Amanda's JHU Monthly Advisor Blast
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Happy Spring!
For those of you going on spring break soon, I hope you have a restful and amazing time (especially if you are traveling)!
As always, please reach out with any questions!
Take care-- Amanda
Important Information
Portfolio Updates
- Summer 2016 Portfolio Students: Registration begins March 28th. Course access to Summer 2016 portfolio will begin on April 15th. The first assignment will be due May 1st. If you intend on participating in this round of portfolio, you MUST register in ISIS by April 1st. Please plan on attending the second portfolio call to learn more information about expectations, the revision session, and how portfolio is now divided into teacher and student growth sections over two semesters.
- Fall 2016 Portfolio Students: no registration action needed yet, but please plan on attending one of the calls listed in the events below so that you can be more informed.
- ALL Portfolio Students: The program team has been working hard to make sure that you are as informed as you can be regarding portfolio. I would STRONGLY encourage you to check out the information on the program site regarding portfolio. It includes advice and reflection from alumni who went through the portfolio process, as well as an overview and sample portfolios. Here's how to access:
1. Log-in to Blackboard
2. Click the “Community” tab at the top
3. Under “My Organizations” click “JHU MSEd Program Site”
4. Click “Digital Portfolio” in the menu on the left side of the screen.
Academic Updates
Amanda's Personal Update
Mid-Semester Survey
Mid Semester Survey: The Mid-Semester Survey is here! We use this survey to make key program and instructor related decisions, so please take 5-10 minutes to make sure your ideas are heard. Use this link to fill out the survey:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZH9PBJY .
The survey covers all your classes so you only need to take it ONCE. There are two $25 gift cards up for grabs, so make sure your name is in the hat! Thanks in advance for taking the survey by Friday, March 25.
Off Track? Need to Update Graduation Information?
If you are off track for spring graduation, because of portfolio or coursework, you must re-apply for graduation depending on when you are planning to graduate. You apply in ISIS following these steps:
- Apply using the online graduation application form on ISIS Self-Service athttps://isis.jhu.edu/
- Go to the Registration menu
- Select Program of Study Information
- Click on "Apply for Graduation" next to the program(s) that you are applying to graduate from and fill out the form.
- If you will be graduating at the end of the summer, select August graduation. If you are pushing graduation until December, select December.
- You will NOT have to pay the fee again, but if you will not be eligible to graduate based on when you originally applied and you miss the application deadline, it will push you back until the next available graduation window, so please take care of it now.
For those of you who have been asking- we anticipate that the summer graduation application will open up in May. A concrete date will be sent out by the program team.
Order Your Cap & Gown
Refer to the email from the Registrar on Feb. 19th for full details. The highlights are:
- When ordering, please select “Johns Hopkins University – School of Education.”
- Master’s degree students wear the pretty blue colored hoods.
- Cap and gown are mandatory for all ceremonies.
- The deadline to order is April 9th.
Plagiarism Policies
This is just a quick reminder that your work for JHU is completed in an academic setting wherein it is expected students turn in work that demonstrates their own learnings from course materials. You may use others’ supportive tools for your day to day teaching work, that isn’t for us to judge. However, in any instance related to your work for graduate school, you must produce assessments that show you learned and can act on new knowledge yourself. Using a lesson plan, video or resource from a website/others’ work/collaborative work/etc. for your assignments does not do that.
It is a serious offense to misrepresent yourself regardless of if you are caught or not, and should you be caught it will be recorded in your file and there may be grounds for dismissal. I truly hope none of you would consider this in the first place and would take more pride in your work and upholding the integrity of your degree and profession. I want us to be aligned however, so I share this to ensure the expectation and consequences are clear.
Here is the official school policy in all course syllabi on this topic, for your reference: “The School of Education defines academic misconduct as any intentional or unintentional act that provides an unfair or improper advantage beyond a student’s own work, intellect, or effort, including but not limited to cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, unapproved multiple submissions, or helping others engage in misconduct. This includes the misuse of electronic media, text, print, images, speeches and ideas. Any act that violates the spirit of authorship or gives undue advantage is a violation. Students are responsible for understanding what constitutes academic misconduct.”
Want To Speak at Graduation?
The School of Education is seeking nominations for this year’s student speaker for our graduation ceremony scheduled to take place at the Royal Farms Arena on Wednesday, May 18, in downtown Baltimore. Students who apply must meet the following criteria:
- A confirmed member of this year’s graduating class
- Speak on a topic that includes all school programs (not just their own)
- Keep the speech under 3 minutes
- Send a copy of the speech as well as a video of them reading the speech to Jeddinger@jhu.edu by the close of business Friday, April 1st
Student Tuition Bills
Mark Your Calendars
Order Your Cap & Gown
Saturday, Apr 9, 2016, 11:45 PM
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Summer Registration Opens
Wednesday, Mar 23, 2016, 12:00 PM
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Summer 2016 Portfolio Registration Closes
Friday, Apr 1, 2016, 11:45 PM
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Summer 2016 Portfolio Call #2
Tuesday, Apr 5, 2016, 07:30 PM
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Fall 2016 Cohort Portfolio Call #1
Tuesday, Apr 26, 2016, 07:30 PM
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Amanda Hayek
Email: amandakhayek@gmail.com
Phone: 201-694-6417
Twitter: @akhayek