Professionalism Matrix: Assessment Instrument of

Professional Development Record

Candidate __Jorri Zmuda_____________________
Advisor ____Dr. Burkey________________________
This form should be updated each semester. A final, composite document showing a record of your
professionalism must be completed prior to your clinical practice experience.
Name of or
Type of
Activity

1: Identifying and
involving oneself
with the early
childhood field

2: Knowing about
and upholding
ethical standards
and other early
childhood
professional
guidelines.
3: Engaging in
continuous,
collaborative
learning to inform
practice, using
technology
effectively with
young children,
with peers, and as
a professional
resource
4: Integrating
knowledge,
reflective, and
critical
perspectives on
early education
5. Engaging in
informed
advocacy for
young children

Success by Six
summer
program at
Know
Elementary
Beloit, Ohio

R.E.A.D
Alliance
technology
Fellow

Dates held or
attended

What you did you

do as part of this
activity?

July 2014-August
2014

Acted as a teachers
aide during a
summer program
dealing with
Kindergarteners

Fall and Spring

2013

I had to work with

Rockhill elementary
to update apps on
Ipads, enter data on
students, and work
with parents. I also
attended monthly
meetings with other
members of the
R.E.A.D grant.

What did you

learn from
participating?
I learned how to
prepare
preschoolers for
kindergarten. I
learned about
different activities
to do with the kids
to learn ABC's ,
numbers and
writing their
names.

NAEYC
Standards

6a

6b
I learned how to
communicate with
parents about their
children and
learned how to
keep accurate data
on students.

6c

Rich Allen
Conference

Fall 2013

Poverty
simulation at
Parkway
Elementary
school
Alliance, Ohio

Spring 2013

Family night
at Alliance
Early Learning
School

Spring 2013

Attended a
conference about
the work of Rich
Allen. We had to
engage in various
learning strategies.

I had to pretend I
was part of a
family living in
poverty. We had to
work as a team to
make sure we had
enough money to
live day to day.
I had to design a
center for kids to
complete during a
family game night.

I learned a
plethora of
teaching strategies
to reach across to
all my learners.

I learned that
children come
from many
diverse
backgrounds and
financial
situations.

6d

I learned to
differentiate my
center based off
kids abilities and

6e

and the early

childhood
profession

Alliance, Ohio

I learned to
interact with
parents of the
kids.