Action Plan for Professional Growth

Vanguard University
Graduate Program of Education
Professor Vivian Mun

Professional Planning Chart

Specific
Goals

AST
Student
Teaching

TPE 1.3
Connect
subject matter
to real-life
contexts and
provide active
learning
experiences to
engage student
interest,
support
students
motivations,
and allow
students to
extend their

Spiritual
Preparation (for
each goal)

Practical
Preparation (for
each goal)

Expected
Obstacles
(for each goal)

How I Will Overcome (for

each goal)

I will pray and

I will use the
I expect that
I will overcome this
ask for
knowledge that I
there will be
goal by including
guidance
already have
some subject
hands-on activities that
through the
about these
matter that does allow these students to
Lord that I am
students to
not relate to
be active in their
able to plan the connect real-life
real-life
learning. I will also
curriculum to
examples to the
examples that
show excitement
be interesting to curriculum. I will are interesting
towards each subject
students and to ask students what to my students.
matter to model the
provide a realtypes of things
Example of
interest that I have in
world
interest them
these subjects
the subject and it may
connection to
throughout the
that seem to not
influence students to
allow student to time together to be interesting to feel the same. I will also
extend their
be sure to
students through use valuable resources,
learning.
incorporate these my observations
such as internet sites,
interests in the
is history,
classmates, and my

learning.

lesson.

TPE 4.7
I will pray for
I will be sure to
Plan
the strength to
provide and
instruction that
incorporate
maintain clear
promotes a
these activities
and
range of
instead of
comprehensive
communicatio
following
directions for
n strategies
reading or
each activity
and activity
lecturing
model that
modes between approach from
encourages
teacher and
the front of the
students
student and
room. I will
participation
among
pray for the
through a range
students that
strength and
of
encourage
support from
communication. I
student
the Lord to
will use
participation in prepare me with strategies that I
learning.
the tools to
have learned in
successfully
BST and I will
plan instruction use research tools
this way.
like the internet,
my master
teacher, and

writing, or
math.

master teacher for

suggestions.

I expect that my
Master Teacher
will not agree
with having too
many activity
modes due to
the sake of time.
This is not the
normal structure
of her
classroom. I
expect that
students may
not follow the
directions out of
excitement that
they are doing
something new
for math instead
of sitting in
their desks
copying down

I will overcome this

challenge by being
prepared for each of
these activity lessons
with clear and
comprehensive
directions that promote
success for all students.
Each successful activity
mode lesson will
reinforce the
effectiveness of having
students involved in
their learning
experiences. I will also
ask for feedback from
my master teacher each
time to ensure that I
value her feedback and
will make the
appropriate adjustments
she requests. I will also

students as
guidance for
what was
successful and
what was not.

what their
teacher writes
on the
SmartBoard.

make a routine of how I

have students perform
these activities. I will
often display a timer
and directions on the
SmartBoard to best
prepare all students
towards successfully
staying on task and
completing their work.
I will pray that
I will plan time
I expect that
I will overcome this
TPE 5.3
the Lord
in my lessons to
some students
challenge by reflecting
Involve all
supports the
have students
may not have an myself about how I did
students in
students and
reflect on their
interest in
as a teacher in the
selfmyself in the
performance and reflecting about lesson and what I could
assessment and process of selfto think about
their work or
do differently. I will
reflection on
assessment. I
how to improve
performance in
lead the reflection
their learning
will pray that
in the next
a lesson. I
discussion with my own
goals and
my students are
lesson. I will
expect that this reflection and progress
progress and
able to reflect
make this a
reflection may
goals moving forward.
provide
on their goals in
routine in my
be viewed as a
We will do this
students with
an effective
lessons to be able waste of time.
reflection in a routine
opportunities
way.
to support
fashion and students it
to revise or
students grow
will provide evidence of
reframe their
towards reaching
students progress

work based on
assessment
feedback.

their learning
goals.

through out the year.

My master teacher and
my students will be able
to see the growth each
student made
academically.

Complete a write-up for each section of the AST Planning Chart. Include this chart and your write-up in your Portfolio.