Name _Taryn Ordonez____________
Future Plan Project
Instructions: Please complete the following document in its entirety prior to your assigned
meeting time. Please highlight or use a text color other than black to signify your responses.
You may add rows if needed by right clicking on the last row of the table and selecting
“add row below.” You MUST select one university or college to research for this
assignment.
Part One: Course Progress
Courses Already Completed or In Progress this Semester
Semester
Course
Spring 2014
Writing and Rhetoric I
Grade
B
Spring 2014
Brain Development in Childhood
B
Spring 2014
Yoga I
A
Spring 2014
Jazz I
C
Fall 2015
Histo 1100-005
Fall 2015
Educa 1100-064
Fall 2015
Math 064
Fall 2015
Psych 1100-008
Courses needed to complete an AA/AS/AAS Major: Elementary Education and Special
Education (Note: Not completing an Associates, but these are the courses I’ll be taking at COD)
Semester
Course
Spring
2016
Spring
2016
Spring
2016
Spring
2016
Summer
2016
Summer
2016
Summer
2016
Education 1150
History pre 1865
Speech 1100
Math 0481/0482
Education 2201
English Composition 1102
Biology 1100
Fall 2016
Math 1321
Fall 2016
Educational Psychology PSYCH 2220
Fall 2016
Political Science POL S 1101
Fall 2016
Spring
2017
Spring
2017
Spring
2017
Spring
2017
Summer
2017
Summer
2017
English 1157
Math 1322
Earth Science 1101
Philosophy 1100
Humanities
PSYCH 2280
Hummanities
Part Two: Academic Testing
Choose one option:
______ 1. I earned a 22 or higher on the ACT (with writing)
______ 2. I am going to take the TAP (Test of Academic Proficiency)
I will take the TAP on ___/___/20__
I am most concerned with _______________________________________________
___X___ 3. I am going to retake the ACT
I will retake the ACT on _6__/_11__/2016_
I am most concerned with
___Math____________________________________________
______ 4. This is not required to complete a degree/certificate in _________________________
Part Three: Transferring
My goal is to transfer to ____Lewis University_________________ university/college in the
___Fall 2017_____ (semester and year). I will major in __Elementary Education and Special
Education___________
and minor in ______ESL Endorsement______________________ (if applicable).
Courses to Take to Complete Degree
Course
Course
Disability studies in Education
Methods & Content of Teaching Science,
Health, and Movement
Early Reading & Writing Foundations
Methods & Content of Teaching Mathematics
Methods & Content of Teaching Social
Studies
Curriculum & Instruction of MS
Foundations of Teaching ELL
Development & Characteristics of Learners
Content Area Reading Strategies for
Adolescent Learners
Introduction to Linguistics & Language
Development
Methods of Teaching Middle & Secondary
Content Areas
Educational Media Designs
Assistive Technology
Assessment for Learning
Theology
Instructional Planning & Performance
Based Assessment
200 Level Theology or Cultural Diversity
Fine Arts in Education
Field Experience I: Special Education
Field Ecperience I: Community & School
Immersion
Field Experience III: Special Education
Field Experience II: Classroom
Management
Clinical Practice & Seminar: Special
Education/Elementary Education
Emerging Technologies in Education
Part Four: Other Requirements
1. What other requirements must you meet to graduate from this college/university with your
chosen degree? (Testing, Projects, Observation hours, GPA, etc.)
GPA of 2.75 or higher, I will need observation hours in both an Elementary Ed. Classroom
and a Special Ed. Classroom, I will do an 8-week student teaching session in bother
Elementary and Special education classrooms as well. Since I will also be getting my ESL
endorsement, I will have to take that test and pass.
2. What options do you have for student teaching at your chosen college/university? Do they
allow you to student teach internationally, in urban or rural areas, or in non-public school? How
long will you have to student teach? What other requirements must be met during the semester
you student teach?
I will be placed with a school that is close to where I live and the university will find my
placement for me. So since I live in Wheaton, they will find a school somewhere near
Wheaton, which is suburban. I will have to student teach 8 weeks in an elementary
education classroom and then another 8 weeks in a special education classroom.
Part Five: Licensure
Please answer the questions below.
1. Which content test will you need to take for your desired major?
I will have to take Elementary Education (containing literacy and math components),
Elementary Literacy, Elementary Mathematics, and a Special Education content test.
2. In your own words describe the edTPA process. What will you be required to do to complete
this portion of your license requirement? How are you assessed and what can you do if you are
unsuccessful the first time?
The edTPA process is a process in which someone who wants to be a teacher is assessed
based on their student teaching and other forms of work. We are required to submit a
video of our student teaching and a portfolio of our work demonstrating our competence as
a teacher. If you were to fail the edTPA, you are allowed to retake the whole thing or just
parts of it that were inadequate.
3. How do you apply for licensure? (Be specific)
First you have to pass a series of tests and to figure out exactly what tests you need to take, you
are advised to speak with your college advisor or licensure officer. Once you pass the tests you
will need to complete an approved Illinois educator preparation program. Once that is complete
the Illinois institution will notify ISBE through ELIS that you are qualified for a license. This is
called entitlement. Once everything is communicated from the university to ISBE, your ELIS
homepage will have a badge on it and when you click on the badge you will be able to apply for
your license and be able to pay the fee.