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educ_3101_week_1_self-assessment.docFrom George S. Morrison Early Childhood Education Today, 10e Published by Allyn and Bacon/Merrill Education, Boston, MA. Copyright © 2007 by Pearson Education. Reproduced by permission of the publisher. Further reproduction is prohibited without written permission of the publisher.
Assessing Your Professional Development
Read each of the fifteen desired professional outcomes listed below. Give yourself a 3 if you have fully accomplished the outcome, a 2 if you are making satisfactory progress toward meeting the outcome, and a 1 if you are just getting started on meeting the desired outcome.
Scoring Criteria:
3 Full accomplishment
2 Good progress
1 Need to get started
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Desired Professional Outcome |
My Rating |
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1. I have thought about and written my philosophy of teaching and caring for young children. |
1 |
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2. I have a professional career plan for the next year that includes goals and objectives I will endeavor to meet as a professional. |
2 |
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3. I engage in study and training programs to improve my knowledge and competence related to teaching and caring for young children. |
3 |
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4. I am a teachable person. |
3 |
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5. I have worked or am working on a degree or credential to enhance my personal life and my life as a professional. |
3 |
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6. I try to improve myself as a person by engaging in a program of self-development. |
2 |
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7. I practice in my own life and model for others good moral habits and ethical behavior. I encourage others to act ethically. |
3 |
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8. I act professionally and encourage others to do the same. |
3 |
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9. I place the best interests of children, parents, and the profession first in decisions about what constitutes quality teaching and care giving. |
3 |
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10. I know about and am familiar with my profession’s history, terminology, issues, contemporary development, and trends. |
2 |
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11. I consciously and consistently find ways to apply concepts and knowledge about what is best for children to my teaching and care giving. |
3 |
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12. I belong to a professional organization and participate in professional activities such as celebrations, study groups, committees, and conventions. |
2 |
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13. I am an advocate for my profession and the needs and rights of children and families. |
3 |
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14. I involve parents in my program and help and encourage them in their roles as children’s primary caregivers and teachers. |
2 |
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15. I seek the advice of and cooperate with other professionals and professional groups in my work with young children, parents, and families. |
2
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TOTAL POINTS |
37 |
Score Results:
40–45 You are already an accomplished professional. You can work on refining your skills. You can be a strong advocate and mentor for others to help them with their careers.
30–39 You have accomplished a lot and are growing in your professional development. You are ready to take the next steps to assume a more active professional role.
0–29 You are ready to build a foundation of professionalism and to develop plans for being a professional. Seek out accomplished professionals for mentorship and coaching.
