Brief summary of your current professional background

Module 3 Case:

 

The Master of Education Program required the completion of four concentration classes. Reflect on the four courses you have taken to complete your concentration degree requirements and explain the value of each course for your career or learning goals.

Next, assess your preparation, experience, and/or professional practice accomplishments related to each of the concentration learning outcomes.

It is recommended that you structure your paper using this outline:

1. Introduction (1/2 page)
   1. Brief summary of your current professional background
   2. Brief summary of why the selected concentration is appropriate to your work or professional goals
2. Career Goals (or Learning Goals if you do not currently work in education) (1/2 page)
   1. Describe how each concentration course has contributed to your career goal(s)
3. Preparation, Experience, and Accomplishments (2 – 3 pages)
   1. Concentration Learning Outcomes will vary by program, refer to the University Catalog to locate outcomes (https://www.trident.edu/catalog/)
   2. You must address all concentration learning outcomes
4. Conclusion (1/2 page)
   1. Provide a practical example of how your concentration coursework contributed to your understanding of the role of educator/leader in your profession.
   2. How does your experience in the program prepare you to effect change in educational settings? Explain.
   3. Are you better equipped to effect change in your professional practice? Or, effect change in educational policy? Explain.

Assignment Expectations

MAED Case Grading Rubric

Assignment-Driven Criteria (23 points): Demonstrates mastery covering all key elements of the assignment in a substantive way.

Critical Thinking (9 points): Demonstrates mastery conceptualizing the problem. Viewpoints and assumptions of experts are analyzed, synthesized, and evaluated. Conclusions are logically presented with appropriate rationale.

Scholarly Writing (4 points): Demonstrates mastery and proficiency in scholarly written communication to an appropriately specialized audience.

Quality of References and Assignment Organization (6 points): Demonstrates mastery using relevant and quality sources and uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to support ideas, convey understanding of the topic and shape the whole work.

Citing Sources (3 points): Demonstrates mastery using in-text citations of sources and properly format full source information in the reference list (bibliography).

Timeliness (5 points): Assignment submitted on time or collaborated with professor for an approved extension before the module due date.

Module 3 SLP:

 

In the Session Long Project (SLP), the goal is to complete an 7- to 9-page paper on a topic of interest that is directly related to your concentration. There are four components to the SLP, and you will complete one component within each module.

Students are expected to incorporate any instructor feedback into each assignment. Instructor feedback received on your SLP 2 should be incorporated into your SLP 3.

SLP Assignment

SLP 1 included:

1. Introduction: Identify the Topic (1 page)
2. Statement of the Problem (1/2 page)
3. Guiding Question(s) and Strategy (1 page)
4. Reference List

SLP 2 included:

1. Introduction: Identify the Topic (revised)
2. Statement of the Problem (revised)
3. Guiding Question(s) and Strategy (revised)
4. Literature Review (3 – 4 pages)
5. Reference List (update)

SLP 3 includes:

1. Introduction: Identify the Topic (revised)
2. Statement of the Problem (revised)
3. Guiding Question(s) and Strategy (revised)
4. Literature Review (1 – 2 additional pages and revisions)
5. Summary of Findings (1/2 page)
6. Reference List (update)

Literature Review (revised)

Incorporate any instructor feedback, including recommended modifications or additions to the literature review section of your SLP.

Add a Summary of Findings:

• Provide a conclusion for the literature review.
• What did you find?
• What themes were apparent across the literature?

SLP Assignment Expectations

MAED SLP Grading Rubric

Assignment-Driven Criteria (10 points): Demonstrates mastery covering all key elements of the assignment in a substantive way.

Critical Thinking (6 points): Demonstrates mastery conceptualizing the problem. Viewpoints and assumptions of experts are analyzed, synthesized, and evaluated. Conclusions are logically presented with appropriate rationale.

Scholarly Writing (3 points): Demonstrates mastery and proficiency in scholarly written communication to an appropriately specialized audience.

Quality of References and Assignment Organization (3 points): Demonstrates mastery using relevant and quality sources and uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to support ideas, convey understanding of the topic, and shape the whole work.

Citing Sources (3 points): Demonstrates mastery using in-text citations of sources and properly format full source information in the reference list (bibliography).

Timeliness (5 points): Assignment submitted on time or collaborated with professor for an approved extension before the module due date.

Module 3 Discussion:

In your Session Long Project, you completed a literature review about a relevant and timely issue in the field of education. Often, research is used as the foundation to improve practice or inform educational reform efforts. Provide a short description of the issue under study in your Session Long Project. Then, offer a brief discussion of how your research might inform your professional practice or an educational policy reform. Respond to at least 3 classmates’ posts with additional ideas or ways your classmate’s issue might impact education practice or policy.