EED 697

Elementary Education Directed Comprehensive Examination
Mondays  7:00 P. M.
FALL 2014

Dr. Susan Belgrad
 susan.belgrad@csun.edu


Moodle Online Course Link

(Shared student documents): moodle.csun.edu


 

Syllabus

Self Scoring APA Style Exercise

APA HEADINGS

Example CV Bio

Writer's Support

California Common  Core Standards

     Welcome to the Fall 2014 Comprehensive Examination!!

The Department has recently modified the examination to include a Portfolio of Significant Achievement and Inquiry Project. 

Please review the Course Syllabus before the course begins on August 25th.  I look forward to guiding you through your culminating experience at CSUN.

Dr. Susan Belgrad

 

Agenda

EED 697 Comprehensive Examination Schedule  

Mondays,  Fall 2014

 

Session Content

Assignment

Week 1  
  August 25

 

§  Introduction

§  Scope and Purpose of Course

§  Discuss the Final Portfolio as Part 2 of the Comprehensive Examination

§  Policies and Procedures for Submitting an Inquiry Project requirement of EED 697

§  APA Review

 

After using the APA Corrections worksheet, edit and then submit your electronic version of Problem Statement of Project to Dr. Belgrad.

 

Begin to create your professional Curriculum Vita (CV).

 

For second meeting, bring 1-2 selected pieces on SLOs 1 and 2

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

  Week 2   
  September 1

§  No Class: Labor Day

 

 

 Week 3  
  September 8

§  Discuss Questions regarding academic writing/ organization of the last three sections of project.

§  Small group exchange of selected pieces for Portfolio
Reflective Practice and  Theoretical Understanding

Submit CVs for Instructor review

Begin Portfolio review and analysis of artifacts for evidence of SLOs 3, 4 and 5.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

 

 

  Week 4

  September 15

§  No Class

Continue project work—data analysis and narrative.  Submit drafts via email to Dr. Belgrad.

 Week 5

  September 22

§  No Class

 Portfolio Development.  Select artifacts for Research Skills, Teacher Leadership and Educational Awareness

 Week 6

  September 29

§  Peer Collaboration  on portfolio artifacts selected for Research Skills, Teacher Leadership and Educational Awareness

§  Planning for Faculty Portfolio Reviews to be conducted week of November 17.

 

Continue project work—data analysis and narrative.  Submit drafts via email to instructor.

 

Complete selection and reflection on portfolio artifacts for leadership, theoretical understanding and research

 Week 7

  October  6

 

§  Individual Meetings (by appointment) on Project Methods/ Data Analysis/Summary

Continue individual work on each part of the project. Email responses to edits to Dr. Belgrad or schedule appointment.

Begin Portfolio Assembly

·          Table of Contents

·          Letter to Reader

·          Acknowledgements

·          Reflective Pieces

·         Summary

  Week 8

  October  13

§  No Class Meeting

You may send portfolio copy to Dr. Belgrad for editing/comments.

  Week 9

  October  20

  

§  Individual Meetings on Project Chapters 3-5 (Methodology, Data Analysis/ and Summary-Conclusion

 

  Week 10

  October  27

§  Class Meets on Campus 

§  Peer review of research findings report

Reread papers and practice to increase fluency in discussing important ideas in papers.

  Week 11

  November  3

§  Computer Lab for Preparing Portfolio Finishing Touches

 ED 2115B

Complete final draft of Project and Brochures;
Submit to Instructor by November

  Week 12

  November 10

PEER PORTFOLIO SHOWCASE AND PROJECT EXHIBITION

  Week 14

  November 17

EED MA PROGRAM PORTFOLIO SHOWCASE

RESEARCH PROJECT EXHIBITION

 


 

 


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