Professional Development Plan Template

Part 1: Growing as an Early Childhood Professional: Self-Assessment

Reflect upon your strengths and areas of improvement in relationship to the five Early Childhood Professional Core Knowledge Categories listed on the Self-Assessment Chart. Then, for at least three of the five categories, complete a self-assessment in the following by explaining:

· The knowledge and skills you currently possess in each category (1-2 paragraphs for each category)

· Your professional development needs for each category (1-2 paragraphs for each category)

Self-Assessment

Early Childhood Professional

Core Knowledge Categories

Knowledge and Skills

You Currently Possess

Your Professional Development Needs

Child & Youth Development

Families & Communities

Health & Safety

Teaching & Learning Environment/Curriculum

Professionalism & Program Organization

Part 2: Professional Development Plan: Goals and Action Steps

Based upon your self-assessment, develop two SMART goals for your professional development. Then, for each goal, complete the following in the chart provided:

· Action Steps: What steps will you take to reach your goal?

· Note: At least one action step for each goal should include a collaborative component. Collaborative activities include observations, interviews, book clubs, consultation with a director of professional development, etc. (Add or remove table cells, as needed).

· Collaborator(s): Who will support you in completing your action steps and/or reaching your goal?

· Resources: What do you need to complete your action steps and/or reach your goal?

· Timeline: What is your timeline for completing the action step?

· Evaluation: How will you know you have reached your goal?

Note: You will implement at least one of your action steps to complete this Assessment.

Goals and Action Steps

Professional

Development

Goals

Action Steps

Collaborator

Resources Needed

Timeline

Evaluation

PD Goal 1:

PD Goal 2:

Part 3: Reflection on Implementation of Action Step

Implement at least one action step from your Professional Development Plan. Then, write a 1- to 2-page reflection, in the space provided, that explains the following:

· The action step(s) you implementation and provide evidence of your implementation.

· Whether the action step(s) implementation did or did not support you in reaching your professional development goal.

· The collaborative component(s) of the implemented action step(s) and whether it did or did not support you in reaching your professional development goal.

· How subsequent action steps will support you in making meaningful contributions to young children’s healthy development and learning.

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