Professional Development Plan

Complete the chart below to plan your professional development over the next 2-3 years. Be sure your goals are specific and
measureable.

Goal #1: Goal #2: Goal #3:

Collaborate with other Sped
Teachers within the district
Rationale: Why did I chose this goal because it allows be
you choose this goal? to collaborate with others who may
How do you expect it have ideas on how to best support
to improve the students in my classroom. This will
outcomes of your allow me to try new techniques.
future students?
End Date: By when June 2020
do you expect to
accomplish this goal?
Action Timeline: I will begin to sub within the district
What steps will you after student teaching allowing
take to complete this myself to work in different building
goal, and by when and get to know the systems they
will you take them? have in place as well as allowing me
to meet other teachers. I will
Example: complete subbing by June 2020 and
1/31/18: Join AACTE obtain a job within the district.
Resources: What The resources that are available in
resources are assisting me are: Staffing at other
available to assist you buildings, HR at district office, and
the principles in the schools.
Incorporate technology (Tech
Tools) in the classroom
I selected this goal because I am still
adjusting to have technology in the
classroom. I also am not sure if the
classroom I will be in has technology
up and running. This allows my
students to have another interactive
way to connect to the material.
June 2022
I will connect with tech support
within the school district to allow me
to gain a better understanding of what
technology is available to each
school. If the classroom is in new of
new technology is also gives me time
to write grant applications.
The school district sends our yearly
grant information at the start of the
summer, so teachers know fund are
out there. Another resource is my
Attend the Special Education
Conference (In Seattle) / Attend
District SED/ Professional
Development
By attending this conference, I can
learn about new ways to work with
special education students as well as
any new changed to the special
education department. This will also
allow me to learn more about laws
and legal requirements.
June 2022
The conference is in March yearly, so
I am giving myself time to settle in
after student teaching. I will have
found a classroom to work in. This
also allows me to attend the
conference more than once.
My school district will help support
me in connecting with this conference
by reserving a spot for special

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 in accomplishing your mentor teacher as well as Tech education teachers. Also connecting
goal? Support at district office. with the school principle.

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