EDU 630 Professional Development

Assessment:
A. Seminar (30%) and Reflective Paper (individual: 20%)
a. Students are required to organize a seminar on professional development.
b. Students are required to submit a reflective paper on their personal experience and
understanding on their role as student teacher. They are also required to write a reflective
journal on each guest speakers seminar. Each journal will cover information, critique and
review over the various topics presented by the guest speakers.
B. Essay Paper (Individual) (30%)
Write an essay on Professional Development related to issues on teaching and learning.
Examples:
Management Issues
Career Development
Classroom management and discipline
Curriculum issues
Educators work and learning (Training and development)
Staff development program
Politics at workplace
Social and Economic issues
Other issues
The paper should be type written with 1 spacing in a minimum of 10 pages. Please write
an essay based on the issue chosen by commenting from a critical perspective. This write-up
too must include some literature on the issue, the current and contemporary notions of
Professional Development as well as your own personal reflection on the issue/s concerned.
C. Forum Group Work Presentation (20%)
-10% Presentation (each individual)
-10% Paper/Notes (group)
Students will be assigned to write and present related issue on Professional Development.
Students are required to hand in their power point presentation slides before the presentation
and submit a written report 2 weeks after.
This presentation will be based on the topics assigned and as scheduled (as attached in
Appendix A)

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Student Assessment:
Students are expected to attend class, be critical as well as reflective and participate in class
discussion, complete the assignments, generate further discussion and dialogic questions,
and prepare written assignments (printed, using appropriate style, free of grammatical,
typographical and other errors). A superior paper is characterized by clarity, well thought as
well originality in ideas, well presented and organized, readable and easily understood. The
grade assigned will reflect an assessment of the quality and character of the work, and the
depth and breadth of the critical and reflective commentary.
Grades:
A
represents exceptional work that is clearly above expected guidelines. It is work that
has clearly defined, adequately supported purpose and sense of direction. It is a work that is
thought provoking and well stated. Care and articulation is evidenced in the development and
organization of ideas. In other words, it is a work that reflects a thorough understanding of
the educational topic under discussion.
B
represents expected level of work. It has a clearly defined and adequately supported
thesis/premise but lacks the clarity of insight that characterizes superior work.
C
represents below expected work. Frequently there is evidence of ill defined purpose
or objective, direction or relevance. Often, the ideas are presented incoherently as well as
jumpy from one topic to another without following through on the development of a unifying
idea or concept. Spelling as well as grammatical mistakes and other writing errors reflecting
poor organization are indicated in the presentation of the writings.
Each assignment is equally significant. Treat them seriously. Activities and tasks assigned
should be undertaken with the spirit of a professional educator. A well taken task requires
proper planning and effort. Plan your work and work you plan and dont delay.

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