1. Professional Growth Plan / Professional Development Guide

2. Professional Growth Plan *Project EXCELL! participants will complete the EXCELL Professional Development Plan 1. 2.3.4.5. 6.

3. 1.Goal for your own professional growth My goal for this school year….(big picture) To improve… To increase… To provide… A suggestion is to use your School Improvement Plan (SIP) or review The Continuum Guide for Teacher Development (azk12.org) Examples: Improve data analysis skills to increase student achievement To learn and experiment with project based learning and implement one project this year Study research based instructional strategies and implement them in my classroom

4. 2. My objectives… What knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors do you expect to learn to accomplish your goal? Limit to t wo or three objectives and be specific Examples: Increase knowledge of Data Analysis to include Summative Assessments, i.e. DIBELS, MAP, etc. and Formative Assessments, i.e. journals and writing samples, running records, student reflections, etc. Increase knowledge about Project Based Learning Gain knowledge in new instructional strategies

5. 3. Activities Activities are events, strategies or processes you will participate in to accomplish your goal. One or two activities per objective Examples: Participate in a Relevant Training Session for Data Analysis Participate in a Relevant Training for Project Based Learning and/or use websites, access the Pay for Performance Library Read new material and participate in a Collaborative Group to learn more about… (your goal)

6. 4. Timeline for Activities Examples: Dates for Collaborative Group Meetings, Relevant Training Sessions (i.e. Spring 2012), Staff Development, CL Trainings Window for Implementation and/or year long timeline

7. 5. Evidence of impact on student learning Complete after the activity One to two sentences on the impact of student learning Examples: Assessments Analysis of student work samples

8. 6. My Reflection The reflection needs to include real examples of application of the learning in classroom practice, connections to student achievement, examples of what the teacher may do in the future, and any of the very significant “aha” learning moments that occurred while progressing through the Professional Growth Plan This is an ongoing reflection as you progress through the year A quality reflection shows deep thinking that demonstrates significant growth/learning on the part of the teacher

9. RESOURCE Professional Growth Plan Guide http://www.amphi.com/departments/care erladder/files/1C501CF060BC462CBB6 FA1AD15C964E5.pdf