D629
The Reflective Practitioner (OHM2)
TASK 2 – Passed
Developing a Professional Growth Plan
Western Governors University
, lOMoARcPSD|51648332
A. How Implementing a Professional Growth Plan Can Improve Instructional Practice
Implementing a professional growth plan can enhance my instructional practice in a variety of
different ways. It can promote academic and non-academic success in my students. A professional
growth plan will ensure I am up to date on the latest teaching strategies, techniques, and research. It can
help me discover areas of strength and weakness. It can also help me set goal, learn new social-
emotional strategies, and discover new resources.
B. B. One Non-Academic Need
One non-academic need I have noticed in my classroom is the need for explicit instruction of
social-emotional skills.
C. Develop a Professional Growth Plan
C1. Long-Term Goal
By the end of the 2024-2025 school year, I will enhance my ability to teach my first graders
social-emotional skills. I will achieve this goal by completing a social-emotional learning program to
better enhance my knowledge of the subject area. I will then implement bi-weekly social-emotional
lessons within my class and collect students’ data using evidence-based assessment tools (University of
California, 2017).
Measurable: Complete a social-emotional learning program.
Time-Bound: Use evidence-based assessment tool to see an increase in social-emotional skills
by the end of the 2024-2025 school year.
Actionable: Implement monthly social-emotional lessons into my classroom.
C1.a How the Professional Goal Addresses Non-Academic Need
The long-term professional goal mentioned in section C1 will help me address the non-
academic need of teaching social-emotional skills to my first-grade class because, by gaining a better
understanding of the concepts and teaching strategies, I can better support my students social-
emotional needs in the classroom. If I have a better grasp of social-emotional learning, I can expect
that my students will make greater gains in developing those necessary skills.
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The Reflective Practitioner (OHM2)
TASK 2 – Passed
Developing a Professional Growth Plan
Western Governors University
, lOMoARcPSD|51648332
A. How Implementing a Professional Growth Plan Can Improve Instructional Practice
Implementing a professional growth plan can enhance my instructional practice in a variety of
different ways. It can promote academic and non-academic success in my students. A professional
growth plan will ensure I am up to date on the latest teaching strategies, techniques, and research. It can
help me discover areas of strength and weakness. It can also help me set goal, learn new social-
emotional strategies, and discover new resources.
B. B. One Non-Academic Need
One non-academic need I have noticed in my classroom is the need for explicit instruction of
social-emotional skills.
C. Develop a Professional Growth Plan
C1. Long-Term Goal
By the end of the 2024-2025 school year, I will enhance my ability to teach my first graders
social-emotional skills. I will achieve this goal by completing a social-emotional learning program to
better enhance my knowledge of the subject area. I will then implement bi-weekly social-emotional
lessons within my class and collect students’ data using evidence-based assessment tools (University of
California, 2017).
Measurable: Complete a social-emotional learning program.
Time-Bound: Use evidence-based assessment tool to see an increase in social-emotional skills
by the end of the 2024-2025 school year.
Actionable: Implement monthly social-emotional lessons into my classroom.
C1.a How the Professional Goal Addresses Non-Academic Need
The long-term professional goal mentioned in section C1 will help me address the non-
academic need of teaching social-emotional skills to my first-grade class because, by gaining a better
understanding of the concepts and teaching strategies, I can better support my students social-
emotional needs in the classroom. If I have a better grasp of social-emotional learning, I can expect
that my students will make greater gains in developing those necessary skills.
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