Professional development' is an extensive term that can apply to a range of education, training and opportunities for development. For the intention of this brief, the term will be applied to a complete wide range of activities that have the general aim of enhancing the knowledge and skills of staff and volunteers. (Promoting Quality through Professional Development: A Framework for Evaluation)
Professional development refers to the sequence of getting the aptitude required so as to develop one's profession. (Professional Development) The eventual value of professional development is the main role it plays in the enhancement of student learning. This means that educators must provide interest to the results of professional development on the output of jobs, efficiency of organization, and the success of entire students. Each professional development activity should be convoyed by a perfectly-designed assessment plan for finding its efficiency. Professional development programs must be analyzed to understand their value…...
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Cook, Cathy J; Fine, Carole S. (1997) "Critical Issue: Evaluating Professional Growth and Development" North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. Retrieved from Accessed on 17 February 2005http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/profdevl/pd500.htm
"Evaluating Professional Development Programs" A Partnership of the Laboratory for student success and the Institute for educational Leadership. Retrieved from Accessed on 17 February 2005http://www.e-lead.org/leadership/ld101/evaluation.asp
"Evaluating Professional Development" Retrieved from Accessed on 17 February 2005http://www.wested.org/wested/pubs/online/PDawards/15evaluating.shtml
Guskey, Thomas R. (Fall 1998) "The age of our accountability" Journal of Staff Development. Vol. 19, No. 4. Retrieved from Accessed on 17 February 2005http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/guskey194.cfm
Professional Development
Activity Description and Summary
The activity I completed was a professional development workshop. This particular workshop was focused on attendance in the New York State school system. It provided a plethora of information bout the various facets of attendance, from how to accurately report it to different stratifications of attendance -- by day and by period, for example. Each of these stratifications includes a different form on which to record the attendance of students.
The workshop was extremely comprehensive in that the information it provided applied to public schools throughout the state of New York. It was attended by numerous other educational professionals from the surrounding areas of the five boroughs. In addition to yielding a considerable amount of information about how to professionally and accurately record attendance, it also provided a good opportunity to network with others, and to learn about their own challenges and solutions to the various facets…...
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American College of Education. (2013). November 2013 graduate catalog. American College of Education.
NYC Department of Education. (2013). How to take daily and period attendance with FAQs. Office of Safety and Youth Development.
Professional Development Assessment
Principal duties
As part of my principle duties as a nurse, I have strived to go above and beyond my job description and alert physicians about ways to cut waste. One of my interventions saved the hospital $1,000.00 to $5,000.00 while still producing the same successful surgical outcomes simply by the way valve sutures were allocated and utilized.
Identifies, facilitates, and evaluates outcomes of nursing care for an individual patient or group of patients
I reformulated formulated the nursing policy and procedure manual and custom-built a travel cart for more rapid ECMO patient care. I also collaborated with a surgeon to foster general quality improvements in ECMO at the facility, resulting in more expedient care and reduced patient mortality rates.
Coordinates involvement of the patient, family and health team members in patient care, including patient/family teaching and discharge planning
As well as work with professional colleagues, I believe the nurse must educate the…...
The data collected can be stored in a proper registry which is useful for everyone who will need to gain experience, the amateur nurse just need to study this data in case actual professionals are not there for practical help or guidance. This same data can be used in coaching and mentoring as many of the new trainees may not be familiar with the terminologies or methodologies written, in that case a mentor is required to help them understand and perform better.
Thirdly, how can nurses contribute to orientation and ongoing education programs and act as a role model to other members of the healthcare team? Here, the contribution of nurses towards the orientation should not be just mere introduction but a proper guidance from themselves towards the students on all the phases, tasks and the scenarios which the students have to go through.
A nurse from its side can act as…...
Professional Development of Nursing Professionals:
Impact of IOM eport on Nursing Education:
One of the major contents of the IOM report on the future of nursing is the need for these professionals to attain higher levels of education and training. According to the report, this can only be achievable if there is an improved education system that boosts flawless progression in academics. Education in the nursing field should act as the foundation for long-term learning and incorporate opportunities that promote flawless switch to higher degree programs. This report is likely to result in profound changes in the nursing education to include the major changes in nursing environments and practice. The changes in education will be geared towards providing understanding and experience in the transformed nurses' roles, management of care, change management, and methods of quality improvement ("Transforming Education," 2010).
In efforts to develop a system that promotes ongoing lifelong learning, the nursing profession…...
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"Leadership in a Collaborative Environment." (2010, October 5). The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (2011) -- The National Academies Press. Retrieved October 20, 2011, from http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12956&page=225
"Solutions from the Field." (2010, October 5). The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (2011) -- The National Academies Press. Retrieved October 20, 2011, from http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12956&page=210
"The Importance of Transforming Nursing Practice to Improve Care." (2010, October 5). The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (2011) -- The National Academies Press. Retrieved October 20, 2011, from http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12956&page=86
"Transforming Education." (2010, October 5). The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (2011) -- The National Academies Press. Retrieved October 20, 2011, from http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12956&page=163
Professional Development and esearch
Figure 2 in Joyce and Showers (1995) means (to me), that awareness and concept understanding are much more significant in specific parts of teaching (and other helping or communication professions) than skill attainment or problem solving, at least where presentation of theory and modeling are concerned. That is not to say that these other areas are not important, but only that they are not as vital as the ability to be aware and understand the concepts with which a person is working (Jasper, 2006).
However, when it comes to skill attainment in feedback and coaching, there is a strong correlation. It is more important to be both aware and skilled in those two areas, where the presentation of theory and modeling are more focused on being aware and understanding the concept, as opposed to attaining a specific level of skill. In the area of coaching and peers, application…...
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Golding, L. & Gray, I. (2006). Continuing professional development for clinical psychologists: A practical handbook. The British Psychological Society. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing
Jasper, M. (2006). Professional development, reflection, and decision-making. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
Perhaps more than any force beside diligence, knowledge will impact one's success, translating into the capacity to make good decisions, to evade costly errors and to behave in a manner that is essentially ethical. This is why, according to Merriam's (2001) report, transformational educational strategies have emerged as among the preferred means of helping continuing learners through the process of professional educational engagement. Merriam remarks on the transition in conventional thinking which would move the discussion on professional education toward these transformational strategies.
Today, professional development education has attained a unique place in the discourse over learning philosophies and approaches. ith respect to our consideration of transformative learning strategies, this is relevant because the needs of adult learners fall into their own distinct instructional and cognitive categories. One reason at the base of this distinction is the diversity of motives which inclines adults to seek education. Accordingly, Bash (2003) reported that…...
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Bash, L. (2003). Demographics and projections in adult learners in the academy. Bolton,
MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc.
Carter, C.; Bishop, J. & Kravits, S.L. (2007). Keys to College Studying: Becoming an Active Thinker. Pearson Education.
Merriam, S. (2002). The New Update on Adult Learning Theory. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
These are important traits in a nurse, since the long hour inherent in the work environment can create fatigue and a less than happy disposition. Hence, if friendliness and patience are already inherent personality traits, this gives the nurse an important reserve to use when his or her energy reserves are eroded by the long hours of work. Clients who visit the hospital should always be made to feel at ease, especially in the case of shock, injury, or grief, which are often inherent components of the health care environment.
My preferred learning style is visual, with some components of the auditory learning style as well. This means that, before practical experience, I prefer to obtain information primarily by looking at it and secondarily by listening to it. Ideally, my learning environment should therefore be made up of lectures with plenty of visual material. In a hospital set-up, I learn…...
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Burton, R. And Ormrod, G. (n.d.) Becoming a Qualified Nurse. Retrieved from: http://www.oup.com/uk/orc/bin/9780199568437/burton_ch01.pdf
Cambridge Professional Academy (2012). Personal Development Planning. Retrieved from: http://www.professionalacademy.com/files/nodes/c9e9ea8f-3a51-4a2d-8dc5-f5f3d11847f4/editor/file/Personal%20Development%20Plan.pdf
CARNA (2008, Oct. 1). Nursing Practice Standards. Retrieved from: http://www.nurses.ab.ca/Carna-Admin/Uploads/new_nps_with_ethics.pdf
Crossan, F. (2003). Strategic management and nurses: building foundations. Journal of Nursing Management. Vol. 11. Retrieved from: http://bmhlibrary.info/12930539.pdf
PLCsI would say that PLCs are an invaluable part of their professional development. I find that through the sharing of knowledge, strategies, ideas, goals, and experiences in PLCs, educators often gain opportunities for professional growth that would just not be accessible otherwise. It is a platform where best practices can be shared, different perspectives can be gained, camaraderie can be established, support can be given, and constructive feedback can be provided. Indeed, the camaraderie and support found within these communities can often combat feelings of isolation that educators may experience, fostering a sense of belonging and shared purpose. For me, that is one of the most important points because learning and educating can often be very difficult journeys that often make us feel like we are alone. I value these PLCs especially for the fact that you realize you are not alone at all.However, PLCs can also present challenges. Organizing…...
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Elliott, J. (2019). What is lesson study?. European journal of education, 54(2), 175-188.
Koh, J. H. L. (2019). Four pedagogical dimensions for understanding flipped classroom practices
in higher education: A systematic review. Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 19(4), 14-33.
Entities such as the U.. Department of Education for example offers several suggestions for mitigating problems related to teacher development issues.
The Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative (U.. Dept. Of Education) for example provides teachers with a basis from which to make their own development choices. This not only provides teachers with the opportunity for further development, but also to remain autonomous regarding the decisions that they make in this regard. Indeed, this aspect is essential in accomplishing true teacher development.
The Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative is implemented by teachers themselves, and provides other teachers with technical support, professional development, and also recognition for teachers for their accomplishments at their various grade levels. In this way, it is the aim of the Department of Education to strengthen its support for teachers within the United tates. pecifically, the following aspects are addressed by the Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative:
ummer workshops are offered free of charge. This provides teachers with the…...
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Moor, H., Halsey, K., Jones, M., Martin, K., Stott, a., Brown, C. And Harland, J. (2005). Professional Development for Teachers Early in their Careers: an Evaluation of the Early Professional Development Pilot Scheme (DfES Research Report 613). London: DfES. http://www.nfer.ac.uk/research-areas/pims-data/outlines/early-professional-development-for-teachers-in-their-second-and-third-years-of-teaching.cfm
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Professional Development in the Nursing Field
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Describe the nurse leader's role as advocate for the nursing profession
As the nursing profession advocate, the nurse leader will ensure that there is unity amongst the nurses within the health care facility. This unity will allow the nurses to work together and share responsibilities. With unity, the nurses can be able to coordinate and advice one another, and this would improve the quality of health care provided Dall'Alba & Sandberg, 2006.
The nurse leader will also advocate for better working hours for the nurses. Nurses work long hours and fatigue can affect the quality of service they provide. The nurse leader will come up with duty rosters that are considerate of the nurses working hours. The nurse leader can also advocate for the nurses specialization. With each nurse having specialized in a specific field, the nurse leader can push for the nurse to be based…...
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Dall'Alba, G., & Sandberg, J. (2006). Unveiling Professional Development: A Critical Review of Stage Models. Review of Educational Research, 76(3), 383-412.
Webster-Wright, A. (2009). Reframing Professional Development through Understanding Authentic Professional Learning. Review of Educational Research, 79(2), 702-739.
Professional development is a key component for the growth of all education professionals.
In the reflective paper, the author reviews information updates from the i.gov website that reviews department specifications for teacher training in the special education sector. This includes the pertinent regulations that provide funding for activities such as Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) and Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIPs). It also lays out the regulations regarding format and implementation of the FBAs, including such issues of legitimacy as parent participation in the evaluation and intervention process.
In this essay, the author will review a complete assessment and reflect upon the information gained, including what tools were used, what each tool does provide in terms of programming for a student with special needs. e will see how the regulations are affected by the information in the instructional planning (including FBA and BIPs) and how these affect the student with special needs.
In this essay,…...
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Dpi.wi.gov, State of Wisconsin. (2011). Standards and directions for assessing compliance. Retrieved from State of Wisconsin website: http://dpi.wi.gov /sped/pdf/sa-stand-dir.pdf.
Title ii, part a -- teacher and principal training and recruiting. (2006, May 15). Retrieved from
Professional Development
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James Cain, Mildred Pierce
On the grounds of literary merit, Mildred Pierce is a 'potboiler.' However, its tale of how a hardscrabble woman made a fortune through a chain of restaurants illustrates the American Dream, in terms of both of its good and bad sides. Pierce is a strong woman, but author Cain cannot allow her to be viewed as a heroine, because of her failure as a mother. Reflecting a common cultural stereotype, women are shown to be unable to be successful both in the business world and as 'real' women.
Walter Mosley, Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
Walter Mosley's work is a kind of film noir in prose. It features an African-American detective, Easy Rawlins. This book is important because it looks back at the formative classic era of Hollywood in Los Angeles through the eyes of a contemporary, American author and examines how the conventions and restrictions of…...
Professional Development Plan
Attaining a Master’s degree in Nursing requires a great deal of focus and coordinated effort. It also requires that the student’s personal and professional goals be aligned, as the Master’s degree in Nursing is really the ultimate expression of this alignment: a student whose personal values and aims do not reflect the professional aims represented by the Master’s in Nursing is a student who is likely to be pulled in two different directions at once. Unless the ultimate aims converge, divergence will result—and that is why it is so important that a nursing student reflect upon how his or her personal and professional goals correlate. This paper will serve as a professional development plan: it will give some background on my personal history, my professional accomplishments, my future aspirations, while also identifying my academic interests and my goals for my Walden educational experience.
Personal and Professional Goals
It has always…...
Differentiated instruction offers the possibility for all students to meet their own personal and optimal potential in the learning environment of the classroom.
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ellai, Mariann (2008) Professional Development Plan. Schenectady City Schools. Online available at: http://www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/ProfessionalDevelopment/ProfDevPlan08.pdf
Corley, Mary Ann (2005) Differentiated Instruction: Adjusting to the Needs of All Learners. Focus on asics Vol. 7 Issue C. March, 2005. National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy.
Differentiated Instruction (2007) Council for Exceptional Children. News & Issues. Arlington, Virginia. Online available at http://www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Differentiated_Instruction&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=24&ContentID=4695
Empowering Students to Succeed (2007) Title II Professional Development Plan. Dekalb County School System 2006-2007. Online available at: http://www.dekalbk12.org/TitleIIplan.doc
Heacox, D. (2002). Differentiating instruction in the regular classroom: How to reach and teach all learners, grades 3-12. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.
Moore, etty (2008) Using Assistive Technology, Differentiated Instruction and Professional Learning Teams. CODE Chronicles, Issue No. 1, 2006 November.
Tomlinson, C. (1999). The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of…...
mlaBIBLIOGRAPHY
Bellai, Mariann (2008) Professional Development Plan. Schenectady City Schools. Online available at: http://www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/ProfessionalDevelopment/ProfDevPlan08.pdf
Corley, Mary Ann (2005) Differentiated Instruction: Adjusting to the Needs of All Learners. Focus on Basics Vol. 7 Issue C. March, 2005. National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy.
Differentiated Instruction (2007) Council for Exceptional Children. News & Issues. Arlington, Virginia. Online available at http://www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Differentiated_Instruction&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=24&ContentID=4695
Empowering Students to Succeed (2007) Title II Professional Development Plan. Dekalb County School System 2006-2007. Online available at: http://www.dekalbk12.org/TitleIIplan.doc
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