Emma Parent Tpgp Psiii

Goals/Rationale for TPGP By the end of my PSIII practicum, I would like to continue to work on both my classroom management techniques as well as my lesson development. Throughout both my PSI and PSII practicums, my understanding of the importance of having set routines and management strategies has grown. But one of my teaching philosophies aligns with the ideal that teaching is a life-long learning process. Therefore, I strive to always continue to develop a repertoire of strategies that I can use with the students once I have gotten the chance to get to know them. Along with this professional growth goal, another goal I strive to work on throughout PSIII is my lesson development. This entails my confidence in teaching the subject matter as well as being aware of my time management and my closures of lessons. Overall, I believe that these two goals can be intertwined throughout my practicum and having the confidence in my lesson development can help to promote positive classroom management strategies that will help my students feel successful, both academically and personally.

1. Professional Growth Goal Classroom management: to continue to develop a repertoire of classroom management strategies to use in the classroom Strategies to Achieve Goal

Timeline

Observe my teacher mentor and visit other teachers/classrooms at Samuel W. Shaw to observe what strategies may work in different settings/during different activities.

February-April 2019

Research tools/ strategies that teachers in the online community use to develop their classroom management strategies.

January-April 2019

Make lesson instructions clear and direct, have opportunities for students to complete additional work when finished, and have mechanisms put in place to call students to attention to reduce having to use classroom management techniques.

January- April 2019

Indicator of Success Students will know what is expected of them when completing an activity and routines will be put in place when students finish work ahead of time. Students will view me as a teacher in the classroom and a trusting, positive relationship will begin to form between the students and myself. This will allow for students to feel comfortable in the classroom if they feel anxious or confused about a concept and instead of resorting to a behaviour, will have the understanding that they can come and talk to me if they choose to. Having the opportunity to visit other classrooms during my practicum stay at Samuel W. Shaw will

hopefully grow my repertoire of techniques that other teachers use for classroom management. I will strive to visit other classrooms whenever I have the opportunity and make a list of strategies that I will use throughout my practicum.

2. Professional Growth Goal Lesson development: To develop lessons that clearly state the objectives such that the students comprehend their academic goal, while focusing strongly on the closure of my lesson. Furthermore, this also includes developing my confidence in the lesson that I present to the students. Strategies to achieve goal

Timeline

Display a topic question/ intro activity at the beginning of the lesson to introduce the concept so that students are clear on their learning goals of the day. This will also apply to my goal of classroom management in developing concrete routines in the classroom.

January-April 2019

Have clear and direct closing routines for the lesson that are not rushed. Focusing on time management in the classroom, this will ensure that students are not feeling rushed before class ends, rather they have the time to have a solid understanding of today’s lesson (can be achieved through a closing activity or exit slip). This will also align with the idea of my time management within my lessons.

January- April 2019

Research and practice delivering concepts that I may not be clear on so that I have the confidence and the ability to answer questions that my students may have. Have the ability to add additional information to engage my students and to offer a more rounded lesson overall.

January- April 2019

Indicators of success Routines will be put in place (such as intro questions/exit slips) so that this applies to both my classroom management goal as well as my lesson development goal. Students will be able to comprehend and identify their learning goal of the lesson. Students will also have a more succinct closing of the lesson done through exit slips/ review so that they leave the classroom feeling confident about what they learned or if they have questions/ any confusions they have the opportunity to share this. Be able to answer questions that students may want to know that may not be directly related to the concept but may offer a more rounded understanding of the topic of the lesson. This could be through answering a student’s question about a current event related to chemistry or other factual information that may be of interest to the students.