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Fall 2010

 

TE 801: Professional Roles and Teaching Practice I

Instructor: C. Cranfield

This course was my introduction into post-graduate school.  This course helped me plan, implement, and reflect on my mathematical instruction during my internship.  I focused on planning backwards by looking at the intended outcome of a math unit and designing my lesson plans to help guide my students to that end.  A big takeaway from this course was learning to reflect on all aspects of my teaching.

 

 

TE 802: Reflection and Inquiry in Teaching Practice I

Instructor: E. Wibbens

How much language arts instruction are our students receiving?  This course led me to investigate the language arts instruction at my internship school.  Through curriculum evaluation and schedule analysis I was able to get a handle on what were the strengths and weaknesses at my internship school.  We learned how to use our analysis to plan literacy units that aimed to improve upon the current standards of the school.  I enjoyed learning how to analyze curriculum and plan ways to improve upon it.

 

 

Summer 2014

 

CEP 800: Learning in Schools and Other Settings

Instructors: D. Henriksen, W. Cain, J. Rosenberg

This course was my first one since graduating from my internship and becoming a full time teacher.  We learned all about how students learn in different ways.  We investigated different teaching methods along with different learning styles of students.  By learning about the psychology behind learning I feel that I became a more well-rounded educator.  A big aspect of this course was looking at and considering student misconceptions and how they must be addressed.  Another benefit of taking this course was learning how to produce different types of media such as a podcast and a digital story.

 

 

CEP 816: Technology, Teaching, and Learning Across the Curriculum

Instructor: R. Spiro

Technology is a powerful resource that can be used in many ways.  This course focused on learning how to use different types of technologies in instruction.  Through a book study I learned all about technologies that were previously foreign to me and discussed how to bring them into the classroom.  The goal was to find technology that is accessible in our own classrooms and use it in a meaningful way.

 

 

 

Spring 2015

 

CEP 805: Learning Mathematics with Technology

Instructors: R. Putnam, E. Stehr

Of all the content areas, math is one of the most "tangible" subjects.  There are manipulatives teachers can use in instruction and ways for teachers to see a student's thinking.  This course focused on using technology when teaching math.  One of the most beneficial aspects of this course was working collaboratively with fellow students to research and evaluate different math tech tools.  Through this I learned about dozens of different applets, programs, and websites that I can now implement in my own classroom.  The end result was an online resource library I created which features 20 of the best tech tools I came across.  I continue to use this resource in my everyday teaching.

 

 

TE 846: Accommodating Differences in Literacy Learners

Instructor: P. Edwards

To be honest, I was a little anxious about taking this state mandated course.  I teach math, science and social studies at my school and I was feeling a little "rusty" in the subject of language arts.  I soon found how helpful the course was in helping me develop great educational habits.  The focus of this course was on looking at our learners and understanding where they are in their education.  Once we know our students, it is then that we can truly plan ways to grow them as learner.  I completed a research project on one student where I performed different assessments to get an idea of where they were.  I then planned lessons directly aimed at helping to strengthen some of his weaknesses.  Afterwards I learned to reflect on the growth of the student and plan my next steps.  In the end, that is really what teaching is all about.  Learning our students, planning ways to help them, and then reflecting on what we can do better next time.

 

 

 

Summer 2015

 

CEP 813: Electronic Portfolios for Teaching and Learning

Instructors: P. Morsink, L. Wolf, S. Greenhalgh

I can honestly say that I learned more about using technology in this course than any other experience I have had in my life.  This course taught me about how and why students can learn efficiently using different technologies.  We discussed how powerful learning occurs when technology is used in meaningful ways and not just for engagement.  By using tools such as content management systems for pre-assessments, formative assessments, assignments, and feedback I learned ways to make teaching more efficient.  I even learned how to create a world in Minecraft that can be used as a math assessment.  By focusing on meaningful technology and effective feedback strategies I feel that I grew immensely as a teacher.

 

 

CEP 822: Approaches to Educational Research

Instructors: E. Wong, D. Freer, H. Nguyen

Learning how to do professional research is something I have always wanted to do.  This course taught me how to look at data sets and gather conclusions from them.  We learned how data can and should be used to make important decisions in the educational field.  On top of this we completed an individual research project.  I choose to use professional resources that were respected to learn more about math assessment.

 

 

 

Fall 2015

 

 

CEP 815: Technology and Leadership

Instructors: A. Yadav, D. Cosby

This course focused on ways to use technology in a leadership position.  While I am a teacher who loves his job, it is important to learn about how to lead and make decisions using and regarding technology.  By putting myself in the shoes of a technology leader for a district I learned about different ways to handle different issues that occur in most districts using technology.  We started by learning about different leaderships types and how they lend themselves to different situations.  An end goal of the course was to develop a vision statement that fully explains my belief set and ways to complete steps to accomplish my vision.

 

 

CEP 807: Capstone in Educational Technology

Instructors: M. Koehler, S. Keenan, S. Greenhalgh, J. Rosenberg

This course was the capstone to my entire post-graduate degree program.  Over the years of schooling I have accomplished a great deal, and this course helped me organize my work and thoughts.  By creating an online digital portfolio that contains my work and beliefs, I was able to reflect on all that I have learned and accomplished.  It was very rewarding to learn ways to present myself in a professional way while reflecting on my growth as an educator.