Artifact: Academic Plan

Artifact
Academic Plan
The following information is taken from the Dekalb County School System Secondary English (6-12) Alternative Preparation for Certification Program Academic Plan, first ascribed when I was fully admitted into the T.A.P.P. program. The purpose of the plan is to outline the required content area to be studied as part of teacher training. Name: Caitlin Hanzlick Colleges/Universities Attended: Emory University Degree(s) Earned: BA Major/Minor: English Employment Information: Stone Mountain High GPA: 2.897 SAT: Verbal - 610 / Math - 640 (12/21/01) Content/English: English I ~ ENG205 @ Emory English II ~ENG 382 @Emory American Literature @ ENG 382 / Emory English Elective in Expository Writing ~ CPLT - Fresh. Writing @ Emory Literature Elective ~ ENG 255 @ Emory Literature Elective ~ ENG 300 @ Emory Pedagogy: STARS ~ EDS 201 @ Emory Planning for Instruction ~ EDS 531 @ Emory Classroom Management ~ T.A.P.P @ Dekalb County School System Effective Teaching Strategies ~ T.A.P.P. @ Dekalb County School System Assessment: Evaluating Student Learning ~ T.A.P.P. @ Dekalb County School System Identification and Education of Children with Special Needs ~ EDS 507 @ Emory Cultural Diversity ~ EDS 507 @ Emory Secondary English Capstone or an English methods course ~ EDS 555 @ Emory Teaching of Reading ~ RDG 515 @ University of Phoenix In-Tech ~ Assess Online Benchmark I : Fully Admitted: 9-11-06 Benchmark II : Pedagogical modules/courses completed: Meeting with program coordinator occurred: GACE requirement met: Benchmark III: Field Experience/Internship evaluations received: Benchmark IV: All content requirements met: 9-11-06 Benchmark V: All program requirements met: Exit Portfolio received:
T.A.P.P. Outcome(s):
#1 The teacher demonstrates knowledge of the growth characteristics of children. In addition to the pedagogical courses listed above, in college I also took electives in sociology and educational psychology, through which I gleaned much knowledge of the growth characteristics of children. #2 The teacher demonstrates the knowledge-base needed to teach the discipline. The terms under which I was admitted into the T.A.P.P. program insist I am a "highly qualified" because I majored in the subject I intended to teach. Not only did I meet the content-area knowledge requirements to be a Secondary English Teacher prior to my entry into a teacher certification program, it was the very reason I was excepted. As a side not, I also exceeded the number of required classes needed for my undergraduate major in English. #4 The teacher demonstrates knowledge of the history and philosophy of education. Throughout the course of my undergraduate and post-graduate study have included the history and philosophy of education. Among my favorite contributors to educational theory that I know of so far include Lev Vygotsky, Jean Piaget, Jerome Bruner, Paulo Friere, and Nel Noddings.