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=Member of EdD 5 Learning Community= Vivian Johnson is most professional in her approach to education pedagogy, philosophy, practice. She is astutely knowledgeable about individual student learning styles and her teaching style reflects this understanding. Vivian Johnson encouraged me to respond to //Calls for Proposals// from national educational organizations; as a result of her encouragement and guidance, we co-presented at ATIA and AERA. Dr. Johnson treated me as a colleague and fellow researcher, an honor that I will long remember as a rewarding experience during my journey at Hamline University. The detail with which Dr. Johnson assesses student work is astounding. Her color-coded system, coupled with her explicit descriptions regarding ways to improve one’s writing, is noteworthy. As a student with learning challenges, I found the color-coding easy to follow, insightful, and this system caused me to think more deeply about my writing. Vivian Johnson thinks globally. She has a unique ability to read a student’s draft proposal, capture the big ideas, locate the gaps, and immediately draw a diagram, a relationship matrix, or flow chart while the student is sitting in front of her. This graphic display then becomes the focal point of the dialogue between Dr. Johnson and the student. After meeting with Dr. Johnson on the first draft proposal for my dissertation, I left the conference with a strong understanding of the foundation upon which I would further develop the research for my dissertation. Dr. Johnson’s graphic conceptualization of my words helped me to think graphically, and as I result I included several original graphic designs to help explain complex ideas and complicated text in my dissertation. I have learned much from Vivian Johnson and I have brought that learning into my career. I provide professional development to classroom teachers and to school and district administrators. From Vivian I learned to honor all people as human, respect what others bring to the table, facilitate, encourage, and enter each engagement with humility. Vivian Johnson is truly a remarkable educator and I consider myself very fortunate to know her and to have been in several of her classes.
 * Name and job title ** Carol Price, EdD, Professional Learning and Leadership Consultant & Learning Supports Consultant **
 * Graduation Date or Anticipated Graduation Date ** May 21, 2011 [Diploma awarded December 31, 2010] **
 * Name of Course(s) for which I was your teacher ** I was in the EdD5 Learning Community and Vivian Johnson taught several of those classes. **
 * Title of Dissertation/Capstone. **// How are Characters with Disabilities Portrayed in Award Winning Picture Books for Preschool Children Over Time //**
 * capacity to encourage students to actively reflect on their personal growth, pedagogical approaches, and professional practice;
 * skill in successfully measuring student learning, interpreting data, and using results for continuous program improvement;
 * ability to articulate student outcomes and convey these in ways that facilitate candidate (learner) performance and ability to convey the same among learners they teach;
 * ability to effectively advise, supervise, and mentor students-particularly those aspiring to be teachers and leaders in P-12 settings. (Standards for Tenure and Promotion Evaluation, Hamline University School of Education, 2010).