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Spring 2015
TE 803: Professional Roles and Teaching Practice II
Instructor: Yu-Han Hung TE 803 was a course taken during my internship year at Michigan State University. This course qualified as an elective for my Master of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) degree. TE 803 emphasized teaching social studies to students in an elementary setting. I created a social studies unit plan that I then carried out in a second grade classroom. |
TE 804: Reflection and Inquiry in Teaching Practice II
Instructor: Dawnmarie Ezzo TE 804 was also a course taking during my internship year at MSU. This too qualifies as an elective for the MAET degree. This course had a focus on teaching science to elementary students. I created a science unit about natural forces such as weathering that included multiple hands-on learning experiences for the second grade students I was working with. |
Summer 2015
CEP 810: Teaching for Understanding with Technology
Instructors: Ron Houtman and Emily Stone CEP 810 was my first official course in the MAET program. This course set the stage for the rest of my journey - I strengthened my Personal Learning Network (PLN) by expanding my professional online presence. This included starting a blog and engaging on Twitter. It was in this course that I also created my 21st Century Lesson Plan. |
CEP 811: Adapting Innovative Technologies to Education
Instructor: Melissa White CEP 811 opened my eyes to the Maker Movement. I chose the Makey Makey as the maker kit I would utilize throughout the course. I used the Makey Makey to play a little Tetris at first, but ultimately to create a Maker Inspired Lesson. I continued to blog my progress through the course as I learned not only how to play with technology, but how to adapt it to the classroom in meaningful ways. |
Summer 2016
CEP 812: Applying Educational Technology to Issues of Practice
Instructor: Andrew Steinman After taking Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 semesters off to focus on my first year of teaching, I returned to the MAET program for the Summer 2016 semester with CEP 812. This course focused on identifying problems of practice in education and then utilizing technology to remedy these issues. I specifically focused on failure as a learning mode. Initially, this was identifying how failure can benefit student learning. By the end of the course, I co-created a paper outlining ways in which technology could be utilized to solve this wicked problem of practice. |
CEP 815: Technology and Leadership
Instructors: Dr. Aman Yadav and Ben Gleason CEP 815 better prepared me to be a technology leader - whether that is at a building level or potentially at a district level someday. Throughout the course, I learned about different leadership styles, practiced crafting persuasive memos, and created my vision statement for education. In CEP 815, I continued to refine my leadership abilities by co-creating an outline for a professional development that focused on how teachers could best utilize 1:1 technology to support student learning. |
Fall 2016
CEP 822: Approaches to Educational Research
Instructors: Dr. Andy Saltarelli and Patrick Beymer
CEP 822 focused on educational research - reading it, understanding how it affects my practice as a teacher, and growing as an educator from the research. Ultimately, I created a Research in Action Project (RAP). This project was a culmination of the work I did throughout the semester. My focal question was, "What aspects of educational technology best engage students in meaningful learning experiences?" I then spent the semester reviewing research and creating a research plan that could be used to help answer this question.
Instructors: Dr. Andy Saltarelli and Patrick Beymer
CEP 822 focused on educational research - reading it, understanding how it affects my practice as a teacher, and growing as an educator from the research. Ultimately, I created a Research in Action Project (RAP). This project was a culmination of the work I did throughout the semester. My focal question was, "What aspects of educational technology best engage students in meaningful learning experiences?" I then spent the semester reviewing research and creating a research plan that could be used to help answer this question.
Spring 2017
CEP 800: Psychology of Learning in School and Other Settings
Instructor: Dr. Andy Saltarelli
CEP 800 allowed me to learn more about the process in which individuals learn. At the beginning of the course, we were asked to write a Personal Theory of Learning. Throughout the course, I read scholarly articles and educational research regarding the processes of learning; I was then able to modify and add to my theory. For the final course project, I finalized my Personal Theory of Learning that included references to the readings I had done to support my thinking. This course and this project allowed me to be more cognizant of student learning in the classroom and choosing tools that truly support the learning process.
Instructor: Dr. Andy Saltarelli
CEP 800 allowed me to learn more about the process in which individuals learn. At the beginning of the course, we were asked to write a Personal Theory of Learning. Throughout the course, I read scholarly articles and educational research regarding the processes of learning; I was then able to modify and add to my theory. For the final course project, I finalized my Personal Theory of Learning that included references to the readings I had done to support my thinking. This course and this project allowed me to be more cognizant of student learning in the classroom and choosing tools that truly support the learning process.
Summer 2017
CEP 820: Teaching Students Online
Instructors: Dr. Anne Heintz and Swati Mehta CEP 820 allowed me to create an online course in which fifth grade students could complete a unit of mathematics learning online. This course on order of operations was created with the scenario of blended instruction in mind - a combination of online learning at home and then face-to-face learning in the classroom setting. The course helped me understand the necessary components of an online course that allow it to be effective for its target audience. |
CEP 807: Capstone in Educational Technology
Instructors: Dr. Matthew Koehler, Aric Gaunt, Sarah Keenan, and Brittany Dillman CEP 807 was the final course in my MAET program requirements. Throughout the course, I worked to build this portfolio to showcase my learning, growth, and products created during my journey through the entire MAET program. I received and provided feedback to peers in order to create a professional, user-friendly, and aesthetically pleasing portfolio that effectively demonstrated my strengths in the field of educational technology. |