Strengths (5-6 pages, double-spaced, 1” margins, 12 point Times New Roman)
What are key strengths that you have developed during your time in the SDA program? How has this shaped your professional identity and practice?
Provide a narrative that identifies an overarching theme, three unique supporting sub-areas that support your overarching theme, demonstration of your understanding of your selected learning outcomes, and demonstration of your development of your selected learning outcomes (see demonstrated development in SDA learning outcomes section below for more details).
Areas for Growth (5-6 pages, double-spaced, 1” margins, 12 point Times New Roman)
What are significant areas of growth (e.g. new knowledge/skills/action, identifying and/or overcoming key challenges, etc.) during your time in the SDA program? How has this shaped your professional identity and practice?
Provide a narrative that identifies an overarching theme, three unique supporting sub-areas that support your overarching theme, demonstration of your understanding of your selected learning outcomes, and demonstration of your development of your selected learning outcomes (see demonstrated development in SDA learning outcomes section below for more details).
Demonstrated Development IN SDA Learning Outcomes
(Required for Each Narrative Section)
Identify an overarching narrative theme: What is this theme? Why is this theme important to you personally and professionally? Connections to student development theory, research, and best practices are required (use proper APA citations).
Identify three unique sub-areas that address your selected learning outcomes in the SDA program: You may use an individual LO as your area of focus or you can create a synthesized area that brings together more than one LO.
(1) Demonstrate Understanding of Learning Outcome(s) in each area: In this section you will explain what your understanding of learning outcome(s) is in each area. For each respective sub-area, define three key dimensions of each of your selected LO’s, and identify one or more SDAProgram Content/Experiences (such as student development theory, research, and/or best practice) that have shaped your key dimensions. Use proper APA citations. Reference particular sections of your (1) artifact(s) and (2) academic and co-curricular experiences to substantiate your points.
(2) Demonstrate Development in Learning Outcome(s) in each area: For each of your selected learning outcome(s), illustrate how you have developed. Specifically, address your understanding prior to the SDA program, growth during the SDA program, and areas to address after you graduate the SDA program:
(a) Past (Prior to SDA Program)—no more than 10% of the narrative: Explain each area and your thoughts, values, and assumptions prior to the program.
(b) Present (During SDA Program)—80% of the narrative: Explain your understanding and growth in each selected learning outcome during the program. Connections to student development theory, research, and best practices are required to illustrate integration (use proper APA citations). In particular, to demonstrate your (1) understanding of the LO and (2)your development in the LO, reference particular sections of your (a) artifact(s) and (b)academic and co-curricular experiences to substantiate your points.
Guiding questions include: How has your understanding of this learning outcome changed during the SDA program? Where was the growth? How did you grow? What did you learn?How are you a different professional today because of this development?
(c) Future (Post-SDA Program)—no more than 10% of the narrative: How will you continue to grow in each of these areas?
MATT NAZARIO-MILLER 