DRAFT PROFESSIONAL GROWTH PLAN (PGP) TEMPLATE FOR PROGRAM COMPLETION

First Name: Jordan

Last Name: Ashmore

Institution: Walla Walla University

Academic Year: 2014-2015

Certificate Program:
Residency Teacher
Residency Principal/Program
Administrator
Professional
Principal/Program Administrator

Residency School
Counselor
Residency School
Psychologist

Initial Superintendent
Professional School Counselor
Professional School
Psychologist

Step 1 - Needs Assessment and Goal Selection

Describe your selected professional growth areas of focus, as well as information from your selfassessments that supports your selections. Link each area of focus to a specific standard and
benchmark.
Areas of Focus/Goals
Rationale
Standards
Based on your self-assessment,
identify areas of focus that will lead
to your professional growth.

What will you and/or your students

be able to do as a result of your
professional growth that you and/or
they are not able to do now?

Residency candidates must focus on the

professional level standards. Professional
certificate candidates must focus on the
career level standards.
http://program.pesb.wa.gov/programreview/standards/standard-5/teacher/teacherbenchmarks

1) I my students to be
comfortable with various
testing methods. As well
as use different
assessments to better
monitor student growth.
2) I feel that my classroom
management skills need
some improvement;
though I know that they
will become polished
over experience.
3) I want to become familiar
with my students needs
so that I can for a
curriculum that appeals
to all learners.

1) Students will be
assessed early on using
various techniques so
that they can get
comfortable with
change in assessment
types.
2) Students will learn in a
welcoming atmosphere,
where they know that
their thoughts and ideas
are welcomed.
3) My curriculum will take
into account all
strengths and
weaknesses of my
students.

1) S1.C3: Using a variety of

assessment strategies and data
to monitor and improve
instruction.
2) S1.C4: Using appropriate
classroom management
principles, processes and
practices to foster a safe,
positive, student-focused learning
environment.
3) S1.C5: Designing and/or
adapting challenging curriculum
that is based on the diverse
needs of each student.

Step 2 - Professional Growth Action Plan

Activities

Proposed Evidence

What specific growth activities will you engage in to

obtain the identified new learning? The activities should
focus on both the content knowledge you acquire as well
as the skills you develop.

Briefly describe the evidence that you will collect. Evidence

may include areas beyond test scores such as attendance
rates, discipline referrals, programs implemented, and other
P-12 student or adult data.

1) I will research creative ways to assess students,

as well as test my hand at creating my own
assessments based on my own unique class and
their needs.
2) I will observe more experienced teachers and
gain new techniques based on their methods of
classroom management.

FORM SPI 1698 (5/2013)

1) I will keep a running record of which types of

assessments have proven to be successful and
which have not made such an impact.
2) I will implement at least one of the new techniques
that I have observed and write about how it worked/
did not work in an ongoing journal.

3) I will get ideas from my teaching team, as well as

research successful teaching methods in other
schools, states, etc

3) The strategies will be reflected in my weekly lesson

plans. New models and methods will be documented
with a description of whether or not they worked.

Step 3 Review of Plan

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Candidate Signature (required)
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Date
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Program Signature (required)
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Date

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Certificated Colleague Signature
Print Name
Date
(only required for ProCert)

FORM SPI 1698 (5/2013)