Coursework - Plan or Proposal: Template:

Student Name: Bashayer Abdulaziz

ID #:H00329194

Introduce the PDP setting:

Personal Development Plan (PDP) is identified as a method that help teachers to determine what they are going to do for
their students. According to Katie Martinelli(2017) “A Professional Development Plan (PDP), also known as an Employee
Development Plan or an Individual Development Plan, is used to document career goals and set out a strategy on how to
meet them” (Martinelli, 2020). Writing your PDP might take a long time, but it will help the teacher in many different ways.
PDP is considered an essential tool for some reasons. It achieves teacher goals, identifies and develop her professional
skills, keeps her on the track of success, and learning opportunity for growth. Furthermore, PDP plays an important role in
organizing the area of development of teaching that was found and needs to develop after an evaluation. The teacher can
edit and review her PDP over and overtime in career, the work is something that builds on itself as you continue to grow
professionally. (SCIVICQUE, n.d) As I am a student’s teacher, I should create my own PDP and review them over and
over time, this will help me to develop my teaching skills professionally.
Justify your professional development goals for this semester.

I will write my PDP to help me improve my skills and reach my goals. I will write my 5 goals. Firstly, time management, I
will be using some tools to help manage the time in the classroom such as a timer. If I don’t manage time, then I won’t be
able to deliver all that I have in my plan, I will struggle, and students will be confused. Students will be late, as
consequence, at the end of the term, I will hurry which can affect negatively me and my students. Secondly, Use hands-on
activity instead of a worksheet. I will be using hands-on activities such as cards and printed pictures to help engage students
in learning. Using a worksheet for primary students is such boring activity, there should be some interactive activity like
using concrete objects to let students engage and be effective and develop their interaction in the classroom. Thirdly,
motivating students by using some positive reinforcement, like ClassDojo and star of the week. Using positive
reinforcement, a great way to manage student’s behavior and encourage them to work effectively in the classroom. This is
links to Skinner's theory, by implementing some positive reinforcement, the current behaviors will improve. Based on my
experience, when I have had to implement some positive reinforcement such as a gift or points, students were well behaved
and follow the classroom rules. Fourthly, practice the words and pronunciation ahead of time, before the lesson I should
have enough practice for all the vocabulary. If I pronounce the words incorrectly, Students are going to spell the way I spell
which can cause a lack of student’s pronunciation. Furthermore, some might correct the way I spell the word, which is an
unnormal situation, teacher should stand strong and never show them that you are wrong or provide incorrect information.
Fifthly, using online game to teach vocabulary. Using vocabulary is the basic of the language, if students learn vocabulary
in interactive way, they will be able to gain the words. As a teacher, it’s very important to search for the appropriate online
website to teach vocabulary so students can have a good understanding of the word. This is linked to my action research, my
action research is about using an online teaching strategy to teach English vocabulary for grade 3, and in this goal, I am
developing the use of online game to teach vocabulary.

My research topic:
The primary purpose of this research is to explore online English strategies and its impact on vocabulary
development in the Grade 3 classroom.

RQ1: What are some strategies that can be used to develop vocabulary for 3rd Grade learner?
RQ2: What is the most effective strategy that have a huge impact on students' development?
 Skills you
Previously stated development needs
personally Personal
know you development Needs of the setting Comments:
MCT need to interest
MST recommendation
recommendation develop
“Some students Managing
had not put their time and Using timer
work away, but split time to remind I should use the time form the begging of the class and after
the game began. for each me when Timer, Phone, Online timer each 15 minutes I should remove in another part so I can
Be sure to activity to each part separate my lesson equally
complete finish in end.
the transition” the time.
Professional
Development
Target (aligned Time management
with TP
competency)

Concise Reflections & actuality

Goal 1: using different strategy to help improve time in the classroom. Using a timer in my class showed a significant impact
on the student as well as my lesson. At the very
begging, I asked my MST what you use to manage the
Action 1: • Organize material time in your class, she said “online timer for each
• Consider Dividing my lessons. activity”. When I taught students about short U sound, I
have used an online timer for each activity, this has
• Be ready for students for Interruptions
helped me and my students to knew which time exactly
• Using timer. we will finish the activity and move to the next activity.
• Prepare everything before students come, such as, video, When I implemented this strategy, most of the students
hands on activity etc. were able to finish the activity except some students,
• Should follow what I have wrote exactly. what I did is I had to give extra time for those who face
difficulties to finish in time, then I have noticed that
• Timetable
most of my students were able to finish on time.
• Remind students with the time remaining in each activity. Moreover, I was always preparing the resources before
the lesson begins, this is helped me fix everything
(Hawk, 2018) before the lesson and start on time. And if I have a
problem, I will try to figure it out before we start the
lesson.
Besides, during the lesson, I kept checking my lesson
Desired time
plan so I can know if I am following as I planned or not.
frame: Semester 7-8
As a consequence, most of my lessons delivered on
Any support
time, there were no issues in lack of time, and my
needed § MST feedbacks and her opinion about what has been students were able to complete all the activities as
taught. planned in the lesson plan.
§ MCT advice. When I managed my time, I was teaching at the
appropriate time and I was teaching as I planned, I was
teaching lessons in easy where students were not
Data collection
hurrying, they were following me step by step, as a
tools to be used
result, students understand the lesson and were
to provide
Checklist interacting, and I deliver all my lessons in time.
evidence of the
Timer tools Finally, when my MST and my MCT observed me, in
success of the
the post feedback, both of them said that I did well in
action
managing time.
Evidence (after A screenshot of using online timer. Evidence
implementation)

Skills you
Previously stated development needs
personally Personal
know you development Needs of the setting Comments:
MCT need to interest
MST recommendation
recommendation develop

Provide tools
Using
“Use hands on or cards to I should look at chose a creative online game
effective
activity instead of help students Hands on activity that have pictures and different colors to attract
hands on
a worksheet” get more student’s attention.
activity.
engaged.
Professional
Development
Target (aligned Implementing learning
with TP
competency)

Concise Reflections & actuality

Goal 1: Using hands on activity It’s very important to use a creative activity for
students instead of an online worksheet that did not
attract student’s attention. I have used a variety of
online games and activities that encouraged students
Action 1: § Provide only hands-on activity. to learn. When I taught students about action verb, I
§ Use more effective concrete material that are colorful. gave them different online game and activities to do
§ Provide cards and pictures. it. Students love playing throw learning specific
§ Give students an opportunity to practice kinesthetic activity content because they feel it fun and at the same time
they are learning. I had a lesson where a gave
§ throw camera
students an online worksheet that was only black and
white, most of them did not complete the activity
because their motivation is down.
Desired time Furthermore, when I taught students a game rock
frame: Semester 7-8 scissors paper, I used also kinesthetic activity, I
Any support asked students to open their camera and give them a
needed chance to play. Based on my observation, students
were playing effectively, they felt fun with it.
§ MCT and MST support.
I have learned that I should always provide activities
that are attracted to students, line online game that
Data collection have different colors and pictures because it will
tools to be used § Hands on activity increase their motivation. Student’s motivation
to provide § Checklist. considered as one of the most important things while
evidence of the § Notes and review the notes regularly. learning, if my students are motivated, they will be
success of the doing and learning everting in the lesson.
action

Evidence (after Evidence1

implementation
)

• MCT feedback
• Screenshot of effective online game.

Evidence 2
 Skills you
Previously stated development needs Personal
personally know
development Needs of the setting Comments:
MCT you need to
MST recommendation interest
recommendation develop
Provide positive
reinforcement to
Technology
You should manage reduce I will use ClassDojo
Motivating Charts
students’ behaviors by misbehaving In all different lessons
students by using Stickers
using positive students and So, students can get use
some positive Rules
reinforcement. encourage all To it.
reinforcement. ClassDojo
students to be
more effective.
Professional
Development Target
(aligned with TP (Managing learning)
competency)
 Reflections & actuality
Goal 3: To apply some positive reinforcement strategy in In your lesson, you should manage the students’
each lesson. behaviors, so you deliver your lesson in a good
Action 3: way. I have used ClassDojo with my students by
• Using online strategy such as ClassDojo. giving them some positive and negative
• Using some chart in the wall and put a reinforcement. Using ClassDojo for all my
sticker beside name of the good students. lessons were working effectively. Students were
• Reminder the students about the rules seeing exactly when I was adding the points, this
every day, and more than one time in is had to encourage most of the students to
each lesson. behave in the class and do their work effectively.
• Pick the noisy students to be a leader for It’s very important to keep your students
his group, to encourage his motivated to learning and interact in the lesson.
responsibility. Moreover, when I send a link to an activity of an
• Tell the students that you will shoes a online game, I asked students to take a
student for start of the week. screenshot of their mark and send it in the chat
• Provide oral feedback such as, great job! box, when I receive the mark, I usually say some
You’re so smart! positive words like well done! And good job!
And I had to give them thumbs up. This is
• Tell another people adult about how you
motivated others to participate, complete the
are proud about your child’s behavior.
activity, and send their mark.
(Morin, 2020)
Furthermore, at the very begging of my lesson, I
was introducing my own rules to manage
students in the class, at the begging they did not
get used to it but after the days they were able to
Desired time Semester 7-8 respond to it.
frame: both my MCT and MST were saying that they
Any support liked the way I used these positive words as well
needed § MST experience in teaching, how to deal with as ClassDojo, and students were responding to
student in different situations? this method.
§ Follow teacher routine If it is working.
§ Different websites could have some attractive
online strategies.
Data Evidence 1
collection
tools to be
used to § Role
provide
§ ClassDojo
evidence of
the success of § Charts.
the action § MST feedback about my lesson.

Evidence Evidence 2
(after
implementati
on)

§ A screenshot of rules and ClassDojo with

students’ names.
§ A screenshot of rules.
 Previously stated development Skills
needs you
Personal
personal
developm Needs of the
MCT ly know Comments:
MST ent setting
recommendat you need
recommendation interest
ion to
develop
I would be
Use an using a
Using
interactive variety of
online I will use online game providing
activity to online Computer
game to Pictures with different colors in the main activity part as well
teach strategy to
teach as assessment.
vocabulary teach
vocabula I will use kahoot.
instead of the students
ry.
worksheet vocabulary
.
Professional
Development
Target
implement learning
(aligned with
TP
competency)
 Reflections & actuality
Goal 4: Using online game to teach vocabulary Proving online games and interactive online
Action 4: activities to teach students considered the key
to teaching and learning vocabulary. Teaching
vocabulary is the basis of learning the
language so it’s very important to use the best
methods to teach students new words.
When I started my teaching practice, I asked
my MST about the best websites that she
usually used to teach vocabulary, I looked at
it and I also search for some different. When I
implemented an online game, I saw students
were interacting and were able to learn the
content. Students love to play throw leaning;
they like to have different colors and pictures.
Besides that, when I taught students about
action verd, I implemented Kahoot, most of
the students were motivated cause everyone
can see who is in the first, second, and third
positions. These kinds of games build their
motivation as well as keep them learning.
Besides, an online game usually present
pictures with the word, this is very important
• Search for interactive online game. for, students when they are acquiring words
• Ask my MST about the online website that have an as a second language, they love to see things
appropriate online game. Infront of them. Pictures help my students to
• Check the online game before lesson begging to see acquire the meaning of the vocabulary.
in it can match student’s level. Furthermore, online game, improve listening,
reading, and speaking skills. Some of the
online game has a sound where it says the
name of the word and students have to match,
this is will improve their listening. Also, the
 online game encourages students to read their
vocabulary so they can complete the activity.

Desired
time Semester 7
frame:
Any Evidence1
support § Self-confidence.
needed § MST feedback on the way I used I online game
§ Students interaction Evidence 2

Data
collection
tools to
be used
to
provide
evidence § Checklist
of the § MST comment
success of § Self-Evaluation Evidence 3
the action
Evidence
(after
implemen
tation) § Screenshot of online learning vocabulary
§ MST feedback
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