Far off in the dim moonlit country‚ over a viaduct and down a valley‚ a train rushed along whistling like a lost metal thing‚ nameless and running. Tom went to bed shivering‚ beside his brother‚ listening to that train whistle‚ and thinking of a cousin who lived way out in the country where that train ran now; a cousin who died of pneumonia late at night years and years ago— He smelled the sweat of Doug beside him. It was magic. Tom stopped trembling. “Only two things I know for sure
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Steve Godwin CU2942 Promote professional development 1.1 It is important to continually improve my knowledge and practice to ensure that I am aware of new developments in the care sector and that I am aware of any new legislation. By keeping my knowledge up to date I can improve the service that I provide to my service users. It also gives me the opportunity to reflect on which areas I am good at and highlight areas in which I could improve. Reflective practice and sharing common goals with other
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knowledge from attending seminars‚ conferences‚ or attaining advanced degrees; but in most cases‚ there is a wealth of knowledge in the very building in which they teach. Many administrators have caught on to the concept of Professional Learning Communities (PLC). Basically‚ a Professional Learning Community is a group of teachers who work together to share ideas and concepts‚ and to analyze data in relation to instruction. The goal is to discover new teaching strategies and to improve instruction. Research
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strong leadership‚ clear and shared mission‚ vision‚ values‚ and goals‚ collective inquiry‚ action oriented‚ collaborative teams that work interdependently‚ a focus on student learning and results oriented. These ideas are represented within a Professional Learning Community (PLC). To become a PLC‚ a staff must make changes in their actions and work together focusing on student learning. PLC’s have evolved out of failed school reform measures. It attempts to make permanent changes to a school’s
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Continuing professional development According to http://www.tda.gov.uk/teachers/continuingprofessionaldevelopme nt/what_is_cpd.aspx Continuing Professional Development or CPD for short involves activities that are reflective which is designed to improve a person’s characteristics‚ understanding‚ knowledge and skills also to support their needs and develop on their professional practice. “CPD is a combination of approaches‚ ideas and techniques that will help you manage your own learning
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Information Professionals 2050: Educational Possibilities and Pathways Edited by Gary Marchionini and Barbara B. Moran Informational Professionals 2050: Educational Possibilities and Pathways Edited by Gary Marchionini and Barbara B. Moran School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Information Professionals 2050 Educational Possibilities and Pathways This volume contains contribution to Information Professionals 2050‚ held June 4-5‚ 2012 at the University
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Burn After Reading Burn After Reading is a black comedy directed‚ produced and written by the Coen brothers in 2008. It stars some major actors such as Brad Pitt‚ George Clooney‚ John Malkovich and Francis McDormand. (Adams 40-42) In this film‚ all of the characters interweave with one another and they don’t necessarily know so. The film begins with John Malkovich as Osbourne Cox being fired from his position as a C.I.A. analyst. He then decides to begin writing his memoirs which eventually end
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The Professional Identity of a Counselor-in-Training COUN5004 The Professional Identity of a Counselor-in-Training What is professional identity? Is it the philosophies that a professional holds regarding their profession? Is it the roles and characteristics that are required in a listing of their job description? Or is it related to the resources available for a working professional to continually develop their skills within their profession? Professional identity is all of these things.
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Role of the Professional Nurse Leader Leadership is a key skill for nurses at all levels.A professional nurse leader can come in many different forms. They can be a manager‚ charge nurse‚ a floor nurse‚ or a new nurse. A professional may be in a manager role or may not be in a management role. Some of the management roles would include nurse manager‚ nurse administrator‚ nursing supervisor‚ director of nursing‚ vice president of nursing and chief nursing officer. The key is to have successful nursing
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Personal and Professional Development This assignment will discuss proficiency from within the pre-registration clinical profile. The proficiency to be discussed shall be clause 4.1 ’Personal and Professional Development ’. The rationale as to why this proficiency was chosen was to reflect on a challenging situation in regards a client with personality disorder‚ which the author experienced during a clinical placement. The client who shall be referred to as ’Trevor‚ ’ as to protect his identity
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