Professional Development Plan (Required)

School Year:
Name:

2015-2016

Teacher Status:

Mr. Tao Shen

Beginning Teacher Year 2

Position: Teacher

School: Northridge Middle School

Mentor:

Subject Area:

(Required in the first three years for all beginning teachers)

District: Middlebury Schools

A.

Professional Teaching Standards

1. Teachers demonstrate leadership
2. Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse
population of students
3. Teachers know the content they teach
4. Teachers facilitate learning for their students
5. Teachers reflect on their practice

Professional Development Priorities

Standard(s):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Element(s):
1A. Teachers lead in their classrooms.
1B. Teachers demonstrate leadership in the school.
1C. Teachers lead the teaching profession.
2B. Teachers embrace diversity in the school community and
in the world.
2C. Teachers treat students as individuals.
2D. Teachers adapt their teaching for the benefit of students
with special needs.
2E. Teachers work collaboratively with the families and
significant adults in the lives of their students.
3A. Teachers align their instruction with the state standards.
3C. Teachers recognize the interconnectedness of content
areas/disciplines.
3D. Teachers make instruction relevant to students.
4A. Teachers know the ways in which learning takes place,
and they know the appropriate levels of intellectual,
physical, social, and emotional development of their
students.
4B. Teachers plan instruction appropriate for their students.
4C. Teachers use a variety of instructional methods.
4E. Teachers help students develop critical thinking and
problem-solving skills.
4F. Teachers help students work in teams and develop
leadership qualities.
4G. Teachers communicate effectively.
4H.Teachers use a variety of methods to assess what each
student has learned.
5A. Teachers analyze student learning.
5B. Teachers link professional growth to their professional
goals.
5C. Teachers function effectively in a complex, dynamic
environment.

To be Addressed by this Plan

Standard(s):

B.

Element(s):

Teacher's Strategies
Goals for Elements
Goal 1:
Teacher involves himself
into students'& school
activities in order to
create a strong
relationship with his
students and colleagues.
Goal 2:
Teacher incorporate
Chinese elements into
students' non-fiction
reading with the purpose

Activities/Actions

Expected Outcomes and

Evidence of Completion

Resource Needed

Timeline

Teacher will participate

different kinds of
students' and school
activities.

Students and colleagues

know the teacher better.
Teacher will show up and
participate in different
kinds of activities.

Information for different

school activities.

Throughout
the school
year of
2015-2016

Students will make their

own little booklets about
what they read and they
will work as a team to

Students will be familiar

with some aspects of
Chinese culture through
reading and their non-

Some websites and videos Throughout

which introduce Chinese the school
culture in English.
year of
2015-2016

of improving students'
non-fiction reading skills
while providing Chinese
culture to them.

carry out a presentation

to introduce the
information they gather
from their reading.

fiction reading skills can

be proven by the booklets
and presentation they
make.

Goal 3:
Teacher will focus on
grouping students will
different levels and
learning abilities in order
to improve everyone's
Chinese learning passion
and performance.

Students will be divided

into different groups
according to their
learning levels and
abilities when it comes to
some activities.

Students with different

learning levels and
abilities will make
progress in Chinese class
together with the help
from each other.

Detailed information
about students learning
advantages and
disadvantages.

Throughout
the school
year of
2015-2016

Goal 4:

Goal 5:

Teacher Signature
Tao Shen

Mentor Signature

Administrator Signature
Sam Miller

Date: 09-08-2015

Date:

Date: 09-08-2015

The teacher's signature on this form

represents neither acceptance nor approval
of the report. It does, however, indicate that
the teacher has reviewed the report with the
evaluator and may reply in writing.

Plan:

Individual

Monitored

The signature of the Administrator or

evaluator verifies that the report has been
reviewed and that the proper process has
been followed according to Northridge
Middle School State Board of Education
Policy for the Teacher Evaluation Process.

Directed

Professional Development Plan - Mid-Year Review

To be completed by (date)

C.

Evidence of Progress Toward Specific Standards of Elements to be Addressed/Enhanced

1. Teacher involves non-fiction reading related to famous Chinese sites in order to corporate Chinese content with reading
which can improve students' non-fiction reading skills.
2. Teacher puts students in different groups based on different standards such as Chinese competence, same interest and
etc.
3. Teacher works closely with his colleague in order to exchange ideas of teaching and getting to know students better.

D.

Narrative
Teacher's Comments:
Teacher still needs to work on these
three areas, especially the non-fiction
reading and grouping.

Mentor's Comments:

Administrator's Comments:
Mr. Shen has been working on his
goals, and recognizes the need to
continue that work.

Teacher's Signature:

Mentor's Signature:

Administrator's Signature:
Sam Miller

Date:

Date:

Date: 01-13-2016

The teacher's signature on this form

represents neither acceptance nor approval
of the report. It does, however, indicate that
the teacher has reviewed the report with the
evaluator and may reply in writing.

Plan:

Individual

Monitored

The signature of the Administrator or

evaluator verifies that the report has been
reviewed and that the proper process has
been followed according to Northridge
Middle School State Board of Education
Policy for the Teacher Evaluation Process.

Directed

Professional Development Plan - End-of-Year Review

To be completed by (date)

E.

F.

G.

Evidence of Progress Toward Specific Standards of Elements to be Addressed/Enhanced

Goal 1 was successfully completed. Yes

No

Goal 2 was successfully completed. Yes

No

Goal 3 was successfully completed. Yes

No

Goal 4 was successfully completed. Yes

No

Goal 5 was successfully completed. Yes

No

Narrative
Teacher's Comments:

Mentor's Comments:

Administrator's Comments:

Teacher's Signature:

Mentor's Signature:

Administrator's Signature:

Date:

Date:

Date:

The teacher's signature on this form

represents neither acceptance nor approval
of the report. It does, however, indicate that
the teacher has reviewed the report with the
evaluator and may reply in writing.

Plan:

Individual

Monitored

The signature of the Administrator or

evaluator verifies that the report has been
reviewed and that the proper process has
been followed according to Northridge
Middle School State Board of Education
Policy for the Teacher Evaluation Process.

Directed