Professional Development Plan

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Purpose: The purpose of creating a Professional Development Plan is to:

Articulate your career goals
Develop a Identify a plan to achieve your goals
Foster your identity as an early childhood professionalism

Task: Complete the Professional Development Plan template

Steps: Follow these steps to create your Professional Development Plan

Navigate to Module 8 on BMCC’s Open Lab
Review the questions on the Professional Development Plan and:
1. The sample Professional Development Plan
2. “Where to Find Answers for your Professional Development Plan”
Open the Professional Development Plan document
Download and save the blank Professional Development Plan document to your device
Answer the questions on the Professional Development Plan, use as exemplars and guides the:
1. sample Professional Development Plan
2. “Where to Find Answers for your Professional Development Plan”
Save your Professional Development Plan again to your device
Submit your Professional Development Plan on Blackboard, under ‘Assignments’
Post your Professional Development Plan on your ECE e-Portfolio, in ‘Academic Artifacts for ECE 110-Seminar

A Professional Development Plan enables you to articulate your career goals, your strengths, and opportunities for growth so that you can achieve your goals. The Professional Development Plan may serve as a road map for your career path as an early childhood professional. The Professional Development Plan is meant to be a living document, being revised as your career evolves.

Assessment Rubric (1 point – must meet Learner or Competent in all elements to earn 1 point)

TASKS	COMPETENT	LEARNER	NOVICE
Prompts	All of the prompted were answered with thorough & complete responses	All of the prompts were answered	Most of the prompts were answered
Connection to Class	There were several specific meaningful, well-thought out connections to material from class	There were several specific connections to material from class	There were some connections to material from class
Reflection	There is evidence of many meaningful, thoughtful, well-developed reflections	There was evidence of several meaningful reflections	There was evidence of few, vague, reflections.
Clarity	All of the responses were clear, organized, coherent, & there was evidence of proof reading	All of the prompt were clear, organized, & coherent.	Many of the prompts were clear, organized, & coherent.