LINCOLN SCHOOL ELEMENTARY PROFESSIONAL GROWTH PLAN

2014-2015
Teacher: Maribel Prada/2A
In order to support continuous professional improvement, each teacher will develop actions to meet school goals. Please
work with your Grade Level Leader Coordinator to develop the action plan with documentation in the following areas:
Focus Area/Goals

Strategies

Develop school wide use of a

variety of test and assessment
data (MAP, DRA, writing rubrics,
quizzes,
performance
tasks,
etc.) to close achievement gaps
and advance best practices.
MAP Expectations:
50% of the students will
meet their target growth on
the Math and Reading MAP
Assessments (Fall to Spring).
100% of target growth will be
met on MAP Assessments.

Provide students with opportunities and

resources to develop, achieve, and exceed
standards in the different learning areas:

Pearson:
tutorials,
printable
worksheets, and assignments for
students to practice skills at home

-Math:
In order to help students
understand and apply math concepts, the
Pearson Program will be implemented in
the lessons.
As well as interactive
activities and videos to enhance learning in
a positive and creative way.

Think Central: Leveled Readers

groups done every other week

Hands on activities to reinforce Math

concepts: Roll the Dice (Place value,
Addition and Subtraction) Popsicle
activities
(Angles,
Lines),
math
manipulatives and games, 3D shapes
play dough models

Spelling Games: Tic Tac Toe, Roll the

Dice, Board games, Splash, Seven
Up, Hang Man, Spelling City, Baseball
Spelling, Battleship, Roll and Spell

Read Aloud, Choral Reading, Popcorn

Reading, Read to Self, Buddy Read,
Listening to Reading

-Language Arts: To help students enrich

and develop language skills, both written
and orally, various creative activities will
be designed as part of the class Morning
Routines:
Words to Know, Building
Background,
Spelling
Words,
Word
Builders, and Daily 5 System.

Results and documentation

Advance the use of technology

in instruction, planning and
communication, including the
use of smart boards, iPods and
PowerSchool.

Provide students with ample opportunities

to develop and reach expected goals
-Use the Smart Board as a teaching and
learning tool, both to introduce and review
concepts. Mini lessons will be created and
used as part of the Morning Routines
activities.
-Use the I pad as a learning tool. Provide
students with opportunities to create
assignments in a different and fun way
where knowledge of skills can be assessed
or reinforced creatively using different
programs, such as, Scribble Press, Key
Notes, Book Creator.
-Use Weebly as the main source of
communication
with
parents
where
upcoming
events,
topics
of
study,
assignments, Homework, Links and Photos
will be posted.
-Use Think Central as a different way to

Weebly: links, videos, and songs to

reinforce skills in the different subject
areas

Peer Poaching: Daily Five

I pad:
Note)

(Popplet, Book Creator, Key

Time Tables
3D Shapes
Spelling/Vocabulary Words
Plural Nouns
Antonyms
Irregular Plurals
All About Lincoln School writing
activity
River Compound words
Pronouns
Jaguars
Natural Resources
Solar System
Seasons
Super Storms
Yangtze River
Jeopardy Game to reinforce the Solar
System
Smart board: videos, Power Point
Presentations, and online activities to
reinforce skills in the different

reinforce oral reading and comprehension

and also as a tool where there can be a
connection between the school and home.

learning areas

-Develop digital lesson plans.

-Use the internet as a source to help
develop creative and innovative lesson
plans that give students a clear idea of
what they will be learning.

Develop a culture of inquiry with

students
to
promote
metacognition
and
higher
thinking skills; including the
implementation of the principles
of Understanding by Design and
Project Based Learning (PBL).
Expectations:
Develop two PBL Units that meet
the Lincoln PBL standards in
Atlas Rubicon.

Implement best practices to

develop character, values and
self-discipline
in
students,
resulting in a positive learning

Weebly: Classroom news, Skills,

Homework,
Links,
and
Photos.
Updated every other week
www.maribel2aportfolio.weebly.com

Digital
weekly
Lesson
Reminders,
Homework,
questions, Objectives, skills

-Implement the Scientific Method when

doing experiments in the Science Lab to
help students develop high order thinking
skills.

Weekly Science Lab experiments

following the Scientific Method.

We Do Legos

-Develop guiding questions in the different

learning areas and topics to help students
direct their search for understanding.

Homework:
Weekly Math
Language Arts Spiral Reviews

Math and Science Bulletin Boards:

guiding questions and vocabulary are
included

PBL: in process

Contract Challenge: implemented to

help students during transitions (first
semester)

Class agreement done on the first

Create a positive learning environment

that enables children to grow socially,
emotionally, and academically. Provide
activities and teachable moments that will

Plans:
Guiding

and

environment.

help students be knowledgeable about

social skills and appropriate interactions,
where a sense of trust can be developed.

week of school. Posted in the class.

Rules reinforced periodically.

Outstanding, Good Day, Ready to

Learn, Think About it, Time Out chart

Relaxation
Stations

Different surprise rewards for those

students
following
the
KNOW
procedure

Activities such as:

-Class agreement
-Contract Challenge
-Rewards system activities
-Tokens Challenge
-K.N.O.W Procedure

Allowing the students to choose a

partner.
Boy/Boy Girl/Girl Boy/Girl
when following the KNOW procedure
(First Semester) During the Second
semester we did it with the popsicle
sticks

Will help students work on their selfdiscipline skills to keep and maintain a
positive and safe environment inside the
classroom.

Classroom management techniques:

Clap once, clap twice Hang
Man/Counting, Group work rainbow
(first semester) Group work rewards:
free I pad time

IB Traits: stories and self reflections

Wall of Character

-Bullying Prevention: Wise Owl Program

-Service Learning: Project students to their
community by designing activities to raise
funds to help animals in extinction.
-IB Traits: Focus on managing listening and
problem solving skills, honesty, caring,

Music

during

Work

Teacher Signature: _______________________________ Date: ____________

Teacher Leader Signature: _________________________ Date: ____________
Administrator Signature: __________________________ Date: ____________