Course Overview
“The ordinary experiences of our teaching days are the essence of our practice. Using a guide to reflect
on these experiences is an entry to improving our teaching” (Hole and McEntee). Selecting one
implemented goal from EDUX 9922 and serving as a member of a small online PLC discussion group,
participants in this class will step through a guided reflection process to examine and share their
implementation experiences. Using on-line video conferencing technology, the PLC will conclude by
participating in a coaching conversation facilitated by the course instructor that will provide a perfect
face-to-face platform for self-reflection, idea sharing, and a determination about the impact on their
future professional practice.
Objectives
By the end of the course, the participant will:
- Engage in a professional learning community.
- Reflect on the implementation of a goal from EDUX 9922.
- Participate in the Guided Reflection Protocol process for individual and shared reflection.
- Demonstrate what was learned through a coaching conversation.
- Refine teaching practice based on the Guided Reflection Protocol experiences.
Course Relation to Standards
- This course aligns with the standards for the National Board for Professional Teaching:
- Teachers are committed to students and their learning.
- Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students.
- Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.
- Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
- Teachers are members of learning communities.
EDUX 9923 Syllabus & Rubric 7.14.22
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Course Structure and Submitting Coursework
EDUX 9922 is a prerequisite to this class.
- This is a 6-8 week course where you will analyze, evaluate, reflect, and refine the strategies you are
executing in your classroom or school role based on a goal from EDUX 9922 via an online
discussion board forum with a professional learning community and the course instructor. - The Protocol assignment in Part 5 is submitted via email to the course instructor.
- There will be a culminating reflective coaching conversation via an online video conference site with
the PLC and set up by the course instructor. - Participants need access to technology to participate in
online discussion boards and video conferencing.
Instructor
Kathy Smith
B.A., M.Ed. in Curriculum and InstructionSecondary Educator 25+ years; Post-Secondary Educator 10+ years.
Passionate champion of education transformation thru creative teaching and personalized learning.
Kathy strives to build a positive relationship with her students and feels privileged to be a "teacher of teachers."
When she's not teaching, Kathy enjoys reading, travelling, and above all, her four grandchildren.