Course:

Sociological, psychological and pedagogical approaches to designing professional development plans and portfolios for teachers with initial educator licenses. Practical methods for stating goals, aligning them to standards, collecting evidence, analyzing and reflecting on assessments of professional practice by Initial Educator Teams. Click here to preview the course syllabus.

The Initial Educator course is valuable to administrators and ALL teachers, especially to those interested in acquiring or maintaining teacher certification based on the new PI34 framework.

Students participating in this course will:

• Explore and examine the new PI-34 certification process
• Formulate a Professional Development Plan
• Explore and reflect on teaching and learning experiences through journals and action research
• Form collaborative teams when possible

NOTE: Teams of teachers from schools can contact the instructor if they would like to tailor this course to their district needs or start at alternative times during semester.

This course has been designed to meet the Wisconsin Teacher Standards highlighted below:

Living the Questions: A Guide for Teacher Researchers
Author(s): Hubbard, R. and Miller, B
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers (1999)
ISBN: 1571100814

Qualitative and Action Research.
Author: Michael P. Grady
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation (1998)
ISBN: 0873678087

Recommended for Portfolio Development

Developing a Teaching Portfolio: A Guide for Preservice and Practicing Teachers (2004)
Author(s): Adams, Ann & Hawk, Parmalee
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 013113213X

Book Store information:  www.uwsp.edu/centers/bookstore/

Student may purchase used copies of earlier editions of these books – www.addall.com is a good source.