STEP Standard 7 – Reflecting on Instruction to Improve Student

Progress
Improved Practice Based on the Unit of Study
Based on the experience of developing and delivering your instructional unit, list three short-
term goals to improve specific areas of your teaching practice based on the unit of instruction
and describe your plan to reach each short-term goal.

Plan to Reach the Goal (i.e., professional

Short-Term Goal
1. Help those that struggle in particular
with assessments and school in
general.
development, research on the Internet,
observation of a veteran teacher, etc.)
I would go to my mentor teacher for this one.
I know that she has been working with this
student in particular for a long time and
would be able to give me some pointers for
those

2. Developing enough material to make I would go to my mentor teacher for help

sure there is no dead time. here. I know that often students finish things
much quicker than others and this causes
there to be issues when they are bored. I
need plans for those that finish up early.

3. Always having a back-up plan.
Certain things are bound to happen that do
not go as planned. My mentor teacher and
some internet research would be best to go to
for this. They have had experience with
things going wrong.