What is your Plan?
A goal without a plan is just a wish.- Antoine de Saint Exupery
For this assignment you are going to plan out your college career towards an educational goal using Valencia College’s Lifemap tools.
To access LIFEMAP tools:
Log into your ATLAS account: http://portal.valencia.cc.fl.us/cp/home/loginf
On the left side of the page under the My Atlas tab there is a section called “LifeMap”. Click on the link below, “Go to My LifeMap”
There are many resources you can use to complete your educational plan such as CAREER PLANNER, MY EDUCATION PLAN, MY PORTFOLIO, MY JOB PROSPECTS, and MY FINACIAL PLANNER.
You will be using specific resources, but please feel free to use all of them.
Step 1: What is your educational goal?
In the space below, state your educational goal and the reason you choose this educational goal. For example, the degree you are seeking, career you are pursuing, or other educational goal.
To assist with choosing a career you can go to: MY CAREER PLANNER
Step 2: Research your educational goal
Complete some research for the educational goal you have chosen. Find out what are the requirements for the degree, special courses or certificates, education needed for your chosen career, etc.. If you are continuing your education beyond Valencia, state the educational institution, list their website, research the specific program, and find information on the requirements (This will help with step 3). State your findings below:
I have researched my education goal in many websites
such as Valencia, University of Central Florida, and the Osceola County School District websites and I have found out many things. I need a Bachelor’s
degree in education and to become certified to become a teacher. Here is a
plan that I have come up with: 1) I am going to do a Pre Major: Education (General
Preparation) at Valencia College. Valencia Websites: valenciacollege.edu (General) http://valencia.cc.fl.us/aadegrees/documents/EducationGeneralPrep.pdf (Education Pre Major
Website) 2) Then I am going to go to UCF to get a Mathematics
Education Bachelor’s of Science degree. Within the program I am going to
take all my Florida Certification exams. University of Central Florida Websites: www.ucf.edu (General) education.ucf.edu (College of Education information) education.ucf.edu/pop.cfm?catLink=http://www.catalog.sdes.ucf.edu/current/degree_programs/mathematics_education/mathematics_education.pdf
(Mathematics Education Program Requirements) 3) Then I am going to find out about available certification,
testing, positions, general information, and apply for positions in Osceola
and Orange counties through their websites and offices. State of Florida Education Websites: www.fldoe.org/ (General) www.fldoe.org/asp/ftce/ftcecomp.asp
(Testing Information) www.osceola.k12.fl.us/ (Osceola
County District Education) www.ocps.net/Pages/default.aspx (Orange
County District Education)
Step 3: Develop an Education Plan
Your education plan will be a semester by semester plan of how you are going to achieve your goal. List the specific courses and semesters to achieve your goal in the space provided. Make sure you pay attention to any prerequisite courses.
To assist with choosing a career you can go to: MY EDUCATION PLAN
Valencia Community College (Pre Major:
Education (General Preparation)) Fall 20_ _ (Current semester): Course Credits Note MAT0024C Beginning Algebra 3 credits Not
college level credits ENC1101 Freshman Comp I 3
credits Communication requirement HUM 1020 Intro to Humanities 3
credits Humanities requirement SLS1122 Student Success 3
credits Elective EDF2005 Intro to Education 3
credits Pre-major class Spring 20_ _ : Course Credits Note MAT1033C Intermediate Algebra 3 credits Not
math credit HUM2250 20th Century Humanities 3
credits Humanities requirement SPC1600 Fundamentals of Speech 3 credits Communication
requirement ENC1102 Freshman Comp II 3
credits Communication requirement POS2041 U.S. Government 3
credits Social Science requirement Summer 20_ _: Course Credits Note MAC1105 College Algebra 3
credits Mathematics requirement HUM2232
Hum Renaissance and Baroque 3 credits Humanities
requirement PSY1012 General Psychology 3
credits Social Science requirement Fall 20_ _ Course Credits Note STA2023 Statistical Methods 3
credits Mathematics requirement MAC1114 College Trigonometry 3 credits Needed
for Calculus I MAC1140 Pre Calculus Algebra 3
credits Needed for Calculus I EDG 2701 Teaching Diverse Populations 3 credits Pre-major
class HUN1001 Basics of Personal Nutrition 3 credits Pre-major
class
Step 3: Develop an Education Plan Continue
Valencia Community College (Pre Major:
Education (General Preparation)) Continue Spring 20_ _ : Course Credits Note BSC1005 Biological Science 3
credits Science requirement BSC1005L Lab in Applied Science 1 credit Science
requirement EME2040 Technology for Educators 3 credits Pre-major
class PSC1020C Fund Physical Science 3 credits Science
requirement MAC2311 Calculus w/ Analytic Geo. I 4 credits Summer 20_ _: Course Credits Note MAC2312 Calculus w/ Analytic Geo. II 4 credits EDF2130 Child and Adol Dev. Education 3 credits Note: Language requirement met in high school with 2
years of Spanish University of Central Florida: (Mathematics
Education (B.S.)) Fall 20_ _ Course Credits Note MAC2312 Calculus w/ Analytic Geo. III 4 credits MHF3302 Logic and Proof in Math 3 credits MAS3105 Elem Lin Matrix Algebra 4
credits EDF4467 Learn Theory & Assessment 3 credits Spring 20_ _ : Course Credits Note MAP2302 Differential Equations 3
credits MAS3203 Intro to Number Theory 3 credits EDG4410 Teach Strat & Class Mgmt 3
credits MAE4360 Math Instruct Analysis 4 credits Summer 20_ _: Course Credits Note MTG4212 Modern Geometry 4
credits RED4043 Content Reading K-12 3 credits
Step 3: Develop an Education Plan Continue
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Step 4: Mathematics Plan
Valencia Community College (Pre Major:
Education (General Preparation)) Fall 20_ _ (Current semester): Course Credits Note MAT0024C Beginning Algebra 3 credits Not
college level credits Spring 20_ _ : Course Credits Note MAT1033C Intermediate Algebra 3 credits Not
math credit Summer 20_ _: Course Credits Note MAC1105 College Algebra 3
credits Mathematics requirement Fall 20_ _ Course Credits Note STA2023 Statistical Methods 3
credits Mathematics requirement MAC1114 College Trigonometry 3 credits Needed
for Calculus I MAC1140 Pre Calculus Algebra 3
credits Needed for Calculus I Spring 20_ _ : Course Credits Note MAC2311 Calculus w/ Analytic Geo. I 4 credits Summer 20_ _: Course Credits Note MAC2312 Calculus w/ Analytic Geo. II 4 credits
Mathematics is an important
component to your educational plan. Using your main education plan you created
in Step 3 to create a mathematics courses plan. List the specific mathematics
courses you are planning on taking and the semesters you are taking them.
University of Central Florida: (Mathematics
Education (B.S.)) Fall 20_ _ Course Credits Note MAC2312 Calculus w/ Analytic Geo. III 4 credits MHF3302 Logic and Proof in Math 3 credits MAS3105 Elem Lin Matrix Algebra 4
credits Spring 20_ _ : Course Credits Note MAP2302 Differential Equations 3
credits MAS3203 Intro to Number Theory 3 credits Summer 20_ _: Course Credits Note MTG4212 Modern Geometry 4
credits Fall 20_ _ Course Credits Note MAE4634 Prog in Teach Math 3
credits STA4163 Statistical Methods II 3
credits MHF4404 History of Math 3
credits
Step 4: Mathematics Plan
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Step 5: Reflection
Answer the following questions in your reflection:
1) What did you learn that was interesting or that you did not know when you began the project?
Step 5: Reflection continue
2) How do you plan on living through the time you are getting your education?
For example, where will you live, how will you pay your expenses (college, transportation, rent, food etc.).
My life plan during my
education will be to live at home for the first 2 years with my family to
save some money. Then I am planning on getting an apartment near UCF with
a friend of mine who has a similar education plan. I currently pay my
expenses of auto and food through the money I make working as a tutor in
the tutoring center. I plan on continuing to tutor as I go to UCF. I am
also planning on getting a part time job in the service industry (like
serving tables) for extra money to pay my rent and tuition. Thankfully I
have the bright futures scholarship for some of my tuition and the rest I
will take out student loans. Life is expensive!!