PDP Worksheet

Practicum IV: Developing a Professional Development Plan Pinnacle Moments Think about some Pinnacle (the highpoints) moments in your practicum placements. Pinnacle moment #1 Write a description of the event or situation:

Was the moment energizing or satisfying? What made the moment feel that way?

Pinnacle moment #2 Write a description of the event or situation:

Was the moment energizing or satisfying? What made the moment feel that way?

Pinnacle moment #3 Write a description of the event or situation:

Was the moment energizing or satisfying? What made the moment feel that way?

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Practicum IV: Developing a Professional Development Plan Choose one of your moments and share with a partner. Ask the partner to help you summarize qualities that this pinnacle moment reveals about you that you may want to consider for your professional plan. Jot down a summary here:

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Practicum IV: Developing a Professional Development Plan Foothill moments Foothill Moments (Times that were tough, things didn’t go as expected, difficult situations) Description #1

Was it draining or unsatisfying? What made the moment feel that way?

Description #2

Was it draining or unsatisfying? What made the moment feel that way?

Description #3

Was it draining or unsatisfying? What made the moment feel that way?

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Practicum IV: Developing a Professional Development Plan Choose one of your moments and share with a partner. Ask the partner to help you summarize qualities that this pinnacle moment reveals about you that you may want to consider for your professional plan. Jot down a summary here:

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Practicum IV: Developing a Professional Development Plan Self Assessment Worksheet 1. What is most important to you in your teaching (working with children and families) career? What values guide you in the kind of work you want to do?

2. What are the “must have” for an ideal position working with children and families?

3. What are limiting factors? ( examples include health factors, not willing to move, travel, money, etc)

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Practicum IV: Developing a Professional Development Plan Practicum IV: Action Steps A Journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. Start your Action Plan today! Think about the gap of where you are and where you would like to be. Think about an area that you would like to improve. List some steps to move yourself toward where you would like to be. For example you may want to attend a workshop on a particular topic, learn how to integrate technology into the classroom, volunteer at a community agency, learn about additional assessment tools, read a book on an area that you would like to learn more about or someday get your bachelors degree. You will need continuing education if you are working in a center. With a developed plan, you may have some control about what constitutes your continuing education. List some steps to move forward from where you are now towards where you’d like to be.

Categorize the steps as immediate, medium or long term actions

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Practicum IV: Developing a Professional Development Plan Skills Assessment List: What areas are your strengths? Place a star next to them. What areas are challenges for you? Place a check mark next to them. Advising others Budget information Computer savvy Create displays Working and understanding families Curriculum development Demonstrating how to do something Mentoring other teachers Detail orient person Documentation Editing information Has a variety of behavior management tools Transitions are smooth for all children Anticipates the needs of the children Uses self evaluation skills to become a better teacher Other skills list them here:

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Teaching infants Teaching toddlers Teaching preschooler Teaching 4/5 Kindergarten Integrates various teaching methods Understand culture Written communications Muli tasking Selling product Supervising staff Team builder/player Helps individual children with exceptional learning needs. Understands how to facilitate language techniques Is aware of all children in the classroom Accepts constructive criticism

Practicum IV: Developing a Professional Development Plan Goal Development A goal statement of a desired outcome or accomplishment that is specific, observable and realistic. Based upon the data you have generated about yourself and your specific career ideals write career goals for the next one, two and three years. 1. What I want to accomplish and the knowledge/skills I want to acquire or improve by next time this year are:

2. What I want to accomplish and the knowledge/skills I want to acquire or improve by the end of the second year are:

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3. What I want to accomplish and the knowledge/skills I want to acquire or improve by the end of the third year are:

4. What barriers or obstacles might prevent me from accomplishing my goals?

5. What can I do to overcome these barriers or obstacles? What resources are available for me?

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