“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

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Kamania

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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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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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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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