of February I
be productive.
fits into my teach
Improve Classroom methods could work hope to have a solid
~ I want a classroom philosophy
Management Skills for me
handle on classroom
that can do some fun ~ Use multiple strategies
to Ensure a Positive ~ Try and connect management
activities that will but stay constant (some
Working with students to have allowing for more
require a large students will not respond
Environment them make express freedom in the
amount of trust in to what everyone does)
what they think will choice of classroom
my students, which is ~ Learn what the more
help them activities
created by strong & defiant students respond
~ Test multiple
effective classroom to (learn more about
strategies note the
management these students & why
effectiveness
they are acting out)
~ Keep a constant routine
 ~ Understand what ~ Communicate with the
an EA has learned EA's who are in my
and how to utilize classroom
~ Staff meeting on ~ After the staff
them to the fullest
~ Use the EA's in my January 31st will meeting talk with EA
~ I want to have the classroom to work with focus on utilizing EA's
on how I will use her
Working with EA's & students to benefit smaller groups ~ Talk with the EA's and write in lesson
utilize them from having this encouraging the students and see what they plans so I am sure to
person in the room to ask more questions & are comfortable with not forget what I
(allowing for some not be scare of the & how they feel they would like her to do
small group work students that are always are most beneficial in the lesson
with either myself or done first or answering all
the EA) the questions

~ Understand what
each students
~ Student files to see
learning plan means
what their needs are
& what steps the ~ Take the time to read
and how they were
school is taking to all learning plans &
accommodated in On going as the
accommodate the understand how the
Using Differentiation the past
progress of the
student and advance instruction differs for
Instruction for ~ Mentor teacher on student is always
them to grade level each student
Students on Learning the plan that has changing & so the
~ By understanding ~ Understand the goal for
Plans been set out & the adjustments will be
the learning plan for the student (some of the
progress that has on going
the student I will goals won't be in line with
been made for the
make sure that the grade level)
start of the school
classwork is adjusted
year
for them and their
learning needs