Per the Professional Development Inventory, the three core strengths of an effective leader are communication skills, observational skills, and leadership and management skills. Over the last 30 years, I have been employed in various leadership and management positions. In such, I have a vested interest in identifying my personal strengths and weaknesses to improve my leadership skills. From the Professional Development Inventory, I have identified my strongest attribute to be observational…
Continually improving knowledge and practice means that a professional is – Able to learn from experiences and develop understanding of how and why we do things the way we do. When professionals are encouraged and supported to access training and to develop their skills you have a stronger more resilient workforce. It ensures that professionals adhere to all the current Health and social care standards, legislations and guidelines for good practice in the place of work by keeping up to date.…
RECOMMENDATION In regards to district-wide professional development my recommendation is that the district chooses to focus on intervention and enrichment for the reasons outlined in the sections below. II: BACKGROUND The district has been focusing the past year on professional learning communities (PLCs) and establishing PLCs in each building across the district. The goal for the end of the 2015-16 school year was to start implementing these professional learning communities throughout the…
Philosophy Statement Kiyana McGlothen National American University NS3326: Professional Role Development Nursing Philosophy Statement A nurse is professional, provides quality care, maintains knowledge of nursing practice and carries out his or her duties that coincides with his or her personal nursing philosophical approach. A nurse 's role includes the ability to be a caregiver, teach, advocate, manage, be a professional colleague, and to progress into an expert (Zerwekh and Zerwekh-Garneau,…
Nursing Theory and Professional Development Introduction While exploring different nursing theories and the many aspects of professional development, it is important to reflect on what I have learned. It is even more important to take the knowledge I have gained throughout this course and apply it to my future as a nursing student and an RN. Each theory, depending on whether or not you agree with it, can play an important role in how each nurse tackles each day. The different strengths and…
Self-Assessment: Promoting Personal and Professional Development The field of human services is quite broad, as a number of professions actually fall under the umbrella of human services. Still, no matter what human service career path one follows, he/she is guaranteed to work with people, as helping others is a fundamental aspect of the human service field. To this end, it is vital that human service professionals be aware of what they do well and recognize what they still need to learn and…
therefore should provide care to the sick, poor and injured in the community. Mothers would gather herbs and other remedies to care for their sick family members. . The role of early Christians is one of the factor that influenced the development of professional nursing. During the early Christian period, nursing began to have a formal and more defined role in the society” (Taylor, Lillies, Lynn, Lemone, 2010 p. 7). Helping and caring for others were the main focus of the early Christians.…
1) Professional development - anything you have attended since last spring and if/how it has changed your practice I am taking Rigor Redefined in High School Mathematics through RESA. One way that this course has changed by practice is that I incorporate writing more in some of the Geometry class that I am with. Also, I will thrown in mindset building elements when possible. 2) Student growth data - what are you using to measure student growth and how are you adjusting…
The purpose of this study is to examine teacher perceptions and experiences with current approaches to professional development in K-12 schools. This study is important to K-12 educators as it will examine opportunities for teachers to utilize technology to pursue professional development relevant to their teaching and learning practice in a flexible learning environment. Additionally, this study will analyze pathways toward developing new and engaging learning experiences that would not be…
Part One: Summary Skill Development Among Student Affairs Professionals by Darby M. Roberts is a short article based on research conducted amongst student affairs professionals in the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region III. Roberts’ research was conducted to show the variety of skills possessed by student affairs professionals on different levels such as new professionals, mid-managers, and senior officers. New professionals are individuals who have worked…