One of my goals for you this semester is that you become familiar with the Lindenwood School of Education and what you can expect over the next 4 years of your life. In order to do this, you need to be very familiar with the Lindenwood website, and in particular, the School of Education section of the website.
The following link should take you to the School of Education section of the website.
http://www.lindenwood.edu/academics/education/
Please browse the site and find something new that you either didn't know before or that you didn't know was on the website. You only have to post one reply this week. It is not necessary that you reply to a classmate. HOWEVER, you must find something on the website that is different than what the previous posts have indicated.
Here are a few things to remember while you are looking for information:
1. It must be related to either Education or your Secondary Field of Study.
2. It can be a form you found on the Guide to Undergraduate Teacher Education, but you must specify what the form is about and when you would use it.
3. It can be something about Student Teaching, but be specific about what you learned.
4. It can be something about Foliotek, but be specific about what you learned.
5. It can be something about CBASE or Praxis, but be specific about what you learned.
6. You will not submit information about a form that another student has already posted.
7. There should be no repeat answers because there are 58 pages in the Guide to Undergraduate Teacher Education. You can access this Guide by clicking the Teacher Education link on the right hand side of the Education page. It is below "Student Teaching" and above "Faculty". Once you have clicked "Teacher Education" scroll down to the bottom of the page where it says "Teacher Education - Download resources" Click the Guide to Undergraduate Teacher Education. You will find sooooooooooo much information there.
See you guys next week!
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For this post I reviewed the code of ethics in the education division. I was surprised to find some topics mentioned which fall under basic common sense. For example, there is an emphasis on professionalism in almost all of the points listed. This seems to be common knowledge for someone who has entered a program with the intent of becoming a teacher as a profession.
ReplyDeleteI liked how easy it was to get into the ePortfolio and looking at the examples of the Portfolio Reflection Standards. This Portfolio requirement is making me a little uneasy and I know its just because it's something new for me.
ReplyDeletei liked how we couyld learn about the doctor of education. even though i have a long way to get to that point it is still nice to know that Lindenwood is now offereing it. it is a 48 credit hour program.. teachers can pursue there career in getting their doctorate to be able to be a principle or superintendent. which is a braoder range and can pay more! :) i really like to learn about this because i will most likely go back to school after my bachelors and masters degree!!
ReplyDeleteI read that handbook (only half actually) and I can't go into detail about what I did not know because it is sooooo much! Some of it is common sense, such as expectations and responsibilities of a student teacher, but in the first pages it also gives a list of things the cooperating teacher could do and also what the university supervisor and the coordinator of student teaching should do. I did not expect that. Who knew they would put that in the handbook also.
ReplyDeleteSomething new that I found on the Lindenwood website was in the handbook. The section was Opporunities to Broaden Educational Experiences. This stood out to me because I did not know that these things were availible at Lindenwood. I think these activities are all beneficial and every education student should atleast consider them. The conferences and workshops are a great way to learn something new or expand on knowledge you already had about the subject.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that I found on the website that I did not knowa that much about was student teaching. I am very excited to be able to student teach in the near future, however I did not realize the application process was as extensive as it is. Although it all makes sense; the whole process we have to go through, I did not expect to have to get so many tests for it. I knew the cbase and praxis scores would most defenitly be accounted for but the whole health aspect of it did not even cross my mind. Learning all of the information on the whole process of student teaching will better prepare me for what I will have to go through in the future.
ReplyDeleteI haven't checked "Education - Teacher Certification Program ePortfolio" before. But in the class Mrs. Bishop showed us "Foliotek". It is really understandable. and "Tutorial ePortfolio", the teacher education program portfolio at LU is based upon the 11 standards of teacher education from the Missouri Department of elementary and secondary Education. It is a lot of work to make own portfolio, but worth it.
ReplyDeleteI really liked how easy it was to get into the ePortfolio from looking at the examples and watching that video in class. I thought the ePortfolio was going to be a lot harder the understand then it really was. It looks like I should be able to get the hang of all this and get the ball rolling.
ReplyDeleteI found all the information to be very helpful. The thing I did not know is that you have to have an A or B in student teaching. Also the process for student teaching is tedious but it makes me feel better that it filters out the kind of people we don't want working with our children someday so that makes it worth while.
ReplyDeleteI found this guide for undergrad Education extremly helpful. What I found most helpful was on page 14 the guide described phase one of the education program and i was relived to see that i was in all three of those courses. And next to the courses listed, it has a column for other things to do and it said to take the C Base, which i sign up for in class on tuesday. I just transfered here from a 2 year college last semester and I felt a little stress bc i feel so behind. However, after seeing that portion of the guide I feel like a weight has been lifted of my shoulders!!
ReplyDeleteWell, I hate the fact of the c base. I think if we pass our classes and take the ACT also if we get an A or B in student teaching with out the c base we should be able to teach. In my opinion all the c base is doing is waisting our time and money. However, the one thing that I like about the c base is, well say for example that you pass the everything but the math. The cool thing is, is that you have until the end of the same semester two years later, to pass that remaining section, thus completing all five sections of the exam. Whereas, if you retake the ACT you have to do all of the sections over again.
ReplyDeleteI am amazed, after looking at the Undergraduate Teacher Education Guide, at the number of different Praxis certification areas. Marketing, and Industrial Technology (shop?) and Business Education are areas of education in which I never considered that there would be and exam. Although I suppose that I should have. I t was interesting to learn that the qualifying score needed for the English Language, Literature and Composition: Content Knowledge exam is 158. This number doesn’t mean a great deal however, is 200 the highest possible? That doesn’t seem likely as it would only be a 79%.
ReplyDeleteI did not know that there was a "helpful Links" part, where you can go and see links that will take you to lesson plans ideas, and other educational websites, that could help out students as well as teachers.
ReplyDeleteI did not know that the education department was divided into three phases, first the introductory courses, then courses in a specification area, and finally your student teaching. Also with each phase there are certain requirements that must be met. For the first phase you must pass the C-Base, and the second the Praxis. It is interesting finding out all the important factors of becoming a teacher.
ReplyDeleteIn order to get into the Teacher Education Program, you must complete a number of things. You must fill out a TEA application and should have completed EDU 110, EDU 500, or have attended a Orientation Seminar if you are a transfer student.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I learned was that a university degree doesn't serve as your license to teach. Each state has different requirements in order to receive the license to teach in that state.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I learned from the website was in December, the Higher Learning Commission approved Lindenwood University's request to offer a Doctor of Education (EdD) program in the spring. The new program is the first doctorate ever to be offered at Lindenwood and is designed for educators and non-educators alike. Its nice to know after we get our bachelor we can come back to LINDEWOOD to get our masters and doctorate!!
ReplyDeleteI looked through many things on the website, and something I found helpful was the Important Information School of Education paper. It had deadlines on it of everything I need to get done to graduate. I printed it off to keep a copy ro remind me of all the little extra things I will have to do, like get a Tuberculosis test.
ReplyDeleteWhat I have found out about Lindenwoods educational program that I had not knownm in the past was that all of the different classes that are offered all the ways from early childhood, elementary, secondary and high school.Some of the classes that were required suprised me as well.
ReplyDeleteI found the website really interesting. I was not aware about any of the health things that we have to sort out before teaching-I found this intriguing!
ReplyDeleteI found the website interesting because of the strict ethical polices that Lindenwood and the state of Missouri have mandated. I have heard horror stories from different people all saying how bad current teachers are in differnet school districts across the St. Louis and St. Charles area. They range from elementary to secondary to higher education.
ReplyDeleteThis week I learned that I should not actually declare myself an education major. I actually need to be a History major with a minor in secondary education. That means less education classes(not that that is a good thing of course:) ) and more history for me!
ReplyDeleteI was excited to learn about Kappa Delta Pi,which recognizes those who demonstrate excellent performance skills. I also learned that the Lindenwood Chapter Tau Phi is sponsored by the School of Education. This is something I plan on working hard toward throughout my career here at Lindenwood.
ReplyDeleteI am along the lines with shawn i personally dont think we should have to take the c base because its just another act and if we scored high enough on that then we should be ok, but thats what we have to do so i'l do it. I really just appreciate all the different things that we can go through on this LU academics site its just really enlighting and helps a great deal.
ReplyDeletehi every one, on the web site if you scroll down you will the student teaching hand book, i found it to be really useful and informative.
ReplyDeleteit talks about Lindenwood University Conceptual Frameworks,Policies and Working Relationships,
Undergraduate Teacher Education Program Objectives,Student Teaching Objectives,
Student Teaching Experience Expectations,
Eligibility, Application, and Assignment Procedures just to name a few think everyone should check it out in will help you in some way or the other.
Responsibilities of Student Teachers 12
Student Teaching Activity Checklist 13
i learned that I can not major in teaching special education. I have to pick a different subject for a major and then I can minor in special education teaching. I decided with my advisor that I would go into high school math. I also found out that if I minor in special education, then I can teach any level or age of students in special education classes.
ReplyDeleteThe thing that I learned on the teaching page is the fact that Lindenwood offers me a specific degree. It's a degree in unified science with a chemistry emphasis. I technically don't have to be a chem major to get my degree to teach it. That's what I was told up to this point.
ReplyDeleteI learned alot from looking at the ePortfolio on the Lindenwood website. There are alot things that are good about this profile such as keeping things organized and keeping track of all of your documents and things that you have done throughout your education career. It is a great source and im so glad that i got introduuced to it.
ReplyDeleteI know that there are alot of hoops that one must jump through to get accepted into the education program at Lindenwood however, i did not know that even though you are addmitted, that does not mean that you can continue to stay admitted. I learned if you do not meet the standart academic requirments, then the council on teacher education can terminate your candidacy. I actually didnt even know that there were certain requirements one had to meet in order maintain there spot in the teacher education program. I thought that once you were in, it was final. Boy was i wrong!!!
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