Professional Growth Plans for Teacher Professional Certification

1. Professional Growth Plans for Teacher Professional Certification Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction PO Box 47200 Olympia WA 98504-7200

2. Professional Growth Plan (PGP) • Professional development tool • Component of certification • Residency • TAP • Professional Certification • Ongoing Professional Development

3. PGPs and Certification • Organized around the standards and criteria for certification • The exact number of growth plans will vary for each teacher, but typically teachers will develop plans for 3-5 of the 12 criteria

4. Effective Teaching Professional Development Professional Contributions ProCert Standards 12 criteria in 3 Standards (WAC 181-78A-540)

5. Professional Growth Plans • Intentional • Follow-through • Includes a Timeline • Accountability Built-In • Connected to student learning Format for self-assessment against standards and planning for personal professional development

6. Career Development • Master’s Degree • Additional Endorsements • National Board Process • Others? Education is a broad and dynamic field. Teachers must continually adapt to changing environments, students, and demands for professional growth

7. Owning Your Professional Growth • Design an individual learning plan for yourself • What do YOU want to know more about • What aspects of teaching do YOU want to practice more of • What are areas of challenge • Begin to Act • Try out your new learning and ideas • Reflect and improve • Create new critical questions

8. PGP Components • Professional Growth-Area of Focus • Rationale for Choosing this Goal • Identify Your New Learning • Timeline for Proposed Activities • Plan for Documenting Your Growth Use this template for each area selected

9. Resources • Cooperating Teacher • University Supervisor • College/University Faculty • Colleagues • Assessment Data • Students • Building Principal