Table 1 Assignment Objective First Day...

Table 1

Assignment	Objective
First Day Survey	Students report expectations for the semester, concerns they have about the courses, questions they have at the time and reactions to the school.
Exit slips	Students react to and reflect on class activities and readings.
Course Reading Process Logs	Students react to or reflect daily on the course readings for each class in a written format. The students must make three connections to themselves, the world or to another reading.
Reflective Logs	Students respond to questions regarding course readings in written format.
Lesson Plans	Students plan, implement, and reflect on lessons prepared for middle level learners.
Semester Goals	Students set five professional goals for the semester and formally review the goals making any needed adjustments four times during the semester.
Field Experience Reflections	Students write daily reflections during the five-week field experience. Reflections focus on significant learning moments during the day.
Child Study Project	Students choose one child to follow for five weeks and are asked to connect their observations and field notes to what they learned about early adolescent development and middle school curriculum.
Inquiry Project	Students choose a topic relevant to middle level education and conduct an observation and interview based inquiry project.
Evaluations from Cooperating Teachers	Cooperating Teachers complete one summative evaluation for the student.
Last Day Survey	Students reflect on their growth and understanding of diversity, teaching and learning at the middle level and their goals for the next semester.
Self-Evaluation	Students reflect on a set of state standards for new teachers. They are asked to reflect on areas of growth and set goals for the next semester.

Assignment	Objective
First Day Survey	Students report expectations for the semester, concerns they have about the courses, questions they have at the time and reactions to the school.
Exit slips	Students react to and reflect on class activities and readings.
Course Reading Process Logs	Students react to or reflect daily on the course readings for each class in a written format. The students must make three connections to themselves, the world or to another reading.
Reflective Logs	Students respond to questions regarding course readings in written format.
Lesson Plans	Students plan, implement, and reflect on lessons prepared for middle level learners.
Semester Goals	Students set five professional goals for the semester and formally review the goals making any needed adjustments four times during the semester.
Field Experience Reflections	Students write daily reflections during the five-week field experience. Reflections focus on significant learning moments during the day.
Child Study Project	Students choose one child to follow for five weeks and are asked to connect their observations and field notes to what they learned about early adolescent development and middle school curriculum.
Inquiry Project	Students choose a topic relevant to middle level education and conduct an observation and interview based inquiry project.
Evaluations from Cooperating Teachers	Cooperating Teachers complete one summative evaluation for the student.
Last Day Survey	Students reflect on their growth and understanding of diversity, teaching and learning at the middle level and their goals for the next semester.
Self-Evaluation	Students reflect on a set of state standards for new teachers. They are asked to reflect on areas of growth and set goals for the next semester.

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