Spenser, Heather

Module 522
April 27, 2017
Action Plan for Professional Growth
Vanguard University
Graduate Program of Education
Professor Vivian Mun
Professional Planning Chart

Specific Spiritual Practical Expected How I Will

Goals Preparation (for Preparation (for Obstacles Overcome (for each
each goal) each goal) (for each goal) goal)
TPE 6.2: In order to In order to Some obstacles I To overcome my
Recognize their spiritually prepare practically prepare expect to have expected obstacles I
own values and myself for myself for include finding will refer back to the
implicit and recognizing my recognizing my time to reflect on literature I read and
AST Student explicit biases, own values and own values and my teaching and use that to guide me
Teaching the ways in biases and the way biases and the way consult with my throughout the
which these in which they may in which they may Master Teacher or semester even if I
values and positively and positively and another Student don't have time to
implicit and negatively affect negatively affect Teacher peer in reflect with a peer or
explicit biases teaching and teaching and explore different my Master Teacher. I
may positively learning, I will learning, I will options to remain will also work to
and negatively pray frequently educate myself unbiased in the trust the mentor
affect teaching and allow God to with books and classroom. I also relationship I have
and learning, and guide me and help peer journals anticipate to be with my Master
work to mitigate my find the demonstrating how nervous to discuss Teachers and ask
any negative positive in the to recognize these these biases with them for advise on
impact on the mistakes or biases and how to my Master Teacher specific curriculum
teaching and shortcomings that remain neutral when I am trying to that might carry
learning of may occur in the with my students make a good biases when I deliver
students. They AST program. and other impression but it is the information.
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exhibit positive colleagues. I may important for me to
dispositions of also have another use their experience
caring, support, AST student and knowledge to
acceptance, and teacher buddy or make me a better
fairness toward my master teacher teacher.
all students and to refer to keep
families, as well each other
as toward their accountable for
colleagues ourselves
throughout the
program.
TPE 1.2: In order to In order to I expect to have I will overcome
Maintain spiritually prepare practically prepare language barriers these obstacles by
ongoing myself for myself for with some parents using my school
communication maintaining maintaining and families. I also resources and
with students and ongoing ongoing anticipate some interpreters to
families, communication communication parents to be very translate documents,
including the use with students and with students and busy to come in for letters, and all
of technology to families, including families, including conferences and communication into
communicate the use of the use of back-to-school the familys
with and support technology to technology to night so it is my job preferred language
to students and communicate with communicate with to keep the and use all forms of
families, and to support students support students communication communication like
communicate and families, and and families, and ongoing throughout notes home, calls,
achievement to communicate to communicate the semester to and emails to keep
expectations and achievement achievement keep them informed parents informed. I
student progress. expectations and expectations and of their childs will also hold a
student progress, I student progress, I progress move flexible
will refer to Gods will start by academically. availability schedule
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word in constantly sending home a to meet the needs of
working with communication parents who work
parents who might survey and my long hours that I
be difficult to brochure to allow need to meet with.
reach or get parents to have
involved for the recourse to contact
well-being of the me and so I can
student. determine their
best form of
communication
and preferred
language.
TPE 6.2: In order to In order to I expect to be shy I can overcome these
Demonstrate how spiritually prepare practically prepare when still in AST obstacles by putting
and when to myself to know myself to know because it is a year myself in group
involve other when to involve when to involve long interview. I situations and
adults and to other adults and to other adults and to might worry I will involving myself in
communicate communicate communicate ask too many outside activities to
effectively with effectively with effectively with questions or say become familiar
peers and peers and peers and something that will with other
colleagues, colleagues, and colleagues, and result in judgement individuals and
families, and members of the members of the from different become comfortable
members of the larger school larger school colleagues. I will with them in order to
larger school community to community to need to overcome seek their guidance
community to support teacher support teacher by timid demeanor when necessary.
support teacher and students and students and take criticism
and student learning, I will learning, I will and guidance from
learning. pray and allow engage in meeting anyone willing to
God to tell me and gathering with help me grow as a
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when to seek other other adults and teacher.
peers for help and colleagues. I will
guidance also participate in
especially during school functions to
difficult situations. familiarize myself
with other teachers
and administrators
in the school so I
can use my
resources wisely
within the school
and learn more.
First year My goal is to In order to In order to An obstacle I I plan to set aside
teaching remain organized spiritually prepare practically prepare anticipate reaching specific time each
and prepared myself for staying myself for staying will be finding time week for myself to
with lessons and organized and organized and for work and plan not focus on my
schedules being prepared being prepared while also work but focus on
throughout the each week for my each week for my balancing with family or friends so I
year in order to students, I will students I will moments of don't get burnt out.
stay on track and take time each keep a detailed relaxation with The rest of the week
not get week to center planner, I will family and doing will be for work and
overwhelmed. myself to Gods work ahead for things I enjoy that planning to stay on
word and remind lessons and BTSA allow me to shut track.
myself why I assignments. my mind off.
became a teacher
before continuing
to prepare myself
for the next week
of instruction.
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Fifth year My goal is to In order to In order to I anticipate life to I will start taking
teaching have my spiritually prepare practically prepare create its own one course at a time,
Masters degree myself for myself for obstacles in my per semester, if I
by my fifth year completing my completing my goal of completing have children or
of teaching. Masters degree I Masters Degree I my Master degree. I other obstacles in
will pray for Gods will have my peers may want to have life take place that
guidance through and husband hold children in about doesn't allow me to
work and studies me accountable for five years or I take a greater course
on when to start beginning the might allow myself load. By taking one
the courses and courses right after getting comfortable class each semester,
how much I am completing the with just working I will eventually
capable of taking BTSA program. rather than going complete my
on. back to school. Masters and it
should be a course
load I can handle in
addition to a family
and work. I will also
begin my program
right after
completing BTSA so
I am still used to
assignments and
additional work
therefore the
program should not
be a drastic change
for me.
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Module 522
April 27, 2017