The Professionalism and Executive Functioning Category of the Professional Practice Domain is one of the strongest components of my current professional/teaching practice. As the indicators in this category are keys to success in any job and I got my first job 33 years ago, I’ve been working on them for a very long time.
In the coming years, I plan to continue to engage professionally and with a high level of executive function. In terms of deepening my practice, I would like to:
- Become even more comfortable with recommendations for improvement.
- Feel even less nervous about visitors observing class.
In order to facilitate this happening, in the coming years, I will invite anyone evaluating me to drop by unannounced so that I am not able to prepare for their visit.
Unlike the Professionalism and Executive Functioning Category, however, the Assessment Practice Category of the Professional Practice Domain is not one that I have given a whole lot of attention in my previous jobs nor since coming to EPS two years ago.
In the coming years, in order to deepen my assessment practice I plan to:
- Examine more closely the relationship between course outcomes and major assessments for both of my courses. If they are not in alignment, I will consult with other faculty in my discipline as well as the Middle School Head, and make changes as needed. I’m envisioning that I will create a 1-2 page writeup on this activity that I can include in my next PDP round.
- Review my average grading time data when tech makes it available and discuss the data with the Middle School Head. I will then implement changes as needed.
- Schedule a meeting with the Middle School Head to discuss the appropriateness of the number of assignments and number, type, and depth of feedback I provide on assignments. I will implement changes as needed and write up the results of this meeting to include in my next PDP round.