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Reflection on PDQP

Julie Lansing

National University

May 2, 2019
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Abstract

This paper is going to be discussing the creation and reflection of my Professional Development

Quest Portfolio or PDQP. The paper will be discussing what worked, what did not work, what

changes have been made within the creation of the PDQP, achievements, and frustrations from

creating an ePortfolio. I will also be giving advice to future candidates on what the PDQP

process entails and the purpose for it.

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Reflection on PDQP

During the past four weeks, I have been working to create a Professional Development

Quest Portfolio or a PDQP. This process has been a huge undertaking, but it has also been

extremely rewarding in the process. The journey to create a PDQP has taken me back to the

beginning of becoming a teacher, I have looked through past assignments and I have been

amazed by the growth in just a couple year. I have also reflected on the lessons that I have taught

my students this year and I now know what I would like to change or add for next year. I enjoyed

creating my five-year timeline, I feel that this has given me a new target, since I will soon be

finished with my Masters in Education.

Some of the things that worked well on my journey to creating a PDQP was to look back

on assignments that I had already completed to get ideas for the different domains that cover all

the Teaching Performance Expectations or TPEs. Each domain has a specific target to work

towards and after looking at the way each TPE was broken down, I had a better idea of where

some of my work would go. The Commission on Teacher Credentialing has created six domains

and then broken each domain down further into thirteen TPEs. The break down was helpful to

me when looking for information that I wanted to add to my PDQP. One thing that I wish I had

known at the start of my credentialing process was to label my work specifically and not a

general title.

Throughout the project there were a couple changes that I added to my PDQP, as we

collaborated and presented our website to our peers there were suggestions made that I added to

or deleted and changed to make my PDQP flow better or look better aesthetically. The rationale

for some of the changes was to make the layout more pleasing to viewers of my PDQP. Creating
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the PDQP has increased my professional goals, I have worked hard to get where I am, and I plan

on continuing to work hard to keep up my own education so I can share more with my students.

From the creation of the PDQP, I have had some frustrations with finding what I felt

were compatible literature reviews and to find enough pictures of work that has been done this

past year. I now know that I should have been taking more pictures along the way and I will

remember that for future classes. Some achievements that I have had over the creation of the

PDQP is to see how far I have come. I have really enjoyed looking back and reflecting on the

work that I have done and the teaching changes that I have implemented already.

Next, I wanted to discuss how the PDQP will affect my future teaching and lessons that I

have learned are to always take more pictures and to have fun collaborating with the students,

they love to work together and most of the time produce their best work with their peers. The

student learning is so important and the connections that students make help them connect

learning to other aspects of their lives.

Lastly, some advice that I would give to future students would be to start early on your

PDQP and to stay on top of the workload, so you have some time to enjoy on the weekend before

going back to work again. The process of the PDQP is to create a portfolio that is accessible

from anywhere and you can quickly and easily share with future employers, administration,

parents, and students. According to Costantino and De Lorenzo, “A professional teaching

portfolio is an organized, goal-driven set of documents that provide evidence of a teacher’s

knowledge.” (2009). The PDPQ will never be completely finished, each year I plan to update it

and continue adding to it to showcase my best work. It is also a great idea to check and make

sure that you are teaching all the domains to your students.
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In conclusion, the PDQP is a wonderful way to show what you know to those that are

important to you.
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References

Commission on Teacher Credentialing. (2013, March). California teaching performance

expectations. Retrieved from https://www.ctc.ca.gov/docs/default-source/educator-

prep/standards/adopted-tpes-2013.pdf

Costantino , P. M., & De Lorenzo, M. N. (2009). Developing a professional teaching portfolio:

A guide for success (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson.