Professional Growth Plans for Professional Certification

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Professional Growth Plans for Professional
Certification

• Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
• PO Box 47200
• Olympia WA 98504-7200

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Professional Growth Plan (PGP)

• Professional development tool
• Component of certification
• Residency
• TAP
• Professional Certification
• Ongoing Professional Development

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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

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Residency to Professional
Residency Certificate 27 criteria in 3 Standards
Professional Certificate 12 criteria in 3
Standards (WAC 180-78A-540)

• Foundational Knowledge
• Effective Teaching
• Professional Development

• Effective Teaching
• Professional Development
• Professional Contributions

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Professional Growth Plans
Format for self-assessment against standards and
planning for personal professional development

• Intentional
• Follow-through
• Includes a Timeline
• Accountability Built-In
• Connected to student learning

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Career Development
Education is a broad and dynamic field. Teachers
must continually adapt to changing environments,
students, and demands for professional growth

• Masters Degree
• Additional Endorsements
• National Board Process
• Others?

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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

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PGP Components
Use this template for each area selected

• Professional Growth-Area of Focus
• Rationale for Choosing this Goal
• Identify Your New Learning
• Timeline for Proposed Activities
• Plan for Documenting Your Growth

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Resources

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