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Self-Reflection +
Professional Growth=
Teacher Growth
I will be able to explain
and implement the
Professional Growth
Planning process
including completing a
needs assessment,
setting a goal and
developing an action
plan.
Learning
Target
Teachers’ Professional Growth
Planning Process
Needs
Assessment
PGP needs assessment based on self assessment using the
framework, identified content/pedagogy needs from
assessment results, Student Voice and other survey results,
summative evaluation from previous year, etc
Goal Setting
• Focuses on what skill or content needs to be learned to
improve practice
• Identifies ways you could learn about the focus
• Identifies evidence that will show that you have reached
your goal.
Action Plan
• Outlines the steps that the teacher is going to take to learn
the new skill or content
• Is reviewed mid-year and adjustments are made to the
strategies if needed
Initial Reflect
 Examine Data
 Develop the PGP
 Implement the PGP
 On-Going Reflection

Collaboration
between teacher
and supervisor is KEY
 Initial
reflection
 Review of multiple sources of data
 Collaborate with Principal to develop
Professional Growth Plan
 Implement PGP Action Plan
 Regularly Reflect
 Regularly Reflect on PGP Progress
 Modify Strategies as necessary
 Ongoing Implementation and Reflection
 Summative Reflection on your Goals
 Collaboration
with Teacher
 Actively listens
 Provides evidence based feedback
 Encourages risk taking
 Reviews data
 Uses inquiry as a tool for discussion
 Encourages critical refection
 Monitors Implementation of PGP
 Determination of attainment of the goal
The Professional Growth Plan
(PGP) is intended to foster
personal and professional
growth and development of
teachers for the purpose of
enhancing teacher effectiveness
to promote student learning.
The teacher professional growth plan, effectively developed
and implemented with fidelity, will not only improve
individuals but also the entire school community.
The professional growth plan provides teachers with an
actionable plan to maximize their own potential, which in
turn maximizes the school's potential.
Faculty professional growth leads to a staff that:
• interacts regularly and frequently
• collaborates to make decisions about all aspects of
the school based on sound professional judgment,
and takes individual and collective
responsibility for the success of its students.
As a measure of teacher effectiveness, professional
growth activities should be more than a yearly,
“one time” event.
Every teacher should view professional
improvement as an ongoing process for enhancing
and strengthening their techniques, methods,
products and performance.
Professional growth plans that link teacher
practice to improved student achievement:
 are
grade-specific and relevant to content
 reflect goals based on the teacher’s selfassessment of professional learning needs
 incorporate multiple data sources to
corroborate the self-assessment
 Paradigm
Shift: The intent is to change habits
and practices that will lead to overall improved
student learning.
No More
 Principal - Teacher Collaboration
Isolated
Work!
 Effective Goal Setting
The PGP process begins with a
Self Reflection on Standards.
Reflective practices can rapidly accelerate personal
and professional growth.
 By using powerful questions to challenge and deepen
your understanding of instructional practices, many
new possibilities may open for both you and your
students.

 What
do I want to change about my
leadership or management roles that will
effectively impact student learning?
 What is the personal learning necessary
for me to make that change?
 What are the measures of my success?
 What is the time frame for me to
accomplish my goal?
Teacher self-reflection on standards is a critical
part of determining professional growth needs.
 Component
3C: Engaging Students in Learning
(Pgs.29-30)
 Underline
your areas of greatest strength
 Circle your areas of greatest need
 Based on this self-assessment what is your current
performance level?
 What is an area of possible growth for the
upcoming school year?
Reflective
Practice and
Professional
Growth
Planning
Template
What relevant data sources are available to
teachers on our school?
 Working together with table partners, identify
possible data sources that could assist in building
the foundation for the PGP goal.

How do we use the data, along with
our reflection, to determine a focus
for the PGP?
 School
Improvement Plan
 Formative and Summative Assessments
 Principal Observation
 Peer Observation
 Program Reviews
 Surveys
 Other Data Sources
If it cannot be measured, it cannot be managed
Hot on The Trail
for Just The
Right
Measurement:
Professional Growth Plan Goals
A CRITICAL strategy for
teacher professional growth
is the setting of actionable
and measurable professional
growth goals.
TRAINING SCENARIO
DOMAIN 2: CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
COMPONENT 2E: Organizing physical
space
OBSERVATION
FEEDBACK
“It is essential to recognize
that these goals are goals for
the teacher’s learning, not
student learning.”
–Charlotte Danielson
What do I want to change about
my practices that will effectively
impact student learning?
I specifically want to change my
students’ perception that my classroom
is unsafe and distracting. I want to learn
how to use my space more efficiently
and effectively so that the classroom is
more welcoming and conducive to
learning.
How can I develop a plan of
action to address my professional
learning?
I believe I can develop a plan of action
that includes some readings on
classroom organization, peer input,
classroom visits, and organizing/purging
my classroom materials.
How will I know if I accomplished
my objective?
My goal will be accomplished when:
• Students can navigate the room easily
• Physical space allows for diverse student
groupings,
• Student Voice Survey results improve on the
indicators that students feel safe and the
learning environment is free from
distractions
• Principal feedback from observations show
growth on the KY Framework for Teaching;
advancing from DEVELOPING to
ACCOMPLISHED on Domain 2 Component E
I specifically want to change my students’ perception
that my classroom is unsafe and distracting. I want to
learn how to use my space more efficiently and
effectively so that the classroom is more welcoming
and conducive to learning. I believe I can develop a
plan of action that includes some readings on
classroom organization, peer input, classroom visits,
and organizing/purging my classroom materials. I will
know I accomplished my goal when students can
navigate the room easily, the physical space allows for
diverse student groupings, when Student Voice Survey
results improve on the indicators that students feel
safe and the learning environment is free from
distractions, and observation feedback from the
principal showing growth on the KY Framework for
Teaching from developing to accomplished on Domain
2 Component E.
During the 2013-14 school year, I will
alter the current student perception
that my classroom is an unsafe and
distracting learning space, as indicated
by 47% of students’ responses on the
Student Voice Survey, to the perception
that it is a fun, safe and supportive
learning environment. Goal attainment
will be measured by at least 95% of
students responding positively.
Now What?
After an effective goal is written
and agreed upon the teacher must
identify the learning that must
take place in order to achieve
the goal.
Professional Growth Strategies are
the “how to.”—the link between
goal and goal attainment.
Strategies are how professional
growth happens
The essence of an Action Plan is that it is a
sequence of steps that must be taken, or
activities that must be performed well, for
a strategy to succeed.
Designing An Action Plan
Critical Elements:
 What do you have that has been working for
you?
• timelines?
• reflections?
• other?
 What additions do you believe would be
helpful?
Available Resources:
 Working
with your building or district
colleagues, brainstorm possible formats for
organizing your action plan.
 Think about what has been helpful to you in
your current process:
 Are there things that you need in addition?
 Are there any resources available in the
building or district to assist you in this task?
 Capture your thoughts so that they can be
shared later with your principal.
Putting
It All
Together
Complete a
selfassessment
 Use a variety of data sources including the Framework
for Teaching, observation feedback, assessment data,
survey results, etc.
 Be honest and transparent with yourself!
 Identify your strengths as well as your growth needs.
 Narrow the focus to a specific growth need that will
have high impact on your professional growth and
student achievement.
Write a quality
professional
growth goal
1.
What do I want to change?
2.
How can I develop an action plan?
3.
How will I measure progress?
Develop a
quality action
plan aligned
with the goal
 Monitor
both PGP progress toward goal
attainment AND strategy effectiveness
 Review
the progress toward the goal with the
principal.
 Make
adjustments to strategies as needed
(Reminder: Goals are not adjusted)
Put the pieces
into motion
Implement
Document
Reflect
Review
Did I make meet or make progress toward
my PGP Goal?
What did I learn?
How did I grow?
Next Steps
Once you are back in
your school,
 revisit your self-assessment using the Framework for
Teaching.
 collect additional data sources related to your current
levels of effectiveness.
 integrate all of the data to identify your strengths and
potential growth areas.
 collaborate with your principal to narrow your growth
needs to one area of focus and
• develop a professional growth goal
• design an Action Plan aligned with your
professional growth goal
• communicate throughout the year on progress
and revisions to your action plan