PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BEGINNING TEACHERS

Name Brent Broussard Years of Teaching Experience______3___ Mentor James Daniels Grade Level/Content__________

Supervisor/Evaluator

Sean C. Tate

School Woodlawn High School School Year 2010-2011

The teacher that I am working with has been a teacher for three years. The individual was previously a campaign financier for several politicians. Upon speaking to the individual, it has been discovered that the individual feels that they needs assistance in the areas of planning and classroom management. The individual is a floating teacher with three classes for which to prepare. The individual previously worked at an all-male charter school and is having a hard time differentiating between the classroom management methods that worked there and those that will be able to work in the current situation. Upon, observing two of her classes it has been determined that she does in fact need to work on classroom management, in form of both behavior and procedural items as well as planning for her classes.

GOALS
I Instructional Process 1. B. Teacher Responsibility 1. Relieve stress of planning by creating lesson plans ahead of time.

STRATEGY

FACILITATED BY

TARGET DATE

DATE ACHIEVED

Follow all steps in the Madeline Hunter Lesson Plan and turn Teacher in lesson plan by Friday of preceding week. Teacher

1. Ongoing

2. Plan a project each unit that incorporates student use of technology.

2. Schedule the computer lab and create a web quest for students to complete for each unit. 3.

2. Ongoing

3. Perk students interest in a topic by inviting outside experts to speak to classes.

Utilize connections with the political world to bring in experts that you have become acquainted with to talk to Civics class. Utilize activities in Comprehensive Curriculum to differentiate lessons.

Teacher

3. Ongoing

4. Utilize more differentiated instruction into lesson plans.

4.

Teacher

4. Ongoing

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II. B. Classroom Management Teacher Responsibility 1. Make behavior expectations known to students and parents.

Brent Broussard FACILITATED BY TARGET DATE DATE ACHIEVED

STRATEGY 1. Create a teacherstudent-parent contract where party signs an agreement as to what is expected in the classroom. 2. Stick to the contract once written and signed for all students. 3. Find out where each student comes from by speaking to other teachers that have the child or from teachers that have previously taught the child. Inquire as to how those teachers have dealt with the students behavior issues. 4. Speak with teachers whom rooms you float into and discuss possible rearranging of classroom

1. Teacher

1. Ongoing

2. Consistency in student behavior.

2. Teacher

2. Ongoing

3. Have respect and care for each student that walks through you door.

3. Teacher

3. Ongoing

4. Setup a classroom that is both conducive to learning and allows for behavioral intervention.

4. Teacher and Host Teacher

4. Ongoing

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III. B. Interpersonal Relationships Teacher Responsibility 1. Become an active member of a school team that focuses on behavior management or school climate change.

Brent Broussard FACILITATED BY TARGET DATE 1. Ongoing DATE ACHIEVED

STRATEGY 1. Join the Positive Behavior Interventions and Support Team or the School Improvement Team and attend meetings regularly. 2. A. Setup a Blackboard account where parents can see lesson plans as well as check on student grades. B. Keep grades up to date in Teacher Access Center so that parents can check on student grades from Parent Access Center at home.

1. PBIS sponsor and teacher.

2. Create a method for parental support for students and yourself.

2. Teacher and Assistant Principal over Parental Access Center

2. Ongoing

3. Volunteer to help in extracurricular activities.

3. Agree to sponsor a club or to help out at sporting events.

3. Teacher as well as extracurricular activities sponsors and coaches.

3. Ongoing

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IV. Professional Responsibilities B. Teacher Responsibility 1. Raise money for the social studies department to obtain more and better technology.

Brent Broussard FACILITATED BY TARGET DATE DATE ACHIEVED

STRATEGY

1. Utilize contacts in world of politics to set up relationships between the department and donors.

1. Teacher and Department Chair

1. Ongoing

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V. B. Other Teacher Responsibility

Brent Broussard FACILITATED BY TARGET DATE

Ongoing

STRATEGY

DATE ACHIEVED

1. Complete district mandated PD360 hours.

Complete 1 hour of PD360 each week.

Teacher

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