Engaging in professional development means to stay current in your profession through talks, other's work, courses and/or workshops. To be able to do these things, I must remember that I am not learning just for myself, but for everyone I want to impact as well.
I was trained to be a well rounded professional through professional development. I learned new industry trends, soft skills and networked in these activities.
I plan to use my network to provide opportunities for my students to engage professionally as I also will seek ways to keep developing for the betterment of Puerto Rico. I send emails on a semester basis about professional development opportunities to people in Puerto Rico about opportunities in the U.S.
This competency is direct, stay current and keep on learning to be the best rounded person you can be.
This section dictates my prior experience related to Engaging in Professional Development.
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These experiences complement my aspiration to proficiency in this competency since they directly show that I have the ability to network and Engage in Professional Development
September 2022-June 2024
As a scholar, we attended at least 1 professional development seminar each semester and updated our individualized development plan (IDP) to discuss with our advisors. I attended a personal finances workshop, PEP Talk (Preparing for Entrepreneurial Pathways) workshop in May 2023, and an intervening as a bystander workshop in January 2024.
Summer 2022
I attended some workshops on how to best prepare the NSF GRFP and it paid off.
2017-2020
I presented this work in several conferences over the development of the method.
August 2014-Ongoing
I have participated in many workshops and seminars that enable me to apply skills to the things I do today. Scroll down to the middle sections to see some examples of activities where I have received certificates for participating.
This section demonstrates what I am currently working on related to Engaging in Professional Development
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These experiences demonstrate my aspiration to proficiency by continually working on this competency.
June 2023 - Not finished, course no longer available abruptly
Over the summer I am taking the Cultural Ambassadors free course offered by Hunter college to become more familiar with the history of Puerto Rico and aspects of Puerto Rican migration in history.
However, now I regularly verify which exhibits are offered at Hunter College related to Puerto Rican migration.
Every Thursday during the Fall and Spring semesters
Each seminar features a different speaker and I occasionally attend to engage with the new works people are talking to us about.
Fall 2021-Present on some Fridays
I have been attending some workshops from the Engineering Education Graduate Student Association (ENEGSA) to stay current on things happening in the department.
I also gave a noon30 talk on February 16, 2024 related to the structure of the Purdue Graduate Student Government and how people can get involved.
Future activities I choose to achieve this goal
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Summer 2022-Ongoing
I plan to attend the ASEE Conferences to stay current in the field of engineering education.
April 2023-Ongoing
I plan to attend the AERA Conferences to stay current in the field of education.