Professional Development: Reflection At Kent State

Time has change our Army is improving our image to focus on bettering our skills to become a well-rounded Soldier. Soldiers were not look on as a profession they were gear toward training and winning our nation war. To understand what it means to be a profession, the balancing role of the profession leaders, the Army professional Culture, and the Human Resource Sergeant’s role in the Army profession.

4. Will this material assist in supporting your role as a Career Counselor? Give details why or why not. I think with the right soldier, this approach could help guide the soldier in what he wants to do as far as reenlistment is concerned. I have had many soldiers that only know they dont want to get out of the Army. I could use this moddel or learning activtey to get them to come up with some type of plan that is there own, and at the same that helps me processing there options.

As an LPN with over 15 years of experience, I have worked in alcohol and drug rehab; home health; nursing homes; psychiatric units; and in a hospital. Although nursing is rewarding no matter the setting, I found working with veterans to be one of the most rewarding personally. In the early part of my nursing career, I moved from Indiana to Tennessee and finally to my home state Kentucky due to family considerations, therefore I did not buy my first home until my early 40’s. Working in a nursing home is difficult physically and emotionally, but I was committed to my patients and I enjoyed my interactions with them. Off-time was spent with my mother and disabled son doing inexpensive activities and exploring our new community, because

One of my roles for the college is that of providing professional development in the form of workshops and individual instruction for teachers. In doing so, I have had developed a set of criteria that I feel makes professional development the most beneficial to the teachers.

The purpose this study is to evaluate professional development programs on after-school programs. The professional development program was 15 weeks that include topics like student-staff relationships, classroom management, decrease serious discipline events and help teachers with cultural responsiveness. Participants were seven after school staff members who observed before and after their 15-week professional development program. Data were collected through in-person interviews, pre and post surveys, observation of four classrooms, student achievement gap and student discipline records. The findings show that teacher would like to be provided more culturally responsive training to help them with all their students. They thought that majority

Veterans have struggling with their civilian life after separated from military. Returning to the civilian life seem to be a big challenge for veterans who have no prior job’s skills for civilian because they had been influenced from military’s training, have physical and psychological injuries, so they have a hard time for

Katie, you stated that you would like to attend trainings, seminars, and webinars etc. to gain more knowledge of the issues effecting the populations we serve as well as new ways to provide assistance.

Through centuries of practical training events the young adult will be trained by professionals to develop character towards a common goal. Indoctrination into military life will be through a rigorous training schedule that will find character flaws in each member, but also cultivate a team climate to help build on the characteristics that are so greatly needed and desired by our society; integrity, reliability, dependability and discipline are a few. The diversity of the military allows members to practice problem solving, critical thinking, and teamwork with a wide range of people from all over the country. The diversity while serving is not only cultural, but also provides, social and economic diversity that requires the young adult to adapt and reason through daily tasks. Most that currently serve in the military get out after the first term because of the dislike of the military lifestyle. Leaving a content citizen that has been instilled with a gracious gratefulness attitude of appreciation for life in the civilian

Educators across the nation are faced with increasing demands on their workday, from data-driven instruction, emerging research on best practices, administrator observations, and continuing education in addition to creating lessons to compete with distracting technologies, professional development that is turn-key and tailored to individual educators is integral to professional growth. Professional development offerings have long been of the one and done variety leaving educators feeling excited by the prospect until implementation fails. Without the ongoing support of the content provider, often, professional development lessons are not utilized in the classroom as much as educators would like. One response to the growing need for professional

Transitioning from enlisted to officer is an achievement that results in an increased awareness of responsibility. A few of these conceptions are: take care of Soldiers prior to taking care of myself; plan my career accordingly in order to progress; and to develop people, making the most of their talents. It is imperative to care for your Soldiers first in order for them to be ready to take care of the mission. As an officer, I will be giving the orders, but the Soldiers need to be ready and able to accomplish the task. To ensure I progress in my career, I need to plan for it. Serving and excelling in my assigned position is only part of setting myself apart from my peers; as an officer, it is expected that I become an expert at my current position, then educate myself in order to qualify for the next better job. The best leaders are able to use their tools efficiently to complete a task; the best tools in all situations are Soldiers. In

In order for an institution, educational or otherwise, to remain competitive, its leadership must strategically plan for the future. Awareness of trends in the marketplace, competition for market share, and consumer expectations and demands must all be considered. In addition, a critical component of strategic planning must include opportunities for employees to participate in continual professional development that is timely, meaningful and sustainable. For educators, whether in corporate, K-12, or higher education settings, the need for continual professional development is essential.

According to Shafir Ahmed (ezinearticles.com), there are two types of time wasters: internal and external. The internal time wasters are self-generated and easier to control than the external time wasters that other people generate and waste our time.

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Throughout an individual’s career in nursing, ongoing professional development is vital to provide successful evidence based, person centered practice. The NMC (2015, p. 17) states that all nursing professionals have a responsibility to continuously update their skills and knowledge, this is a lifelong process. Additionally, registered nurses have a duty to ensure that students and colleagues are supported to progress with professional development (NMC, 2015 p. 9). This emphasises the significance for student nurses to develop an understanding of the underpinning preferences of their own learning styles alongside the learning theories to support their knowledge. Delivery of this knowledge by a teacher’s recognition of individual learning styles, alongside the fundamental basics of learning theory, and the provision of an appropriate environment, can support the student’s application of their knowledge into practice.

In my short seventeen years on this planet, I have developed a deep desire to continue my professional development. I believe this is evident from my dedication to academic excellence and my ability to maintain a near flawless academic record throughout high school (3.9 GPA). I have selected civil engineering as my intended field of study because I have had a natural attraction to different types of structures and a fascination of how these came to be constructed ever since I was a little girl. I sincerely believe that the University of Wisconsin will provide me the skills necessary to fully pursue my professional ambitions.