Individualized Professional Development Plan

Name: Alyssa Pellegrini Major: Elementary Education OR Youth and Community Development
(Entrepreneurship and Innovation Intensive Focus)

Start with your WHY: Why are you pursuing this degree? What do you want the outcome to be? How are you
going to work toward making that outcome possible? **Is the outcome directly related to your WHY?
WHY: I am pursuing this career because I want to fulfill my passion and their potential to succeed.
What: Get my degree and combine my love for education and business.
How: Take education and business classes to find a job that encompasses those two interests.
TIMEFRAME Personal goals: Professional goals:
(e.g. Positional goals, membership to (e.g. Gaining further skills, advancing
organizations, exploring opportunities, etc) knowledge is specific areas, Memberships in
Professional Associations etc)
Next I plan to remain involved in various student I would like to complete the first version of my
Semester organizations such as BUDM, Cru, Young Professional Development Plan.
Life, and beach volleyball. I would also like
to join athletics such as intramural softball Choose between CORE II and 241/242/244.
and club equestrian (if possible).
I plan to figure out where I want to do my
In the winter, I plan to rush sororities and PCA’s.
hopefully join one. ~Artmix or other?
I also plan to maintain a strong GPA and
continue my success in the Honors Program
Next year Continue volunteering with groups I enjoy Figure out what I want to major in.
participating in.
~Leadership positions Distinguishing education internships as
Look for internships and job opportunities. opposed to business ones.
(Hopefully) be a part of a sorority and work ~What jobs can I get with my major?
philanthropic events.
 Individual Professional Development Plan Template
Assets and Provocations
Planned Activities Objective of Alignment to Vision, How activity impacts
Development Mission, Core student learning
Activity Values, Major, or
Minor
Required ~Take business ~Figure out which ~By deciding my ~Once I decided which
knowledge/skills classes and ED299 major I want to major, I can plan the major I want to pursue, I
Consider: (CORE II) next pursue: elementary remainder of my ED can continue to student
● required semester. ed, entrepreneurship courses in order to teach my junior year.
competencies: and innovation, or align with the track.
like COE Core marketing in business.
Value
Proficiencies, ~Find out which ~Learn about ~Ties into the Core ~Observe how students
Professional age group I enjoy learning! Understand Value of “The react to my teaching
Standards for teaching the most. what it means to be a Excitement of styles and techniques.
your content or teacher and mentor. Teaching, Learning, The students don’t only
licensure, How can a teacher and Mentoring”. learn from their teachers
impact a child’s but the teachers learn
learning and vice from their students.
versa?
Assets/Strengths ~Grow my passion ~Continue to teach ~Before becoming a ~I will get a grasp of
Consider: for education by and observe different teacher, I need to what age group I am
● your views visiting more age groups. Figure make sure I was able interested in teaching. I
schools out which age group I to teach all different can begin to develop
● recent
(elementary, work best with. levels of schooling techniques to further
assessments
middle, and high (elementary vs. their learning skills.
● other people’s schools). secondary).
views ~Learning different
~Use collaboration ~Learn from others ~Becoming highly teaching styles from
skills to complete meaning making qualified while various educators that
my meaning activities and make reflecting about we have visited (whether
making activity. mine unique. attributes and qualities that be counselor,
the educators we elementary ed, media
visited demonstrate. director, etc.).
Provocations/Grow ~I need the most ~Taking both ~Learning more about ~The more I understand
th help with trying to education and the curriculum of the the differences in these
Consider: figure out what business classes to entrepreneurship and majors,the more
● gaps in career path I want get a sense of both innovation intensive prepared I will be able to
knowledge/skills to follow. Growing possible majors. focus that is being make a well-informed
both teaching and Opportunity for new offered as a part of decision about what
● opportunities on
business related Youth & Community the COE’s new major. major I would like to
the horizon
skills. Developmentmajor. pursue.
● what specific
actions will help ~Is there an ~Understanding what ~Understanding the ~Looking for
you to progress opportunity for me I am passionate about different possible opportunities that will
in your role? to combine and how can I turn it tracks for this new teach me more about my
business and into a career. major focusing on two passions and
education? youth and community possible even combine
development. them.

Individual Professional Development Plan Activity Log

(1) (2) (3)
Description of professional Timeframe Connection to your stated objective
development activity completed
1. Enroll in CORE II Next Semester This education class will help me figure out what major
I want to continue to pursue.
2. Enroll in First Year Next Semester This business class will help me figure out whether or
Business Experience not I enjoy marketing and business.

3. Reviewing the curriculum for a
Youth & Community Development
Major
4. Involved with Cru and YL
5. Eventually rush for sororities
Ongoing (picking classes I was able to compare the curriculum for the Youth
for next semester and the and Community Development along with the
future) Entrepreneurship and Innovation major that LSB
offers.
Ongoing (continue to be a My goal is to commit to Cru or YoungLife and
part of both clubs) hopefully gain a leadership position.
Beginning of next semester Find a group of girls that will help me to grow as a
person.

Total PD Hours