Part 1: Growing as an Early Childhood Professional: Self-Assessment Reflect upon your strengths and areas of improvement in relationship to the five Early Childhood Professional Core Knowledge Categories listed on the Self-Assessment Chart.
Professional Development Plan Template
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Part 1: Growing as
an Early Childhood Professional: Self-Assessment |
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Reflect upon your strengths and areas of
improvement in relationship to the five Early Childhood Professional Core Knowledge
Categories listed on the Self-Assessment Chart. Then, for at least three of the five
categories, complete a self-assessment in the following by explaining: ·
The
knowledge and skills you currently possess in each category (1-2 paragraphs
for each category) ·
Your
professional development needs for each category (1-2 paragraphs for each
category) |
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Self-Assessment |
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Early Childhood
Professional Core Knowledge
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Knowledge and
Skills You Currently
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Your Professional Development
Needs |
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Child & Youth
Development |
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Families &
Communities |
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Health & Safety |
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Teaching & Learning
Environment/Curriculum |
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Professionalism &
Program Organization |
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Part 2:
Professional Development Plan: Goals and Action Steps |
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Based upon your self-assessment, develop two SMART
goals for your professional development. Then, for each goal, complete the following
in the chart provided: ·
Action Steps: What steps will you take to
reach your goal? o
Note: At least one action step for
each goal should include a collaborative component. Collaborative activities
include observations, interviews, book clubs, consultation with a director of
professional development, etc. (Add or remove table cells, as needed). ·
Collaborator(s): Who will support you in
completing your action steps and/or reaching your goal? ·
Resources:
What do you need to complete your action steps and/or reach your goal? ·
Timeline: What is your timeline for
completing the action step? ·
Evaluation: How will you know you have reached your goal? Note: You will implement at least one of your action steps to
complete this Assessment. |
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Goals and Action
Steps |
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Professional Development Goals |
Action Steps |
Collaborator |
Resources Needed |
Timeline |
Evaluation |
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Part 3: Reflection
on Implementation of Action Step |
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Implement at least one action step from your
Professional Development Plan. Then, write a 1- to 2-page reflection, in the
space provided, that explains the following: ·
The action step(s) you implementation
and provide evidence of your implementation. ·
Whether the action step(s)
implementation did or did not support you in reaching your professional
development goal. ·
The collaborative component(s) of the
implemented action step(s) and whether it did or did not support you in
reaching your professional development goal. ·
How subsequent action steps will
support you in making meaningful contributions to young children’s healthy
development and learning. |
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