Early Childhood NAEYC Assessment
PV005: Professional Development Worksheet
Use the following worksheet to guide the development of the Assessment for this Competency.
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Part One: Professional Goals and Self-Assessment Long-Term Goals and Aspirations | Note: These must reflect NAEYC standards for professional preparation.
1. My goal is to be come a college professor to pursue my career in Early childhood Education.
2. Complete my education in receiving my PhD to receive my Doctoral degree in Early Childhood and teach Early Childhood studies at surrounding Universities.
· I work well with children in the Early Childhood classrooms. · I have worked in Early Childhood Education teaching as a Head start teacher since 2011. · I am a very creative and fun-loving teacher who enjoys grasping the attention of the child to help to be eager to learn new things. · Enjoy making hands-on activities to get the children in the concept of developing a certain skill.
Areas for Growth · Overcoming my fear in speaking in front of a large crowd. · Get more an in-depth of my educational career in becoming an Early Childhood college professor. · ·
Areas of Interest/Inspiration · Learn the in-depth studies on what it takes to become a college professor. · · ·
Near-Term Goals (Note: These are goals that you will achieve in the next 6 months.) Goal 1: Attain my MS in Early Childhood Education to become a 2-year college professor. However, I am getting the proper knowledge and skills here at Walden University to understand the basic studies of Early Childhood Education.
Goal 2:
Goal 3:
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Part Two: Research to Inform Professional Development · What current policies, research, issues, and/or trends inform your near-term goals?
· How might these policies, research issues, and/or trends support or impede your ability to reach your goals?
· How can you apply your learning about the research, policies, issues, or trends to advance toward achieving your goals?
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Part Three: Early Childhood Professional Organizations and Resources Organization/Resource #1 · Name of organization or resource: Washington County Opp. Inc. · Website or contact information: www.wcoihs.edu · Brief overview of purpose of organization or resource: · Statement of how the organization or resource can be used to support one or more of your near-term goals:
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Organization/Resource #2 · Name of organization or resource: Walden University · Website or contact information: www.waldenu.edu · Brief overview of purpose of organization or resource: · Statement of how the organization or resource can be used to support one or more of your near-term goals:
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Organization/Resource #3 · Name of organization or resource: · Website or contact information: · Brief overview of purpose of organization or resource: · Statement of how the organization or resource can be used to support one or more of your near-term goals:
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Part Four: Individual Professional Development Plan Complete the Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) template and Appendix. Submit them separately. |
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