Early Childhood edTPA Culminating Project
Session Title
Poster Session 2
Faculty Mentor
Michael Lipscomb, Ph.D.| Crystal Glover, Ph.D.| Sarah Lanford, M.A. (Sugar Creek Elementary School, lanfords@fortmillschools.org)
College
College of Education
Department
Education Core
Abstract
As part of the Early Childhood Education internship and edTPA performance-based assessment, I designed lesson plans to support my internship students’ strengths and needs, engaged these students in ambitious learning, analyzed whether the students are truly learning, and adjusted my instruction to become a more effective educator. In addition to written preparation and responses, I also filmed myself teaching three lesson plans that I created. These videos have allowed me to reflect on my strengths and areas for growth in teaching, as well as see what the students understood or did not understand. I began the preparation for this project in November 2022, and completed it March 2023. My Internship II is in a first grade classroom at a Fort Mill School District campus. I have been with the class since August 2022, so I have been learning from my Mentor Teacher and our students for the entire school year.
Honors Thesis Committee
Michael Lipscomb, Ph.D., Crystal Glover, Ph.D., Sarah Lanford, M.A. (Sugar Creek Elementary School, lanfords@fortmillschools.org)
Course Assignment
EDCI 450 – Glover
Previously Presented/Performed?
Winthrop University Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors, Rock Hill, SC, April 2023.
Type of Presentation
Poster presentation
Start Date
15-4-2023 12:00 PM
Early Childhood edTPA Culminating Project
As part of the Early Childhood Education internship and edTPA performance-based assessment, I designed lesson plans to support my internship students’ strengths and needs, engaged these students in ambitious learning, analyzed whether the students are truly learning, and adjusted my instruction to become a more effective educator. In addition to written preparation and responses, I also filmed myself teaching three lesson plans that I created. These videos have allowed me to reflect on my strengths and areas for growth in teaching, as well as see what the students understood or did not understand. I began the preparation for this project in November 2022, and completed it March 2023. My Internship II is in a first grade classroom at a Fort Mill School District campus. I have been with the class since August 2022, so I have been learning from my Mentor Teacher and our students for the entire school year.
