Goals

Goals for 2009 - 10 School Year
C5
 * __ GOAL #1: Commitment to ongoing learning __**
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|| · Attend master’s unit training courses in Curriculum Development and Assessment. · Write essays for each unit, based on research into improving practice at SAS · Share information with colleagues and use it in departmental discussions || · Already complete · To submit by May and November 2010 respectively (May 2010 essay is nearly written) · Ongoing – for example, informing work on Grade 10 curriculum, literacy vertical integration, and improving moderation and consistency within departmental grading. ||
 * __GOAL #2: Effective physical environment__**

Standard Addressed || Strategies for Implementation || Success Criteria - Evidence || D4 || · Maintain permanent displays of help posters properly · Develop a safe and tidy way to connect laptop to smartboard · Remove trailing wires and other problem items || · Appearance of room is improved (see pictures; Grade 9 work is displayed and explained for parents in sign) · Using a desk at the front has helped with this · Safety of room is improved (I am in the process of organising this with Tech) ||

Strategies for Implementation || Success Criteria - Evidence || Update Atlas on a monthly basis || Atlas posts – updated in February and April; next update at end of school year. Every two months has been achieved! ||
 * __GOAL__****__ #3 __** (Personal)
 * Goal Statement: Keep Atlas up to date in a timely fashion**

Goals for 2008 - 9 School Year
As of April 2010 I have met all goals. Please click on links to websites and documents in the 'evidence' column to view.

|| · Review available literature and consult colleagues about differentiation techniques · Experiment with different differentiation techniques in order to find the most successful kinds · Write differentiation strategies into lesson plans, instructional strategies, and assessments || · Jenny Hope has commented repeatedly that my Grade 9 students are effectively supported by differentiation. || || · Review NETS · Start a blog and use it to improve students’ learning as well as communicate · Use wikispaces to create shared resources for students ib both class and MUN · Find out more ways to use smartboard || · I have created a [|Blog] on which I post homework after every class · I have created a wikispace for my Grade 9 class, my Grade 12 class, and [|MUN] (with Fay Leong). We use these regularly for discussions and for posting resources. · I attended the Smartboard training on the 3rd February and have since used the smartboard interactively for two Grade 9 lessons || || I have used critical friends protocols to facilitate both departmental and grade level meetings. I have posted all the minutes on Atlas. I am working with two colleagues to improve and rewrite an independent research assignment for Grade 9 students, encouraging a culture of collaboration and curriculum improvement within the English department. In addition I am researching the role of professional learning communities within schools for my Masters programme, which I feel is adding depth to my understanding. ||
 * __GOAL #1: To review literature about and improve my use of a range of differentiation strategies__ **
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 * B6: Differentiation
 * In February 2010 I extended my differentiation beyond instruction to feedback on an assessment - following an in class essay I gave general feedback to the whole class, then divided students into four groups to work together on improving different aspects of their essays; the students commented that this was extremely useful for them in understanding their specific targets for improvement.
 * __GOAL #2: Learn and use more meaningful ways to support teaching and learning with technology__**
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 * B7: Technology
 * __GOAL__**** __#3__ ** (Personal)
 * Goal Statement: Become proficient at facilitating ‘looking at learning’ sessions using CFG protocols**
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 * Use critical friends protocols to facilitate departmental ‘looking at learning’ meetings on a monthly basis