Teacher Growth Planning
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Talent Management Division
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333 South Beaudry Avenue, 14 Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Telephone: (213) 241-3444
Fax: (213) 241-8920
Professional Growth Objective
After reflecting on your practice and relevant data, please identify an element from Standards 4 or 5 from the
Teaching and Learning Framework to be the focus of your Professional Growth Objective.
Professional Growth Objective – SAMPLE #1
Professional
Growth
Element
Based on your review of your Self-Assessment and other data, what element will be your primary
focus for moving closer toward effective or highly effective practice?
4b2 – Information About Individual Students
Improvement Considering the rubric for the element identified above, what evidence would you have when you
improve your practice in this element?
of Practice
Parents will receive regular communication about students’ progress. Communications
will be sent through weekly progress reports, translated when necessary. Online parent
communication tools, phone calls, and emails will be used to communicate with
families. Parents will sign off on all communications and provide comments when
necessary.
Action Steps
List the action steps you will take to move towards effective or highly effective practice in this
element (i.e., observe and/or collaborate with colleagues, maintain a reflective journal, create
parent newsletters, maintain professional portfolio, etc.)
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Develop a weekly progress report for students that will be signed and brought
back with comments from parents
Develop a portfolio to maintain records of the frequency of communication
with parents. The portfolio will contain copies of letters sent home, signed
copies of pre and post assessments as well as a calendar of my scheduled dates
of communication
Work with the school’s parent center for translation services and support
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Teacher Growth and Development Cycle 2014-2015
Teacher Growth Planning
Talent Management Division
th
333 South Beaudry Avenue, 14 Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Telephone: (213) 241-3444
Fax: (213) 241-8920
Professional Growth Objective – SAMPLE #2
Professional
Growth
Element
Based on your review of your Self-Assessment and other data, what element will be your primary
focus for moving closer toward effective or highly effective practice?
4b3- Engagement of Families in the Instructional Program
Improvement Considering the rubric for the element selected above, what evidence would you have when you
improve your practice in this element?
of Practice
Families will be engaged in their child’s instructional program throughout the year. They
will have opportunities to participate through various methods (projects, assignments,
surveys, etc.)
Action Steps
List the action steps you will take to move towards effective or highly effective practice in this
element (i.e., observe and/or collaborate with colleagues, maintain a reflective journal, create
parent newsletters, maintain professional portfolio, etc.)
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Implement a student daily reflection log to be sent home each week for review
by a parent/guardian
Design and incorporate projects that involve family participation (ex: charting
family’s use of natural resources in the Environmental Awareness unit)
Send home a family survey that will provide information on the families’
interests and hobbies to be incorporated in later assignments
Professional Growth Objective – SAMPLE #3
Professional
Growth
Element
Based on your review of your Self-Assessment and other data, what element will be your primary
focus for moving closer toward effective or highly effective practice?
5a2. Use of Reflection to Inform Future Instruction
Improvement Considering the rubric for the element identified above, what evidence would you have when you
improve your practice in this element?
of Practice
In order to improve in this element it is essential that I use student outcomes to help
me reflect on my current practice. If there is a lack of understanding of concepts or
content by my students then I will plan to improve my current techniques and strategies
to improve student learning.
Action Steps
List the action steps you will take to move towards effective or highly effective practice in this
element (i.e., observe and/or collaborate with colleagues, maintain a reflective journal, create
parent newsletters, maintain professional portfolio, etc.)
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Reflect on all my Formal Observation Lessons to improve my teaching practice
Complete the Mid-Year and End-of-Year Reflection
Use the TLF descriptor for Effective and Highly Effective to help me improve on
my journal reflection and share with my department chair for feedback
Regularly analyze student work to reflect on my current practice
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Teacher Growth Planning
Talent Management Division
th
333 South Beaudry Avenue, 14 Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Telephone: (213) 241-3444
Fax: (213) 241-8920
Professional Growth Objective – SAMPLE #4
Professional
Growth
Element
Based on your review of your Self-Assessment and other data, what element will be your primary
focus for moving closer toward effective or highly effective practice?
5b2 – Promotes a Culture of Professional Inquiry and Collaboration
Improvement Considering the rubric for the element selected above, what evidence would you have when you
improve your practice in this element?
of Practice
I will actively participate in my school community by taking on leadership roles and
collaboratively planning with my colleagues.
Action Steps
List the action steps you will take to move towards effective or highly effective practice in this
element (i.e., observe and/or collaborate with colleagues, maintain a reflective journal, create
parent newsletters, maintain professional portfolio, etc.)
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Attend and participate in school site council meetings
Report back to my grade level team on the outcomes of the school site council
meetings
Sign up to sit on the Professional Development Committee
Regularly host collaborative planning sessions with my colleagues
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