Initial Professional Certification Action Plan I.P.C.A.P.

Name ________________________ Mentor _______________________ School Year ______________ Position/Subject Area______________________________

Mentor: __________________ Building Level Coordinator: __________________ Date: __________________

School ____________________ School____________________

Position/Subject Area_______________________________ I. P.C.A.P. Year: 1 2 3 (check one)

Expiration Date of current certificate:__________________________ I. P.C.A.P. Completion Date: __________________ Maines Teaching Standards 1. Content/Subject Area Knowledge 2. Integration of Disciplines 3. Differentiating for the Learner 4. Planning of Instruction Standards/P.I.
Creates and maintains a classroom environment which supports and encourages learning. (Standard 6)! ! Demonstrates the ability to support students learning and well-being by engaging students, home, school, colleagues, and community. (Standard 7)! ! ! Understands and uses a variety of formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and support the development of the learner. (Standard 8)

5. Instructional Strategies/Technologies 6. Positive Classroom Environment 7. Communication/Engagement with Community 8. Assessment/Evaluation Goal

9. Legal/Ethical Responsibilities 10. Professional Contribution/Involvement

Activities/Strategies
1. Meet with students to ll out daily point sheets that encourage appropriate behaviors and learning! ! 2. Once students are meeting goals, meet to revise targets as appropriate for their frame! ! 1. Create a Parent/Student Support group to educate parents and the community.! ! 2. Monthly parent phone calls home! ! 1. Assess students orally (one one one) as well as written assessments! !

Documentation
1. Sample point sheet! ! 2. Sample weekly spreadsheet with weekly averages and reections on student's behaviors! ! ! ! 1. Sample lesson plan, attendance book with reective annotations. ! ! 2. Call log sheet! ! ! 1. Sample written language arts assessment and sample oral assessment! !

Work with students to manage their own behaviors and assume responsibility for their own learning.! ! ! ! ! ! ! Describe ways to develop partnerships with parents and guardians in support of students learning and well-being.! ! ! ! ! ! ! Use a variety of formal and informal strategies to assess student outcomes!

Standards/P.I.
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Goal

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Standards/P.I.
! ! ! ! ! ! ! Demonstrates an awareness of and commitment to ethical and legal responsibilities of a teacher. (Standard 9)! ! ! ! ! ! ! Demonstrates a strong professional ethic and a desire to contribute to the education profession. (Standard 10)

Goal
! ! ! ! ! ! ! Understand the processes to obtain and maintain professional certication/licensure.! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Partcipate as an active, contributing member of work teams and committees.!

Activities/Strategies
2. Activate studen't prior knowlege of the subject being taught before starting a new lesson! ! ! ! 3. Assess student's learning by creating in class inquiry-based lab assignments.! ! ! 1.Take college courses appropriate to the 282 Special Education Certication! ! 2. Take college courses in the area of Teaching Methodologies, working towards an MSed degree.! ! 3. Mentor/Mentee feedback and informal training! ! ! ! 1. Attend daily team meetings and weekly staff meetings! ! 2. Meet for 45 minutes weekly with Dr. Charlie Whitehead for supervision! ! 3. Participate in BRIDGE Retreat and inservice training days!

Documentation
2. Create a web of student's prior knowlege of Mt. Everest (see web diagram)! ! ! ! ! ! 3. See lesson plan and student work on Minerals.! ! ! ! ! ! 1. Transcripts from UMF! ! ! 2. Transcripts from UNE! ! ! 3. Learning log of meeting with my mentor ( Trey Pariseau)! ! ! ! 1. Calendar record! ! 2. Log of meetings and reections! ! 3. Log of meetings with signatures

SANFORD SCHOOL DEPARTMENT - IPCAP Form

Revised 11-6-2010