Workshops & Resources

The purpose of the portfolio evaluation is to provide you with feedback on your progress. The evaluation allows the faculty to assess at an early point in your program in the following areas

(1) the appropriateness of your Program of Study. To see if your goals are met in what courses you will take.

(2) the quality of your writing. The quality of your writing will allow to measure your readiness for comprehensive exam and dissertations level. Your writing will be evaluated based on clarity, argument, and grammar. Make sure you invest time in developing one of your classes assignments to submit it for your portfolio.

(3) your course grades.

(4) anticipated scholarly focus. What you would like to study in the next years of your program?. This will help you moving forward in investing in reading and writing that will help you when you start your comprehensive exam.

Portfolio evaluations are offered in the Fall semester, For more details about registrations please go here

You can learn more about the portfolio process based on your program of study

• EDE561 Portfolio Review: Teaching & Curriculum

• EDE562 Portfolio Review: Counseling & Human Development

• EDE560 Portfolio Review: Ed Leadership & Policy

The portfolio course is zero credit. There are no prerequisites or restrictions to register for portfolio review.

To check the latest updates on requirements and forms please go to Here

On Friday, July 31st we held a Warner Portfolio Workshop. You can access the Google Slides from the workshop by clicking here.

Have more questions and/or would like to see samples of completed portfolios? Contact Eleni Duret at eleniduret@gmail.com

Full-time and part-time PhD students are required to meet a residency requirement.

• Defined: A student is defined as being in residence at the University of Rochester if they are registered and engaging with the University (laboratories, consultations with faculty members, or course attendance) with sufficient frequency and regularity to establish this status clearly.

• Full-time PhD: A minimum of one-year (two consecutive semesters) in residence while enrolled as a full-time student is required. Doctoral Dissertation (“999”) may not be used to meet the one-year residency requirement. Full-time residence requirements may be completed either during the academic year or during the summer.

• Part-time PhD: A minimum of two years (four consecutive semesters) in residence while enrolled as a part-time student is required. The minimum registration will be two courses, each carrying at least three credit hours, per semester, for four consecutive semesters. A student receiving grades lower than B (or S) in more than one-quarter of the courses for a given academic year may not be permitted to continue in the part-time program. Part-time residence requirements may be completed either during the academic year or during the summer.

• For more details please click here

Congratulations ! You made it to the most important phase of your Doctoral journey.

Remember that there are two phases : the dissertation proposal phase, and the final dissertation phase.

You proposal will be three chapters, where you introduce your theories , and literature reviews related to your topic, and methods. This phase is to present your argument to your committee, and explain approach to answer your questions. You will have to defend your proposal and get approved before you move to the next phase.

After you get approved, now you can collect, analyses and interpret your your data, then you can schedule your final defiance.

Take some time to read the Thesis manual here

The Warner school of Education provide Career services such as

• Career Materials: Readings, Templates, Videos

• Personal Consultations/Coaching

• Small Group Strategy Sessions & Consultations

• Customized Training/Workshop Sessions*

• Speakers & Content Expert Connections

• Job Empowerment Teams

• Referrals to Alumni/Professionals for Networking Opportunities

• Career & Employer Programs

• Current Job Postings

• Career-Relevant Employment Databases

You can access the materials through Blackboard. Here’s the path: Log in – Warner Students – Information Organization [right hand side of the landing page] – Career Services [left side banner] – General Career Information.

For further assistance, please contact Harriette Royer at hroyer@warner.rochester.edu or (585) 276-7427.

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, CETL, is a resource available to all Warner students. Consultants meet one-on-one with students who need support with note-taking, reading for discussion, academic socialization, time management, organization and more. We also offer one-time workshops on any study skills related topic. To make an appointment with a CETL Study Skills Consultant or to request a workshop call 275-9049, email us at cetl@rochester.edu, or stop by our office in Dewey Hall, 1-154.

The mission of the Warner School’s Quantitative Consulting Services is to provide general assistance with quantitative methods and analysis to doctoral students within the Warner School community. for more details click here

2019-2020 Doctoral Conference Presentation Awards (for Full-time Warner School Doctoral Students) Presenting at conferences is a $250-500 range per presentation. Warner School has a program to support full-time doctoral students’ presentations at professional conferences. Qualified doctoral students in the Warner School may apply for these competitive awards which are intended to provide partial reimbursement for conference travel and related expenses. Determination of the number and amounts of these awards is contingent on the funds available for this program each year. Multiple presentation applications are allowed, but the total awarded may be limited by the total funds available for all applications , for more details click here

Mary Judge is the best person to contact regarding Disability Accommodations. Please find her information below:

Mary Judge Diegert, Assistant Director of the Center for Disability and Education

• LeChase Hall 390

• (585) 275-2454

• mjudge@warner.rochester.edu

The Center for Disability and Education provides high quality information to people navigating the world of disability. The Center provides expertise, guidance, and linkage to community members, students, families, school districts, non-profit agencies, and higher education institutions.