Module 8: Creating Profiles & ePortfolios

Contents

Module Objectives

In this module you will:

  • Create a professional development plan
  • Initiate your APIRE Registry Profile
  • Develop your e-Portfolio

Power Point from Class

Link to Career Path Power Point

Material from Class

Professional Development Plan

Complete your Professional Development Plan and Professional Development Plan Self-Assessment.  You will post the completed your Professional Development Plan to your ECE e-Portfolio. To complete the document:

  1. Save the document to your device.
  2. Answer the questions
  3. Save the document.
  4. Upload the document on Blackboard, in the Assignments section, under ‘Professional Development Plan’
    1. If you cannot save the document to your device, copy the questions on the left, create a new document on your device; paste the questions onto the new document, answer the questions, and upload the document to Blackboard, in the Assignments section, under ‘Professional Development Plan’

Link to Professional Development Plan

Professional Development Plan REV

Here is a sample for Professional Development Plan:

PDP Example

Complete the Professional Development Plan Self-Assessment. To complete the steps:

  1. Save the document to your device.
  2. Review the rubric
  3. For each element/ row of the rubric, identify where you fall in each column; I suggest highlighting or changing the font color
  4. Answer the questions at the bottom of the rubric
  5. Save the document.
  6. Upload the document on Blackboard, in the Assignments section, under ‘Professional Development Plan Self-Assessment’
    1. If you cannot save the document to your device, copy the questions at the bottom of the rubric, create a new document on your device; paste the questions onto the new document, answer the questions, and upload it to Blackboard, in the Assignments section, ‘Professional Development Plan Self-Assessment’
Professional Development Plan Self Assessment

Below is a sample Self-Assessment form

Self Assessment Example

Self-Assessment Forms

Complete the Participation in Our Learning Community Self- Assessment

Participation in Learning Community Self Assessment

Complete the Site Visit Self-Assessment (if you haven’t already)

Site Visit Self Assessment

Complete the Professional Development Plan Self-Assessment (if you haven’t already)

Professional Development Plan Self Assessment

To complete the forms

  1. Save the document to your device.
  2. Review the rubric
  3. For each element/ row of the rubric, identify where you fall in each column; I suggest highlighting or changing the font color
  4. Answer the questions at the bottom of the rubric
  5. Save the document.
  6. Upload the document on Blackboard, in the Assignments section, under ‘Participation in Our Learning Community Self-Assessment’; ‘ Site Visit’; or ‘Professional Development Plan’
    1. If you cannot save the document to your device, copy the questions at the bottom of the rubric, create a new document on your device; paste the questions onto the new document, answer the questions, and upload it to Blackboard, in the Assignments section, ‘Participation in Our Learning Community Self-Assessment’; ‘Site Visit’; or ‘Professional Development Plan’

Below is a sample Self-Assessment form

Self Assessment Example

Surveys

I appreciate your honest & open feedback to help me improve the course.  Complete the End-of-Course Survey

We are developing a new survey for students to complete at the end of the semester, called the Student Experience Survey.  Your input and feedback will help us to revise and refine the survey.  Please complete this survey: https://forms.gle/qxvSNALeXvip3aag6 

We are considering hosting the professional development workshop series. This includes the Mandated Reporter Workshop, School Violence Prevention Workshop, Dignity for All Students Workshop, Mental Health and First Aid, Training in the Need of Children with Autism, and CPR.  Please complete the survey using the link below so that we can determine interest.  More information will be sent once we determine if we have interest.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZPJBD29

ASPIRE Registry Profile

Develop your ASPIRE Registry Profile at https://www.nyworksforchildren.org/

To learn more about the ASPIRE Registry, review the brochure:

ASPIREbrochure

Watch this video about the ASPIRE Registry https://www.nyworksforchildren.org/

ECE e-Portfolio

Create your ECE e-Portfolio.  Follow the instruction in this video or the handout below:

Claiming & Cloning ECE EPortfolio

ECE Program Planning Form

When you are advised, I suggest you 1) bring this form with you, and 2) keep a copy for your records.  This outlines all of the classes the ECE program recommends you take. Although this is your education and you have autonomy and power to decide, we suggest these specific courses for the following reasons:

  1. Articulation agreements — these are legally binding agreements between 2-year and 4-year colleges in which both colleges identify which courses a student will take at the 2-year college and the 4-year college agrees to accept all of the credits a student completes at the 2-year college — but the student must meet all of the requirements for 4-year college, such as GPA, specific grades for specific classes, etc.
  2. Courses Required for NYS ECE Teacher Certification — NY State Education Department requires teacher candidates to take specific college courses in order to become a certified teacher; these courses, along with those you take at your 4-year college, meet those requirements
  3. Preparation for NYS Teacher Certification Exams — teacher candidates are required to complete 3 rigorous exams in NYS.  The exams cover general knowledge (math, science, Social Studies, English, art, etc.)  as well as best practices in early childhood education and working with diverse learners (children with disabilities and multi-language learners). These courses will help prepare you for those exams
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Link to ECE Program Planning Form