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“Understanding the Program of Study
andThe Pre-Qualifying Phase of the
COE’s MSIT ProgramKamania Wynter-Hoyte
Natasha Thornton Tarika Sullivan-White
September 8, 2011
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“Understanding the Program of Study
andThe Pre-Qualifying Phase of the
COE’s MSIT ProgramKamania Wynter-Hoyte
Natasha Thornton Tarika Sullivan-White
http://globalconversationsindoctoralpreparation.wordpress.com
Kamania
Natasha
Tarika
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Agenda • Introductions
• Program of Study
• Residency Requirements
• Alpha Upsilon Alpha
• The Pre-Qualifying Phase
Being a graduate student is like becoming all of the Seven Dwarves. In the beginning you're Dopey and Bashful. In the middle, you are usually sick (Sneezy), tired (Sleepy), and irritable (Grumpy). But at the end, they call you Doc, and then you're Happy.
Tarika Sullivan White
●I am Sneezy; Began the program in Spring 2009
●full time classroom teacher; part-time doc student
●Studied at two HBCUs before GSU●Interests: home literacy, Reading
Instruction during Recession; black women teachers’ voice/position within a white, middle class educational system
●Pre-quals packet submitted Fall 2010●Contact: tsullivan3@student.gsu.edu
Kamania Wynter-Hoyte
● I am Sleepy; Started program Spring 09
● Submitted Pre-Quals Fall 2010● Former Classroom teacher for 6
years (K-3; EIP; ESOL) ● GRA/GTA positions ● Research Interests: Urban
Education, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Scripted Reading Programs
●Contact: kwynter2@student.gsu.edu
Natasha Thornton ● I am Bashful; Began program
Summer 2010● Taught in DeKalb County for 8 years
(K and 4th grade) ● GRA/GTA positions ● Southern Regional Educational
Board Doctoral Fellow● Will submit Pre-Quals packet Fall
2011● Research Interests: Literacy
Instruction in Urban Settings and Teacher Development
●Contact: nadams10@student.gsu.edu
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Core Area• Research Courses• Social Foundations & Psychology of
Learning Core
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Major Area• EDCI 9660: Internships • EDCI 9900: Critique of Educational
Research • EDCI 9850: Research Seminar • EDRD 8310: Theoretical Models • EDRD 9870: Writing Support Seminar• Electives
Cognate Area • Example: –Socio-, political, literacy–Sociology of Inner-City Children–Issues of Race, Class, & Gender –Urban Sociology –Directed Reading Course
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Residency Requirements ConferencePresentation
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Writing &
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Manuscripts
Professional
Memberships
Teaching
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Technology
Service
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Alpha Upsilon Alpha
Reading, Scholarship, Leadership
“Read, dare to be wise”.
AUA
Honor Society of IRA
Alpha Gamma ChapterNatasha Thornton – PresidentDavid Brown – Vice President
Kamania Wynter-Hoyte – Secretary/Treasurer
Dr. Gertrude Tinker-Sachs – Faculty Advisor
AUAMembership requirements are: Major in the Field of Reading or Language Arts Have completed a minimum of 9 semester hours
in reading or related areas of study 3.5 or higher GPA in all graduate work, and
particularly in the field of concentration
Excellent way to fulfill the following residency requirements:Professional MembershipsServiceWriting and Submitting ManuscriptsConference Presentations
Joining AUA = Meeting Residency Requirements
Professional Memberships
Writing & Submitting Manuscripts
You can only join AUA if you are a member of IRA!
AUA will host Fall and Spring Writing Retreats to help students develop as writers and prepare Manuscripts!
Joining AUA = Meeting Residency Requirements
Service Genesis Shelter: A New Life
CLUES ConferenceHands on Atlanta
Joining AUA = Meeting Residency Requirements
Conference PresentationsAUA plans to submit a proposal for the 2013 IRA conference.
Sponsor students toattend IRA conference based on available funds
Fall 2011 Calendar of Events
Monday, September 12 – 1st Deadline to join AUA for Fall Semester
Week of Monday, October 3 – Begin volunteering at Genesis
Week of October 17/PAW Week – Brief Q & A at all Reading/Language and Literacy Sessions and take up 2nd round of applications
November – 1st meeting, exact date TBDDecember – Fall Semester Writing
Retreat, location TBD
Sounds great! How
do I join?
Become a Member• Complete Application Packet – Packet should include: 1.)Application with
payment, 2.) Genesis forms, and 3.) Checklist and Survey (Don’t forget Genesis Background Check!)
• Give completed packet to MSIT receptionist by September 12!
• For further information, contact Natasha Thornton (nadams10@student.gsu.edu)
We look forward to having you join AUA!
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Reflections…I am a wife. I am a sister. I am a daughter. I am a student. I am an educator.
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Reflection “ As I listened to the professor and more seasoned graduate students, I wondered, what am I doing here? Say that word again? And where is my dictionary? Many of these terms were new to me and I began to second guess my decision to pursue this degree.”
-Kamania Wynter-Hoyte
Action Plan
Where to from here?
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Revising a Paper
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tsullivan3@student.gsu.edu
nadams10@student.gsu.edu kwynter2@student.gsu.edu
Thank you to Kamania Wynter-Hoyte
Natasha Thornton Tarika Sullivan-White
September 8, 2011
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