IV. Teaching Evidence

Link to the Curriculum and Program Development Page (IV. D.)

Link to Peer (IV. B.) and Annual (III. B.) Reviews Page

Link to the Fall, 2022 Teaching (Scholarship and Service) Reflection for 2017-2022. (IV. H.)

Link to the Fall, 2021 Teaching (Scholarship and Service) Reflection for 2017-2021. (IV. H.)

Link to the Three Year Review Teaching Reflection for 2017-2020 (IV. H.) 

(Fall, 2022 Teaching Reflection)

I feel as though I was just here – putting together my portfolio for Fall, 2021 and my application for promotion to Associate Professor – my, as it turns out, successful application for promotion to Associate Professor. What a great feeling.

As I write this reflection, I am looking forward to Year Six – a new College Dean, hope toward getting back into the field to visit internship students, hope toward once again offering optional face-to-face Saturday sessions, and a new move to 16-week classes in Spring semester, 2023. I anticipate a good year ahead.

Reflecting back on 2021-2022 I saw one of my first truly mentored students, Kaelin Lee, obtain her EdD. I co-hooded her with Dr. Judy Alston, and now know that Dr. Lee is moving forward to find her place in the field. She and MEd Student Sharon Scott nominated me for the Faculty Mentor Award, another great feeling.

Teaching-wise, this was a year of holding my own and being responsive to student needs. I made few major changes. I feel as though I have reached a strong balance in the courses – weekly video and office hour support, strong readings and response assignments that offer depth and choice, and constructive feedback to help students feel seen and apply their knowledge and skills to the classroom.

I revisited the basics of the courses, especially with an eye toward the State Review and HLC Review coming up this year. All Knowledge, Skills, and Disposition (KSD) statements were reviewed, and 652, 653, 654, 710, 891, and 796 KSD statements were all updated, which means the pre- and post-assessments now truly reflect the course objectives. In addition, all KSD statement alignment with current standards (ODE, NAGC/CEC, OAE) were re-examined, and I added alignments to AU SLOs, AU/COE SLOs, and Ohio Regents Standards for the upcoming reviews.

I also worked with adjunct Mrs. Janet James and Professional Instructor Dr. Pat Farrenkopf, who also teach in the program, and updated and aligned the rubrics for the culminating assignments in EDIS 652, 653, 654, 710, and 781, the two capstone courses. I am also finishing up a full revision of the EDIS 781 Capstone Thesis Handbook, something that was desperately needed. I hope this gives thesis students more support as they work through their research and writing.

So for now, everything feels tidy, everything feels ready to go into the new school year. That said, I just learned that Spring, 2023 will see our courses expanded from 12-weeks to 16-weeks, something I am very much looking forward to. This semester I am working with Pat and Janet to consider updates to those Spring courses to accommodate this extension of the semester, to deepen the content they already experience, and expand content to students’ ever-changing needs in the field, including more information on diverse populations, twice-exceptional students, working with parents, and creating Written Education Plans and goals.