Running Head: A LOOK FORWARD-MY 5 YEAR PLAN

A Look Forward-My 5-Year Professional Development Plan

M’Laura Yates

National University

TED 690

13 June 2019
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Abstract

This paper gives an outline for the professional development I plan to be involved in over

the next 5 years. This plan has been developed to set goals and expectations I have for

myself within my teaching career over the next 5 years. By creating a timeline for my

plans, I can clearly see the path I would like to take and it gives me short-term and long-

term goals to achieve. As an educator there should be constant growth and I look

forward to achieving these goals.

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2019-2020  Pass RICA

 Apply for and obtain my Preliminary
Year 1 CA Teaching Credential
 Complete Masters Degree Program
 Begin teacher induction program
 Complete 1st year in Arts & Creativity
Initiative
 Complete 1st year in Gilder Lehrman
Institute
 Revise/add to ePortfolio
2020-2021  Complete 2nd year in teacher induction
program
Year 2  Complete 2nd year in Arts & Creativity
Initiative
 Complete 2nd year in Gilder Lehrman
Institute
 Spelling Bee Coordinator
 Revise/add to ePortfolio
2021-2022  Apply for clear CA credential
 Become Google Certified
Year 3  Apply for Grade Level Lead position
 Attend more school board meetings
 Revise/add to ePortfolio
2022-2023  Attend NGSS Professional
Development conference
Year 4  Attend PBIS Professional
Development conference
 Take on more adjunct duties
 Revise/add to ePortfolio
2023-2024  Start Administrative Credential
Program
Year 5  Attend STEAM training
 Continue attending professional
development
 Volunteer as school rep at local
teacher union
 Mentor new teacher
 Revise/add to ePortfolio
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Rationale

As a teacher who is passionate about my future, I have short-term and long-term

goals. My first goals are to take and pass the RICA along with this capstone class so that

I can apply for graduation with my Masters Degree and be recommended for my CA

Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential. I was rehired for the 2nd grade position I

interned in last year, so I would love to begin this next school year by starting the teacher

induction program to clear my credential. My school district is quite small and I’ve

already spoken with the head of the induction program and she is waiting for my final

documentation to come through.

This first year I have already been accepted into a few teacher development

programs. I will be starting the first of three years with the Arts & Creativity Initiative.

This is a program that will help me learn how to integrate the arts into my daily

curriculum. Each year the program is focused on a particular discipline area within the

arts, and I am provided with professional development, supplies, observations, and a

stipend. I have also been accepted into the Gilder Lehrman Institute, which is focused on

U.S. History. This is a particular passion of mine and I am very excited to begin

learning.

Several of the other areas that I plan on developing in professionally are my

participation in the local teacher union and school board. I would like to learn more

about how each is run and what they are doing for our students and us as educators. I

was asked this year to be the grade-level lead for next year, but I think I need more

experience within this district before taking on that role. It is important for me to do the

best I can in any role that I take on, so I don’t want to overextend myself and have my
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responsibilities suffer as a result. I was the Spelling Bee coordinator last year and would

like to continue on in that capacity for now. As I complete the induction program I

would like to take on more adjunct duties. One of the biggest things I would like to do is

get my Administrative Credential. I know that I would like to be an administrator and

possibly a superintendent, however I believe that I need many more years of experience

in the classroom to administer those positions effectively. I plan to show this 5-year plan

to my current administrator and ask for her opinion on my timeline.

At the bottom of each year’s plan I have included revise/add to ePortfolio. I think

this is especially important because as I grow as an educator, the artifacts I provide to

show my competency in each of the Domains will change. This is a way for me to self-

reflect annually by critiquing my PDQP and the relevance it has for the current skills I

possess. According to Costantino & Lorenzo (2009), “The intent of this process is to

facilitate reflection and to improve teaching effectiveness” (p. 18). I also anticipate

literature reviews that are related to current issues and topics in education. I plan to seek

out as much professional development as possible so that I am continually furthering my

teaching philosophy and style, as evidenced through the growth of my students.

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Reference

Costantino, P.M. & De Lorenzo, M.N. (2009). Developing a professional teaching

portfolio: A guide for success (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey:

Pearson.