EDUC 554 is related to the Mission and Conceptual Framework of the School of Education in several different ways. First, this course taught us how to understand and/or know the general knowledge; content knowledge and curriculum goals; and professional knowledge development and diversity of learners by teaching us how to properly implement reading and writing in a classroom. Second, this course taught us how to implement communication, technology, and instructional skills while motivating and assessing students in reading and language acquisition. Lastly, this course taught us to believe and practice personal integrity by having us take a look at our lesson plans and determine if our lessons truly and honestly demonstrate the love of reading.
II. How is EDUC 554 related to the TCA or ACA for your degree program?
The TCA is related to my degree program, Master of Arts in Teaching, in every way. First, going down Part 1 of the TCA list, I need to possess both general and professional knowledge. By possessing both types of knowledge, I will be a more efficient and effective teacher because I will be capable of providing my students with the appropriate learning materials as well as constantly expanding upon the knowledge in …show more content…
Instead of going through these items in order and explaining why each is important to my degree, I will just address them as a whole. All of these subjects are important to my degree because as a teacher, the students are looking up to me to explain, teach, and guide them in all of these areas. Because of this, I must demonstrate my knowledge in every facet in order to really teach my students. If these items on the TCA were not related to my degree, I would not be doing my