EDUC 638 Professional Development Growth Plan

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Today I will be discussing my professional development growth plan. As I have journeyed through my current career, I have seized numerous opportunities for professional development. I use technology for most of them. I use sites such GCFLearnFree.org and Lynda.com. These resources have allowed me to learn and gain knowledge and skills that will help me be a better educator. As new software and apps are added to GCFLearnFree.org I will continue to use this site to learn new skills. I use and will continue to use the internet to search for webinars and online learning resources that help me further gain my knowledge in the education field. I would like to one day present a workshop at a national conference. In a previous class I had to identify a conference that I would like to submit a research document to. I hope to one day have various articles published to help future educators gain skills and acquire knowledge. Technology will definitely help me achieve this goal. I can use the internet for research. I can create my document using google docs and share my link with editors, so that they can critique my work. If I was unable to attend a conference, I could still present through telecommunication. I will continue to utilize my blog and twitter accounts as professional learning communities. I will research other professional learning communities as well. Bates, Huber, and McClure (2016) believe that “Professional learning communities unite individuals around topics of interest and inquiry.” (p. 99) These authors also believe that professional learning gains strength, when teachers collaborate and inquire about ways to provide solutions for students that are effective.

My timeline for a professional development growth plan is always changing. I try to participate in two professional development webinars a month. I recently registered for three webinars and they are only fifteen minutes each. I plan to graduate in May 2018 with my Master’s. I will take a year or two off from school before pursuing my doctorate. During my “school break” I will continue to develop professionally and have at least one article published in a journal. Technically I will be taking a break from course work, but not research. I research for a living so that will not stop anytime soon. I hope to be able to attend a national educator’s conference during my break as well. I look forward to the skills and knowledge I will gain. I would also like to present at a local conference or even at my job. I have been given the opportunity to teach courses for our newly established Professional Development Academy. I am really looking forward to helping others develop professionally, while I grow professionally as well.

Reference

Bates, C. C., Huber, R., & McClure, E. (2016). Stay connected: Using technology to enhance professional

                learning communities. Reading Teacher, 70(1), 99-102. doi: 10.1002/trtr.1469