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1、StatementofGoalsElenaTaylor-Garcla1/6/2003TobeadmittedtocandidacyfortheVermontEducator'slicense,Iamrequiredtosubmitaone pagestatementofgoalsforpursuingthemaster'sdegree.SinceIamnowenteringthefinalsemesteroftheMATESL/Licensureprogram,Iamfocusedontheculminatinglearningexperienc
2、es:thestudentteachingsemester,thestudentteachingseminar,theprofessionalportfolio,andoralexaminations.Goal1:1willusemystudentteachingsemestertoobservehowstudentsbestacquirelanguageinapublicschoolsettingandhowtheymaximizetheirlanguagelearninginordertolearnintheothercontentareas
3、.Iwanttolearnmoreaboutwhatkindofinstructionfacilitatesrapidlanguageacquisition.IplantoexperimentwiththeinstructionalbestpracticesandassessmenttoolsthatIhavelearnedintheprogram,whileintegratingthelocalandstatecurriculumstandards.Goal2:Iwanttogrowintoamorereflectiveteacherbymax
4、imizingthelearningopportunitiesofferedbythestudentteachingseminar.Theseincludereading,keepingajournal,reflecting,discussing,debating,andseekingmentoringandfeedbackasIcompletemyprofessionalportfolio.Mygoalistolistenmorethananythingelsesothatmyteachingmightbenefitfromthewisdomt
5、hatmyteachers,mentors,andcolleagueshavetoshare.Goal3:IplantousetheportfolioexperiencenotonlytoshowhowImeetthecompetenciesofaprofessionaleducator,buttolearnaboutanddemonstratewhatkindofteacherIwanttobe,beyondtheofficialstaterequirements.Iwanttobeabletotakeprideinthelearningjou
6、rneyundertakenintheconstructionofmyportfolio,andemergewithsomethingthatreflectsthepassionandinnovationofmyteaching.Goal4:Iplantoundertakeacourseofstudythatculminatesinsuccessfuloralexitexaminations.Iwillchoosethreetextsthataddressthetopicsofpowerandinequalityinlanguagelearnin
7、g,theuseofcomputercorporainlanguageteaching,andtheuniqueneedsofsecondaryESLstudents.Iplantokeepaseparatenotebookofmystudiesofthesethreetextstoclarifymyownthoughts,aswellastosynthesizenewmaterialwithpreviouslearninganddocumenttheinquiryprocess.IhaveaskedDrs.KathleenMahnke,Caro
8、lynDuffyandElizabethO'DowdtoserveonmycommitteeStatementofGoalsAnneM.
