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.
You may also find something that will help you with your LU program on PCCommon in the School of Education Folder. You can either use something found on PCCommon or on the LU website for your blog comment.
The education Advisor Contact Sheet can be found in the School of Education Folder on PCCommon. It is a word document that is found on the first screen after selecting the School of Education Folder. I can't place a direct link from the blog because it is a word document so you will to navigate yourself there.
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I learned what the Praxis II test is and what its needed for. The Praxis II test is used to test the subject specific knowledge and skills of incoming teachers. This test needs to be taken by teachers entering the teaching field and it is a requirement for certification and licensing as a teacher by most states. These tests are taken on paper format only and come in a 1 hour, 2 hour, or 4 hour test time. Depending on the length of the tests, you are able to take up to 3 in a day. They also only give this test in english, but if english isn't your first language than they sometimes offer more time to take the test if need be. This is Praxis 101 : )
ReplyDeleteWhat I learned on the Lindenwood website under the education part you can go to student resources and it will give you a bunch of helpful links and websites. Some of them are also labeled but what area they are good for. These will help a student with some questions they may have.
ReplyDeleteWhile i was going through the lindenwood website i came across a lot of now links. I had no idea the website was so in-depth. I found out about the Emerson teacher scholarship scholars program. I never herd of it before today. The program helps teacher to find jobs and gives them a great learning experiences.
ReplyDeleteUnder the teacher ed link, i clicked on deadlines, and there are a list of deadlines that pertain just to the education department, this will help remember all of the things we will have to turn in by certain dates in the future.
ReplyDeleteI found a bunch of new things I didn’t know existed on the website, if you look long enough it will probably answer every question you have. Even if you don’t find an answer, you can just send the School of Education an email through the direct link which you’ll find at the bottom on the page.
ReplyDeleteUnder Student resources I found a link that was under Education World...It takes you to a website with all kinds of information about teaching. It talkes about all the different aspects of teaching i.e. professional development, technology integration, lesson planning, and other topics that relate to all teachers.
ReplyDeleteAfter going to the Praxis II class today I became very nervous about all the time and effort I would have to put into studying for the test. I noticed on the Education Department on the website that there is a link to register and different study tips that can help me become more familiar with the test.
ReplyDeleteI am trying to major in physical education. But i mean the chances of going in looking for only that subject may make it hard to find a job. So i figured i would look into middle school Social Studies, so i got on the education advisor chart and found the Dr. Rocky Streb would be someone i would need to see about that.
ReplyDeleteI went on PCcommon and looked in the school of education folder and found a lot of links to help people find what they need for education classes. For example, the schedules of the education offices and advisor meetings.
ReplyDeleteUnder academic i clicked on course catalog and it had all this liks about different catogories; i found this liks to be very helpull because they provide the schedule for final exams...just like any other college student we have so much things on our mind that we forget our final exam...this link helps us college students to get back on track..
ReplyDeleteI went under the Advisor Contact link and was loml to a PDF file. This document not only gives you all of the different advisors but also a list of the staff in the EDU department. It told me who the Dean is, the Department Chair and the other Chair members. I think its important to know who these names and numbers. I also like how you can find your major and it will give you a content area advisor as well as an education advisor.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking for a new advisor and on the website I found a lot of links and ways to contact advisors. They were even identified by subject criteria. I'm hoping my new advisor will help me with my 4 year degree plan.
ReplyDeleteI found a link that gives examples of rationale and reflections for every Standard needed in the ePortfolio. This would have been very helpful to me when I was writing my first rationale/reflection last semester.
ReplyDeleteI went to the pccommon folder and I found that they had a folder that listed different job opportunities. I think that will be very helpful for education majors because it will give us a starting place in where we can/should be looking for jobs. It may not be exactly what you want to do but it gives ideas and it will help you see that you will have to search hard and be flexible.
ReplyDeleteWhile on pccommon, I found a link under the Department of Teacher education that had other links to documents on Practicum, the Praxis II seminar, and student teaching. Since right now we are actively observing, I decided to take a look at the Practicum Handbook. I know that you, Mrs. Bishop, said it was online to look if we wanted. It was very helpful because if practicum students are confused about what to look for, the handbook gives a detailed look at what you are actually doing while observing.
ReplyDeleteWhile on pccommon I went through the education folders and I found a folder on grants and scholarships. The one scholarship called the MURRY Scholarship is granting 1,000 dollars to any junior or senior who wants to teach in a rural school district. This is beneficial because I am aware of this scholarship before I am a junior so I can know what I have to do to try and get this scholarship. If i had not gone through pccommon I would not have been aware of this opportunity.
ReplyDeleteIn pccommon I saw that under lesson plan templates there was a link that showed six different learning styles of children and explained each of them and how each child of the certain style learns, and what is hard for them. Like some children who are labeled as hyperactive may have trouble reading, but kids who love to read and tell stories usually are not into sports. Also kids who are quite can get overwhelmed by listening. This is very helpful to know for future teachers.
ReplyDeleteI found in the handbook under the school of education listings. It says that as a student teacher you can participate in extra-ciricular school activities such as coaching, but will not be paid.This is something thats good for because I did not know as a student teacher I could also participate in coaching after school teams.
ReplyDeleteI am majoring in math with a minor in education. Therefore, I need an education advisor in addition with my mathematics advisor. By visiting the education advisor contact link on the Lindenwood website, I found an advisor for my particular interest. This now allows me to email Darline Schroeter, and request her to be my advisor. This will help me when I am making my 4 year plan and hopefully she will be able to guide me through all the hoops I must jump over in order to become a teacher.
ReplyDeleteWhile I was online searching through the school of education listings I clicked on Student resources. When I clicked on it I found two different links, helpful links and online surveys. I then clicked on helpful links and found several links that would help a student trying to be a teacher. One particular link that caught my eye was Missouri job openings. I thought this site would be very helpful to me in a few years. Having a site like this that is to find is a great tool to have. All you have to do is sign up and you can check local districts and schools on job openings very easily.
ReplyDeleteAshley, perfect, that,
ReplyDeleteIs exactly the kin d of thinng I had hoped you would find. See you tomorrow.
I learned that The Lindenwood University Teacher Education Programs are accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
ReplyDeleteI learned that my field of study had switched advisors, so while I was looking at the list of advisors, i came to realize that my counselors were one of them that had switched. i used to be with Ms.Almeda, but as it turns out I am actually a different professor, i searched further and found and e mail that explained the change, so this is a real life saver.
ReplyDeleteIn the Student Teaching Handbook, I found that it is even recommended that the teacher stay away from any other types of committments or paperwork while student teaching. It says that the entire Student Teaching process should be devoted to devising, planning, and reflecting. I found it very interesting that even the handbook itself lets the reader know how important student teaching really is.
ReplyDeleteI found in the advisor contact area that my education advisor would need to be J. Alsobrook. Turns out that he's already my advisor and I don't have to get another one!
ReplyDeleteAfter going to the website, I clicked on Student Resources, and then helpful links. I looked at the last link about special education. After reading many interesting things, I am now considering minoring in special ed.
ReplyDeleteI viewed the student teacher handbook and saw that in order to graduate with your teaching credentials you must be familiar with the MoStep standards. Not only are they to be familiar with them but also be to demonstrate he and implement them into their teaching style. The new teachers are expected to implement every standard into their daily teaching in order to ensure that the students are learning everything the state of Missouri sees fit for them to learn
ReplyDeleteI found a Code of Ethics that LU education majors and minors are held accountable to. They consisted of how students should conduct themselves while doing ANYTHING connected with LU in any way, plagiarism policies, and a code of conduct between fellow students and faculty members. They were pretty fun to read in a Drill Sergeant voice.
ReplyDeleteWhen exploring the Education site I remembered what one of the speakers were talking about in the Praxis II seminar and so I clicked on the counseling link and learned that they help different needs in the counseling field. Also if you’re on the counseling page you see on the right hand side there are links that are the Eleven Standards of Teacher Education which I found was very interesting as well.
ReplyDeleteAfter I reached the education portion of the website I was able to find the eleven standards of teacher education. These eleven standards explain what a student must be able to understand and use before they are fully prepared to become a teacher. These standards are very important because education students are required to write portfolios on these standards and explain how they understand them.
ReplyDeleteWhile searching on the education page I found the key reasons to attend Lindenwood's school of education. I found the 11 standards of education before and posted it but it had already been found by a student. These key reasons are important because they show prospective students reasons why they should come to Lindenwood and its' education program.
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