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Student Teacher:
Last Name: Neufeld First Name: Abbie
ID Number: 1527388 Course Number: EDFX 325
Mentor Teacher:
Last Name: Rawlinson First Name: Kassia
Process:
1. Student Teachers will reflect on and identify areas of strength and areas for growth based on
student teaching opportunities so far, as well as their prior knowledge and experiences.
2. Mentor Teachers and Student Teachers will discuss these reflections. Student Teachers may
revise or add to their comments.
3. Mentor Teachers and Student Teachers will collaboratively write the goals for remainder of the
IFX and plan for achieving those goals.
4. Student Teachers will upload their Growth Plan to Seminar eClass by the end of Day 10.
5. This document will become the foundation for the IFX Assessment at the end of the practicum.
Distribution:
Students should retain a copy of the IFX Growth Plan for their own records.
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Considerations for your Growth Plan
Student teachers are on a complex journey of growth towards becoming a professional teacher. In the
Introductory Field Experience, students are beginning to address the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes
(KSAs) expected of interim teachers by the Teaching Quality Standard. It is common for Student
Teachers to be at different points on the continuum for different areas of their growth.
Student Teacher Skill Categories (based on the KSAs from the Teaching Quality Standard)
Preparation, Planning and Organization Teaching Skills and Strategies
● Work ethic and initiative ● Assess own teaching & use this to
● Attitude, energy and commitment improve
● Interpersonal skills, collegiality and ● Guide actions with a vision of the
teamwork purpose of the teacher, adjust with
● Appearance new learning
● Accept and implement feedback
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STUDENT TEACHER TO COMPLETE: Be reflective and use concrete examples where applicable.
Comments may be in paragraph format or point form.
Areas of Strength:
Please address 2-4 of the different categories listed on page 2 for your areas of strength.
Management and Classroom Climate
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▪ Evidence of initiative is when I let my students know that they can depend on me
▪ For example, If a student's needs help on something, I will try my best to
help them understand the problem
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Preparation, Planning and Organization
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o Learning to realize the other needs of my students will help me in this area of growth
because it will allow me to become more aware of my needs for my students, and what
resources will be available to help them on their journey of learning
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Preparation, Planning and Organization ● Content Knowledge: Abbie must find
appropriate resources to ensure that she has
● Curriculum and content knowledge full clarity on the particular content area
she is teaching
○ Example: Videos, textbook, online
resources, Mentor teacher(s)
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