Personal learning plan
I want to become a full time didactic instructor of dental hygiene to
impact the lives of students and their patients.
LEARNING NEEDS
Identifying which areas need work
A. CAREER & LEARNING GOALS
1. Full-tim didactic dental hygiene
instructor
2. Lifelong learning
3. Integration of what I’ve learned into
the classroom I teach in (virtual or
in-person)
B. STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
1. Quickly grasping concepts,
comprehension and application of
what I’ve learned
2. Limited view of learning activities
and impatience
3. Use of Web 2.0 tools-!ability to
learn quickly and master use before
bringing into classroom
C. DEFICIENCIES IN LEARNING
Full-time didactic dental hygiene instructor
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
What I can do to improve my learning and
achieve my goals
A. WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS YOU LEARN?
1. Reading material
2. Taking notes
3. Effective tools to enhance
comprehension (mind maps, Padlet, &
Zoom)
B. WHAT LEARNING ACTIVITIES MEET YOUR
LEARNING NEEDS? WHAT HELP WILL YOU NEED?
1. Self-paced assignments
2. Assignments that I find challenging
1. Review of basic RDH material from
program I attended and CE courses
2. Collaboration with other instructors
about their successes/limitations in the
classroom
3. Practice with effective lesson planning,
use of technology, and help with Web
2.0 tools
C. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
EVIDENCE OF LEARNING
Examples of how my learning is progressing
and evidence of those activities
A. WHAT WILL GO INTO YOUR
PORTFOLIO TO DEMONSTRATE
LEARNING?
1. CE courses related to current
research
2. Specific content from MA classes
that lends to being a successful
instructor
3. List of Web 2.0 tools that I am
proficient in using
B. HOW WILL YOU DEMONSTRATE
YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF INSTRUCTOR
TRAINING?
4. Make visuals for students to
increase their comprehension of
learning material using technology
5. Use of Web 2.0 tools to integrate
knowledge of learning theories
and apply them in the classroom
C. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
 1. Subject mastery, following
educational protocol, and patience
for learning styles that differ from
my own
2. Limited knowledge of technology
and its application to learning in the
dental hygiene program
1. 1-2 years to master content and develop
competencies needed to be a successful
dental hygiene instructor
2. Lifelong learning-indefinite
3. Depending on the specific program and
tool, it will take varying amounts of time
1. This will be a continuous effort
that relates to what the students
needs and how I perceive their
understanding to develop

Personal Education Program:

1. Re-read and study board review material
2. Attend training sessions for Web 2.0 tools that I am not proficient in relating to dental hygiene classes and instruction
3. Study pedagogy and didactic teaching methods that are successful in allied health settings