TPGP
TPGP
TPGP
A. Professional Goals
Goal #1: Successfully adapt for the diverse needs in the classroom
Rationale: Because my class includes a range of students with diverse needs, it is both a
legal requirement (TQS#4 – Establishing Inclusive Learning Environments) and a
necessity for student success that I adapt lessons to allow for the variety of students’
learning needs. My number one job is to ensure student success and to achieve this; I
must build and create lessons that are scaffolded, flexible, and directed at enhancing the
success of my students in the classroom. Learning to recognize the needs of the
classroom on a daily basis is essential for my success as an effective teacher and
allowing space for change, novelty, and uncertainty is important for a healthy and
effective learning environment.
Goal #2: Never take my professional failures personally. Recognize there is a learning
curve, and that almost all great teachers had/have to learn how to do it right. Allow
myself to make mistakes and learn from them.
Rationale: This is a goal that I have had since starting my educational journey. I always
tell students how important failure is and how mistakes can help us learn and it is
important for me to practice what I preach. I can be extremely hard on myself and I think
in order for me to have a successful and healthy career in teaching, I must be kind to
myself in my own learning. My metacognition is one of my strengths in teaching but I
need to focus on the positives and the growth that can come from my metacognition.
B. Strategies
Strategies for addressing Goal #1:
- Build relationships with the students
- Listen to understand
- Consult with Teacher Mentor on the previous successful strategies
- Creating opportunities for students to show their knowledge in a variety of ways
- Building activities to ensure the students are engaged with content.
- With each outcome, identify and evaluate the attitudes and skills the students are not
meeting in order to achieve success in following lessons
Examples of differentiating process activities include: scaffolding, flexible grouping,
interest centers, manipulatives, varying the length of time for a student to master content,
and encouraging an advanced learner to pursue a topic in greater depth.