Respond to at least three of your classmates’ postings. ( greet my peers please) Deja Carthon Hello Everyone, My name is Deja, and I have to daughters Genesis and Halo. I have resided in Columbus, OH for the past nine years and graduated from The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Human Ecology. I have no direct experience has a teacher, but I have been working in schools for the past six years as a Site Manager for an after-school program. It was not until this past year where I decided I wanted to get into education and become a principal. The MAED Program Learning Outcomes that I believe will be most beneficial and contribute to my career goals are Engage in continuous professional growth through leadership in educational environments and the demonstration of legal and ethical behavior in professional practices. Use knowledge of subject matter and central concepts of the discipline(s) to create technology-enriched learning environments that promote learner achievement and innovation. My long-term career goal is to become a principal at a middle or high school. Being able to grow professionally through leadership will help me develop and maintain the skills I need to be a successful principal of a building and a great leader. I also believe using knowledge of subject matter, and central concepts of discipline to create technology-enriched learning environments that promote leaner achievement and innovation will help me create an environment to enhance learning and growth for my students and teachers. Assessments are necessary for education because they keep students and teachers on track and can be used as guides for the teacher to know what information their students are gaining. Assessment can also be used for students to understand what areas they are struggling in and what areas they are doing well. Assessments are also critical in education because it helps the teacher set goals for their students and selves. Kaitlin McCarthy My name is Kaitlin McCarthy. I’m engaged to my fiancé and we have a one-year-old puppy together, Maverick. I currently work and reside in Keene, New Hampshire but am moving to Charlotte, NC at the end of January. Right now, I am the afternoon infant teacher in a Waldorf setting. After reading the Program Learning Outcomes of the MAED program, I have decided that I am most intrigued by: Design appropriate and challenging learning experiences informed by analysis of how learners develop individually across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical patterns to promote student learning and growth. This outcome, I believe, relates to me the most because I want to teach the younger years such as infants to preschool-aged children. Assessment is important because it tells the teacher where the student/child is at academically and what the teacher needs to do to help improve the students’ knowledge of certain subjects. The assessment also tells the teacher where the child ...