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Construct an individual initial professional portfolio
Assessment Strategies
Work samples with reflective statements
Written product
Online resource to serve as your portfolio
Criteria
Work samples that validate skills
Documentation of professional development (e.g., Dean's List letters, certificates, letters of recommendation, performance evaluations)
Informational documents such as course descriptions, volunteer opportunities, developmental training that describe relevant learning experiences
Personal academic history uses documents such as the Degree Progress Report
Work samples demonstrating knowledge of relevant education topics and issues
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Complete field experience requirements
Assessment Strategies
Written Product: Verification of hours written document
Written Product: Written evaluation of experience
Criteria
Identify the requirements of a field experience
Apply for and secure field experience position
Journal uses format as specified by the instructor
Journal includes learned experience from the field
Evaluate the experience
Thank your field host in written form
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Identify ideas and questions related to teaching in schools in connection to the fieldwork experience
Assessment Strategies
Written product, presentation
Criteria
Include observation experiences
Include explorations of classroom practice concepts
Interpret, analyze, and describe new insights about classroom practice
Include problems encountered by the teacher
Connect insights/thoughts to your experience
You provide evidence of original and critical thinking
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Use components of major educational philosophies to build one’s own perspectives
Assessment Strategies
Written product and/or presentation
Criteria
Describe your history as a learner
Include correct and appropriate grammar, punctuation, spelling, syntax, and word usage
Include specific school experiences as tied to educational philosophies
Follow prescribed format, meeting criteria for all components
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Describe issues relating to the teaching profession, including realities of the job
Assessment Strategies
Written product, presentation
Criteria
Analyze the important issues surrounding education
Relate your answers to your field experience
Apply knowledge of education and students to teaching practice
Include observation experiences
Include explorations of classroom practice concepts
Interpret, analyze, and describe new insights
Connect insights/thoughts to your personal life
You provide evidence of original and critical thinking
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Identify and explore issues such as school governance, class size, and types of schools
Assessment Strategies
Written product, presentation
Criteria
Describe types of school governance
Analyze various types of school
Explain related educational issues
Convey the important aspects and summarize the important points
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Explain issues related to curriculum, standards and assessment
Assessment Strategies
Written product, oral presentation
Criteria
Describe the forces that shape school curriculum
Analyze the components of assessment
Compare assessment techniques
Explain testing standards used in a classroom environment
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Develop skills needed for communicating with diverse communities
Assessment Strategies
Written product, presentation
Criteria
Describe the advantages of using inclusive language
Apply respectful and inclusive language, free from stereotypes
Discuss improvements to communication techniques to ensure equitable access to education
Use gender-neutral language, person-first language in writing conventions
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Determine effective strategies for working with diverse students, colleagues or community members
Assessment Strategies
Written product, presentation
Criteria
Discuss various types of diversity
Evaluate techniques to work with diverse groups
Use non-alienating language, respectful of differences
Describe components of the teaching profession in various situations