Growing Through Personal Reflection

Professional Development Credit – This Micro-Credential may be eligible for continuing professional development credit in your state. Contact your state affiliate association to learn more.

Overview – The Growing Through Personal Reflection Micro-Credential requires the practitioner to demonstrate proficiency of all the essential outcomes and the research-based subskills defined in the details. These include the practitioner’s ability to: demonstrate best practices, behaviors, and abilities to implement significant, meaningful self-reflection; engage in formal self-reflection assessment identifying strengths and areas for improvement to promote personal and professional growth; exemplify self-reflection and professional growth best practices for all stakeholders; and provide a personal, professional growth plan which utilizes self-reflection focused on achieving peak performance. “When principals have a clear understanding of their values and have engaged in processes of self-reflection, they are more equipped to act with commitment and courage in support of those values to benefit their schools” (Branson, 2007; NASSP, 2019, p. 118).

Essential Outcomes – Growing Through Personal Reflection includes the following four identified essential outcomes:1. Demonstrate best practices, behaviors, and abilities to implement significant, meaningful self-reflection.2. Engage in formal self-reflection assessment to identify strengths and improvement areas which promote personal and professional growth.3. Exemplify and provide for self-reflection and professional growth best practices for all stakeholders.4. Provide a personal, professional growth plan which utilizes self-reflection feedback and data to develop strategies, implementation timelines, a monitoring process, and an evaluation and modification procedure focused on improving professional attitudes and behaviors.

Requirements

Part 1. Overview Questions

Develop a responsive narrative that answers the following questions (1,000-word minimum):

1. What resources and supports have you implemented that demonstrate best practices, behaviors, and abilities to implement significant, meaningful self-reflection?
2. What processes and procedures have you established to engage in formal self-reflection assessment to identify strengths and improvement areas which promote personal and professional growth.
3. What strategies do you currently use or could you use to provide for self-reflection and professional growth best practices for all stakeholders?
4. What process have you used for developing a plan for personal, professional growth which utilizes self-reflection feedback and data to develop strategies, implementation timelines, monitoring process, and evaluation and modification procedure focused on improving professional attitudes and behaviors?

Part 2. Skill Demonstration Product with Self-Analysis

Develop an artifact portfolio that captures the essential outcomes for the Growing Through Personal Reflection Micro-Credential and complete the evidence self-analysis.

For each EO detail you will be required to reference an uploaded artifact(s) and guide the assessor to the specific evidence (page number, video time stamp, etc.) within the uploaded artifact(s). An explanation of how the evidence demonstrates proficiency of the outcome detail is also required. The practitioner must clearly and compellingly demonstrate proficiency of every detail under each essential outcome.

Part 3. Reflection & Application

Submit, in writing, a summary of your experience of Growing Through Personal Reflection (500-word minimum). Provide specific examples of how you applied all components of the essential outcomes. This could include topics covered and a description of the process used to promote evidence-based instructional strategies, including protocols for conducting observation and providing actionable and timely feedback. This could also include testimonials from teachers on changes of practice that lead to higher levels of learning for their students. Include a reflection about the impact of this skill on your professional practice and how you will continue to apply it in the future.