SCHOLARSHIP - Fredonia



REFERENCES:

a) List two faculty members whom you feel know you well enough to serve as a reference if necessary:*

Name: ____________________________________ Campus Phone No.: 673-_____

Name: ____________________________________ Campus Phone No.: 673-_____

* Do not ask the faculty to write you a reference letter.

If the Awards Committee needs a reference, they will directly contact the faculty you have listed.

|Criteria |How I Meet Criteria [italics below give hints] |

|Be an Education major except |I am enrolled in the _________ Program. |

|those in the School of Music | |

|Be enrolled in Childhood or |I am enrolled in the _________ Program. |

|Childhood Inclusive | |

|Be in or entering sophomore, junior or senior year in|In the coming Fall 201_, I will have completed ____ credit hours and be enrolled|

|upcoming Fall semester |fulltime as a __ [soph/jr/sr?]_____ |

|Have completed or be completing |I am completing my student teaching practicum this semester, Spring 20__. OR |

|Student Teaching |I completed my student teaching practicum last semester, Fall 20__ |

|Have shown outstanding ability |Describe the qualities that you think you possess that indicate outstanding |

|in Student Teaching |teaching ability, such as consistent positive interaction with students, etc. |

| |Also describe a specific lesson or event that you think supports your claim to be|

| |outstanding, such as having all students remain on task to complete a class |

| |activity. [about 100-200 words] |

|Plan to teach within the K-8 |After completion of my education degree, I plan to be certified in New York State|

|grade range |to teach __ in grades __, and I plan to search for a teaching position within the|

| |K-8 grade range. |

|Have a desire to work with exceptional children |Describe the type of exceptional child you would like to work with, and explain |

|(special needs or gifted) |why. [about 75-150 words] |

|Demonstrate financial need |Explain enough of your financial situation to show how this scholarship money |

| |would help you continue in your university education. Note: you are not required |

| |to share intensely personal information or financial details. Common responses |

| |have included supporting self through college and needing to work part-time to do|

| |so, being a single parent, having your parents contribute financially but parents|

| |having multiple children in university or parent being unemployed. Do not just |

| |write “yes.” [about 100-200 words] |

|Be from a middle or low-income |My family is in the low-income bracket. OR I am self-supporting and do not |

|family or be self-supporting |receive financial support from my parents. |

|Be passionate about teaching |Describe what being passionate about teaching means to you, such as commitment, |

| |dedication, caring about students, etc. Then describe a specific example that you|

| |think provides evidence of your claim to be a passionate teacher, such as |

| |spending extra time with an underachieving student so he or she could be |

| |successful, or spending extra time studying education course work so you could |

| |build your professional knowledge. [about 100-200 words] |

|Show promise of being a successful elementary school |Describe what being a successful elementary (childhood) teacher means to you, |

|teacher |such as positive relationships with students, positive relationships with |

| |colleagues, winning awards or recognition, etc. Then explain how you see yourself|

| |as having the potential to be that successful teacher, and describe a specific |

| |example that you think provides evidence of your claim to show promise as a |

| |teacher. |

| |[about 100-200 words] |

|Be a “deserving student” |A deserving students is one who can demonstrate outstanding attitude, |

| |performance, or professionalism. Explain how you see yourself as being a teacher |

| |candidate who deserves recognition by receiving a scholarship, and describe a |

| |specific example that you think provides evidence of your claim to be a deserving|

| |student. [about 100-200 words] |

|Demonstrate an appreciation for |Explain how you see reading and writing as important skills for students to learn|

|the importance of teaching |and teachers to teach. Then describe a specific example that you think provides |

|reading and writing |evidence of how you value and appreciate the importance teaching reading and |

| |writing, such as helping other students improve their skills or you yourself |

| |going to the Campus Tutoring Center for extra help with writing. [about |

| |100-200 words] |

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