This document outlines an assignment for a professional development plan consisting of three parts: content knowledge and resources, competencies, and reflective activities. For part 1, students research professional organizations, grants, and learning communities related to their portfolio theme and work. For part 2, students outline the development of their information literacy, research, and writing skills through examples and future goals. For part 3, students reflect on their reflective growth and propose future reflective activities for their work. The assignment requires students to incorporate feedback from previous journal entries to create a comprehensive professional development plan addressing their strengths, weaknesses, and goals.

1. Assignment 2: Professional Development Plan
Due Week 10 and worth 150 points
Write a seven to eight (7-8) page, three-part Professional
Growth Plan in which you focus upon the following areas of
personal and professional growth:
· Part 1: Content Knowledge and Resources
· Part 2: Competencies
· Part 3: Reflective Activities
For Part 1, use the Internet to research professional
organizations, grant opportunities, and / or virtual learning
communities pertinent to both the theme of your portfolio, and
your current or prospective work environment.
For Part 3, use your textbook or the Internet to research
information on teaching and learning through reflective
practice.
Part 1: Content Knowledge and Resources
1. Select at least two (2) of the professional organizations, grant
opportunities, and / or virtual learning communities that you
have researched, and analyze the manner in which you would
utilize the organizations you selected to support your continued
professional development.
2. Predict at least three (3) issues that you believe will be of
particular significance within the next decade, or choose three

2. (3) remaining questions that you ponder which relate to both the
theme of your portfolio and your current or prospective work
environment.
3. Select one (1) of the issues or questions you identified in
relation to your theme and work environment, and construct an
annotated bibliography of at least five (5) print and non-print
resources to consult in the future.
Part 2: Competencies
4. Specify the development of your information literacy /
research skills throughout your coursework. Provide one to
three (1-3) papers / artifacts / examples from previous
coursework in order to demonstrate your change(s) and acquired
knowledge within this area. Note: If you do not have papers /
artifacts / examples, attach the description(s) of your chosen
previous assignment(s).
5. Develop a plan for continued information literacy
development as part of your personal and professional growth
plan. Your plan must include, at a minimum:
a. Three to five (3-5) information literacy goals
b. Potential means (e.g., organizations and resources that you
may utilize) to achieve the information literacy goals
c. Relevant strategies for applying the literacy skills in
educational / work environment
6. Specify the development of your writing skills throughout
your coursework. Provide one to three (1-3) papers / artifacts /
examples from previous coursework to demonstrate your
change(s) and learning in this area. Identify plans for continued
writing development as part of your personal and professional

3. growth plan.
Note
: If you do not have papers / artifacts / examples, attach the
description(s) of your chosen previous assignment(s).
7. Create an action plan geared toward both building upon your
personal and professional strength(s), which you identified
previously in Journal Entry #6, and toward improving your
weaknesses related to your portfolio theme. Your plan must
include, at a minimum:
a. Three to five (3-5) goals
b. Three to five (3-5) key steps that you plan to take for further
evaluation and continuous improvement
c. Potential means (e.g., organizations and resources that you
may utilize) to achieve these goals
d. Relevant strategies for applying the plan in educational /
work environment
Part 3: Reflective Activities
8. Ascertain whether or not you met the reflection goal that you
established in Week 3 of this course. Analyze the significant
way(s) and extent to which the process of reflection caused you
to become a more reflective practitioner.
9. Propose two to three (2-3) measures that you would use in
order to strengthen your reflective process. Provide a rationale
to support your response.
10. Propose two to three (2-3) ways that you would apply
continued reflective activities within your current or
prospective work environment. Provide at least one (1) example

4. of such application to support your response.
11. Upload Assignment 2 to your Optimal Resume portfolio.
Copy and paste your portfolio's URL into the comment box of
Assignment 2 to submit the assignment to Blackboard.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
· Apply theoretical and practical knowledge gained in prior
program courses to explore a new topic or synthesize
understanding in the concentration area and the overall Master
of Education program.
· Develop a working portfolio that focuses on a specific theme
or project tied to the Master of Education program goals and the
learner’s area of concentration.
· Create materials that demonstrate the analysis, synthesis, and
intersection of course work in the Master of Education program.
· Use technology and information resources to research
information about education.

5. · Write clearly and concisely about education using proper
writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing
skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 150
Assignment 2: Professional Development Plan
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary

6. 90-100% A
Part 1: Content Knowledge and Resources
1. Select at least two (2) of the professional organizations,
grant opportunities, and / or virtual learning communities that
you have researched, and analyze the manner in which you
would utilize the organizations you selected to support your
continued professional development.
Weight: 4%
Did not submit or incompletely selected at least two (2) of the
professional organizations, grant opportunities, and / or virtual
learning communities that you have researched; did not submit
or incompletely analyzed the manner in which you would
utilize the organizations you selected to support your continued
professional development.
Partially selected at least two (2) of the professional
organizations, grant opportunities, and / or virtual learning
communities that you have researched; partially analyzed the
manner in which you would utilize the organizations you
selected to support your continued professional development.
Satisfactorilyselected at least two (2) of the professional
organizations, grant opportunities, and / or virtual learning
communities that you have researched; satisfactorilyanalyzed
the manner in which you would utilize the organizations you

7. selected to support your continued professional development.
Thoroughly selected at least two (2) of the professional
organizations, grant opportunities, and / or virtual learning
communities that you have researched; thoroughly analyzed
the manner in which you would utilize the organizations you
selected to support your continued professional development.
2. Predict at least three (3) issues that you believe will be of
particular significance within the next decade, or choose three
(3) remaining questions that you ponder which relate to both
the theme of your portfolio and your current or prospective
work environment.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely predicted at least three (3)
issues that you believe will be of particular significance within
the next decade; or did not submit or incompletely chose three
(3) remaining questions that you ponder which relate to both
the theme of your portfolio and your current or prospective
work environment.
Partiallypredicted at least three (3) issues that you believe will
be of particular significance within the next decade; or
partially chose three (3) remaining questions that you ponder
which relate to both the theme of your portfolio and your
current or prospective work environment.
Satisfactorily predicted at least three (3) issues that you

8. believe will be of particular significance within the next
decade; or satisfactorily chose three (3) remaining questions
that you ponder which relate to both the theme of your
portfolio and your current or prospective work environment.
Thoroughly predicted at least three (3) issues that you believe
will be of particular significance within the next decade; or
thoroughly chose three (3) remaining questions that you
ponder which relate to both the theme of your portfolio and
your current or prospective work environment.
3. Select one (1) of the issues or questions you identified in
relation to your theme and work environment, and construct an
annotated bibliography of at least five (5) print and non-print
resources to consult in the future.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely selected one (1) of the issues
or questions you identified in relation to your theme and work
environment; did not submit or incompletely constructed an
annotated bibliography of at least five (5) print and non-print
resources to consult in the future.
Partiallyselected one (1) of the issues or questions you
identified in relation to your theme and work environment;
partially constructed an annotated bibliography of at least five
(5) print and non-print resources to consult in the future.
Satisfactorilyselected one (1) of the issues or questions you

9. identified in relation to your theme and work environment;
satisfactorilyconstructed an annotated bibliography of at least
five (5) print and non-print resources to consult in the future.
Thoroughlyselected one (1) of the issues or questions you
identified in relation to your theme and work environment;
thoroughlyconstructed an annotated bibliography of at least
five (5) print and non-print resources to consult in the future.
Part 2: Competencies
4. Specify the development of your information literacy /
research skills throughout your coursework. Provide one to
three (1-3) papers / artifacts / examples from previous
coursework in order to demonstrate your change(s) and acquired
knowledge within this area.
Note:
If you do not have papers / artifacts / examples, attach the
description(s) of your chosen previous assignment(s).
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely specified the development of
your information literacy / research skills throughout your
coursework. Did not submit or incompletely provided one to
three (1-3) papers / artifacts / examples from or, if you have
none of these, description(s) of previous coursework in order to
demonstrate your change(s) and acquired knowledge within
this area.

10. Partiallyspecified the development of your information
literacy / research skills throughout your coursework. Partially
provided one to three (1-3) papers / artifacts / examples from
or, if you have none of these, description(s) of previous
coursework in order to demonstrate your change(s) and
acquired knowledge within this area.
Satisfactorilyspecified the development of your information
literacy / research skills throughout your coursework.
Satisfactorily provided one to three (1-3) papers / artifacts /
examples from or, if you have none of these, description(s) of
previous coursework in order to demonstrate your change(s)
and acquired knowledge within this area.
Thoroughly specified the development of your information
literacy / research skills throughout your coursework.
Thoroughly provided one to three (1-3) papers / artifacts /
examples from or, if you have none of these, description(s) of
previous coursework in order to demonstrate your change(s)
and acquired knowledge within this area.
5a. Develop a plan for continued information literacy
development as part of your personal and professional growth
plan that includes three to five (3-5) information literacy
goals.
Weight: 3%
Did not submit or incompletely developed a plan for continued
information literacy development as part of your personal and

11. professional growth plan that includes three to five (3-5)
information literacy goals.
Partially developed a plan for continued information literacy
development as part of your personal and professional growth
plan that includes three to five (3-5) information literacy
goals.
Satisfactorily developed a plan for continued information
literacy development as part of your personal and professional
growth plan that includes three to five (3-5) information
literacy goals.
Thoroughlydeveloped a plan for continued information literacy
development as part of your personal and professional growth
plan that includes three to five (3-5) information literacy
goals.
5b. Develop a plan for continued information literacy
development as part of your personal and professional growth
plan that includes potential means (e.g., organizations and
resources that you may utilize) to achieve the information
literacy goals.
Weight: 3%
Did not submit or incompletely developed a plan for continued
information literacy development as part of your personal and
professional growth plan that includes potential means (e.g.,
organizations and resources that you may utilize) to achieve the

12. information literacy goals.
Partially developed a plan for continued information literacy
development as part of your personal and professional growth
plan that includes potential means (e.g., organizations and
resources that you may utilize) to achieve the information
literacy goals.
Satisfactorily developed a plan for continued information
literacy development as part of your personal and professional
growth plan that includes potential means (e.g., organizations
and resources that you may utilize) to achieve the information
literacy goals.
Thoroughly developed a plan for continued information
literacy development as part of your personal and professional
growth plan that includes potential means (e.g., organizations
and resources that you may utilize) to achieve the information
literacy goals.
5c. Develop a plan for continued information literacy
development as part of your personal and professional growth
plan that includes relevant strategies for applying the literacy
skills in educational / work environment.
Weight: 3%
Did not submit or incompletely developed a plan for continued
information literacy development as part of your personal and
professional growth plan that includes relevant strategies for

13. applying the literacy skills in educational / work environment.
Partially developed a plan for continued information literacy
development as part of your personal and professional growth
plan that includes relevant strategies for applying the literacy
skills in educational / work environment.
Satisfactorily developed a plan for continued information
literacy development as part of your personal and professional
growth plan that includes relevant strategies for applying the
literacy skills in educational / work environment.
Thoroughly developed a plan for continued information
literacy development as part of your personal and professional
growth plan that includes relevant strategies for applying the
literacy skills in educational / work environment.
6. Specify the development of your writing skills throughout
your coursework. Provide one to three (1-3) papers / artifacts /
examples from previous coursework to demonstrate your
change(s) and learning in this area. Identify plans for
continued writing development as part of your personal and
professional growth plan.
Note:
If you do not have papers / artifacts / examples, attach the
description(s) of your chosen previous assignment(s).
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely specified the development of

14. your writing skills throughout your coursework. Did not
submit or incompletely provided one to three (1-3) papers /
artifacts / examples from or, if you have none of these,
description(s) of previous coursework to demonstrate your
change(s) and learning in this area. Did not submit or
incompletely identified plans for continued writing
development as part of your personal and professional growth
plan.
Partially specified the development of your writing skills
throughout your coursework. Partially provided one to three
(1-3) papers / artifacts / examples from or, if you have none of
these, description(s) of previous coursework to demonstrate
your change(s) and learning in this area. Partially identified
plans for continued writing development as part of your
personal and professional growth plan.
Satisfactorily specified the development of your writing skills
throughout your coursework. Satisfactorily provided one to
three (1-3) papers / artifacts / examples from or, if you have
none of these, description(s) of previous coursework to
demonstrate your change(s) and learning in this area.
Satisfactorily identified plans for continued writing
development as part of your personal and professional growth
plan.
Thoroughlyspecified the development of your writing skills
throughout your coursework. Thoroughlyprovided one to three
(1-3) papers / artifacts / examples from or, if you have none of
these, description(s) of previous coursework to demonstrate
your change(s) and learning in this area. Thoroughly identified
plans for continued writing development as part of your
personal and professional growth plan.

15. 7a. Create an action plan geared toward both building upon
your personal and professional strength(s), which you
identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and toward
improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio theme.
Include three to five (3-5) goals.
Weight: 3%
Did not submit or incompletely created an action plan geared
toward both building upon your personal and professional
strength(s), which you identified previously in Journal Entry
#7, and toward improving your weaknesses related to your
portfolio theme. Did not submit or incompletely included three
to five (3-5) goals.
Partially created an action plan geared toward both building
upon your personal and professional strength(s), which you
identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and toward
improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio theme.
Partially included three to five (3-5) goals.
Satisfactorily created an action plan geared toward both
building upon your personal and professional strength(s),
which you identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and
toward improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio
theme. Satisfactorily included three to five (3-5) goals.
Thoroughlycreated an action plan geared toward both building
upon your personal and professional strength(s), which you

16. identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and toward
improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio theme.
Thoroughly included three to five (3-5) goals.
7b. Create an action plan geared toward both building upon
your personal and professional strength(s), which you
identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and toward improving
your weaknesses related to your portfolio theme. Include three
to five (3-5) key steps that you plan to take for further
evaluation and continuous improvement.
Weight: 3%
Did not submit or incompletely created an action plan geared
toward both building upon your personal and professional
strength(s), which you identified previously in Journal Entry
#7, and toward improving your weaknesses related to your
portfolio theme. Did not submit or incompletely included three
to five (3-5) key steps that you plan to take for further
evaluation and continuous improvement.
Partiallycreated an action plan geared toward both building
upon your personal and professional strength(s), which you
identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and toward
improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio theme.
Partially included three to five (3-5) key steps that you plan to
take for further evaluation and continuous improvement.
Satisfactorily created an action plan geared toward both
building upon your personal and professional strength(s),
which you identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and

17. toward improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio
theme. Satisfactorily included three to five (3-5) key steps that
you plan to take for further evaluation and continuous
improvement.
Thoroughly created an action plan geared toward both building
upon your personal and professional strength(s), which you
identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and toward
improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio theme.
Thoroughly included three to five (3-5) key steps that you plan
to take for further evaluation and continuous improvement.
7c. Create an action plan geared toward both building upon
your personal and professional strength(s), which you
identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and toward
improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio theme.
Include potential means (e.g., organizations and resources that
you may utilize) to achieve these goals.
Weight: 3%
Did not submit or incompletely created an action plan geared
toward both building upon your personal and professional
strength(s), which you identified previously in Journal Entry
#7, and toward improving your weaknesses related to your
portfolio theme. Did not submit or incompletely included
potential means (e.g., organizations and resources that you
may utilize) to achieve these goals.
Partially created an action plan geared toward both building
upon your personal and professional strength(s), which you

18. identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and toward
improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio theme.
Partially included potential means (e.g., organizations and
resources that you may utilize) to achieve these goals.
Satisfactorilycreated an action plan geared toward both
building upon your personal and professional strength(s),
which you identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and toward
improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio theme.
Satisfactorily included potential means (e.g., organizations
and resources that you may utilize) to achieve these goals.
Thoroughly created an action plan geared toward both building
upon your personal and professional strength(s), which you
identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and toward
improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio theme.
Thoroughly included potential means (e.g., organizations and
resources that you may utilize) to achieve these goals.
7d. Create created an action plan geared toward both building
upon your personal and professional strength(s), which you
identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and toward
improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio theme.
Include relevant strategies for applying the plan in educational
/ work environment.
Weight: 3%
Did not submit or incompletely created an action plan geared
toward both building upon your personal and professional
strength(s), which you identified previously in Journal Entry

19. #7, and toward improving your weaknesses related to your
portfolio theme. Did not submit or incompletely included
relevant strategies for applying the plan in educational / work
environment.
Partially created an action plan geared toward both building
upon your personal and professional strength(s), which you
identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and tow ard
improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio theme.
Partially included relevant strategies for applying the plan in
educational / work environment.
Satisfactorilycreated an action plan geared toward both
building upon your personal and professional strength(s),
which you identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and
toward improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio
theme. Satisfactorily included relevant strategies for applying
the plan in educational / work environment.
Thoroughly created an action plan geared toward both building
upon your personal and professional strength(s), which you
identified previously in Journal Entry #7, and toward
improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio theme.
Thoroughly included relevant strategies for applying the plan
in educational / work environment.
Part 3: Reflective Activities
8. Ascertain whether or not you met the reflection goal that

20. you established in Week 3 of this course. Analyze the
significant way(s) and extent to which the process of reflection
caused you to become a more reflective practitioner.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely ascertained whether or not you
met the reflection goal that you established in Week 3 of this
course. Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the
significant way(s) and extent to which the process of reflection
caused you to become a more reflective practitioner.
Partially ascertained whether or not you met the reflection
goal that you established in Week 3 of this course. Partially
analyzed the significant way(s) and extent to which the
process of reflection caused you to become a more reflective
practitioner.
Satisfactorily ascertained whether or not you met the
reflection goal that you established in Week 3 of this course.
Satisfactorily analyzed the significant way(s) and extent to
which the process of reflection caused you to become a more
reflective practitioner.
Thoroughly ascertained whether or not you met the reflection
goal that you established in Week 3 of this course. Thoroughly
analyzed the significant way(s) and extent to which the
process of reflection caused you to become a more reflective
practitioner.

21. 9. Propose two to three (2-3) measures that you would use in
order to strengthen your reflective process. Provide a rationale
to support your response.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely proposed two to three (2-3)
measures that you would use in order to strengthen your
reflective process. Did not submit or incompletely provided a
rationale to support your response.
Partially proposed two to three (2-3) measures that you would
use in order to strengthen your reflective process. Partially
provided a rationale to support your response.
Satisfactorilyproposed two to three (2-3) measures that you
would use in order to strengthen your reflective process.
Satisfactorily provided a rationale to support your response.
Thoroughly proposed two to three (2-3) measures that you
would use in order to strengthen your reflective process.
Thoroughly provided a rationale to support your response.
10. Propose two to three (2-3) ways that you would apply
continued reflective activities within your current or
prospective work environment. Provide at least one (1)
example of such application to support your response.
Weight: 5%

22. Did not submit or incompletely proposed two to three (2-3)
ways that you would apply continued reflective activities
within your current or prospective work environment. Did not
submit or incompletely provided at least one (1) example of
such application to support your response.
Partially proposed two to three (2-3) ways that you would
apply continued reflective activities within your current or
prospective work environment. Partially provided at least
one (1) example of such application to support your response.
Satisfactorily proposed two to three (2-3) ways that you would
apply continued reflective activities within your current or
prospective work environment. Satisfactorily provided at
least one (1) example of such application to support your
response.
Thoroughly proposed two to three (2-3) ways that you would
apply continued reflective activities within your current or
prospective work environment. Thoroughly provided at least
one (1) example of such application to support your response.
11. Upload Assignment 2 to your Optimal Resume portfolio.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletelyuploaded Assignment 2 to your
Optimal Resume portfolio.

23. Partially uploaded Assignment 2 to your Optimal Resume
portfolio.
Satisfactorily uploaded Assignment 2 to your Optimal Resume
portfolio.
Thoroughly uploaded Assignment 2 to your Optimal Resume
portfolio.
12. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting
Weight: 5%
Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling,
punctuation, or formatting.
Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or
formatting.
Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or
formatting.
Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation,
or formatting.

24. 13. Appropriate use of APA style for citations
Weight: 5%
Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section.
In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only
partially formatted correctly in APA style.
Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they
are generally formatted correctly in APA style.
In-text citations and references are error free or almost error
free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.
14. Clarity and Coherence of Writing
Weight: 5%
Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include
reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and
evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is mostly clear and generally supported with
reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

25. Â
Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent
manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.