L1: Assignment - 21st Century Jobs

Your Name: Abigail Mattson

Date: March 19, 2017

NOTE: Please bold all your responses so nothing is missed when your work is assessed.

MY TARGET PROFESSION (10 pts)

Please refer to the discussion board post from L1. Based on what you talked about, summarize
your future target job. Include full explanation of the work you will do, the work environment, and
why you are intrigued by this line of work (75-150 words):

My future target job is to work as a literacy specialist in an elementary school. I plan to

have my own resource room, and to work with small groups of students in grades 3-5.
These students will be below grade level in reading, or will have dyslexia or other
learning disabilities. I may also work with students one-on-one, and will prepare and
facilitate activities that challenge my students reading comprehension, fluency skills,
and phonological awareness. In the work environment, I will collaborate with third-
through fifth-grade teachers to pull out the students who most need supplemental
reading instruction. I am interested in this line of work because I enjoy phonics and
linguistics, and because I want to help students who have missed out on the basic
educational foundation of solid reading skills.

Your word count: 132

ENTRY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS (10 pts)

Some professions have state or national criteria individuals have to meet in order to practice as
a professional. This includes things like passing assessments, getting licensed, and proving one
is reputable (e.g., some professionals must have a fingerprint clearance card or security
clearance).

Research the competencies, certifications, and/or endorsing agencies of your career trajectory
of choice. Be comprehensive in your response. Record your research in the table below.

Source Detailed Notes

(Organization,
document title,
URL)
Add these to the
reference
section below.

Minimal Teacher Bachelors Degree in reading and literacy;

Education Certification AND a Masters Degree in reading
Requirements Degrees: education
www.teachercert
ificationdegrees.
com, Reading
Specialist Career
Guide. (n.d.).
Teacher
Certification
Degrees.
Retrieved on
March 16, 2017,
from
http://www.teach
ercertificationde
grees.com/caree
rs/reading-
specialist/

Georgia State
University online
Masters
degree in
Reading,
Language, and
Literacy:
Reading,
Language, and
Literacy (ESOL):
Georgia State
University. (n.d.).
GradSchools.co
m. Retrieved on
March 16, 2017,
from
https://www.grad
schools.com/gra
duate-schools-
in-united-
states/online/ge
orgia-state-
university/readin
g-language-and-
 literacy-esol-
270972

Competencies About the GACE the Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment

(e.g., skills, Assessments. and the Georgia Assessments for the
knowledge (2017). Georgia Certification of Educators
bases, tests Assessments for
required, the Certification
internships, etc.) of Educators.
Retrieved on
March 16, 2017,
from
https://gace.ets.
org/about/

Certifications, GaTAPP Teaching certificate

endorsements, (Georgia Teacher
(needed or Academy for
helpful) etc. Preparation and
Pedagogy
Pathway,
GaTAPP
Providers.
(2016). Georgia
Professional
Standards
Commission.
Retrieved on
March 16, 2017,
from
http://www.gaps
c.com/Educator
Preparation/GaT
APP/Providers.a
spx

The organization Endorsement in The university I choose to attend will

that provides the Reading provide the certifications and
endorsement (if Education. (n.d.). endorsements that I need to successfully
any) The University complete my degree. One example is the
of Georgia, reading endorsement that the University of
online Georgia online provides.
 education.
Retrieved on
March 16, 2017,
from
https://online.ug
a.edu/content/en
dorsement-
reading-
education

ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS (5 pts)

In addition to entry requirements that allow you to start your work, some professions require
individuals to participate in continuing education in order to stay up to date on in their field. In
some professions certificates of participation in sanctioned educational opportunities are a
requirement of certification or licensure renewal. Research the specifics of your future target
profession and record your findings in the table below.

Source Detailed Notes

(Organization,
document title,
URL)
Add these to the
reference
section below.

Continuing Teach 6 semester hours of approved college credit

Education Tomorrow: A or 10 Georgia Professional learning units or
Requirements for Complete Guide 10 continuing education units. (5-year
this job to Continuing license)
Education for
Teachers. (2017).
Teach
Tomorrow.
Retrieved on
March 16, 2017,
from
http://www.teach
tomorrow.org/co
ntinuing-
education-for-
teachers/

What will your My professional development goals will be

professional three fold: to learn about the latest
development technology available for use by educators
goals be, even if every year, to gain further endorsements to
there are no teach ESL, and to work towards a second
requirements? masters degree in special education,
specifically in teaching students who have
visual impairments.

21st CENTURY IDEALS (15 pts)

Referring to the readings for this lesson, select 5 of the 21st Century Skills and concepts that
might have the most significant impact on your future target job? Consider which ones you are
comfortable with, and which ones you will need to intentionally develop.

Assigned Article/Video Specific 21st Century Skills Explain how attaining this
Add these to the reference Discussed skill will be beneficial to your
section below. future target job.

Recommendation of the Learning to Learn It is important to me to

European Parliament and personally attain this skill,
of the Council of the and then to pass it on to
European Union on Key my students. Some of my
Competences for Lifelong students may come to me
Learning, L394/10 C.F.R. and be very discouraged
(2006, December 12). because they are unable to
Retrieved from understand what they
http://www.britishcouncil.o need to learn in school.
rg/sites/britishcouncil.uk2/ Reading is a foundational
files/youth-in-action- academic skill, and
keycomp-en.pdf without it, it is next to
impossible to thrive in a
school setting. Learning
to learn involves
persistence, self-
discipline, motivation,
confidence, and building
on prior learning. These
are all concepts that I want
to teach my students to
use on a daily basis when
they read.

Recommendation of the Sense of Initiative and According to the

European Parliament and Entrepreneurship European Parliament,
of the Council of the some of the skills that
European Union on Key come with a sense of
Competences for Lifelong initiative and
Learning, L394/10 C.F.R. entrepreneurship are
(2006, December 12). proactive project
Retrieved from management, the ability to
http://www.britishcouncil.o judge and identify ones
rg/sites/britishcouncil.uk2/ strengths and
files/youth-in-action- weaknesses, and an
keycomp-en.pdf attitude that takes
initiative, is independent,
and is innovative. When I
work with students who
are far below grade level, I
will need to be able to
effective manage their
academic goal, needs, and
abilities. I will need to take
the initiative to research
activities and curricula
that could best help each
student, and will need to
be creative and innovative
to help my students
succeed in school.

Partnership for 21st Civic Literacy When I first thought about

Century Skills. (2007). being a literacy teacher, I
Framework for 21st only considered teaching
century learning. Retrieved basic reading and writing
from skills. However, after
http://www.p21.org/storage reading through the P21
/documents/P21_Framewo article, I can see that there
rk_Definitions.pd is a lot more to literacy
than just reading. Civic
literacy is a skill that I
hope my students will gain
as they improve in their
reading fluency and
comprehension. Instead
of feeling bad about
themselves because they
struggle in school, I hope
my students leave my
class and believe that they
 can positively contribute
to society. I hope they see
that they have rights as
human beings, and that
they can make a difference
on a national and global
level, no matter what their
academic strengths may
be.

Partnership for 21st Communicate Clearly According to the P21

Century Skills. (2007). article, some of the skills
Framework for 21st associated with clear
century learning. Retrieved communication are
from articulating thoughts and
http://www.p21.org/storage ideas effectively, listening
/documents/P21_Framewo to decipher meaning,
rk_Definitions.pd communicating effectively
in a diverse environment,
and using communication
for all kinds of purposes
(i.e. to instruct, to inform,
to motivate, or to
persuade). I must be able
to communicate clearly
with the other educators at
my school, with academic
professionals who can
help my students achieve
their goals, with students
parents and guardians,
and with students
themselves. When I can
communicate clear
expectations and learning
processes, my students
will grow and gain the
knowledge they need to
reach their potential.

Partnership for 21st Apply Technology There will be more and

Century Skills. (2007). Effectively more technology in
Framework for 21st classrooms as we grow as
century learning. Retrieved a tech society. In the
from future, I believe that a
http://www.p21.org/storage significant portion of
/documents/P21_Framewo school time will be spent
rk_Definitions.pd using technology. My
students will be familiar
with technology, and I
want to be able to use the
media that they know in
order to support their
academic growth. I hope
to teach them to use
technology as a tool to
communicate and to
research more ideas that
are interesting to them.

CREATE YOUR PERSONAL-PROFESSIONAL 21st CENTURY FRAMEWORK

My Future Target Job

Write a description of your future target job, including the entry-level requirements and ongoing
professional development requirements which you identified in the job researched above.
Provide in-text citations for where you found your information. Include the resources in the
reference list below. 300-400 words (10 pts)

My future target job is to be a reading specialist in an elementary school. In order to

achieve my goal, there are specific requirements that I will need to complete in the state
of Georgia. I must receive my bachelors degree from a college or university. My degree
does not have to be an educational degree, and it does not have to include student
teaching or a teaching certificate right away. According to
TeacherCertificationDegrees.com, the preferred bachelors degree would be in reading
and literacy but I do not have to get this specific degree. This information was
important to me because I am currently working on an Educational Studies degree from
Arizona State University, and it will not have a teaching certificate or any student
teaching hours attached to it. When I graduate, I will simply have my bachelors degree.
After I complete my bachelors degree, I will need to continue a program of study to
obtain a teaching certificate. The state of Georgia has several alternative methods that I
could complete in order to get my teaching certificate. One of these methods comes
through GaTAPP, or the Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy.
Through this program, I could work in an elementary school for two or three years and
work on continuing education to complete my teaching certificate and my masters
degree (www.gaps.com). However, before I can work in a school, I will need to pass two
tests that are required for all educators in Georgia. The tests are called the GACE and
the GEEA. These assessments test my basic skills knowledge and my knowledge of
educational ethics (https://gace.ets.org/register). Finally, I will need to get a masters
degree in reading education. Georgia State University has a program that I could
complete, as do several online universities (http://education.gsu.edu/).

The professional development requirements after I complete my masters degree are

specific to the state of Georgia. According to an organization called Teach Tomorrow, in
order to have my teaching license for five years, I must finish 6 semester hours of
approved college credit or 10 Georgia Professional learning units or 10 continuing education
units (www.teachtomorrow.org).

Your word count: 355

Explain how the specific 21st Century skills will support you in your future target job. Cite
information from the 3 readings from this unit and to 1 outside reading. Include the resources in
the reference list below. 300-400 words (10 pts)

21st Century Skills will be essential for me in my future job. I will need to master as many
21st Century Skills as possible so that I can effectively pass them along to my students.
There are two skills in particular that I will need to work on before I become a teacher.
One of these is clear communication. According to an article from the P21 Framework,
communicating clearly involves articulating thoughts and ideas effectively using oral,
written, and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts
(www.p21.org). I have been working on my communication skills lately, and am
improving. However, I need to work on my nonverbal communication I can saw things
a little too sharply or without an open and listening expression on my face some of the
time. Another 21st Century Skill that I will need to work on is creativity and innovation. I
am one of those people who can get stuck in a routine or way of doing things, and can
lose sight of creativity, imagination, and inspiration about a project or job. According to
the Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills document, creativity and innovation
are ways of thinking (http://atc21s.org/). This means that my mindset must shift, and I
will need to look for new, fresh ideas in every part of my job.

There are also a few 21st Century Skills that I have become very familiar with in my recent
jobs and life circumstances. For Lesson 1, we read an article from the European
Parliament that talked about the process of learning to learn. According to the article,
learning to learn is the ability to pursue and persist in learning, to organize ones own
learning, including thorough effective management of time and information, both
effectively and in groups (www.britishcouncil.org). At my most recent job with
Starbucks, I have taken steps to learn as much as possible at every single shift I spend
on the job. Another set of 21st Century Skills that I have been able to use is a group of
skills that comes from an article by Rebecca Alber. According to the article, it is
important for the 21st Century learner to be able to manage, analyze, and synthesize
multiple streams of simultaneous information (Alber, 2013, p. 2). I often spend a lot of
time multitasking and working on projects for several parts of my life at once.

Your word count: 400

References (10 pts)

About the GACE Assessments. (2017). Georgia Assessments for the Certification of
Educators. Retrieved on March 16, 2017, from https://gace.ets.org/about/

A Complete Guide to Continuing Education for Teachers. (2017). Teach Tomorrow.

Retrieved on March 16, 2017, from http://www.teachtomorrow.org/continuing-
education-for-teachers/

Alber, R. (2013). Deeper learning: defining 21st century literacy. Edutopia. Retrieved on
March 18, 2017, from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/twenty-first-century-literacy-
deeper-learning-rebecca-alber

Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills (2012) What are 21st century skills?
Retrieved from http://atc21s.org/ (If the link is down, please use this pdf
0637_001.pdf .)

Endorsement in Reading Education. (n.d.). The University of Georgia, online education.

Retrieved on March 16, 2017, from https://online.uga.edu/content/endorsement-
reading-education

GaTAPP Providers. (2016). Georgia Professional Standards Commission. Retrieved on

March 16, 2017, from
http://www.gapsc.com/EducatorPreparation/GaTAPP/Providers.aspx

Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (2007). Framework for 21st century learning.
Retrieved from
http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/P21_Framework_Definitions.pd

Reading, Language, and Literacy (ESOL): Georgia State University. (n.d.).

GradSchools.com. Retrieved on March 16, 2017, from
https://www.gradschools.com/graduate-schools-in-united-states/online/georgia-
state-university/reading-language-and-literacy-esol-270972

Reading Specialist Career Guide. (n.d.). Teacher Certification Degrees. Retrieved on

March 16, 2017, from http://www.teachercertificationdegrees.com/careers/reading-
specialist/
 Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union
on Key Competences for Lifelong Learning, L394/10 C.F.R. (2006, December 12).
Retrieved from
http://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/britishcouncil.uk2/files/youth- in-action-keycomp-
en.pdf

Professional presentation (professional language, grammar, spelling, word count) (10

pts).
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