PDP GOAL STEMS

Professional Development Plan Template Guide

Submission & Copy-Paste Instructions

The goal stems below are aligned with professional teaching evaluation frameworks. Select the stems corresponding to your current growth target, copy the text block, and populate the highlighted placeholders within your evaluation platform (e.g., NCEES).

Standard I

Classroom Leadership

Classroom Leadership

By __________ (date), I will implement __________ (instructional strategy/classroom system) in my classroom at least _____ times per week to improve student engagement and classroom management as measured by:

School Leadership

By __________ (date), I will serve in a leadership role in __________ (committee/PLC/school initiative) by _____ at least _____________ (how often) as it pertains to helping the school meet improvement goals.

Standard II

Respectful Environment for a Diverse Population

Student/Teacher Relationships

By __________ (date), I will implement at least _____ relationship-building strategies aligned to The New Art and Science of Teaching each week, including ___________ (EX: positive teacher-student interactions, student interest surveys, goal-setting conferences, and recognition of student effort), to improve classroom climate and student connectedness as measured by increased student engagement, a _____% reduction in behavior referrals, and improvement on student perception survey data. (A baseline survey will be needed)

Differentiation

By __________(date), I will implement differentiated small-group instruction at least ____ times per ______ using _______________ (strategy), resulting in a ____% increase in CFA scores.

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PDP GOAL STEMS

Core Teaching Standards Continued

Standard II

Respectful Environment (Continued)

Classroom Culture & Engagement

By _________ (date), I will use _____________ (strategy) at least ____ times per _______ to reduce classroom disruptions by ____% from first semester behavior data as measured by:

Standard III

Teachers Know Their Content

Content Specific Instruction

By _________ (date), I will implement at least ___ standards-aligned higher-order questioning strategies per lesson in ____________ (content) to increase student proficiency on common assessments by ____%.

Academic Vocabulary

By __________ (date), I will incorporate at least ____ content-specific academic vocabulary terms into ______ (how often) instruction and require students to use vocabulary in written and verbal responses in at least _____ lessons weekly, resulting in improved performance on constructed response assessments by _____% as measured by:

By __________ (date), I will provide targeted vocabulary interventions for identified Tier II/Tier III students at least _____ times weekly, resulting in _____% of targeted students improving at least one proficiency level on reading comprehension or benchmark assessments (STAR).

Standard IV

Facilitate Learning

Data Driven Instruction

By _______ (date), I will analyze exit ticket and assessment data ______ (how often) and provide targeted small-group instruction for students scoring below proficiency, resulting in at least ____% of students earning proficiency on CFAs.

Standard V

Reflect on Practice

Reflection Instrument

By __________ (date), I will develop and utilize a reflective instructional analysis instrument to evaluate student assessment data, common formative assessment results, and classroom walkthrough feedback at the end of each instructional unit in order to identify and implement at least one instructional adjustment per unit, resulting in _____% of students achieving proficiency on common formative assessments.

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PDP GOAL STEMS

Specialized & Subject-Specific Goal Stems

Health/PE Specific

By __________ (date), I will instruct students in developing individualized fitness goals and track progress quarterly using fitness assessments, resulting in at least 75% of students demonstrating measurable improvement in one or more fitness components.

Visual Art Specific

By ___________ (date), I will establish and consistently reinforce studio procedures for material distribution, cleanup, and transitions to reduce lost instructional time by ______ and maintain classroom transitions under ___ minutes as measured by

By _________ (date), I will analyze student rubric scores and formative assessment data after each art unit to identify one instructional adjustment per unit that increases student proficiency rates on project rubrics by ____%.

By __________ (date), I will incorporate a historical or cultural connection into at least 1 art project per quarter to improve students’ understanding of how art connects to other content areas.

Band/Orchestra

By ___________ (date), I will analyze playing assessment data and walkthrough feedback each ________ to identify and implement one instructional adjustment per cycle, resulting in _____% of students achieving proficiency on ensemble performance rubrics.

CTE - Career Explorations

By _________ (date), I will implement at least __ project-based learning activit(ies) per unit that connect(s) classroom instruction to real-world careers, resulting in increased student engagement and project proficiency rates of at least ____% based on rubric scores.

By _________ (date), I will incorporate at least ___ career guest speaker, virtual career exploration activity, or industry connection opportunity per ________ to increase student awareness of local and national career opportunities.

AgriScience

By ___________ (date), I will implement at least ____ hands-on, inquiry-based agricultural science investigations (soil testing, plant growth experiments, or ecosystem studies) in each unit so that at least 85% of students demonstrate proficiency on lab reports and unit assessments.

By ____________, I will integrate mathematics and engineering concepts (measurement, data collection, design challenges, or construction projects) in at least ____ lessons per unit to improve student application of STEM skills in agricultural contexts.

By _________ (date), I will implement at least _____ agricultural project-based learning experience per unit resulting in 85% of students meeting proficiency on project rubrics.

ELL

By __________ (date), I will implement structured speaking opportunities in at least ____ lessons weekly, resulting in measurable improvement in student oral language proficiency levels for at least 70% of students.

By ___________ (date), I will provide scaffolded writing supports (graphic organizers, sentence stems, modeled writing) in every unit so that ____% of students improve at least _____ level on writing proficiency rubrics.

By __________ (date), I will implement _________ progress monitoring using speaking, listening, reading, and writing assessments to track student growth toward language proficiency targets resulting in at least a ___% increase in students exiting the EL program.

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PDP Goal Stems Template

PDP Goal Stems Template

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