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WELCOME GRADUATE TEACHER EDUCATION�STUDENTS!

AMAT, AMTMS, MAT, ARC all routes, including online

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Dr. Koetje, Dr. Baliram, Dr. Heiney-Smith

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ENTRY�TASKS:

  1. OPEN THIS GOOGLE FOLDER (in chat) AND GO TO THE ORIENTATION DOCS: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15aKbOU9G2QyNol1IDWIMovOqw7vv7xXb?usp=sharing

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  • Find your personalized program checksheet (from sarah Kirschner, emailed) and have it handy

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  • Write
      • Something you have learned about the program as a result of working through the materials so far
      • A question you have about the program

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AGENDA

  • Orient you to the program by:
    • All: Familiarization with standards, schedules, resources, etc.
    • Accelerated only: Internship-setting you up for success
    • Community building along the way

Note: the handout in the folder is for your reference after tonight. See books for some summer classes at the end

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FRAMING

Reality of a professional program with many state requirements=

  • There is a lot of info
  • There are a lot of sites/resources
  • There are a lot of people doing different discrete things
  • Exercise in close reading and following directions!

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WARM UP – COMMUNITY BUILDER

Look at your phone and find a picture that represents something meaningful in your life right now. Choose something you are ok sharing with folks

I will model

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5 MINUTE SMALL GROUP ACTIVITY

  • In your small group, introduce yourself with your name, your endorsement and your program route
  • Share your photo and rationale for selecting it
  • If time, share what you wrote down in the entry activity
  • Self-Manage your time because you only get 5 minutes total!

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW AND COURSEWORK

Certification courses vs. master’s courses

Certification tasks like prereqs/approved plans of study (APS), testing, fingerprints

Banner – registration and degree check

Canvas – learning management system where the courses are housed, and the HUB (tour)

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Course Sequence Checklist - Sample

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GET OUT YOUR OWN CHECKSHEET

Look at your summer 1 classes

Put just one in the chat

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Dr. Koetje��HOW TO REGISTER FOR 6000-LEVEL CLASSES

  • All students need to read the Time schedule and All take 6000- level courses. ARCs also take 5000-level (breakout room for ARC in a bit)
  • Tour of how to read Time Schedule and find CRN
  • Practice finding the course you put in to the chat
  • For more info, watch this video to support the registration process here: https://spu.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=cd9e5695-64d9-4146-b556-aaa4011ec0c1

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Dr. HS�GENERAL ADVISING TIPS

  • Try to map out when you are taking any “extra” classes (e.g. the grad classes at the top of your checksheet, other content classes that may be required for you (e.g. ELL or PE endorsers).
  • Look ahead at the Time Schedule to map out when courses are offered and in what formats
  • We do not advise taking EDU 6085 and EDU 6120 at the same time as they are both very reading/writing heavy. Accelerated students, Next summer might be ok for both since you won’t be teaching.

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A FEW MORE NOTES

  • AMAT/MTMS: Dr. Baliram is your academic advisor 
  • ARC/MAT: Dr. Koetje is your academic advisor
  • We do check registration to make sure you take the right courses, but we don’t check for the grad courses at the top of the checksheet
  • Please reach out to us if you have questions about courses, concerns about faculty or overall program feedback
  • Please do not email us with registration problems – Send to Sarah Kirschner (see last page of orientation handout)

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Dr. Koetje�How to find Canvas and the HUB

Search features on spu.edu

Canvas tour – find classes

Show HUB

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PROGRAM STANDARDS

Same as the “state 8” for teachers, used to assess and support professional teachers

Each assessment in internship uses these standards

Many course assignments will integrate the standards to assist with familiarity and “sensemaking.” This assists with translating theory to practice.

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DISPOSITION STANDARDS

Behaviors, habits, qualities expected of professional teachers, including things like: attentive, compassionate, respectful, organized, collegial and reflective

In general, our completion rate in the program is very high.

99% of the time, people who do not complete the program have disposition issues or concerns.

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Dr. HS�Professional Learning Networks (PLN)

Quick overview

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  • From Course introduction:
  • “In addition to being a place to nurture belonging and community, PLNs will provide a structure for students to problem-solve together and share resources as peers.”

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PROFESSIONAL LEARNING NETWORKS��(YEAR 2 FOR MATS)

You will be placed in a (mostly) content-alike PLN designed to support your learning, build community and provide opportunities for reflection and accountability to program standards

Your PLN will mostly meet on the dates in the Time Schedule and occasionally outside of that as well

See the PLN Graphic for a quick summary

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BRAIN BREAK –

MAT STUDENTS ARE DONE!

  • Stand up
  • Stretch
  • Come back in 2 – 5 mins (as instructed)

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Dr. HS�INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT

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  • Confirmed by Placement Office
  • Application form and resume
    • Placement made now through June, and again August/September
    • Internship is full time across school year, with Fridays or 1 other day off
    • University Supervisor
    • Will contact you in late summer/early August
    • Will be your bridge and support between SPU & internship site
    • Will observe you regularly, provide feedback, meet with mentor

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DATES

  • Summer quarter begins 6/23/25
  • Welcome/Program Kickoff and PLN first Class Wed, 6/25/25 4-6 pm
  • Start day for internship in August depends on school placement, plan on starting 8/25 unless your mentor tells you otherwise
  • Winter break: take school’s break and go back in January when they do
  • Spring break: take school’s. Note that this may mean you have SPU courses still (so keep in mind for trips)
  • We have 1 release day per week, negotiated with mentor
    • For wellness, pressure relief, homework
    • You need to choose the best day for the students, not just your schedule
    • Can’t require employers (districts) to comply

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Dr. Koetje

CAMPUS RESOURCES

  • ID Card – Part of Orientation First 4 weeks
  • Library (accessible online with SPU credentials) – Mometrix Study Guides for Endorsement Tests Available to you now. Can login to SPU library page and chat with a librarian for support in accessing study guides
  • Free Computer Software As students: Spu website, CIS Help Desk help@spu.edu
  • Parking
  • Security

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BETWEEN NOW AND MID-JUNE

    • 1 –fulfill fingerprint and testing requirements.
    • MUST at least take the NES/West E tests
    • 2 – Set up email if you haven’t already
    • 3 – Accept the invite to the HUB when you get it in your SPU email and then explore the site
    • 4 - Register for summer - Follow checksheet
      • fall class registration (Late May)
    • 5- Get the Gholdy Muhammad Cultivating genius text and read to page 38 by program kickoff (6/25/25)

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QUESTIONS?��ARC (CERTIFICATION ONLY) BREAKOUT ROOM ��ALL OTHERS HERE IN MAIN ROOM

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REMINDER!

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MTMS AND AMAT cohorts (in person and online) schedule your 30 mins session with Dr. Baliram. You should have received an email with a link.