Essay on the Conceptual Framework
Your essay should be a reflective statement on Loyola University Chicago’s School of Education’s conceptual framework: Professionalism in Service of Social Justice. The essay should address what it means to be an educator in service of social justice and the critical areas of service, skills, knowledge and ethics.
In this essay, you will need to share anecdotes from your clinical experiences in schools and communities, student teaching, and coursework at Loyola that have helped you develop an understanding of the conceptual framework and how it has influenced your beliefs and actions as a teacher.
Your essay needs to address the following questions:
1.What does it mean to be an educator in service of social justice?
2.Why are the areas of service, skills, knowledge and ethics critical to advancing social justice through education?
3.What issues of social justice and inequity have been raised by your clinical experiences in schools and communities and your coursework at Loyola?
4.What are the implications of the conceptual framework for your work as a teacher in the future?
Reflection on Collaborative Relationships
Your essay should be a reflective statement that demonstrates your understanding of the role of the community in education and your development of collaborative relationships with colleagues, parents/ guardians, and the larger community to support student learning and well-being.
Your essay needs to address the following questions:
1.What impact does the school community – students, parents/guardians, teachers, staff, and administrators – have on the educational environment of a school and student learning?
2.What impact does the larger community – residents, organizations, institutions and local businesses – have on the educational environment of a school and student learning?
3.Describe several significant activities and relationships (positive and/or negative) that you have engaged in during your time in the School of Education. These experiences might include, but are not limited to, service learning projects, after-school tutoring, committee membership, working with parents, extra-curricular duties, etc.
4.How did these experiences influence your understanding of the role of collaborative relationships in education?
5.What are the implications of collaborative relationships with the school community and the larger community for your work as a teacher in the future?
