Professional Development
The NDSU Extension Service defines professional development as the personally initiated obligation and right to build discipline expertise, to enhance personal growth, to improve teaching abilities and to contribute to organizational development.
The <link prof-dev pdplan pdplan.htm>NDSU Extension Service Professional Development Opportunities list provides an overview of training methods and topics that are covered over time.
Staff may use this and other resources to develop their personal <link documents pro_dev_plan_000.doc>Professional Development Plan.
The following links may require logging in to the Ag Info Center, the password-protected NDSU Agriculture and University Extension Intranet site. This is the password that goes with your @ndsuext.nodak.edu e-mail.
Internal -- professional development offerings that are offered by NDSU staff for NDSU staff
add a professional development offering
External -- professional development offerings such as state meetings offered by other groups, regional and national meetings
Resources
Distance and Continuing Education
Effective Grant Writing Training
North and South Dakota Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
<link conference>North Dakota Extension Conferences
<link staffres library>Staff Resource Library
