Personal learning plan Full-time didactic dental hygiene instructor
I want to become a full time didactic instructor of dental hygiene to
impact the lives of students and their patients.
LEARNING NEEDS LEARNING ACTIVITIES EVIDENCE OF LEARNING
Identifying which areas need work What I can do to improve my learning and Examples of how my learning is progressing achieve my goals and evidence of those activities
A. WHAT WILL GO INTO YOUR
PORTFOLIO TO DEMONSTRATE A. CAREER & LEARNING GOALS A. WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS YOU LEARN? LEARNING? 1. Full-tim didactic dental hygiene 1. Reading material 1. CE courses related to current instructor 2. Taking notes research 2. Lifelong learning 3. Effective tools to enhance 2. Specific content from MA classes 3. Integration of what I’ve learned into comprehension (mind maps, Padlet, & that lends to being a successful the classroom I teach in (virtual or Zoom) instructor in-person) 3. List of Web 2.0 tools that I am proficient in using B. HOW WILL YOU DEMONSTRATE B. WHAT LEARNING ACTIVITIES MEET YOUR YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF INSTRUCTOR B. STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES LEARNING NEEDS? WHAT HELP WILL YOU NEED? TRAINING? 1. Quickly grasping concepts, 1. Self-paced assignments 4. Make visuals for students to comprehension and application of 2. Assignments that I find challenging increase their comprehension of what I’ve learned learning material using technology 1. Review of basic RDH material from 2. Limited view of learning activities program I attended and CE courses 5. Use of Web 2.0 tools to integrate and impatience knowledge of learning theories 2. Collaboration with other instructors and apply them in the classroom 3. Use of Web 2.0 tools-!ability to about their successes/limitations in the learn quickly and master use before classroom bringing into classroom 3. Practice with effective lesson planning, use of technology, and help with Web 2.0 tools C. DEFICIENCIES IN LEARNING C. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE? C. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE? 1. Subject mastery, following 1. 1-2 years to master content and develop 1. This will be a continuous effort educational protocol, and patience competencies needed to be a successful that relates to what the students for learning styles that differ from dental hygiene instructor needs and how I perceive their my own 2. Lifelong learning-indefinite understanding to develop 2. Limited knowledge of technology 3. Depending on the specific program and and its application to learning in the tool, it will take varying amounts of time dental hygiene program
Personal Education Program:
1. Re-read and study board review material 2. Attend training sessions for Web 2.0 tools that I am not proficient in relating to dental hygiene classes and instruction 3. Study pedagogy and didactic teaching methods that are successful in allied health settings