As part of my commitment to bettering myself as an educator, I wrote the following professional development plan for the 2000-2001 school year. Each member of our faculty wrote a similar plan. I have obtained the initial test scores of the students I will teach this year. I have already attended two conferences on reading in all curriculum areas, and I have been implementing my plan.
Students have difficulty understanding what they read.
My objective is to increase students ability to understand what they read. Students will be able to read a passage and interpret its meaning. I will teach students techniques that will help them understand what they read. I will incorporate a variety of strategies in my class that will increase students activity in the area of reading, such as, weekly quote interpretations. Additionally, I expect students critical thinking abilities to increase.