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Be Your Best SelfIgnite Your Professional Development

Danielle Vegas Kuroski & Ryan Taughrin

+Learning Outcomes

1. Participants will gain knowledge of the ACPA/NASPA Competencies

2. Participants will gain knowledge of existing resources that will provide individuals with methods for enhancing professional development.

3. Participants will engage in process of creating a professional development plan.

+ACPA/NASPA Competencies

Human and Organizational Resources

Law, Policy, and Governance

Leadership

Personal Foundations

Student Learning and Development

Source: http://www.naspa.org/regions/regioniii/Professional%20Competency.pdf

Advising and Helping

Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Ethical Professional Practice

History, Philosophy, and Values

+ Assessment

Being your “Best Self” involves figuring out

where you are at, before moving

forward

+Statement of Character

Why you chose to enter the field

What you hope students get out of their interactions with you

Your commitment to certain priorities (i.e. work/life balance)

Personal philosophies towards advising, supervising, etc.

Descriptions of past experiences

May Include Should NOT Include

+ Professional Development Plans

• Competencies• Goals

• Methods• Timelines

Core Competency

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Core Competency

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Method 2:

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Timeline:

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Method 1:

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Method 1:

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Goal:

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Goal:

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+Professional Development:

More Than Just Funding

Budgets are tight

Conferences can be expensive

Price on Conference doesn’t factor in travel, hotel,food, etc.

Find a colleague to split your costs

See if anyone can reserve space in your Union, or Academic Buildings

Drive-Ins for Micro-Regional Conferences

Schedule in, or ask for time to search for PD Grants and Applications

Funding Time

+Resources to Create Your

Professional Development Plan

Traditional Methods

Journal/Article reading

Listserv communication

Conferences

Non-Traditional Methods

Twitter

Podcasts

RSS Feeds

Examples

About Campus

Talking Stick

National Resource Center for First Year Experience Listserv

Higher Ed Live

Student Affairs Blog Listing

+Non-Traditional MethodsA Walkthrough of Resources to Make Your Professional Development Plan Diverse, Well-Intended and Personalized

+Non-Traditional Professional

Development Methods

+ Professional Development Plans

• Competencies• Goals

• Methods• Timelines

Core Competency

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Human & Organizatio

nal Resources

Core Competency

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Human & Organizatio

nal Resources

Method 2:

Read articles in regards to

supervising or working with

students through

Google Alerts

Method 2:

Read articles in regards to

supervising or working with

students through

Google Alerts

Timeline:

Want to have a strategy

and plan in place at least

one month prior to

Orientation

Timeline:

Want to have a strategy

and plan in place at least

one month prior to

Orientation

Method 1:

Attend NODA Regional

Conference, and attend

sessions specifically regarding

motivating staff

Method 1:

Attend NODA Regional

Conference, and attend

sessions specifically regarding

motivating staff

Goal:

Improve my skills in

supervising Orientation

Staff to improve their ability to run small groups

Goal:

Improve my skills in

supervising Orientation

Staff to improve their ability to run small groups

+ What Should My PDP Look Like?

+So What’s Next?

1. Accountability partner• Writing or reading groups

2. Schedule out time in your calendar to check in

3. Be realistic

4. Scheduling time to make intentional connections

+Thank You!Please Use The Following Slip of Paper to Access our PowerPoint, as well as direct links to Web Sites that can help you get started!

+Resources http://www.naspa.org/regions/regioniii/Professional%20

Competency.pdf

http://breakdrink.com/twitter-guide/

http://thesabloggers.org/sachat/

http://higheredlive.com/alternative-professional-development/