RUNNING HEAD: THE PDQP: A "LOOK FORWARD.

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The PDQP: A "Look Forward"
LaMar S. Brown
National University
n !artial "#l"ill$ent o" the re%#ire$ents "or
T&D '()*+a!stone +o#rse
Dr. +arol She!herd
RUNNING HEAD: THE PDQP: A "LOOK FORWARD."
A,stra-t: n this do-#$ent yo# will "ind a . year !ro"essional develo!$ent !lan that o#tlines $y
/o#rney to ,e-o$e a -o#nselor in addition to a re"le-tion and rationale to ea-h arti"a-t -hosen to
hel! $e rea-h $y destination.
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RUNNING HEAD: THE PDQP: A "LOOK FORWARD."
As %#i-k as the -lo-k on the wall -han0es ti$e so does the 0oals o" an individ#al. 1hen
,e0an $y /o#rney to ,e-o$e a s-ien-e tea-her was s#re this was the road wanted to e$,ark
on. As ti$e !assed ,e0an to develo! as a individ#al and reali2ed a di""erent !#r!ose "or $y
li"e. "o#nd ,e-o$in0 a s-hool -o#nselor to ,e $ore "ittin0 and s#itin0 to $y !ersonality and
develo!$ent. love the idea o" hel!in0 st#dents -reate and $aintain "orward $o$ent#$ while in
hi0h s-hool and ,eyond. 3ne thin0 re$ains -onstant within $y -han0in0 /o#rneys and that is $y
desire to work with s-hools and yo#th in #nder !rivile0ed nei0h,orhoods in Los An0eles.
This is $y . year develo!$ental !lan whi-h starts in the -lassroo$ ,#t leads to other
endeavors s#-h as ,e-o$in0 a s-hool -o#nselor4 "A !ro"essional develo!$ent !lan delineates a
tea-her5s 0oals "or short6 and lon0 6 ter$ !ro"essional 0rowth" 7+ostantino4 P.4 De Loren2o4 M.
8))(4 !0. 9:;. This develo!$ent !lan will serve as a $a! "or 0ainin0 e$!loy$ent and $akin0
$y "#t#re e$!loyer aware o" $y "#t#re as!irations.
5 Year Professional Development Plan
Year One
Become a substitute teacher or fill another position within LAUSD
<ationale: Prior to !#rs#in0 a de0ree in -o#nselin0 0ettin0 tea-hin0 e=!erien-e or s-hool
e=!erien-e is key. The relationshi!s and e=!erien-e ,#ild in the ,e0innin0 years will
hel! $e esta,lish !resen-e down the road. Also o,tainin0 as $#-h in -lass or s-hool
e=!erien-e as !ossi,le wo#ld ,e ,ene"i-ial as well as start to $ake the transition to
-o#nselin0 ,y learnin0 how s-hools "#n-tion.
To 0et started as a s#,stit#te tea-her in LAUSD will need to "#l"ill the ,elow re$ainin0
re%#ire$ents:
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RUNNING HEAD: THE PDQP: A "LOOK FORWARD."
&ssay
An e""e-tive lesson de$onstration
All non6-redentialed -andidates will have a $andatory !re6servi-e trainin0
re%#ire$ent o" "orty 7>); ho#rs
Learn Spanish
<ationale: My "o-#s has always ,een on #nder !rivile0ed nei0h,orhoods in Los An0eles
and to !ro!erly serve the -o$$#nity re-o0ni2e the stron0 need "or $e to learn S!anish.
3ver the d#ration o" $y "ive year develo!$ent !lan wo#ld like to learn S!anish as a
on0oin0 learnin0 e=!erien-e. This will not only hel! $e -o$$#ni-ate e""e-tively with
$y st#dents ,#t to their !arents 7-are 0ivers; as well? There are a$!le -lasses and
s-hools availa,le in Los An0eles with one ,ein0 the Beverly @ills Lan0#a0e nstit#te that
wo#ld enroll in.
Year Two
Geo Science S!T " #inish cre$ential at %U
<ationale: initially started this !ro0ra$ wantin0 to ,e a &arth S-ien-e $iddle s-hool
tea-her and still see a stron0 val#e in -o$!letin0 the +S&T and -redential re%#ire$ents.
still love the s-ien-es and e=!lainin0 -ool earthly "a-ts to kids and $ay,e down the road
this is so$ethin0 will !#rs#e a0ain. By -o$!letin0 this in year two o!en #! "#t#re
doors and o!!ort#nities.
Year Three an$ #our
Pursue &aster of Science in !$ucational ounselin'
<ationale: Sin-e 0oin0 thro#0h this !ro0ra$ "eel -o#nselin0 is a ,etter "it and $ore
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RUNNING HEAD: THE PDQP: A "LOOK FORWARD."
"#l"illin0 to $y !#r!ose at this ti$e. think have so$e in-redi,le li"e e=!erien-e that
ena,les $e to listen and #nderstand the needs o" individ#als es!e-ially those in #nder
!rivile0ed nei0h,orhoods.
1hile a$ still resear-hin0 !ro0ra$s and de0rees to ,e-o$e a -o#nselor "ind Master o"
S-ien-e in &d#-ational +o#nselin0 at NU to ,e a stron0 !ossi,ility.
Year five
(nternship
<ationale: As !art o" the state re%#ire$ents to ,e-o$e a -o#nselor will have to
-o$!lete an internshi! #nder the s#!ervision o" a e=!erien-ed -o#nselor. 5$ ho!in0 the
relationshi!s ,#ilt in the !revio#s years "ro$ workin0 as a s#,stit#te or other !ositions
within a s-hool will hel! se-#re a !osition and "#ll ti$e e$!loy$ent. D#rin0 the
internshi! will also -o$!lete $y state re%#ired -erti"i-ations.
Artifact Selection
The arti"a-ts -hosen to re!resent $y /o#rney "or $y . year develo!$ent !lan also
re!resented in $y ePort"olio 7TP& '; all serve a !#r!ose o" hel!in0 $e -on%#er the ,i00est
h#rdles within the !lan. This !arti-#lar develo!$ent !lan wo#ld $ost likely ,e shared d#rin0
the interviewin0 !ro-ess ,e-a#se there is 0reat val#e in o#tlinin0 0oals and a$,itions #!"ront to
!otential e$!loyers. Potential e$!loyers ad$ire and seek 0oal driven e$!loyees to re!resent
their tea$.
Below is a re"le-tion on the "ollowin0 arti"a-ts4 a /o#rnal4 literat#re review and de0ree
-o#rse o#tline.
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Literature )eview
reviewed The Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development Handbook ,y
Dia26<i-o and 1eed. "o-#sed on the se-tion that -on-entrates on S!e-ially Desi0ned
A-ade$i- nstr#-tion in &n0lish 7SDA&; ,e-a#se it will "#rther hel! $e -onne-t and ed#-ate
st#dents in the $ost e""e-tive way when &n0lish is not the "irst lan0#a0e. Utili2in0 this $ethod
will add an e""e-tive dyna$i-s to $y skill set o" tea-hin0 es!e-ially when learn S!anish. Bein0
a ,ilin0#al tea-her and #tili2in0 SDA& will hel! $e -o$$#ni-ate to the hi0hest levels when
dealin0 with st#dents4 their -are 0ivers and the -o$$#nity th#s enhan-in0 and rea-hin0 $y
!ersonal develo!$ent 0oals.
*ournal
3ne o" the ,i00est h#rdles have to /#$! is learnin0 S!anish. "eel this is an i$!ortant
ste! so -an ,e the $ost e""e-tive when servin0 st#dents in #nder!rivile0ed nei0h,orhoods.
-hose to in-l#de a /o#rnal "ro$ $y +o0nition4 Lan0#a0e and Learnin0 -lass. This /o#rnal does
not "o-#s on S!anish s!e-i"i-ally ,#t shows $y re"le-tion on the i$!ortan-e and e""e-tiveness o"
#sin0 SDA& when workin0 with &n0lish Learners. t shed so$e hel!"#l re$inders on how to
instr#-t and ,etter serve st#dents and !arents who5s "irst lan0#a0e is not &n0lish. This /o#rnal
will hel! $e a-hieve $y 0oals ,y hel!in0 $e #tili2e !roven $ethods when ed#-atin0 any
st#dents whose "irst lan0#a0e is not &n0lish. t hel!s ,reakdown ,arriers in the learnin0 !ro-ess
and hel!s st#dent ,e s#--ess"#l with learnin0.
De'ree ourse Outline
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RUNNING HEAD: THE PDQP: A "LOOK FORWARD."
Another $a/or 0oal in $y . year !lan is o,tainin0 a Masters De0ree in +o#nselin0 "ro$
NU whi-h is why in-l#ded the de0ree -o#rse o#tline. There is no ,etter $a! that shows
s!e-i"i-ally what $#st do to o,tain this de0ree. This dire-tly ,rin0s $e -loser to $y
develo!$ent !lan as it shows whi-h -lasses $#st take and 0ives a ro#0h o#tline on the a$o#nt
o" ti$e and -o$$it$ent will need to -o$!lete the !ro0ra$. 3n-e have this de0ree -an
work in $y !#r!ose4 work a "#l"illin0 /o, and hel! a ,roader ran0e o" st#dents.
<e"eren-e
+ostantino4 P.M.4 De Loren2o4 M.N.4 A Tirrell6+or,in 78))(;. Developing a professional
teaching portfolio: A guide for success. U!!er Saddle <iver4 NB: Pearson.
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