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Professional Development Plan

Danielle May

Last edited: June 14th, 2019

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Abstract

In this paper, I present my professional development plan for the next five years. This

includes areas education, teaching credential progress, and other professional

development opportunities to build myself as an educator.

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Professional Development Plan

My current school of employment, Escondido Charter High School has a

great professional development plan that all teachers must do every year. I learned a lot

last year about how much I learned through setting yearly goals, collaborating with

fellow teachers in and out of my department, observations, and beginning my induction

program to clear my credential. Areas I want to focus on are clearing my credential,

learning more from my peers of great educators and administrators, developing

curriculum (especially my Geometry course), and beginning to coach a school sport.

My five-year plan:

Present- July 2020:

• Complete my masters program at National University (July 2021)

• Build the Geometry curriculum to reach diverse learners and implement real

world connections through project-based learning activities.

• Finish the induction program (year 2) to clear my credential.

• Attend more extracurricular activities at my school to better establish myself with

the learning and athletic community.

• Communicate to parents and families for struggling students.

• Observe at 2-3 exceptional teachers to gain more knowledge on creating a

positive learning environment for challenging courses.

August 2020-July 2021:

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• Attend an educational workshop on implementing project-based learning in

mathematics or on illuminate (our cohesive testing software). Some examples

include:

Ø https://www.illuminateed.com/resources/conference-regional-meetings/

Ø https://www.nctm.org/conferencespd/

§ Further build Geometry curriculum by continually reflecting on daily lessons, unit

structure, and assessments for different types of learners.

§ Revisit my professional development portfolio and build and complete three

goals.

§ Observe at least 2 exceptional teachers.

August 2021-July 2022:

• Teach a new upper division math course and assess the curriculum to optimize

student success. Continue to reflect daily on success and failures.

• Revisit my professional development portfolio and build and complete three

goals.

• Attend an educational/professional development workshop.

• Read literature on best mathematics teaching practices.

• Observe at least 2 exceptional teachers

• Begin to assist a school sport.

August 2022-July 2023:

• Coach a school sport.

• Seek professional development opportunities through workshops or

peer/administration feedback.
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• Observe at least 2 exceptional teachers

• Reassess professional development goals.

August 2023-July 2024:

• Coach a school sport.

• Seek professional development opportunities through workshops or

peer/administration feedback.

• Observe at least 2 exceptional teachers

• Reassess professional development goals.

• Gain experience in teaching a new subject (math or science).