Practice-based professional learning

classroom. In the article “Beyond Solo Teaching”, Feiman-Nemser discuss some of the challenges a first-year teacher may face and the importance of assigning a mentor teacher. I agree with Feiman-Nemser’s view of incorporating and fostering a professional learning community in the mentor process. As stated in the article, an occasional check-in does not provide a first-year teacher with the feedback or growth required to be successful in…

Reflective Practice in Professional Development of Early Childhood Educators Based on my personal own observations, Early Childhood Education (ECE) teachers usually go through many professional developmental stages. Accordingly, the level of ECE competency for each of these professional developmental stages depends on mastery of teaching techniques, choice of appropriate learning tools, and implementation of effective educational methods or frameworks. Therefore, ECE teachers can progressively…

have moved to having a standard of patient centered care. Objective six is to demonstrate professional values in all collaborative partnerships to foster advocacy and professional accountability. According to the Essentials for Baccalaureate Education, health professionals are encouraged to deliver patient centered care as members of an interprofessional team, emphasizing communication, evidence based practice, quality improvement approaches, and informatics. It mentions the need to have…

faced with many issues affecting student learning and they have to implement new approaches to help students meet their needs and succeed in the classroom. For this reason, teachers must implement effective teaching strategies to engage students in their learning as well as develop new forms of teaching and strategies to meet the needs of a diverse, continually changing student population (McLaughlin & Talbert, 2006). In order to improve student learning, teachers need to make commitments to…

be enhanced to develop learning, rather than being simply theoretical knowledge. Sanders and McCutcheon (1986) says “Unavoidably teaching is active, intentional value-laden work. It is demanding physically, emotionally and mentally.” The authors describe the complexities of the three kinds of practices in the teaching process and provide practical examples of the three practices (Teaching practices, structuring practices and the organisational policies and operating practices) within the…

passion for developing best practices in early childhood, as I am a firm believer that children need to get the best developmental start they can at school. Looking back over the past five years of teaching I have been fortunate enough to have been involved in several different training and development opportunities. This has included Deslea Konza, Teacher mentoring, continuity of learning project and developing inquiry and play based learning. My desire to improve my practice has increased over…

its based on two components,…

healthcare professional, continuing professional development (CPD) is essential to meeting significant clinical benchmarks such as those put in place by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). These standardise the quality of a nursing professional's technical and theoretical care and delineate the essential aspects of care given – emphasising the value of clinical portfolios and the vital role they play in the development of careers. Groves (2014) defines CPD as “a professional…

mission, goals, practices and measures. This grounds PBL work in Plainville and, over a period of time, the consistent and diligent work proved itself by positively influenced student progress. While I firmly believe that student achievement is at the heart of the work we do as educators, the challenge is in structuring the supports and initiatives. To maximize efforts and resources, the “work” must be streamlined and centered on a clearly identified purpose or problem of practice. As I…

graduates to achieve professional practice standards that improve the health and well-being of populations in service to society (Billings & Halstead, 2016). In continuation, the second part of the course project outlines the Southeast region curriculum plan. The staff development program will focus on educating Tampa General Hospital (TGH) nurses on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey. A brief description of the programs’ learning theory,…