Professional+Growth+Plan

Professional Growth Plan---Draft 11/28/12
Just shortly before graduating with my Ph.D. a professor, Dr. Bloom, said to me getting a Ph.D. only meant that it brought to those achieving the degree nothing more than demonstration of responsibility to continue learning and the time to do it. Trends in Education have recently brought about the concept of each teacher creating a professional growth plan. It is anticipated that as accountability for teachers continues, the concept of a Professional Growth Plan (PGP) will also filter not just in Elementary to Higher Education environments of teachers, but also other disciplines. The medical fields have always been aware of this, requiring doctors and nurses to continue learning their craft for a continued license to practice. Teacher Education also continues education requirements yet, there seems to be little direction. A PGP serves the purpose for developing direction and stating goals. Below is my developing PGP.


 * ~ ===Year=== ||~ ===Goals=== ||~  ||~   ||
 * **2012-2013** || ===Writing:===

2 articles per year || **Mobile Devices in the Classroom**

Competency Based Teacher Education to Support Sustainability || Published 2013 Submitted for publication 2012- anticipated publication: In Volume III: School-based Interventions for Struggling Readers, K-8 ||
 * || ===Research:=== || Sustainability of Teacher Education Program || Presently working with Dr. Smart to initiate new concept for the teacher education program. Pilot study of competency based instruction IST (CPSC 204) Considerations to Next Gen Education. ||
 * ||  || Mobile Devices in the classroom || On-going research with the impact of mobile devices. Grant proposal submitted.(2012) ||
 * || ===Education=== || Instructional Technology

Neurology/course audit

Leadership || IST is changing the way we continue to learn and teach.

Neurology-is a personal interest as two extended family members have sustained head injuries. The continued understanding of how our brain functions and repairs itself is directly linked to learning and my profession. Educational Gaming is on the rise in educational uses and setting. It is my hope to further my own learning and understanding how these three concepts intersect and how I may best help students with this knowledge.

Leadership/ Professional development- In preparation for the expansion of HU105 to Auburn School District. It is anticipated that I will take on new roles in leadership as representative of Heritage University's HU 105 program partnership with the ESD school district. To better prepare for the demands I am engaging in leadership seminars through ESD 105. ||
 * || ===Community=== || Crises support for Students || Two students in the past year have suggested suicide due to increased pressure of family life and demands of their degree program. A several others have remarked on the difficulties of their marital relationships. (2 divorces) Little help is available to students or faculty to support students when faced with these situations. There is an increased need to support these students. Develop a Suicide Prevention awareness campaign/ Marital support programs ||
 * ~ 2013-2014 ||~  ||~   ||~   ||
 * || ===Writing=== ||  ||   ||
 * || 2 articles/year || HU 105 Teacher Education

Program plan for Competency Based Teacher Education || Further support and research of the HU 105 Teacher education program and its expansion to Auburn School District

Should the university further its stance on competency based model within the traditional program || IST Begin: HCI program at University of Washington
 * || ===Research=== || HU 105 || On going: Competency based Teacher Ed/ Next Gen Education ||
 * || ===Education=== || Continue:

Complete Leadership Training || HCI is a new and developing field. According to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Human-Computer Interaction is a discipline concerned with the design, evaluation, and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them. HCI is necessarily a multidisciplinary field, incorporating facets of information science, computer science, design, and technical communication among other fields. The University of Washington offering courses In HCI.

It is my goal to complete leadership training in the new role developed from the HU 105 Auburn Teacher Ed Program ||
 * || ===Community=== || Crisis support for student || Student Suicide prevention program implemented for all faculty ||