This was my first course as a grad student. It allowed me to get used to the workload and expectations of an MSU grad student. In this course we looked at the different domains of educational inquiry; philosophy and history of education, classroom-based or teacher research, ethnographic observation with autobiography, biography and history, theories of the mind and the curriculum, and a culminating unit of the impact of new information and communications technologies on all features of education. This course offered a unique form of learning by having assigned texts, audio, and visual components. After each unit with its hypermedia and texts we composed an essay that related the topics and how they apply to education then, now, and in the future. |
This course taught me the positives and problems of technology in learning. I learned how to integrate free technologies in my lessons and how to troubleshoot issues with those technologies. It also showed me classroom management tools like Edmodo and Confer. I walked away with the knowledge of how to explore technologies that will benefit and engage the learning that happens in my classroom. Each week we discussed the integration of new potential technology tools and even created lesson plans including them. My favorite tool at the time was the use of PuppetPals. This was a fun app that I can use to teach multiple facets of writing and reading. This tool allows students to interact with characters, settings, and voice recording. |
This course taught me all about how to create an online learning environment that fit my personality, the age level of my audience, and management of the learning and platform. I learned each week a new technology tool and important elements of an online course such as incorporating multimedia, screencasts/videos, formative assessments, collaboration and discussion opportunities. I then reported on the tool and how it could be used well in my classroom or online platform. This course culminated with me creating an interactive website through Weebly that taught second graders what a fairy tale is and how to create their own. The site used various tools of assessment and interactive responses to create a fun learning place that allowed me to make. |
Assessments, tests, check-ins...This course helped me explore the purpose of these terms and determine what the real purpose was or more importantly how I was to use these to inform and help me be a better teacher. I further explored ways to “assess” using technology tools, one of them being Minecraft! This opened my eyes and mind to the possibility of fun and unique ways to assess students. It also allowed me to see how to take the data from assessments and then make data driven next steps for my student/s. Through this course I created an assessment design check list of various Course Management Systems that showed the pros/cons for using them as an assessment tool in my classroom. |
This course is designed to meet the Michigan Department of Education's requirement for certified teachers to complete an advanced, diagnostic reading instruction course in order to qualify for the second tier of certification (the Michigan Professional Teaching Certificate). In this course I was able to focus my skills and new learned knowledge to better serve my students in reading and writing. Each week I learned new skills and had to apply them to a student I was working with. Through that practice and collaboration with fellow TE 846 students I refined those skills and practices. After learning these skills I applied them to my full class of students and was able to attain my Professional Teacher’s Certification. |
Being an advocate for the safety and well being of others is a big and sometimes scary responsibility. In this course I read about many case studies that involved situations where coaches, supervisors, and facilities were charged with the fault of something not being safe or a situation that could have been prevented. Through the readings and discussions I learned to identify ways to prevent situations but more importantly learned how to create the safest situations in my own teaching, coaching, and facilities. I can now create Risk Management Plans, form appropriate committees, and do facility assessments better for wherever I am. |
This brought me through how to design a product. It was very applicable to my world of teaching and taught me several key strategies that I will continue to use in my teaching. Through this ‘learning through design’ process I was able to identify an issue with my students, find the root problem, create ideas on how to fix the issue, involve the aid of my students for stronger buy-in, and create a project for my students to complete that assessed their gains. I shared my new knowledge with my colleagues and we all thought that we can use this strategy every year and earlier in the year to have larger impacts on our students' learning and success. |
My Portfolio class was a great class to reflect on all the skills and knowledge that I had gained from all of my course work for my MAED program. Furthermore, I was able to organize my skills and knowledge into a website that is convenient for sharing and promoting me to future employers and sharing with my administration and colleagues. Through the help of feedback from my peers and professors this course proved to be a way to showcase my best work from my MAED program. |
This course will allow me to learn even more skills on becoming a better coach and teacher. With the use of new and up-to-date tested and proven strategies I will be able to apply them to students and athletes in specific and broad situations. I will develop my own coaching philosophy based on current and best practices that are backed by legal and personal expertise. Furthermore, I will learn better skills in coaching different groups like genders, ages, abilities, and more. Lastly, I will be able to support my athletes beyond the physical and strategy aspects of coaching, reaching a higher mental aspect that will give my athletes the edge they need. |