Networking and Next Steps
Write a brief description of the degree path and specialization you plan to pursue.
Then, explain at least two strategies you are likely to use to build a network with colleagues and explain why these particular strategies would support professional collaboration.
Explain how you might apply the perspective of your degree pathway and specialization to a problem related to a topic about which you are passionate.
Identify two goals—one personal and one professional—that will support you as you continue on your chosen degree pathway. Explain how these personal and professional goals inform how you might address a problem related to your topic.
SPECIAL NOTES:
MY SPECIALIZATION IS IN READING, LITERACY, AND ASSESSMENT. MY DEGREE PATH IS GETTTING THIS DOCTORAL DEGREE TO TEACH AT A COLLEGE LEVEL IN A UNIVERSITY. MY PLAN IS TO SHOW TEACHERS HOW THEY CAN USE NEW STRATEGIES TO HELP ENGAGE THEIR STUDENTS IN READING COMPREHENSION, FLUENCY, AND DECODING.
