Implementing a More Developmental Plan
Implementing a Professional Development Plan
Lifelong learning and professional development are important to productive professionals. Strategic professional development requires careful definition of goals and performance criteria, followed by action plans to achieve desired performance. This material will guide you in developing a professional development plan that produces performance improvements that are documented and impressive.
Process for Creating, Assessing, and Documenting Professional Growth
Planning
Step 1: [Year 1 only] Review/analyze your time usage
Step 2: Write your performance criteria
Step 3: [Year 1 only] Assess last year’s performance
Step 4: Articulate key targeted accomplishments
Step 5: Identify key activities for coming year
Step 6: Allocate time for key activities and deadlines for milestones
Step 7: Create a schedule of activities and milestones
Ongoing (Monthly)
Step 8: Assess time use
Step 9: Assess progress against your plan
Step 10: Update your plan
End of Year
Step 11: Assess achievements relative to performance criteria
Step 12: Write annual performance assessment report
These steps are illustrated below and explained in the following pages.
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Step 1: Review/Analyze Your Time Usage
Estimate the time (in hours) you use annually doing the following activities, categorized according to Boyer’s Model of Scholarship:
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Step 2: Write Your Performance Criteria
Use the following guide to define five performance criteria (PC) for yourself in the coming year: three for areas of ongoing responsibility and two for selected areas of growth. First, make a general goal statement for the area, and identify 2-4 factors that reflect desired performance. Finally, craft a performance criterion that defines the performance you desire this year.
(Example) Area 1
General Goal Statement for Area: Classroom Teaching
Factors or Attributes of Importance: Focus on defined
Lifelong learning and professional development are important to productive professionals. Strategic professional development requires careful definition of goals and performance criteria, followed by action plans to achieve desired performance. This material will guide you in developing a professional development plan that produces performance improvements that are documented and impressive.
Process for Creating, Assessing, and Documenting Professional Growth
Planning
Step 1: [Year 1 only] Review/analyze your time usage
Step 2: Write your performance criteria
Step 3: [Year 1 only] Assess last year’s performance
Step 4: Articulate key targeted accomplishments
Step 5: Identify key activities for coming year
Step 6: Allocate time for key activities and deadlines for milestones
Step 7: Create a schedule of activities and milestones
Ongoing (Monthly)
Step 8: Assess time use
Step 9: Assess progress against your plan
Step 10: Update your plan
End of Year
Step 11: Assess achievements relative to performance criteria
Step 12: Write annual performance assessment report
These steps are illustrated below and explained in the following pages.
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Step 1: Review/Analyze Your Time Usage
Estimate the time (in hours) you use annually doing the following activities, categorized according to Boyer’s Model of Scholarship:
[pic]
Step 2: Write Your Performance Criteria
Use the following guide to define five performance criteria (PC) for yourself in the coming year: three for areas of ongoing responsibility and two for selected areas of growth. First, make a general goal statement for the area, and identify 2-4 factors that reflect desired performance. Finally, craft a performance criterion that defines the performance you desire this year.
(Example) Area 1
General Goal Statement for Area: Classroom Teaching
Factors or Attributes of Importance: Focus on defined