Professional Development Plan
Attaining a Master’s degree in Nursing requires a great deal of focus and coordinated effort. It also requires that the student’s personal and professional goals be aligned, as the Master’s degree in Nursing is really the ultimate expression of this alignment: a student whose personal values and aims do not reflect the professional aims represented by the Master’s in Nursing is a student who is likely to be pulled in two different directions at once. Unless the ultimate aims converge, divergence will result—and that is why it… Continue Reading...
is provided.
Keywords: professional development, growth plan, areas of need education
Introduction
In order to facilitate the professional development plan for Butler College Prep, I administered the Teacher Questionnaire to Gain Baseline Data on Differentiated Practices to the teachers at the school. 12 teachers in my building were given a 21-item questionnaire (See Appendix A). From the data collected, the top three problem areas were identified as areas of need. This paper will discuss and analyze the Teacher Questionnaire Data, identify the areas of need and provide a summary and reflection of the overall plan.
Discussion and Analysis of Teacher Questionnaire Data
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act in “cooperation with community,” (Ahuja, 2015, p. 11). As such, the professional development plan should be focused on how to empower teachers to consider future needs of students and their families. Materials used would include tangible items like books and elements of indigenous culture brought from local Waasa-Inaabidaa community leaders, as well as new technologies.
Building Trust
Building trust and support among participants in the professional development program is crucial for the conscious buy-in of all educators, as well as community members. When it comes to building trust among students, it is important to have culturally relevant pedagogical practices that encourage… Continue Reading...
