A Guide for the Professional Development Plan

My specific Goals Rationale Actions and strategies for Target dates

achievement

Short term goals (0-12 months) Review

My immediate goals are…
1) To get a subbing card in EMSB
and in other English school
board
1) I am already subbing in the 1) I will look again at my CV;
CSSDM, but I want to discover then, I will submit my 1) By the end
other school boards. I am at application to various English of the
the beginning of my career, so school boards. In addition, I school year
I want to discover all the will prepare for possible (end of
possible options and interviews. June).
opportunities.

2) To do longer subbing contract
(more than 1 day)
Middle term goals (1-3 years)
My intermediate goals are…
1) I would love to do a master! I
don’t know about what topic
yet.
2) I have been subbing for more
than a year now, but it was
always for one day only. I want
to do longer contracts to gain
more pertinent experience. A
one-day subbing is not
comparable to a 1-week
subbing contract or longer.
1) I would love to do a Ph.D.;
thus, it is logical that I must do
a master’s. In fact, I would love
to become a University
Professor! Also, I love studying,
thus a master’s seems to me
2) I will gradually start taking 2) At the
longer subbing contracts. For beginning
example, I will not start right of the next
away with a two-month school year
contract! Instead, I will start (September
with three days contracts and 2022)
gradually increase.
Review
1) I will talk with my friends who
started right away their 1) I would like
master’s after their bachelor’s to do a
degree and ask how their master
experience is. In addition, I after at
need to do my own research, least 2

2) To have my own class (a full
year contract)
Long term goals (4 years and more)
My lasting goals are…
1) To teach abroad!
2) Start a PHD
very exciting!
2) Since one of my immediate
goals is to start doing longer
subbing contracts, it is evident
that it will lead me to have my
own class! Well, I studied 4
years in university not just for
subbing, but to have my own
class!
1) I love to travel, and I love
teaching! Thus, teaching
abroad would be an amazing
experience for me! Teaching
abroad will allow me to
discover other educational
systems and teaching
methods! It would be a great
personal and professional
experience.
2) As mentioned earlier, I would
love to become a university
teacher! Thus, it is required to
have a Ph.D.! Nonetheless, I
would love to conduct a
research about a topic that
look at programs and find a years of
topic that interests me. experience.
2) I will need to continue getting 2) September
experience through subbing in 2023
order to be prepared when I
will have my own class. Also, I
will keep in touch with people
working in the educational
field so that they can support
me with material, ideas,
suggestions, and more!
1) I will participate in information Review
sessions concerning teaching
opportunities in other 1) I would like
countries. In addition, it would to teach
be great to meet and discuss abroad
with people that taught abroad when I will
to know their experience and have at
learn about it! least 5
years of
experience.
So, in 2027.
2) The first important step would
be that I choose a master’s that 2) I would like
passionate and motivate me to do a
enough to do a reasearch about Ph.D after
it! Also, I would make sure that many years
I work hard in my master so of teaching
would passionate me! that I am accepted for the (at least 10
Ph.D. years).