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1. PV005: Professional Development Worksheet
Use the following worksheet to guide the development of the
Assessment for this Competency.
Part One: Professional Goals and Self-Assessment
Long-Term Goals and Aspirations |
Note: These must reflect NAEYC standards for professional
preparation.
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Areas of Strength
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Areas for Growth
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Areas of Interest/Inspiration
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Near-Term Goals (Note: These are goals that you will achieve
2. in the next 6 months.)
Goal 1:
Goal 2:
Goal 3:
Part Two: Research to Inform Professional Development
· What current policies, research, issues, and/or trends inform
your near-term goals?
· How might these policies, research issues, and/or trends
support or impede your ability to reach your goals?
· How can you apply your learning about the research, policies,
issues, or trends to advance toward achieving your goals?
Part Three: Early Childhood Professional Organizations and
Resources
Organization/Resource #1
· Name of organization or resource:
· Website or contact information:
· Brief overview of purpose of organization or resource:
· Statement of how the organization or resource can be used to
support one or more of your near-term goals:
Organization/Resource #2
· Name of organization or resource:
· Website or contact information:
· Brief overview of purpose of organization or resource:
· Statement of how the organization or resource can be used to
4. accomplish my goal?)
Timeline
(Anticipated completion date)
Status
Example:
Obtain certification in child CPR
· Call the local health department to find where classes are held.
· Complete a child CPR certification course.
· Phone number of local health department
December 2015
November 17th—called the health department and enrolled in a
child CPR training course
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6. 4. Record your areas of strength, areas for growth, and areas of
interest and inspiration for at least three of these areas on the
Professional Development Worksheet.
With these areas in mind, formulate three very specific and
clear near-term goals—measureable goals that you will achieve
in the next 6 months to 1 year. List them on the worksheet.
These will be the goals that drive your Individual Professional
Development Plan (IPDP).
Part II: Research to Inform Professional Development
1. Each of the near-term goals you identified on your
Professional Development Worksheet is impacted by the
broader landscape of the early childhood field. For example,
you may have a goal of initiating advocacy efforts in an area in
which new sources of funding are being made available at a
national level. Or, it may be an area in which funding is being
withdrawn. Understanding how your goals are influenced by
current research, policies, issues, and trends can help you to be
more strategic in deciding where to focus your professional
growth and learning.
2. Consider each of the near-term goals you identified on your
Professional Development Worksheet. In “Section Two” of the
worksheet, summarize the larger context at the community,
state, national, and/or global levels as follows:
3. Describe at least three examples of current research, policies,
issues, and/or trends that inform your near-term goals. Explain
how the current research, policies, issues, and/or trends support
or impede your ability to reach your goals.
Explain how you can apply your learning about the research,
policies, issues, or trends to advance toward achieving your
goals.