Transcript Seminar Session 4 - Misericordia University

Session 4
TED Curriculum
TED 100 Education Seminar
TED 190 Ed Seminar Field
Dr. Steve Broskoske
Letters
“Away” Team
• Receive your letter of
request and clearances
today.
“Home” Team
• A letter of request
with clearances will be
sent tomorrow. Check
placement info.
Both Teams
• Contact your school to make arrangements to
attend. (Home team: allow some time for the
letter to be received.)
Clearances/changes?
 Have clearances?
• School districts require a copy of clearances for
you to enter a school for field experience.
• You will need clearances during advisement in
order to sign up for future fields.
 Any changes in field location?
• E-mail Dr. Steve with any changes.
If You Do Not Have Clearances
• If you are missing one clearance, you may
be accepted to a field placement. Just carry
the clearance with you.
• If you have not applied for clearances, you
may need to schedule the field placement
later in the semester.
Worst Case Scenario: Take a “U” in course this semester, and
have the grade changed when you complete the field placement.
TED Guidebook
SECTION 8
Curriculum
Overall Course Sequence
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Core
TED General Courses
TED Specialty Courses
Field Experiences
Approx. 134 credits
Consult TED Guidebook, University Catalog,
and faculty advisor for exact requirements.
The Core
Liberal Arts Education
Literature
• Benefits:
– Teachers must be
knowledgeable in many areas.
– A good education prepares you
both for a career and for life.
Religion
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
History
Fine Arts
Course Sequence
Core Courses
• Humanities (2 courses/6 credits each area):
– History/Government (any 2 courses/6 credits)
– Religious Studies (2 courses/6 credits)
• RLS 104 World Religions (required, but not prereq.)
– Fine Arts (2 courses/6 credits)
– Philosophy (2 courses/6 credits)
• PHL 100 Intro to Philosophy (required 1st course)
– Literature (2 courses/6 credits)
• ENG 151 University Writing Seminar
Course Sequence
Example of American Literature
• 2nd Literature Course for TED Majors:
– ENG 102 Literature of Discovery: Modern
and Early Modern Literary Texts
– 104 Literature of Discovery: American
Literature
– 108 African American Literature
– 111 Literature of American Immigrants
Course Sequence
Core Courses (cont’d)
• 6 credits in each of the following:
– Mathematics (2 courses/6 credits)
• 1 course must be statistics.
– Science (any 2 courses/6-8 credits)
• One course must have a lab.
– Behavioral Science (2 courses/6 credits)
• Introduction to Psychology
• Comparative Sociology
• Contemporary Economics
History sec. ed.
Choose 2.
Macroeconomics and Microeconomics are 2
additional choices, usually taken by business majors.
Course Sequence
Writing Intensives
• When electing core courses, students
complete a total of 2 writing intensive
courses.
• Writing intensives may be in any field (not
just English).
• Honors students do not
have to elect 2 writing
intensive courses.
ENG 151 University Writing
Seminar is a prerequisite to
taking writing intensive courses.
Course Sequence
Writing Intensives
• Writing counts for at least 60% of grade.
• Total of 12 double-spaced pages of writing in
course.
• Minimum of 3 writing assignments.
• Revisions required for at least 2 assignments.
• Maintain a writing portfolio (rough drafts, final
copy, and feedback).
ENG 151 University Writing Seminar is a prerequisite
to taking writing intensive courses.
Course Sequence
By the End of Sophomore Year
• By the end of sophomore year (before
formal admission to TED), you must have
completed:
– 2 math courses (1 has to be statistics)
– ENG 151 University Writing Seminar
– 1 literature course (American literature)
Technical Competency Test
Traditional Students
• Automatically enrolled for TC000.
• 50-minute, hands-on PC-based test takes
place during FYE.
• Covers Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Online video tutorials are available.
• Passing score is 70%.
• If failed, automatically re-enrolled for next
semester.
Technical Competency Test
Transfer Students
• Automatically enrolled for TC100.
• Online tutorial/exam.
• Take until you pass.
Flexibility in Electing Courses
• When should I take TED courses?
– Where they are suggested in the sequence.
– Your advisor will help with this.
• When should I take core courses?
– Take core courses as they fit into your
schedule. (They are suggested in the sequence.)
– Just complete the core before graduation.
Summer Courses?
• If you would like to lighten your course
load in future semesters, consider taking a
course(s) during the summer.
• 6 credits in summer = free dorm.
• Talk to your advisor to plan.
Transferring Credits into MU
• All students may transfer in 9 additional
credits while attending MU (6 credits may
be core).
• For summer courses, apply through the
Office of Summer Studies in April.
Students who have earned 60 or more credits may not
take courses at a 2-year (community or junior) college.
Courses must be taken from a 4-year college.
TED Curriculum
TED Majors
Early
Childhood/
Special Educ.
(preschool-4)
Middle
Level
(4-8)
Secondary
Education
(7-12)
MIDDLE SCHOOL:
Math & Science
Math & English
Math & Social Studies
Science & English
Science & Social Studies
HIGH SCHOOL:
Chemistry
Biology
English
Math
Citizenship (History)
Fields Tied to Courses
• Fields are “tied” to specific courses
(like labs are in the sciences).
• Fields focus on content covered in the
accompanying course.
What Is Field Experience?
• TED students complete a developmental
series of field experiences that culminate
with a full semester of Student Teaching.
• Fields link theory and practice.
Link
Purpose of Field Experience
• Purpose of your TED courses:
– Prepare you in theory, knowledge, and
simulation to be a teacher.
• Purpose of field work is to:
– Prepare you to be a teacher with practical
experience in the classroom.
– Help you link theory and practice.
– Get you ready for the real world of teaching.
8 Field Experiences
• Freshman year:
– Education Seminar Field (10 hrs.) Education Seminar
– Freshman Field (20 hrs.) Cultural Awareness
• Sophomore year:
– Sophomore Field I & II (30 hrs. each)
• Junior year:
– Practicum I & II (50 hrs. each)
• Senior year:
– Practicum III (50 hrs.)
– Student Teaching (9 credits)
Accompanying
course depends
on major.
Elementary Education: Early Childhood/Special
Education Dual Major BS Degree
100
190
ECE 460
Collaborating with Families
Elementary Education: Early Childhood/Special
Education Dual Major BS Degree
TED 394
TED 395
TED 498
ECE 387
TED 496
Integrating the Arts
Middle Level Education
• Graduates will specialize and meet the
standards for "Highly Qualified" in two
content areas:
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Mathematics/English-Language Arts-Reading
Mathematics/Social Studies
Mathematics/Science
Science/English-Language Arts
Science/Social Studies
Middle Level (Grades 4-8) Certification
Example: Math/Social Studies
100
190
TED 243
TED 292
Adolescent Development
Middle Level (Grades 4-8) Certification
Example: Math/Social Studies
TED 351
TED 498
Secondary Education Certification
Freshman Year Fall Semester
TED 121 Educational Technology
TED 101
100 Education Seminar
TED 102
190 Education Seminar Field
Freshman Year Spring Semester
3 TED 131 Cultural Awareness
0 TED 191 Freshman Field
0
Sophomore Year Fall Semester
TED 231 Learning
TED 241 Adolescent Development
TED 294 Sophomore Field
Sophomore Year Spring Semester
3 SPE 111 Special Ed. and Excep. Learners
3 SPE 211 Educational Assessment
0 TED 271 Classroom Management
TED 377 Classroom Mgt Secondary
TED 293 Sophomore Field II
3
3
2
1
0
Junior Year Fall Semester
TED 252 Intro. to Instr. Planning
TED 396 Practicum I
Junior Year Spring Semester
1 TED 367 Curric/Methods Sec
0 TED 398 Practicum II
3
0
Senior Year Fall Semester
SPE 411 Inclusive Practices
TED 495 Practicum 3
Senior Year Spring Semester
3 TED 497 Student Teaching
0 TED 412 ELL
TED 411 Professional Practice
9
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2
1
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TED Guidebook
SECTION 9
Field Experience
About Field Experience
• Field experience is:
– Associated (tied) to a particular course.
– Completed during the regular semester.
– A graded experience. Grading policy will be
explained in the accompanying course.
– Required by MU, TED, and PDE.
Field experience is meant to…
• Help you discover the real world of
teaching.
• Lessen your anxiety about teaching.
• Help you gain the skills it takes to succeed
in teaching.
• Prepare you gradually for teaching.
Sequence of Involvement
1.
2.
3.
4.
Observe veteran teachers.
Assist veteran teachers.
Gradually teach more (practicum).
Teach full-time (student teaching).
Our field experience program is developmental;
the farther you go into our curriculum, the more
advanced the field work becomes.
All students participate in
field experience each
semester.
Transfer students do not need to make up missed fields.
Scheduling Field Experience
• Location of placements:
– For some fields, you get to choose where you
go (district, building, grade, teacher).
– For some fields, all students are sent to a
particular location.
• Scheduling of field experience:
– Some fields are arranged at set times and days.
– For some fields, you get to arrange certain
aspects of scheduling. (Time slots are blocked
in the schedule.)
A Varied Experience
• All students:
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Urban, suburban, rural.
Public, private.
Special needs.
ELL.
Cultural diversity.
• Early childhood:
– Early childhood setting
(preschool and K)
– 1-4
• Middle level:
– 4-8
• Secondary education:
Your advisor will help you
plan and track this info.
– 7-9
– 10-12
Mrs. Michelle Brague
Mrs. Brague and your advisor will help
you plan and track field experiences.
Applying for Field
• When applying for any field (except
freshman level fields), complete an
Application for Field/Practicum.
• Take this form along with copies of your
clearances to your advising appointment.
Applying for Field
Applying for Field
It is important to be specific here, esp.
for middle level placements.
Special Placement Information
Early Childhood
• Sophomore fall
– ECE setting
• Sophomore spring
– 3-4
• K, preschool, daycare
• Early intervention ctr.
– Head Start
– YMCA
– WV Child. Assoc.
• Junior fall
– K-2
• Senior fall
– Sp. Ed. K-8
• Junior spring
– K-8 Sp. Ed.
Special Placement Information
Middle Level
• Sophomore fall
– Major 1
• Junior fall
– Major 1
• Sophomore spring
– Major 2
• Junior spring
– Major 2
• Senior fall
– Sp. Ed. 4-5
Vary your placements so
that you experience grades 4-8.
Special Placement Information
Secondary Education
• Sophomore fall
– Vary grade
• Junior fall
– Vary grade
• Sophomore spring
– Vary grade
• Junior spring
– Vary grade
• Senior fall
– Spec. Educ.
Vary your placements so
that you experience grades 7-12.
MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY
THE TEACHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
FIELD EXPERIENCE LOG
VISIT
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TIME
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TIME
OUT
TIME
STUDENT’S
SPENT INITIALS
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(To be completed by student.)
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Cooperating Teacher
I verify that the above named student completed _____ hours during
this field placement. (To be completed by Cooperating Teacher.)
To qualify for student teaching…
 GPA: Have minimum 3.0 GPA.
 Exams: Successfully completed PAPA.
 Fields: Completed field experiences.
 Recommendations: Obtain from TED faculty.
 Courses: Completed all courses required by TED.
 Clearances: Act 34, 151, 114, and 24.
 Medical/psychological: Document absence of any
mental or physical condition which might
disqualify you from state certification.
Field Experience
Preparing for Student Teaching
• Be on the “lookout” during fields:
– Teacher you would feel comfortable working
with.
– Grade level you would enjoy teaching.
– School district you like.
Student Teaching Placement
• All requests for student
teaching placements should be
within a 60-mile radius of
Misericordia (with the exception
of opportunities for student
teaching experiences abroad).
Exceptions can be made. Discuss with your
advisor and Mrs. Brague.
What Is Student Teaching Like?
• TED 498 Student Teaching (spring or fall)
– 9 credits
– Full-time teaching: approximate the roles and
responsibilities of classroom teachers.
Two 7-week Placements
• Two different classrooms.
• Two different buildings or districts.
• Two different certification areas.
Weeks 1-7
Weeks 8-14
Phasing In
• Phase into teaching per your comfort level.
– Take your time: phase in slowly.
– Average: phase in sooner.
– Ready to go: take over the class now.
Week 1 10%
Week 2 25%
Week 3 50%
Week 4 75%
Week 5 100%
Honor Internships
• Student Teaching Abroad
– Teach one semester in Ireland.
– To gain PA teacher certification, teach the other
semester in a Pennsylvania school.
Talk to Sr. Pat
early on!
PDE Form 430
• “Pennsylvania Statewide Evaluation Form for
Student Professional Knowledge and Practice”
• Completed by university supervisor
PDE 430
during student teaching.
• Categories assessed:
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Planning and preparation.
Classroom environment.
Content and pedagogy.
Professionalism.
• Documents evidence of performance.
Student teaching
evaluation form.
Field Experience Summary
By the end of your years at MU, you
will have spent about 750 hours
engaged in practical experience in
schools!
You will feel prepared!!!
So What Will My Schedule
Actually Look Like?
Course Sequence
4 Years
• Freshman and Sophomore
– General courses.
• Junior and Senior
– TED specialization courses.
• Field experience
– Field each semester, tied to various
classes.
– Advisor will help you plan/track.
Course Sequence
Summary of Credits
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Core
TED Introductory & Generic
Specializations
Content Majors (Sec. Ed.)
Field Experiences
 48-50
 21
 4-47
 45
9
approx. 134
Other Helpful
Academic Information
Grade Replacement Policy
• Can elect to grade replace a D or F, or TED
courses lower C+.
• Regulations:
– Repeat course must be taken at MU.
– The new grade will hold (even if lower).
– Must complete grade replacement form
to avoid 2 grades for same course.
Remember that you have to repeat TED
courses with a grade less than C+.
Transcript
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Honors
• Dean’s List (every semester):
– Earn at least 3.55 semester GPA.
– Eligible after completing 12 credits at MU.
– Credit load:
• FT: Carry at least 12 credits.
• PT: Carry at least 6 credits.
Degrees with Distinction
• Summa Cum Laude:
– Graduate with GPA of 3.90 and above.
• Magna Cum Laude:
– Graduate with GPA of 3.70 to 3.89.
• Cum Laude:
– Graduate with GPA of 3.50 to 3.69.
You must complete at least 60 credits at MU to
qualify for these honors.
GPA Troubles?
• Don’t forget to check with your advisor or
with Dr. Steve if you have GPA issues in
the TED program.
Dr. Steve’s
GPA Calculator
Closing Thoughts
• Closing thoughts/recommendations from
our university registrar.
Next Week…
• Examine Ed Seminar Field projects:
– Part A: General Observation in the School and
Classroom
– Part B: Observing, Reflecting On, and
Analyzing a Lesson