Individual Professional Development Plan
When writing your goal for professional development consider the following:
*Does it lead to student achievement?
*Can you provide evidence of attainment?
*Does it correlate to the Performance Based Teachers’ Evaluation?
Examples of Individual Professional Development Goals:
During the __________________ school year I will…
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Develop and implement teaching techniques and strategies that address a variety of
learning modalities (visual, auditory, tactile, etc.).
Provide for individual differences among students by developing and implementing
remediation activities.
Provide for individual differences among students by developing and implementing
meaningful enrichment activities.
Develop and implement instructional strategies that encourage self-esteem and help to
motivate students.
Develop (mathematics) activities to encourage creative, critical thinking and problemsolving skills.
Use a variety of assessment techniques to evaluate student progress.
Implement a behavior management program that promotes self-discipline and
maintains appropriate student behaviors.
Utilize technology as a tool to enhance student learning and motivation.
Correlate computer lab activities to classroom instruction.
Integrate technology into the (science) curriculum.
Incorporate cooperative learning strategies in my (social studies) classes.
Develop performance assessment tasks to use in evaluating student progress in
(language arts).
Develop a program to communicate with parents on a regular basis.
Collaborate with classroom teachers to establish an alternate discipline plan to improve
students’ behaviors in the regular classroom.
Collaborate with classroom teachers on a regular basis to implement instructional
modifications for students with special needs.
Implement a peer mediation program to assist students in developing problem solving
skills.
Improve my understanding of the Accelerated Reader Program and use it as one
component of an integrated reading program.
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Establish an effective and consistent grading system that can be easily communicated to
students and parents.
Develop a unit of instruction that integrates learning objectives from (social studies and
language arts).
Develop performance-based assessment activities to prepare students for the Missouri
Assessment Program.
Implement Reading Recovery techniques to improve the reading abilities of selected
first grade students.
Other:
Examples of Plan-of-Action Strategies:
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Observe other teachers using (cooperative learning) techniques
Read books or articles about a specific topic.
View a video about a specific topic
Meet with mentor or other teachers to discuss, plan, collaborate, etc.
Attend inservices, workshops, conferences, etc.
Conduct action research to assess, develop or improve a practice.
Record/log anecdotal observations
Review data at specific intervals
Present information to students’ parents
Survey/contact students and/or parents
Make personal reflections
Examples of Acceptable Evidence of Attainment:
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Personal reflections of classroom visits/observations
Written summary of an article or book
Written summary of a video
Log of dates and topics discussed with mentor, other teachers
Certificates of attendance
Action research data
Copies of letters/communications to parents or students
Examples of student work
Copies of documents, forms, etc.