Kate Stickley's Master's Thesis Project - CONCLUSION

This is where I will present my Conclusion.

I will also suggest ideas for improvements for each course.

Fall 2011

Course Name: Social Discourses in Education

Suggestions for Improvement:

TBD

Course Name: Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum

Suggestions for Improvement:

It is my understanding that this course is not longer manditory. I think this course should be required.

Course Name: Literacy Issues and Analysis

Suggestions for Improvement:

More focus should be made on phonics knowledge, word study strategies and investigation of best practices in literacy instruction.

Course Name: Teaching Mathematics in Child Ed.

Suggestions for Improvement:

This course should taken in conjunction with a content based Math elective and/or the content and pedagogy should be more in alignment with one another.

Spring 2012

Course Name: Children and Adolescent Urban Communities

Suggestions for Improvement:

This course should be manditory for all graduate student teacher candidates. It should be taken conccurently with student teaching.

Course Name: Childhood EducationStudent Teaching

Suggestions for Improvement:

There should be a Student Teacher/Teacher coordinator who is responsible for making sure that the tasks teacher candidates are being asked to perform are achievable given the specific class room with e suprevising teacher. The coordinator would work with the supervising teacher, the student teacher and the course professor to make sure that realistic expectations were being set and modifications were made as needed.

Summer 2012

Course Name: Teaching & Learning Science in Child Ed.

Suggestions for Improvement:

TBD

Course Name: Contextualizing Literacy Instruction

Suggestions for Improvement:

TBD

Course Name: Geology of NY State

Suggestions for Improvement:

TBD

Fall 2013

Course Name: Pedagogy 1

Suggestions for Improvement:

TBD

Course Name: Seminar in Applied Theory and Research 1

Suggestions for Improvement:

TBD

Spring 2013

Course Name: Pedagogy

Suggestions for Improvement:

TBD

Course Name: Seminar in Applied Theory and Research 2

Suggestions for Improvement:

TBD

Course Name: Introduction to Critical Theory

Suggestions for Improvement:

TBD

Course Name: Number Systems in Elementary Education

Suggestions for Improvement:

TBD