This presentation summarized the efforts of teacher education faculty collaborating to create a unified field experience tool for candidates seeking initial teaching licensure. The tool was configured to accurately assess and track progress of teacher candidates in their various field placements throughout their program

Alcindor, Esther

Goodwin, Michelle B.

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Liberty UniversityDigitalCommons@LibertyUniversityFaculty Publications and Presentations School of Education2009Have No FEAR: Developing a Field ExperienceAssessment Rubric that Really Works!Michelle B. GoodwinLiberty University, mbgoodwin@liberty.eduEsther AlcindorLiberty University, ealcindor@liberty.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/educ_fac_pubsPart of the Teacher Education and Professional Development CommonsThis Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Education at DigitalCommons@Liberty University. It has been acceptedfor inclusion in Faculty Publications and Presentations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Liberty University. For more information,please contact scholarlycommunication@liberty.edu.Recommended CitationGoodwin, Michelle B. and Alcindor, Esther, "Have No FEAR: Developing a Field Experience Assessment Rubric that Really Works!"(2009). Faculty Publications and Presentations. Paper 116.http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/educ_fac_pubs/116Have no FEAR?!? Developing an effective Field Experience Assessment Rubric that really works!Michelle Goodwin, Ed.D.Esther Alcindor, M.Ed.Liberty University School of EducationDiversity• How can we make sure that candidates are completing field placements in diverse environments?FES rubricHow we will track the results?• Students submit the FES in their portfolio to Livetext and the Student Teaching supervisor “grades” the FES.Yeah!  We are done!  NOT!!!• “OK, now please explain to me how these senior students are failing their practicum course ?  Did we miss some warning signs?”• “How are you assessing dispositions all throughout the entire program?” –NCATE evaluator Collaboration Among Faculty• Initial meeting -Faculty which oversee practicum experiences shared their current “tool”• Sharepoint site created for the project• Articles collectedCollaboration Among Faculty• Base the tool on the Conceptual Framework and stated dispositions in the TCA.TCA• 1.1  General and professional knowledge• 1.2  Communication• 1.3  Planning• 1.4  Curriculum• 1.5  Human relations• 1.6  Diversity• 1.7  Classroom management• 1.8  Assessment• 1.9  Technology and resources• 1.10  Professionalism• 1.11  Content knowledge• 1.12  Candidate’s impact on K-12 student learningwww.liberty.edu/uguideThe New “Uniform” FEAR Tool• Broken into 3 categories of • Knowledge• Skills• DispositionsInitial Hurdles with Logistics• Electronic survey in Livetext?  Who wants to be responsible for getting all email addresses for all Host Teachers?  Who wants to field tech complaints or questions?• OK, paper copy it is!Initial Hurdles with Logistics• OK, Livetext is how we are collecting data.  How will we get the data input?• Candidates scan the completed forms  and submit them to Livetext.  Student workers input the data by filling out the rubric.Initial Findings• FEAR data findings in Livetext for Fall 08 semester.Rubric: Elementary DispositionsFuture Details to Iron Out!• Manipulating data (eg. Easily pulling all FEAR data for one student)• Data entry - for EDUC 125 practicum.• Streamlined process for  reporting “red flag” candidates.  If intervention is needed, who will do it?• Consistent meetings of our FEAR faculty to use the data findings.

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