Standard 6.3 - Field Experiences
Candidates engage in appropriate field experiences to synthesize and apply the content and professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions identified in these standards. (PSC 6.3)
Artifacts: Field Experiences
This artifact demonstrates my ability to engage in appropriate field experiences. I chose to use all of my field experiences to represent standard 6.3, Field Experiences. My field experience page has a collection of field experience logs from many of my classes. I am required to engage in a minimum of 20 hours of field experience within each ITEC course with some field experiences including diverse populations. Fifteen of the twenty hours will be considered structured field experience opportunities while five hours are considered unstructured and will need to have a technology focus.
My field experiences are evidence of mastery of the Field Experience element under the Candidate Professional Growth and Development Standard. Through these field experiences, I was able to collaborate with district leaders, instructional technologists, administrators, teachers, and various staff members. The artifact represents my ability to synthesize and apply the content and professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are needed for an instructional technologist.
What I learned from these field experiences is that teachers enjoy choice. The word “mandatory” can create a schism between teachers and coaches. If teachers are given a choice in professional development, their interest and engagement increase. If I were to do something differently, I would make more time for my diverse learners field experiences. Although these were the hardest to schedule, they were the most rewarding.
Depending on the field experience, it would have a different impact : school improvement, faculty development and student learning. School improvement can be assessed through school culture surveys, faculty development through feedback forms, and student learning through EOC/EOG scores.
My field experiences are evidence of mastery of the Field Experience element under the Candidate Professional Growth and Development Standard. Through these field experiences, I was able to collaborate with district leaders, instructional technologists, administrators, teachers, and various staff members. The artifact represents my ability to synthesize and apply the content and professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are needed for an instructional technologist.
What I learned from these field experiences is that teachers enjoy choice. The word “mandatory” can create a schism between teachers and coaches. If teachers are given a choice in professional development, their interest and engagement increase. If I were to do something differently, I would make more time for my diverse learners field experiences. Although these were the hardest to schedule, they were the most rewarding.
Depending on the field experience, it would have a different impact : school improvement, faculty development and student learning. School improvement can be assessed through school culture surveys, faculty development through feedback forms, and student learning through EOC/EOG scores.