Action Plan
Assignment Directions and Scoring
Due: Benchmark #1
This assignment is worth 55 points
Context
For each NETS-A indicator and ELCC standard area of competence, you are required to develop
an action plan, complete a log of activities, and write a reflection. The action plan will help you
outline activities that you will complete to meet each standard's area of competence or indicator.
The log of activities will document the specific leadership activities that you observe or perform, the
number of hours that you spent per activity, and your reflections about the activities.
In other words, the log of activities is the implementation of your Action Plan. Note, you will use
the same document to complete your Action Plan and Log of Activities.
Finally, you will draw upon your experiences documented in the Activity Log at the end of the
internship, and complete a Final Reflection Paper and a Digital Portfolio, highlighting your best
work.
Assignment Overview
For your Action Plan you will brainstorm with other members of your cohort as well as
your site-based mentor, activities that you could complete throughout the year to help
you achieve NETS-A and ELCC standards. The action plan will help you outline activities that you
will complete to meet every performance indicator for a standard. Activities may address multiple
performance indicators within a standard or across more than one standard.
Directions
You will use a template to complete your action plan and log of activities. For each set of standards
(ELCC or NETS-A), there are two versions of templates to choose from: a Word document
containing all 21 NETS-A indicators and 21 ELCC areas of competence, or an online Google
Spreadsheet that contains 12 separate worksheets, each with all standards and indicators/ areas of
competence.
1. Select the template you wish to use (Word document or Google Doc*).
2. Use the following resources and ideas to help you brainstorm possible activities you could do
to achieve each of the standards:
a. Action Plan Ideas Discussion forum – discuss activity ideas with other members of
the cohort
b. Ask your site-based mentor for guidance and suggestions
c. Access the resources provided found on the Action Plan page of the course site.
3. Determine action items applicable to your situation that will help you to achieve the
standards.
4. Submit your Action Plan to the Gradebook by Benchmark #1.
Note, by Benchmark #3, you will complete and log approximately 100 hours of activities. You will
also include reflections for the activities that you log.
* If you choose to use the Google Doc, simply create a Word document and include the URL in
the document (the Gradebook cannot accept a website address). Also be sure to share the
document with your supervisor so that he or she may write comments directly on your plan. If
you choose to use the Word template, be sure to rename the template to include your last name
(i.e., SmithActionPlan-ActivityLog.doc)
Scoring
Each Standard is worth 5 points and will be graded holistically, based on the following criteria:
 Identify at least one action item for every indicator / area of competence (total of 42)
 The content of the action items are relevant to the standard
Standard
Points
Possible
ELCC 1
ELCC 2
ELCC 3
ELCC 4
ELCC 5
ELCC 6
NETS-A 1
NETS-A 2
NETS A-3
NETS A-4
NETS A-5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Points
Earned
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