CSTP Growth
My professional growth goal at the beginning of the year was to mainly concentrate on classroom management through the use of student lead PBL. During this school year I was able to attend many professional development conferences as well as join the local Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) leadership team. Both helped me work toward my CSTP goals:
6.2 Establishing professional goals and engaging in
continuous and purposeful professional growth and
Development
6.3 Collaborating with colleagues and the broader
professional community to support teacher and student
Learning
6.5 Engaging local communities in support of the instructional
program
In comparing the Initial and Final assessment I realized how much I have grown become more knowledgeable, and more confident as an educator. Refer to the links below.
Initial Self assessment:
Final Self assessment:
Developing as a professional Educator:
During this year I have not only had the Opportunity to attend conferences and learn from other science teacher, I have also recently completed my Masters Degree in Education. I completed my thesis on Project Based Learning (PBL) and Academic Achievement. My my evaluation of the data provided I not only was able to use data but also contribute to the data analysis. Doing this helped me reach many CTSP goals including :
5.2 Collecting and analyzing assessment data from a variety of
sources to inform instruction
Refer to the link below to access my thesis.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1El5kfriXarHAe2GZPxrPqtoWzVPfGNSOki6oB7j3Ibs/edit?usp=sharing
Future Goals:
I am a true beliver that to change the world we have to educate the youth. I plan to continue to use my professional experience as Biologist and Environmental Scientist as well as my passion for teaching to reach my goals.
- To continue to grow as a lifetime learner
- Continue to attend professional development conferences
- Create curriculum for other teachers that work with high risk students
- Get the community involved with local and private schools, invent community need based projects