Andrea Thompson displayed highly competent, skilled, timely, and genuine responses while taking courses I taught at Fort Hays State University in the Advanced Education Program. She met the competencies and standards of the courses easily and displayed a high level of skill in instructional design and technology. Andrea worked well with her peers and collaborated effectively. Her input was respectful and helpful to the collaborative communities that are the course management system. The Practicum course at the end of the Master of Instructional Technology program is a culmination of the skills she has mastered. The competencies she met for the Practicum in the Master of Instructional Technology Program are: 1. Understand the concepts of digital and visual literacy. Facilitate and inspire learning and creativity by using knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance learning, creativity, 2. Innovation in both face-­‐to-­‐face and virtual environments for all students. Understand the role of the visual domain of human experience along cultural, developmental, and cognitive dimensions. 3. Create projects and plan for the use of digital and literacy in the classroom. Model digital-­‐ age work and learning by exhibiting knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. 4. Develop a design-­based practice with a broad range of media and interactive technologies. 5. Develop related skills and expertise necessary to implement emerging media in schools and community contexts, including critical viewing skills. Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility by understanding local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. 6. Engage in professional growth and leadership by continuously improving professional practice 7. Model lifelong learning, and exhibiting leadership in school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. I would recommend Andrea highly for any position she is interested in pursuing. She is honest, reliable, genuine, trustworthy, and a pleasure to work with. She would be an asset to any school/school district/business. Arlea Carmack, Ed.S. Fort Hays State University (785) 821-5217 arcarmack@mail.fhsu.edu

Andrea Thompson displayed highly competent, skilled, timely, and genuine responses while taking courses I taught at Fort Hays State University in the Advanced Education Program. She met the competencies and standards of the courses easily and displayed a high level of skill in instructional design and technology. Andrea worked well with her peers and collaborated effectively. Her input was respectful and helpful to the collaborative communities that are the course management system. The Practicum course at the end of the Master of Instructional Technology program is a culmination of the skills she has mastered. The competencies she met for the Practicum in the Master of Instructional Technology Program are: 1. Understand the concepts of digital and visual literacy. Facilitate and inspire learning and creativity by using knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance learning, creativity, 2. Innovation in both face-­‐to-­‐face and virtual environments for all students. Understand the role of the visual domain of human experience along cultural, developmental, and cognitive dimensions. 3. Create projects and plan for the use of digital and literacy in the classroom. Model digital-­‐ age work and learning by exhibiting knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. 4. Develop a design-­based practice with a broad range of media and interactive technologies. 5. Develop related skills and expertise necessary to implement emerging media in schools and community contexts, including critical viewing skills. Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility by understanding local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. 6. Engage in professional growth and leadership by continuously improving professional practice 7. Model lifelong learning, and exhibiting leadership in school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. I would recommend Andrea highly for any position she is interested in pursuing. She is honest, reliable, genuine, trustworthy, and a pleasure to work with. She would be an asset to any school/school district/business. Arlea Carmack, Ed.S. Fort Hays State University (785) 821-5217 arcarmack@mail.fhsu.edu

Andrea Thompson displayed highly competent, skilled, timely, and genuine responses while taking courses I taught at Fort Hays State University in the Advanced Education Program. She met the competencies and standards of the courses easily and displayed a high level of skill in instructional design and technology. Andrea worked well with her peers and collaborated effectively. Her input was respectful and helpful to the collaborative communities that are the course management system. The Practicum course at the end of the Master of Instructional Technology program is a culmination of the skills she has mastered. The competencies she met for the Practicum in the Master of Instructional Technology Program are: 1. Understand the concepts of digital and visual literacy. Facilitate and inspire learning and creativity by using knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance learning, creativity, 2. Innovation in both face-­‐to-­‐face and virtual environments for all students. Understand the role of the visual domain of human experience along cultural, developmental, and cognitive dimensions. 3. Create projects and plan for the use of digital and literacy in the classroom. Model digital-­‐ age work and learning by exhibiting knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. 4. Develop a design-­based practice with a broad range of media and interactive technologies. 5. Develop related skills and expertise necessary to implement emerging media in schools and community contexts, including critical viewing skills. Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility by understanding local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. 6. Engage in professional growth and leadership by continuously improving professional practice 7. Model lifelong learning, and exhibiting leadership in school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. I would recommend Andrea highly for any position she is interested in pursuing. She is honest, reliable, genuine, trustworthy, and a pleasure to work with. She would be an asset to any school/school district/business. Arlea Carmack, Ed.S. Fort Hays State University (785) 821-5217 arcarmack@mail.fhsu.edu