EDU525 Foundations in Elementary Education Graduate Studies
Week 1 Assignment
Class Wall
Biographical Statement
Participating
and getting to know other students in your classes facilitates the creation of
online communities at GCU. The Class Wall is a great place for networking and
getting to know your classmates. Your first post to the Class Wall will be your
biographical statement to be shared with everyone in the class. This biographical
statement could be modified for future use in your other classes as well as
your professional life. Your biographical statement should include the
following:
Biographical
information about you and your family, such as, where you are from, what you do
for a living, and your hobbies and interests.
A statement
regarding your motivation to pursue a graduate degree in secondary education,
what you expect from your graduate experience that will be different from your
undergraduate experience, and your future career plans.
Your
biographical statement should be about 150 words.
Post your
biographical statement to the Class Wall within the first three days of class.
Submit your
biographical statement on a separate Word file to your instructor in LoudCloud
through the assignment drop box after you have posted it to the Class Wall.
This assignment is due before the end of Day 3 this week.
EDU525 Foundations in Elementary Education Graduate Studies
Week 1 Assignment
Navigating
the Online Environment and Reference Guide
To be
successful in all your courses, you will need to be familiar with the online
resources available within the student portal, each of your courses, and the
GCU website.
For this
assignment, complete the “Navigating the Online Environment Template.”
You are
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite
Technical Support articles for assistance.
EDU525 Foundations in Elementary Education Graduate Studies
Week 2 Assignment
Article
Summary
Write a
250-500 word summary of the “Broadening the Notion of Participation in
Online Discussions: Examining Patterns in Learners’ Online Listening
Behaviors” article. Include a discussion of the research problem,
questions, methods, findings, and implications discussed by the authors.
Prepare
this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,
located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This
assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment
to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite
Technical Support articles for assistance.
EDU525 Foundations in Elementary Education Graduate Studies
Week 3 Assignment
Educational
Reform
From the
following list, select two items related to significant changes or reforms in
public education:
Common Core
State Standards
Differentiated
learning
Diversity
and socioeconomic status
Inclusion
and special education reform
Evidence-based
instructional technology integration
Standardized
testing (Age of Assessment)
Response to
Intervention
K-12 online
learning
Any other
relevant change or reform, with approval from your instructor
To support
your position, select at least five scholarly articles from the GCU Library
that address the changes or reforms you have chosen. Include these articles on
an APA Style references page at the end of your submission.
In a
750-1,000 words, discuss both the positive and the negative aspects of these
changes or reforms. Additionally, discuss a change or reform you think still
needs to be made. Provide one strategy or suggestion that would support this
change.
Prepare
this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,
located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This
assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment
to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite
Technical Support articles for assistance.
EDU525 Foundations in Elementary Education Graduate Studies
Week 4 Assignment
Professional
Teaching Standards
Based on
your review of the InTASC standards, address the following in a 250-500 word
statement:
Summarize
at least two themes that run through the InTASC standards.
Select a
standard and a theme and then relate how that theme is represented in the
standard that you chose.
How can
teachers work collaboratively with others to use a variety of data and
information (and standards) to meet the learning needs of students?
Include at
least two references to support this assignment.
Prepare
this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,
located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This
assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment
to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite
Technical Support articles for assistance.
EDU525 Foundations in Elementary Education Graduate Studies
Week 4 Assignment
Professional
Dispositions: Survey and Video
The
disposition to teach has been identified as the most influential quality of
highly effective educators. Dispositions are the values, commitments, and
professional ethics that influence behaviors toward students, families,
colleagues, and communities and affect student learning, motivation, and
development as well as the educator’s own professional growth.
Part 1:
Dispositions Self-Assessment Survey
After
reviewing the “Professional Dispositions of Learners,” complete the
“Dispositions Self-Assessment Survey” by checking the corresponding
box to rank how you currently value each disposition on a scale from Strongly
Agree to Strongly Disagree.
Part 2:
Video Submission
For this
assignment, you will create a video using any video recording device.
Based on
your understanding of your own dispositions, respond to the following questions
in a 3-5 minute video submission:
What
dispositions do you possess that you think will make you a successful teacher?
What
dispositions do you need to work on before you enter the classroom as a
first-year teacher? Provide an example of how you plan to uphold these
dispositions in the classroom.
How do the
dispositions demonstrate your ability to understand other cultures, genders,
and learning differences to build stronger relationships with students and
families? How do potential bias affect teaching?
How do you
anticipate using feedback from your annual performance evaluations,
observations, and data on student performance to adjust your dispositions and
teaching practices to benefit learning?
Show
professionalism in your speech and appearance.
Use an
online video platform such as Loom, YouTube, or Vimeo to upload your completed
video. Be sure that others can access and view your linked video prior to
submitting.
Copy and
paste your video link onto your completed Dispositions Self-Assessment Survey.
This
assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment
to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite
Technical Support articles for assistance.
EDU525 Foundations in Elementary Education Graduate Studies
Week 5 Assignment
Benchmark –
Philosophy of Education Draft
A
philosophy of education is a statement regarding your beliefs and values about
education. This statement is often required as part of the application process
in gaining employment as a teacher.
Create a
750-1,000 word draft of your educational philosophy. Your philosophy may be
grounded in a theory or theories that you have studied in this course or be
informed by your study of historical and sociological influences on education.
You will revise your educational philosophy throughout your program of study to
make it more concise.
In this
draft, include statements regarding your beliefs and values in each of the
following areas:
The purpose
of education.
Your
personal vision of meeting the learning needs of diverse students using
standards-based instruction.
Where you
stand regarding the perceived role of the teacher as a leader and advocate
according to some of the ethical frameworks that you have examined.
How you
perceive the process of self-reflecting on teaching practices and education
policy in order to utilize research, ethical practice, and other resources to
advance the profession.
Include
three scholarly references to support your philosophy of education.
Prepare
this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,
located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This
assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment
to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite
Technical Support articles for assistance.
College of
Education (COE) program competencies and national standards assessed in the
benchmark assignment:
COE
5.1: Act with integrity and fairness to
ensure a school system of accountability for every student’s academic and
social success through the creation of personal philosophy statements. [ACEI
5.0; InTASC 9(l), 9(o), 10(k), 10(l), 10(s), 10(t)]
EDU525 Foundations in Elementary Education Graduate Studies
Week 6 Assignment
Letter of
Intent as an Educator
Write a
250-500 word letter of intent as an educator that includes the following:
A brief
description of specific curricular and professional progression requirements
and how they will be fulfilled.
A brief
description of the licensure and certification requirements in your state and
how they will be maintained.
How you
will maintain your dispositions in the classroom, through demonstrating ethical
behavior in instruction and assessment.
Goals for
professional development and areas for continued learning.
APA format
is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This
assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment
to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical
Support articles for assistance.
