English Education =
Information=20
Dear English Education =
Major,
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As =
you begin to=20
take the required English and Education courses that are listed on your =
degree=20
plan, you must document all the skills and knowledge that you =
acquire,=20
which will one day add to your success as a secondary English =
teacher. =20
We recommend that you save ALL work from your English Education =
courses to=20
=E2=80=9CL=E2=80=9D drive and to a second electronic backup =
system. Many of your College=20
of Education projects may cover your NCATE/NCTE Standards as well. =
The=20
Learning Project is one example. Keep duplicate electronic versions of =
work you=20
create as you move through the program.
The=20 College of Education requires Chalk & Wire for their Education = Portfolio=20 which is separate from the English Education = Project. Your=20 COE C&W Portfolio will fulfill NCTE 5.2.3 student-teaching = portfolio.=20 .Your =E2=80=9CEnglish Education Project=E2=80=9D = stored on workable RW CD=E2=80=99s=20 will contain five sub-folders, one for each of the major NCTE categories = described in the NCATE/NCTE checklist: 1-Structure of the = Basic=20 Program,
2-Attitudes for English Language = Arts,=20 3-Knowledge of English Language Arts,
4-Pedagogy for English Language = Arts, and=20 5-Field-Based Experiences in English Language Arts. Be certain = that RW=20 CD=E2=80=99s work before you hand them in. The deadline for = submitting your=20 English Education Project is the day of the College of = Education=E2=80=99s Seminar V on=20 the Tahlequah campus during your Full Intern semester. Your=20 =E2=80=9CSelf-Evaluation Rubric=E2=80=9D that you complete is = submitted in hard copy at=20 that time also. You should keep copies on CD=E2=80=99s, jump = drives, and =E2=80=9CL=E2=80=9D drive=20 as you create, change, or make additions to your English Education = Project=20 .
English teachers=20
are natural =E2=80=9Csavers,=E2=80=9D but you will be saving specific =
materials verifying your=20
success meeting in the NCTE Standards. A copy of the Standards is=20
available on another English Education link. Print a copy and keep =
one=20
handy as you move through the program. Materials you generate in =
your=20
English classes are called supporting artifacts and must be =
archived=20
electronically. Examples may include course assignments, lesson plans,=20
highlighted sections of your transcript, literary analysis, learning =
projects,=20
MLA documented works, annotated bibliographies, graded papers, =
self-reflections,=20
observations, power point presentations or other materials that =
=E2=80=9Cprove=E2=80=9D that you=20
have fulfilled a specific NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) =
Matrix=20
Standard. The NCTE is the recognized professional =
association for=20
secondary English majors. NCTE is sometimes called your =E2=80=9Clearned =
society.=E2=80=9D=20
Please understand that although a course syllabus does explain the work=20
presented in a course, it does NOT =E2=80=9Cprove=E2=80=9D that you have =
mastered all of the=20
material; a combination of a syllabus, sample work with rationale=20
statements at the top of the document, and a highlighted =
unofficial=20
transcript indicating earned credit for that course can verify =
particular=20
Standards met. =
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A =E2=80=9Crationale statement=E2=80=9D is =
your written explanation of=20
how and why the artifact/assignment you have selected meets the =
requirements for=20
one or more of the NCTE Standards. This statement must be explicit =
and=20
appear at the top of the first page of your supporting =
artifact. =20
The format for the =E2=80=9Crationale =
statement=E2=80=9D looks like=20
this:
This artifact supports the completion of =
NCTE=20
Standard/s____________________
because_______________________
This course was taught by = _______________________=20 during the ______ semester
and met at ____________ on = ________. I earned a=20 grade of ______ for this assignment.
An example rationale statement = looks like=20 this:
This artifact, a Discourse Analysis = project=20 completed in Linguistics 4083, supports NCTE Standards numbers 3.1.3, = 3.1.4,=20 3.1.7, and 3.1.8 because this analysis examines the interrelated nature = of=20 eleven different characteristics of an utterance, including morphology,=20 semantics, phonology, morphology, and pragmatics. In addition, the video = segment=20 chosen for this discourse analysis project used Burke=E2=80=99s Pentad = as a tool to=20 discover the purposes behind language use presented in the transcript. I = received an A for this assignment. This course was taught by Dr. John = Smith=20 during the fall semester, 2007, and met at 12 noon on Monday, = Wednesdays, and=20 Fridays.
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Please understand=20 that the English Project is a work in progress and by regularly=20 connecting your 3000-4000 level coursework with the NCTE Standards = checklist,=20 reflecting on the work, designating Standards numbers to assignments, = and=20 creating rationale statements supporting your conclusions, your project = will=20 grow as you move through semester by semester. Begin immediately.=20
Read through the NCATE/NCTE = standards=20 now, again at mid term, and again at the end of each semester. = Keep a copy=20 handy so that you can periodically read it as needed and coordinate work = you=20 complete. Doing so is a =E2=80=9Cbrain friendly=E2=80=9D technique = that will assist you in=20 connecting new information to that you previously learned. You = will see=20 how this checklist and your coursework are interconnected and it will be = much=20 simpler for you to create your electronic English Education Project = which is=20 a requirement for successfully completing the English Education=20 program.
English Education Info 3 =
Once = you have=20 read the NCTE Standards, you can see that most certainly work from your = classes=20 can be artifacts supported by rationale statements that = will=20 become your English Education Project. Supporting artifacts will be stored electronically, = scanned,=20 and saved to =E2=80=9CL=E2=80=9D drive and saved in a temporary = electronic storage area (a CD,=20 jump drive, =E2=80=9CL=E2=80=9D drive, or other electronic storage = area). We are all too=20 familiar with =E2=80=9Clost=E2=80=9D electronic data, so always keep a = back-up for this=20 important archive. Eventually, = this English=20 Education Project will be a valuable tool for you in your career as a=20 professional educator. It will meet the goals of your professional = organization. It will be a valuable data bank from course to = course, and=20 it will also assist Northeastern State University in meeting NCATE = Accreditation=20 standards.
For = now, it is=20 essential that you begin gathering supporting artifacts from your = 3000-4000=20 level coursework that align with standards outlined on the NCATE/NCTE = Standards=20 Checklist. Complete the majority of your documentation for your = English=20 Education Project during your Pre I, and Pre II semesters. Some, = of=20 course, cannot be finished until your Full Intern semester. = Beginning now=20 avoids the calamity of attempting to do it all during one=20 semester.
We = are pleased=20 that you chose to become a member of the Department of Languages and = Literature.=20 Use your NSU email account for all communications about departmental=20 matters.
The = College of=20 Liberal Arts is located in Seminary Hall. Our Department of = Languages and=20 Literature office is on the third floor of Seminary Hall on the = Tahlequah Campus=20 at X 3629. Building G at the Broken Arrow campus is the location = for=20 Literature and Languages faculty. My office is in the Woods = House at=20 529 Seminary Street, southwest of the science building. It is the = small=20 brown cottage next to the lovely blue two-story Victorian Rosamund = house. =20 My extension is 4502. Please speak clearly when you leave a telephone = message=20 and give your phone number if you wish a response.
Stop by---there=E2=80=99s plenty of=20 parking!
Connie O. Henshaw
English Education = Specialist
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Languages &=20 Literature
Northeastern State = University
Woods House
529 Seminary Street
Tahlequah, Oklahoma = 74464
918-444-4502
Cell: =20 918-457-9615