Mckenzie Matthews 2018

Annual Professional Growth Plan

Annual Professional Growth Plan for the school year 2017-2018

Assignment and/or Career Goal with Rationale:
To develop a repertoire of skills that will allow me to be able to capably teach Senior High
Drama in the future.

With my teaching assignment going into my PSIII placement, I was overwhelmed at the
thought of teaching Senior High Drama. In my past practicum, I was confident in teaching
English Language Arts at the high school level from my strong background in university
English courses. I was able to relate my own learning experiences to how the students would
feel in my class and therefore created meaningful activities to help students understand
material. With drama however, I have only a basic knowledge stemming from Jr. High drama
option classes. I hope by taking this semester as an opportunity to grow and learn more about
the art, I will be able to confidently teach it again in the future.
Teaching Quality Standard Reference:

As situations warrant, teachers who hold an Interim Professional Certificate are expected to
demonstrate consistently that they understand:

2i) 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 Resources

 Try different approaches  Throughout
and activities when
teaching new material.

 Finding resources within  October 2nd

applicable subject areas in
order to gain a more in-
depth knowledge of what
students’ need.

 Become familiar with  September 18th

terminology, jargon and
procedures that
accompany the discipline.

Indicators of Success
What will successful completion of my goal look like for my Professional
Practice?
For Student Learning?
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In completing this goal in regards to my professional practice, I will be able to teach multiple
subjects at the high school level. I will also gain skills in managing a community and school
wide event in directing the final drama production. I will be able to confidently teach senior,
and likely junior high drama in the future. This will also help me learn how to gain knowledge
and be able to turn it into instructional activities for other similar future situations.

In completing this goal, students will benefit as I will capably be able to teach them the skills
they need. Students will gain confidence in me as I gain confidence in my abilities as a drama
instructor. Students will benefit from my growing experience in this field.

Annual Professional Growth Plan for the school year 2017-2018

Assignment and/or Career Goal and Rationale:
To develop an assessment plan that shows student learning from the short term to the long
term, ensuring students are accurately being assessed on every topic throughout the course and
are prepared for the final assessment.

Having never completed a long-range assessment plan I hope to gain as much knowledge and
experience about this as possible in this term. While being wary of teaching to the test, I hope
to give students relevant assignments while also ensuring I am properly assessing their work
for proper alignment to the curriculum and course guidelines.

Teaching Quality Standard References:

As situations warrant, teachers who hold an Interim Professional Certificate are expected to
demonstrate consistently that they understand:

2k) the purposes of student assessment. They know how to assess the range
of learning objectives by selecting and developing a variety of classroom and
large scale assessment techniques and instruments. They know how to analyze
the results of classroom and large scale assessment instruments including provincial
assessment instruments, and how to use the results for the ultimate
benefit of students.

Strategies Timeline Resources

 Multiple forms of  Throughout  Alberta Education Guide
assessment. to Implementation.

 Finding resources about  Throughout  Alberta Education Guide

assessment in English to Implementation.
courses and adapting
strategies to my
classroom.
 Alberta Education Guide
 Create rubrics that  Oct. 1-rubrics for all
to Implementation.
properly assess the assignments.
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outcomes to be met by 
each assessment.
Indicators of Success
What will successful completion of my goal look like for my Professional Practice?
For Student Learning?
 Indication of my success with this goal will come mainly from students as I discuss
their learning with them and receive feedback from the results of their assessments as
well.
 I will also have indicators of my goal’s success through conversations with those
around me. Being confident with my assessments will also help me deliver
expectations of students’ learning and be clear in my explanations.
 Assessment will also be easier and streamlined with the success of my goal. When
students’ assignments line up with assessment strategies it makes the marking process
easier and more accurate simply based upon my previous experience in creating rubrics
for creative visual assignments in the past.