Professional Growth Plan

Name Johannah Wirzba Established Date Review Date October 31, 2013 December 11, 2013 Goal By December 10, 013 I wi!! uti!i"e strategies to create engaging, meaning#u! !essons that cater to $arie% !earner nee%s& Related !"#s$ 1& Teachers ma'e reasone% %ecisions about teaching an% !earning base% on their ongoing ana!ysis o# conte%t&al variables 5& Teachers i%enti#y an% res(on% to learner di''erences( )& Teachers (!an #or instruction, trans!ating curricu!um an% outcomes into meanin)'&l learnin) activities *& Teachers use a broa% range o# instr&ctional strate)ies *ndicator#s$ o' !&ccess
1& +#ter each obser$ation, ma'e notes an% (erha(s a b!og (ost out!ining at !east two s'i!!s that I ha$e gaine% #rom obser$ation session & Each wee' I wi!! write a b!og (ost,re(ort out!ining what stu%ents #oun% engaging an% meaning#u! an% what they %i% not& 3& Ha$e !esson (!ans im(!ementing engagement strategies an% %i##erentiation with notes&

"ction
1& -bser$e at !east 3 %i##erent teachers an% c!assrooms, s(eci#ica!!y #ocusing on how they %i##erentiate #or !earners& & De$e!o( a sim(!e sur$ey #or stu%ents to com(!ete at the en% o# a !esson to out!ine !esson engagement& 3& De$e!o( at !east !esson (!ans that use what I ha$e !earne% to engage an% %i##erentiate stu%ents

Reso&rce#s$
-ther teachers .ni$ersity /onsu!tant, Kurtis Hewson 0racticum Stu%ents -n!ine 1esources 2y T+ -n!ine resources Kurtis Hewson 2y T+

+imeline
I%ea!!y, once e$ery wee', but at !east e$ery other wee' starting imme%iate!y u( unti! Dec& 10& +t !east once (er wee', but i%ea!!y e$ery !esson

In the !ast wee' o# (racticum

Re'lection
During my (racticum I was ab!e to integrate a number o# my (!anne% actions to better %e$e!o( my !esson (!anning #or %i##erentiation an% engagement& I !earne% so much #rom obser$ing a $ariety o# teachers with many %i##erent teaching sty!es who incor(orate a $ariety o# strategies& I was ab!e to gain better un%erstan%ing o# my stu%ents !earning sty!es an% (re#erences through use o# an engagement sur$ey& Throughout my (!anning (rocess I trie% $ery har% to integrate a wi%e $ariety o# teaching strategies to bene#it as many stu%ents as (ossib!e& I a!so ma%e a conscious e##ort to %e$e!o( my %i##erentiation s'i!!s within the (!anning an% e3ecution o# !essons& 2y ne3t ste( is to continue my growth in %i##erentiation, trying to ma'e !essons more emotiona!!y an% e%ucationa!!y com#ortab!e #or a!! o# my stu%ents&

ED3505 Teaching Seminar Instructor Kurtis Hewson