Professional Growth Plan

Professional Growth Plan Kelly Spoering (PSIII)
Goal no. 1
Action Plan
What will you accomplish?
Practice for each days class well in advance, make use of

friends as students to get used to playing while paying
attention to other people.
Become better at piano accompaniment of

elementary-level music students
What does it look like when youve

accomplished your goal?
I.e., How will you know you have achieved
your goal?
What are the indicators of success or
progress? (Assessment)
Rationale:
Why is it important?
I will be able to play the piano

accompaniment for elementary
music lessons while paying
attention to my students.
Pre-assessment:
What assets and/or liabilities currently exist?
How can you take advantage of your assets
and minimize your liabilities?
Who or what can help?
Assets
Liabilities
1. Piano background
2. Used to playing in percussion
ensembles which require a lot of
outside focus.
1. lack of experience
accompanying
Action plan:
How will you accomplish your goal?
What will you do?
By when?
Actions/steps to be taken
(What will you do?):
1. Practice each weeks songs at
least a week in advance
2. Ask friends to talk to
me/interact with me while I
practice.
Timeline:
(By when?)
1. September 1
2. Mid-September
Goal no. 2
Action Plan

(Goal statement)
Take careful notes and observations of my students, how

fast they pick up new concepts, what areas generally
cause difficulty/are too easy, etc.
Develop a better understanding of what

elementary students are generally capable of
at different levels as far as
singing/instrumental music goes.
Timeline:
(By when?)
Ideally by October,
but it may take
longer.
This is very important as an elementary music educator,

because some kind of melodic accompaniment is
necessary for lessons and I must be able to play while still
paying attention to and assessing my students.

your goal?
Rationale:
Pre-assessment:
I will be able to confidently plan

for elementary music lessons at a
variety of levels.
Timeline:
(By when?)
December
Because I havent taken the Elementary Music Methods

courses, I need to really observe carefully and make sure
that Im not moving too fast or too slow for my students
to follow. I am hoping that continued reflection and
observation will help me adapt my lesson plans as I learn
more about elementary music.
Assets
Liabilities
1. Ive taught at the elementary
level before
2. I have friends who are
elementary music specialists
3. I know the instruments for
elementary school very well.
1 No formal
elementary music
training
Action plan:
What will you do?
By when?
1. Go through elementary music
plans/books, and take careful
notes
2. Observe and reflect on all my
classes carefully
3. Consult with TM and friends
regularly to make sure Im on
the right track
Timeline:
(By when?)
1. October
2. November
3. Ongoing
throughout semester
Goal no. 3
Action Plan

(Goal statement)
I will properly wrap up and transition all
lesson plans.
your goal?
Rationale:
All of my lessons will have a

proper closure and transition into
the next subject.
Timeline:
(By when?)
November
Wrapping up and transitioning lessons properly allow me

to check in on student learning and also allow the school
day to move more smoothly. I got much better at this last
semester, but I still have some work to do in making sure
my closures and transitions happen in a timely manner.
Pre-assessment:
Assets
Liabilities
1. PSI and II experience

2. Sample timelines from
elementary music resource
books.
1. Struggle to guess
how long students
will take to clean up.
2. Lack of experience
with some of the
younger grades
Timeline:
(By when?)
1. Immediately
2. First week of
practicum
3. October
Action plan:
What will you do?
By when?
1. Plan closures into my lessons
2. Time lessons when Im doing
them, paying attention to student
response times.
3. Re-plan closures taking #2
into account.
Goal no. 4
Action Plan

(Goal statement)
Continue my strategies from last semester, including

multiple alarms and night-before organization. Last
semester I achieved being consistently slightly early
instead of barely on time; this semester I intend to
achieve consistently comfortably early.
I will consistently be at least 5 minutes early

for scheduled events (classes, etc.)

your goal?
Rationale:
I will be present and prepared

for everything at least 5 minutes
before I need to be.
Pre-assessment:
Assets
Liabilities
1. Strategies from last semester

and the summer are already in
place
1. Long habit of
slight tardiness.
1. Set alarms for when I need to
get ready for things
2. Consistently prepare
everything the night before
3. Be consistently 5 minutes
early
Timeline:
(By when?)
1. Immediately
2. Immediately
3. Mid-September
Action plan:
What will you do?
By when?
Timeline:
(By when?)
September 2
It is vitally important for teachers to be on time and

prepared, in order to retain student attention and respect
and good working relationships with colleagues and
administrators.

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Professional Growth Plan Kelly Spoering (PSIII)

What will you accomplish?

Practice for each days class well in advance, make use of

Become better at piano accompaniment of

What does it look like when youve

I will be able to play the piano

What will you accomplish?

Take careful notes and observations of my students, how

Develop a better understanding of what

This is very important as an elementary music educator,

What does it look like when youve

I will be able to confidently plan

Because I havent taken the Elementary Music Methods

What will you accomplish?

All of my lessons will have a

Wrapping up and transitioning lessons properly allow me

1. PSI and II experience

What will you accomplish?

Continue my strategies from last semester, including

I will consistently be at least 5 minutes early

What does it look like when youve

I will be present and prepared

1. Strategies from last semester

It is vitally important for teachers to be on time and

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