Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
JessicaLaFranca-Peterson
DoaneCollege
MastersinCurriculumandInstruction
EndorsementinESL
TimelineofEvents
Semester
Class
ReflectiveStatement
Summer2014
EDU601
Iwasexposedtothecriticalissuesfacingthe
educationsector.Throughdiscussionandresearch,I
expandedmywayofthinkingandwasabletoapply
mynewknowledgeinmyteaching.Thiswasvaluablein
helpingmetobecomemoreofanadvocatefor
students,aswellasmyself.
Summer2014
EDU614
Thisexperiencehelpedmedevelopnewwaysto
formativelyandsummativelyassessmystudents.I
learnedmoreaboutperformancebasedassessments
andhowtocreaterubricsthatIcouldutilizeinmy
classroom.
Summer2014
EDU603
Iperformedresearchonhowtoeffectively
implementco-teachingmodelsintheclassroom.
ThroughthisresearchIalsolearnedhowto
communicateonateamandplanlessonstomeetthe
needsofdiverselearners.Icreatedaresearch
proposalthatwasputintoactioninthecomingfall
semester.
Fall2014
EDU604
Iimplementedmyresearchproposalwiththehelpof
myco-teacher.Thisexperiencehelpedmegrowasan
educator.Iwasabletoeffectivelyworkonateam
todeliverinstructiontoadiversestudentpopulation.I
decidedtocontinuetoimplementtheco-teaching
modelsthroughouttheyeartoseeifstudentswould
continuetoimprove.
Fall2014
EDU600
The4-MATlessonplanningwasjustwhatIneededat
thispointinmyteaching.ItwasatoolthatIusedto
helpmebetterplanmylessonsandthinkmore
abstractlyonhowtogetstudentsengaged.Itallowed
metoexpandmyteachingbygivingmystudentsmore
choicesinhowtheywouldpresenttheirlearning.
Spring2015
EDU684
ForMethodsforTeachingandAssessingESL
Students,Ireadandreviewedseveraljournalarticles.
Ialsousedthe
50StrategiesforTeachingEnglish
LanguageLearners
todevelopminilessonformy
students.Thisbookhasservedasmygo-tofor
lessonideas;ithasbeeninvaluable.
Spring2015
EDU729
CommunicatinginanEducationalEnvironmentallowed
metolearnaboutotherculturesthroughreadingand
researching.Idevelopedlessonsforgettingtoknow
mystudents,andincorporatingtheirstrengthsand
culturesintotheclassroom.
Summer2015
EDU682
InCurriculumforESLStudentsIlearnedaboutthe
SIOPMethodoflessonplanning.Icreated10different
SIOPlessonsbasedonmywritingcurriculum.This
allowedmetodelvedeeperintomylessonsandreally
planactivitiesmyESLstudentswouldbesuccessful
in.
Summer2015
EDU683
LinguisticsforESLTeachersexpandedmy
understandingofhowstudentsacquirelanguage.
Havinghadonlyoneothercoursesimilartothisinmy
undergraduateprogram,IknewIneededmore
instructioninthisarea.Ifeelmorecomfortable
developinglessonplansbasedaroundrootsandword
parts.
Summer2015
EDU706
SupportingWritersintheWritingWorkshopallowed
metoseetheimportanceofcreatingpersonalized
writingjournalswithstudents.Manystudentscanlack
self-esteemwhenitcomestowriting.Itisimportant
tosetstudentsupforsuccessbyscaffolding
instructionandprovidingthenecessarygraphic
organizersandsentencestems.
Fall2015
Internship
ThisexperienceallowedmetotrackmyELL
students,andpaycloseattentiontotheirindividual
strengthsaslearners.Idevelopedaresourcebook
thatservedasago-toforlessonideasandstrategies
thatcouldbeusedinmyclassroom.
Fall2015
EDU699
TheGoogleAppsforEducationcoursecameatthe
perfecttimeforme.Myclassroomwent1:1with
Chromebooksthisyear.Thecoursehelpedmeto
expandmyknowledgeofalltheavailableappsand
extensionsavailabletobothstudentsandteachers.