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Instructor:
Professional
Certification
Instructor |
Course
Description:
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This
seminar
focuses
on
consideration
of a
teacher’s
professional
development
impact
on
student
learning,
analysis
of
personal
professional
growth
and
candidates’
future
career
goals. |
Targeted
Standards:
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Washington
State
Professional
Certificate
Standards:
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Course
Objectives:
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A
successful
candidate
will:
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Describe
the
profile
of
effective
and
efficient
student
learners
and
identify
specific
Professional
Certification
criteria
that
support
the
development
of
that
profile;.
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Highlight
at
least
one
important
bit
of
information
that
was
learned
through
monitoring
student
performance
data
and
what
occurred
as a
result;
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Describe
“enduring
learning”
that
resulted
from
the
Professional
Certificate
process
and
will
influence
teaching
practice
5
years
in
the
future;
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Identify
connections
between
personal
professional
development
and
broader
school
improvement
goals;
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Deliver
a
formal
report
on
the
status
of
goals
that
were
written
in
the
Pre-Assessment
Seminar;
and
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Describe
next
professional
development
goals
and
explain
how
those
goals
will
make
and
impact
on
student
learning.
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Textbook(s)
and/or
Assigned
Readings:
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The
Office
of
the
Superintendent
of
Public
Instruction’s
on-line
Professional
Certificate
Handbook
is
available
at:
http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/profed/handbook.aspx
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Assessments/Assignments:
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Participate
in
instructor
led
discussions.
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Deliver
a
formal
presentation
to
the
group
and
invited
guests
on
the
status
of
goals
that
were
written
in
the
Pre-Assessment
Seminar
and
your
plans
for
future
professional
growth.
Please
review
the
Evaluation
Rubric
(word)
(pdf)
for
this
presentation.
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Finalize
Professional
Growth
Record
(word)
(pdf)
information.
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Grading
Scale: S/U
(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Course
Overview:
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This
seminar
is
the
final
component
of
the
Professional
Certificate
Program.
It’s
designed
to
encourage
candidates
to
analyze
the
impact
of
professional
growth
activities
on
student
learning
and
to
identify
potential
future
professional
development
goals.
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Academic Dishonesty
Policy:
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Western
Washington
University
students
are
responsible
for
reading,
understanding,
and
following
the
policy
and
procedures
regarding
academic
dishonesty
as
set
forth
in
the
WWU
Academic
Dishonesty
Policy
and
Procedure
(see
Appendix
D of
the
University
Bulletin).
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Reasonable
Accommodation
Policy:
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It
is
the
policy
of
Western
Washington
University
to
provide
reasonable
accommodation
to
the
known
physical,
sensory,
or
mental
limitations
of
qualified
individuals
except
where
such
accommodation
would
impose
undue
hardship
on
the
institution.
To
request
accommodation,
students
must
contact
WWU
disAbility
Resources
for
Students
at360-650-3844
or
www.wwu.edu/depts/drs/.
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