The document discusses the importance of professional development and growth for teachers. It defines professional development as activities that allow teachers to enrich themselves and improve their practice. The document provides examples of goals, strategies, and methods that teachers can use to effectively plan for their ongoing professional learning and career development.

1. PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
AND DEVELOPMENT
Maria Martha Manette A. Madrid, Ed.D.
Faculty Development Training
Panpacific University North Philippines
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
May 20, 2014

2. Differences between Professional
Goal and Academic Goal?
Academic goal
◦ could be to make the President list or Dean's list,
or to get an A in a class.
◦ it could as be to graduate and obtain an
associate or bachelor's degree.
• Professional goal
would be to become employee of the month
to get a promotion by the end of the year
or to have a raise next quarter.

3. Professional Development
Refers to the development of a person
in his or her professional role.
According to Glattenhorn (1987), by
gaining increased experience in one’s
teaching role they systematically gain
increased experience in their
professional growth through
examination of their teaching ability.

4. Professional Development
means practices and activities
teachers do individually or collectively
to enrich themselves professionally.
These activities provide opportunities
for growth in knowledge, skills and
attributes leading to improved
practice.

5. How to Set Professional
Development Goals
Find a description of your current job and list
the skills critical to that position.
Isolate areas where improvement is needed.
Take your rankings and list the skills where
you need the most improvement. List any
subskills or parts of the areas that might need
extra improvement.
Create a skill mastery plan. List the ways in
which to improve or the skills that you need
the most work on.
Determine appropriate milestones and
completion dates. Break your mastery plan
down into reasonably acheivable milestones.

6. How to Set Professional
Development Goals
1. Find a description of your current
job and list the skills critical to that
position. These skills might include
knowledge of certain computer
software, certain classes or
certifications or specific skills
associated with a professional
position. Review the skills necessary
for your position and rank your own
skills on a 1 to 5 scale.

7. How to Set Professional
Development Goals
2. Isolate areas where improvement is
needed. Take your rankings and list
the skills where you need the most
improvement. List any subskills or
parts of the areas that might need
extra improvement.

8. How to Set Professional
Development Goals
3. Create a skill mastery plan. List the
ways in which to improve or the skills
that you need the most work on. Also
list the ways to obtain skills that you
lack. Research classes or training
needed to gain these skills. If these
skills can be taught by someone in
your organization, put that into your
plan, as well. Type these goals and
print them for your records.

9. How to Set Professional
Development Goals
4. Determine appropriate milestones
and completion dates. Break your
mastery plan down into reasonably
acheivable milestones. It's best to use
a year long plan. Work on your most
needed skills first and set a date by
which you want to be at the minimum,
competent at the skill. Create dates for
completion for the other skills, as well.

10. Methods of Professional
Growth for Teachers
1. Books on the Teaching Profession
2. Professional Development Courses
3. Additional College Courses
4. Reading Well Established Websites
and Journals
5. Visiting Other Classrooms and
Schools
6. Joining Professional Organizations
7. Attending Teaching Conferences

11. Methods of Professional
Growth for Teachers
1. Books on the Teaching Profession
An easy way to learn new methods for
lesson preparation, organization, and
creating effective classroom systems
can be found in books
You can also read books that provide
inspirational and moving stories to
help motivate you as you teach.

12. Methods of Professional
Growth for Teachers
2. Professional Development Courses
Professional development courses are a
great way to find out the latest research in
education. Courses on topics like research
and assessment creation can be very
enlightening.
You should approach your department head
and administration if you hear of a course
that would be great to bring to your school
district.
Alternatively, online professional
development courses are on the rise and
provide your more flexibility in terms of when
you actually do the work.

13. Methods of Professional
Growth for Teachers
3. Additional College Courses
College courses provide teachers with
more in depth information on the topic
chosen.
Many educational institutions provide
teachers with incentives for
completing additional college courses.

14. Methods of Professional
Growth for Teachers
4. Reading Well Established Websites
and Journals
Established websites like About.com's
Education sites and others provide
wonderful ideas and inspiration to
teachers.
Further, professional journals can help
enhance lessons throughout the
curriculum.

15. Methods of Professional
Growth for Teachers
5. Visiting Other Classrooms and Schools
If you know of a great teacher at your school,
arrange to spend a little time observing them.
They don't even have to teach in your subject
area. You can pick up different ways to deal with
situations and to help with basic housekeeping
tasks.
Additionally, visiting other schools and seeing how
other teachers present their lessons and deal with
students can be very enlightening. Sometimes we
get in a rut thinking that the way that we are
teaching is the only way to do it. However, seeing
how other professionals handle the material can
be a real eye opener.

16. Methods of Professional
Growth for Teachers
6. Joining Professional Organizations
Professional organizations for
teachers provide resources to help
you in and out of the classroom.
Further, many teachers find
associations specific to their subject
matter give them a wealth of material
to help build and enhance lessons.

17. Methods of Professional
Growth for Teachers
7. Attending Teaching Conferences
Local and national teaching conferences
occur throughout the year. See if one is going
to be near you and try and attend. Most
schools will give you the time off to attend if
you promise to present the information.
Some might even pay for your attendance
depending on the budgetary situation.
Check with your administration.
The individual sessions and keynote
speakers can be truly inspirational.

18. As a teacher, what
is your
Professional
Growth Plan?
Determine your
goals and plans

19. Professional Growth Plans
means the career-long learning
process whereby a teacher annually
develops and implements a plan to
achieve professional learning
objectives or goals that are consistent
with the Vision and Mission of the
University.

20. Professional Growth Plans
Teachers have a professional
responsibility to keep abreast of new
developments in education and to
continue to develop their professional
practice. Every teacher employed by a
school system must develop and
implement an annual plan for
professional growth that outlines the
professional development activities
the teacher intends to undertake in
that year.

21. Sample Professional Growth
Plan
Target Area Objectives Strategies Expected
Outcomes
Teaching
Strategies
use/utilize
various teaching
strategies
-Attend seminar
on teaching
strategies
-Enroll post
graduate studies
- Use
collaborative
teaching
-Confidence in
teaching and
systematized
teaching
process
-Increased
student
participation in
the learning
process

22. Teachers start strong
and continue to
grow professionally
throughout their
careers

23. Resources
Professional Development Goal Setting for
Teachers
By Jocelyn Right, eHow Contributor
Professional Development and Growth Ideas for
Teachers
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http://www.ehow.com/how_7613703_set-
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http://www.ehow.com/about_6631458_professiona
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http://www.evolllution.com/opinions/why-
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