15 Aug Professional Development Plan (I will provide previous writings to help)
Week 8 Assignment – Professional Development Plan
Overview
This assignment consists of three parts:
Part 1: Professional Resources and Issues in Education.
Part 2: Action Plan for Continued Growth.
Part 3: Career Readiness Documents.
You must submit all three parts for the completion of this assignment.
Part 1: Professional Resources and Issues in Education
For Part 1, use the Internet to research professional organizations, grant opportunities,
and virtual learning communities pertinent to your current or prospective work
environment.
Write a 23 page paper in which you:
Examine relevant organizations and key issues in education that will be beneficial to you as you continue
to work in your future career.
Select at least two 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.
Predict at least three issues that you believe will be of particular significance within the next decade, or
choose three remaining questions that you ponder related to your current or prospective work
environment.
Select one of the issues or questions you identified in relation to your theme and work environment, and
construct an annotated bibliography of at least five print and non-print resources to consult in the future.
Part 2: Action Plan for Continued Growth
Write a 23 page paper in which you:
Examine your development during the program and develop an action plan for continued growth.
Specify the development of your information literacy and research skills throughout your coursework.
Provide 13 papers, artifacts, or examples from previous coursework to demonstrate your
changes and acquired knowledge within this area. Note: If you do not have papers, artifacts, or
examples, attach the descriptions of your chosen previous assignments.
Develop a plan for continued information literacy development as part of your personal and professional
growth plan. Your plan must include, at a minimum, the following:
o 35 information literacy goals.
o Potential means (for example, organizations and resources that you may utilize) to achieve the
information literacy goals.
o Relevant strategies for applying the literacy skills in educational or work environment.
Specify the development of your writing skills throughout your coursework. Provide 13 papers, artifacts,
or examples from previous coursework to demonstrate your changes 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, or examples, attach the descriptions of your chosen
previous assignments.
Create an action plan geared toward both building upon your personal and professional
strengths (identified in Reflective Journal: Strengths-Based Reflection) and toward improving your
weaknesses. Your plan must include, at a minimum, the following:
o 35 goals.
o 35 key steps that you plan to take for further evaluation and continuous improvement.
o Potential means (for example, organizations and resources that you may utilize) to achieve these goals.
o Relevant strategies for applying the plan in educational or work environment.
Part 3: Career Readiness Documents
Submit the final versions of your career readiness documents that you have been
working on during the course. Submit each of the following documents in the appendix
of your final assignment submission:
A one-page cover letter that introduces yourself to employers and showcases your skills, qualifications
and experience relevant to a position that you would like to apply for in the future.
A rsum or CV that includes the following, at minimum:
o Contact details.
o Opening statement.
o List of key skills.
o Personal attributes and career overview.
o Educational qualifications.
o Employment history.
A 12 page teaching philosophy that documents your beliefs about education.
