I am just interested in teaching my students.
They are my priority!
“This documentation will help to improve my
skills and to become more proficient on the
job. It is all about my students – just that the
lens is my professional growth. As I develop
my expertise, my students will reap the
maximum benefit. My PD is for the benefit of
my students!”
professional development experience will be
less of a challenge. This approach does not
require a 400-word essay but encourages the
individual to highlight the most important
takeaways and to be able to personalize this
information according to current needs
of learners. This approach encourages the
individual professional to ask questions such
as “What is my greatest takeaway?”, “What new
thing will I try?”,
Got it!
Ok, this makes sense; but how do you
document your PD?
“Well I have used journals, blogs, and
annotated extracts from our professional
development plans or performance reviews.
Additionally, you can make use of the log
samples presented in our PD magazine for the
different professional development activities we
undertake.
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“What should I continue/discontinue?”, “How
do I get in contact with a resource person in
____________?”
Some people use notebooks to keep their
records but I usually use my phone to enter a
quick note. I usually go back to that note and
just keep adding to it. Looking back at it over
time is like looking at a grocery list to see what
I have missed or need to get. Reviewing that list
tells me my next step.
Write it!
If the approach to documenting is viewed as a
continuous activity, recording each individual