ProfessionalGrowthPlanLaurenGrover

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March.11,2015

School:EagleButteHighSchool(Dunmore)Grade101
English,Art10/20/30
GoalandRationale:
Bytheendofthispracticumsemester(April25th,2015),myprofessional
goalistohavecreatedaclassroomatmospherethatemitsfeelingsofsafety
andrespect.Itismygoaltomakemyclassroomanareaforstudentstobe
comfortablebeingthemselves,aswellasbeingabletobeopenwithmeand
theirclassmatesabouttheirownideas,goalsandvalues.Particularlyinart,I
stronglybelievethatstudentsshouldbeabletofeelliketheiropinionsand
ideasarevaluedandrespectedbyteacherandpeersalike.
RelatedKSA(s)
The importance of respecting students human dignity. They know how to
establish, with different students, professional relationships that are
characterized by mutual respect, trust and harmony;

Strategies

Engageinclassroomdiscussionsaboutartists,artworksor
introduceartvocabularyatleast3xaweektopromote
comfortablility,andcommunityinmyclassroom

Timeline

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April24 ,2015

Encouragecreativewriting,sketchbookingthoughts,feelingsor April24th,2015
ideasinyoursketchbooklikeajournal.

Resources

Variousartistswhoswork
sparkconversationsand
ideasharingwithinthe
classroom
1200CreativeWriting
PromptsMelissaDonovan
PrintorKindle
SmartArtGuide(online
resource)forexamplesof

sketchbookstoinspire
students
http://www.studentartguide
.com/articles/art
sketchbookideas

GoalandRationale:
MygoalbyApril25th,2015istotryasmanydifferentinstructionalstrategiespossibleto
assistmystudentinachievingthehighestqualityoflearning.Usingavarietyofstrategies
willallowmetodifferentiateforalltypesoflearnersinmyclassroom,aswellas
allowingmetodecidewhichstrategiesaremostbeneficialtomystudentslearning
abilities.Iwouldliketobeabletointegratevisuals,groupworkanddiscussionwherever
possibleinEnglishtoengagemystudents,becauseIfeelasifthosetypesofstrategies
areoftenleftout.Inart,Iwouldliketointegratearthistoryandartvocabularyinways
thatstudentsfindmostbeneficialandmeaningfultotheirlearning.
Related KSA(s)
There are many approaches to teaching and learning. They know a broad range of
instructional strategies appropriate to their area of specialization and the subject
discipline they teach, and know which strategies are appropriate to help different students
achieve different outcomes.

Strategies

Timeline

Iwillhavecompiledalistof10instructionalstrategiesthathave
workedsuccessfullyformeinthefirsthalfofmypracticum.
Thesestrategieswillhelpmetobethetypeofteacherthancan
teachareasofthecurriculumthatarecontextheavy,inan
April1st,2015
engagingandmeaningfulway.Sittinginonmoreexperienced
teachersduringtheirclasseswillhelpmetodecidewhich
strategiesfitmystyleofteaching,myphilosophyaswellasmy
currentandfutureclassroomdynamics

Reflections/Results:
Instructional Strategies:

Resources

Classroomobservation
withinEagleButteHigh
school,withseveral
teachersaswellasmyown
class

Art
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Youtube Videos of speed drawing/painting

Artist examples on smart board
Poster Gallery walks (students circulate the classroom adding
ideas to posters with hea5dings, ex. Line, Subject Matter, Color,
etc.)
Engaging students in group conversation about their work and
their peers work
Asking students to describe their work conceptually or formally
Field trip to an Art institute, visiting artists or musicians
Independent study
Portfolio development, personal style of art development

English
- Videos that are funny and relatable for students that show
stereotypes and Characterization
- Differentiating the reading of the stories in the Short Stories Unit
(teacher read, student silent read, Hashtag/ Popcorn reading,
partner read)
- Film Study. Starting and stopping the movie to reiterate
important areas, highlight examples of literary terms and to talk
about how the plot is set up.
- Initiating a group discussion rather than giving out a worksheet
that would be able to teach students the same content in a more
timely, engaging