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Nature of course request C00159 :

New course

Graduate

First term offered :
Course Prefix&Number	Descriptive Title	Credits/Hours
ED 659	Professional Seminar IV	3 -

Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Professional Sem IV

Catalog Description: Students will design and present the action research project from Term III, this presentation making up the capstone experience. Students will prepare to enter the teaching profession by interacting with professionals already in the educational field and by studying special topics such as TSPC requirements, interviewing, legal issues, and job market features. Students will continue to work in a holistic model of reflective practice which includes analysis and discussion of field experiences and engagement in ongoing planning and reflection around professional development.

Course Goal and Objectives: ¿ Present an action research project using: issue identification, action planning, data collection, plan activation, and outcome assessment. ¿ Prepare to enter job market by designing a portfolio which includes each student¿s strengths and weakness, in relation to the proficiencies of the initial licensure program, thus exiting the program with a beginning professional development plan to be shared in job interviews. ¿ have opportunities to articulate their research projects and their personal learning from the data and theoretical frameworks ¿ receive critiques of their research projects (from colleagues, faculty and other interested individuals) ¿ use the critiques to refine their projects ¿ identify patterns and trends in the data ¿ explain how they hope to take 'informed 'action to improve their teaching and the students' learning

Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): ED 659 is the last in a four-part Professional Seminar course series that is being added as part of larger revisions to the Teacher Education Division¿s M.A.T. program. These four seminars have been designed to: ¿ address identified programmatic needs in the areas of organization, advising, and communication by providing a unified experience, and faculty guidance, for all cohort members - the intention is to have the entire series taught by one faculty member, provide a cohesive faculty support for students throughout the four terms ¿ strengthen continuity, communication, and support while allowing greater focus on cohort development and the building of a learning community for MAT students ¿ engage students in the reflective process of education through discussion, analysis, and the Action Research process ¿ prepare students for entry into the job market, the profession, and the first year of teaching, and for professional development during that first year ¿ address exit survey feedback, and state and community partner needs, around developing teachers¿ skills in collaborative work ¿ allow students to discuss special topics related to the school environment ¿ address low exit survey numbers on preparation in long-term planning and the use of research skills/dispositions to explore classrooms/schools by providing a continuous experience across quarters which focuses on teaching experiences and the application of research lenses to those experiences ¿ allow for greater alignment and coordination of WOU coursework and classroom placements through focus on teaching issues and through embedded assignments which create links to field experiences, allowing teacher candidates to integrate and synthesize fieldwork and coursework around curriculum, assessment, and management ¿ allow reform of program exit requirements, eliminating the comprehensive exam in favor of a professional project, which fits better with our constructivist nature as a program and our program-wide emphasis on reflective practice, and provides a more authentic assessment of skills and proficiencies than a comprehensive exam, also allowing for the development of unified expectations around program products

Faculty and facilities needed: current MAT program faculty and existing MAT program facilities

Brief Course outline: This course will focus on analysis, refinement, and presentation design and implementation for the results of the action research project, a process which will culminate in a year-end capstone presentation. This course will also focus on preparation for the profession of teaching through study of the field, interaction with professionals, and preparation of a professional development portfolio which will follow them into their first full-time job. Students will continue to analyze their student teaching experiences, and will utilize their developed cohort community to reflect upon and improve their work in the classroom as they continue to hone the techniques of reflective, professional practice.

Approval Queue C00159

Attached Files:

Graduate Committee - MAT Program Revisions - ED 659 PS IV Syllabus - submitted.docx

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