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Kelly Burkhead
National University
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Progress Report of PDQP
Abstract
The progress of this candidate thus far in the creation of a Professional Development Quest
Portfolio (PDQP) will be discussed. Professional development aspects at this stage of career
advancement including goals, challenges, future planning, and progress to date will be
considered.
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November of 2015. A career change was prompted by the start of a family and watching
firsthand children learn and develop. Watching children progress not only academically, but
developmentally is an amazing account of the work put forth by the child and the caregiver.
Witnessing the advancement over time and knowing effort was a large contribution made
teaching a passion.
It has been just over two years, and this candidate has acquired much of the textbook
knowledge necessary to work in a classroom in today’s diverse society. There have been dozens
of substitute teaching jobs within two very different districts and student teaching was completed
in January 2018. A Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) was taken February
27, 2018 and scores are not yet known. It was decided that a Masters of Education would be
practical while earning a credential. One nice advantage thus far has been being able to learn
concepts about teaching, while applying them clinically in the classroom. Some examples of
Portfolio (PDQP) is the lack of experience held in one particular classroom in a permanent sense.
In particular, although certain areas have made significant progress, artifacts for much of the
work completed clinically is not accessible. “Most teacher candidates like having clear
expectations of what to include in their portfolio while having the freedom to select appropriate
and personally meaningful evidence” (Costantino & De Lorenzo, 2009, p. 49). There were no
indications within the program that every artifact of student teaching should be photocopied and
collected. As such, artifacts available are limited as compared to artifacts that were generated.
Although there are a plethora of artifact resources that may be used if cited properly, this
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candidate feels that a more authentic reflection of work is one which was personally used. When
artifact, the product may be more directly evaluated and tied to the specific TPE domain. Those
that are found online are great to use as ideas, but those concepts should really be practiced to be
The upside to not having much to work with that may be supplied as evidence, is there
exists much room for continued progress and new artifacts to be created. This applies to the
five-year plan created as well. Much like a PDQP transforms over time, current goals and
challenges will also be every evolving. Therefore, future planning as outlined in the five-year
plan may not be exactly the same one year from now. Considering the difficulty of having much
less experience in the classroom as some, significant progress has been made through student
teaching and substitute teaching. These experiences will shape and enhance the current skill set
With regard to the specific five-year plan and goals contained within Domain F, the
growth that is sought pertains to general teaching skills. The reason for this again is due to the
pre-service phase that this candidate is currently a part of. The goals listed include those which
pertain to a healthy classroom environment, student teacher and student parent interaction,
staying current on new research and methods of teaching, and learning Mandarin and Spanish. It
is quite possible that these goals will be achieved once a permanent teaching position is attained.
On the other hand, these skills form the basis of strong classroom management and professional
educator proficiencies.
management, the support of various modes of instruction for increasing diverse needs, the
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extensive use of technology, and the ability to support non-native English speaking students are
all areas that this candidate would like to strengthen. While much of these aspects of teaching
may come with experience, enhancing skills directly through additional classes will be beneficial
In having spent numerous hours developing a PDQP, there has already been significant
progress with regards to the technological aspects and skills required for MAT 690. For
example, one has to not only carefully select artifacts to include, but they also must be attached
to the PDQP. Not every file is attachable since there are limitations on file size. In one example,
instead of a video as artifact, a screenshot of the video was included to allow inclusion. Also,
one must gain proficiency in navigating the format of choice for publishing a portfolio. In this
case, Weebly was selected for its simple and clean format. Weebly is a free website publication
tool that is widely used. As opposed to other website building tools, which require a fee,
“Weebly lives on the end that is all-inclusive and provides everything you need to get started and
grow your website” (Shivar, 2018). This tool has served sufficient in the creation of a PDQP
while allowing for increased fluency of navigating the site. This increased proficiency is just one
Another area of teaching that has advanced is gaining a deeper level of self-reflection.
While self-reflection is a familiar process, it did not include the conscious effort to search for
articles that may be used as artifacts. Knowing that completed work which demonstrates
professional development may become an artifact that is placed on display is helpful. The
process involved requires an educator to truly slow down and plan each step and then carefully
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empowering. The countless hours and work spent on this project will prove beneficial,
especially with continued revising and justification for which items are incorporated. “Pre-
service teachers who use portfolios gain an understanding that learning is an ongoing process”
(Costantino & De Lorenzo, 2009, p. 5). It is helpful to realize and constantly remain cognizant
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References
Shivar, N. (2018). Weebly Review: 6 Pros & 3 Cons of Using Weebly (2018). ShivarWeb.