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Writing in the Discipline

Writing in the Discipline. ELEC Department Undergraduate PK-4 Certification Ideas for Assessing Outcomes. Aristotle says:. Good writing happens when one Knows the purpose (why are we writing?) Knows the audience (to whom are we writing?)

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Writing in the Discipline

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  1. Writing in the Discipline ELEC Department Undergraduate PK-4 Certification Ideas for Assessing Outcomes

  2. Aristotle says: Good writing happens when one • Knows the purpose (why are we writing?) • Knows the audience (to whom are we writing?) • Knows the situation (what is the context and the medium in which we are writing?)

  3. ELEC decided: The purposes and audiences for writing for early childhood teachers include 1. Communicating goals and activities with stakeholders, including families; • Planning for instruction and informing principals; • Sharing professional knowledge with colleagues and peers.

  4. The situations include: • Newsletters and web-based content to inform; • Letters to communicate classroom and student progress or permission needed; • Lesson plans for self and principal; • Professional presentations at school or conferences.

  5. If these are the types of writing situations, then what needs to happen in the program? • When will we teachskills? • When will the teacher candidates have opportunity to practice? • When and how will we assess outcomes?

  6. Lesson Plans • Introduced during ELEC 288 Early Literacy and ELEC 238 Assessment classes. • Taught during methods classes (teaching of math, reading, social studies, science and curriculum integration). • Practiced during field experiences. • Assessed during student teaching.

  7. Family Communication • Introduced during ELEC 281 Family and Community Diversity. • Taught during ELEC 440 Curriculum Integration. • Assessed during ELEC 455 student teaching.

  8. Professional Presentation • Introduced during ELEC 420 Field Experience • Taught during ELEC 455 Student Teaching • Assessed during project-based presentation to faculty and stakeholders on “Impact on Student Learning through Teacher Action Research.”

  9. How will the outcomes be evaluated? Key program assessments and rubrics have been approved and are being added to the master syllabi for all appropriate courses. Programmatic assessments will be used to evaluate Specialized Program Area (NAEYC), PA Department of Education and Writing in the Disciplines.

  10. Lesson Plan Rubric

  11. Lesson Plan Rubric, continued

  12. Lesson Plan Rubric, continued

  13. Lesson Plan Rubric, continued

  14. Communicating with Families Rubric

  15. Professional Presentation Rubric

  16. Professional Presentation Rubric (cont.)

  17. Professional Presentation Rubric (cont.)

  18. What’s next? • Ensuring our current rubrics adequately assess university writing in the discipline outcomes. • Ensuring each instructor who is responsible for some aspect of the teaching, practicing or assessing writing outcomes has the knowledge, skill and dispositions to do so effectively. • Collecting and evaluating programmatic data that will ensure the process is working effectively for teacher candidates.

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