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TE 802 Reflection and Inquiry in Teaching Practice I, Carrie Symons | Fall 2016
This methods course focused on the development of a writing unit during the fall of my internship. Course content explored research-based practices to drive language arts instruction in meaningful ways for students using curriculum and instructional techniques. I was also able to develop a writing unit and reflect upon my own teaching of the writing process. My unit on How-Tos allowed students to choose a topic that they are a master of and write in order to teach their peers the chosen skill. TE 803 Professional Roles and Teaching Practice II, Maribel Santiago | Spring 2017 TE803 focused on using a school's social studies curriculum and teaching the content with cultural competency and responsiveness. This instruction helped me to plan an effective and meaningful social studies unit. The unit of study I developed focused on the foundation of all humans needing resources and how they travel in order to get those needs met. Additionally, this course offered a lot of peer review and reflection throughout both the planning and teaching processes. TE 804 Reflection and Inquiry in Teaching Practice II, Andrea Varricchione | Spring 2017 In this course, I learned how to gather, analyze, and interpret student data, specifically in science. Through this course's gathering phase I discovered my students needed more test taking skills. I was then given the opportunity to develop lessons on teaching different strategies, specifically for varied types of questions in order to get a more valid representation of content understanding. This inquiry-based model of collecting and responding to data prepared me to utilize effective practices within my own classroom. ED 800 Educational Inquiry, Steven Weiland & Nathan Clason | Fall 2017
This course is an introductory graduate course on educational theorists such as Paley, Dewey, Hirsch, and Gardner. These theorists have shaped education throughout history, having strong influence on the practices in education, including my own classroom. Having had the opportunity in this class to delve into the factors that affect an individual's education, I am able to reflect on how my classroom affords for the individuality of my students. Through the course of this class I was very strongly reminded of the importance of each person's background affecting their education. CEP 801 Psychological Development: Learner Instruction and Assessment, Yi-Ling Cheng | Spring 2018 CEP 801 focused on different theories of what factors influence learning. The idea of nature versus nurture is one that is still largely focused upon in education - the idea that what you are born with does not produce the outcome for the student. It is through the work of these theorists that I am given the most hope; I am able to meet students where they are when they walk into my room and have a positive influence on their development. Specifically, this course allowed me to delve into this idea from the basis of early language development affecting early literacy and what teachers can do to close the achievement gap for all students. |
TE 842 Elementary Reading Assessment and Instruction, Lisa Domke | Summer 2018
TE 842 was one of my core courses for my Literacy Education concentration. In this course I studied the best practices of reading and writing assessment and instruction. I found this course to be really helpful for my work as a Developmental Kindergarten teacher because I was tasked with analyzing assessment data and providing next steps of instruction. Through the book club element of this course, I read All about words: Increasing vocabulary in the Common Core classroom, PreK-2 by Neuman & Wright, which provided a lot of strategies and insights as to how to bring authentic text into my classroom and how to make it accessible to students of all backgrounds and levels. TE 845 Language Diversity and Literacy Instruction and Assessment, Shannon Prince | Fall 2018 TE845 was the study of language acquisition and how that acquisition translates into students' literacy. The first project asked that I discover how my ancestors became speakers of English, which was a great activity for building perspective on the challenges faced by those of different cultures, ethnicities, and non-native speakers. In this course I practiced strategies by developing developmentally appropriate lessons for teaching content-based vocabulary. I really enjoyed this course and it strengthened my skills in teaching and assessing literacy for my students who are English Language Learners. TE 846 Accommodating Differences in Literacy Learners, Laura Tortorelli | Spring 2019 TE846 helped me to sharpen lots of my literacy instruction and assessment skills. By studying best practices, this course focused on the developmental progression of reading and writing, as well as intervention techniques to accommodate a variety of learners. During this course, I focused on strengthening the Phonological Awareness skills of one of my students through a case study. I was able to boost her confidence and increase her reading abilities. CEP 883 Psychology of Classroom Discipline, My T. Lien | Summer 2019
This course focuses on theories and strategies for classroom management. I took this course in order reflect on the practices I already implement as well as to learn more strategies for working with students who have some challenging behaviors. Through this course I was able to develop a classroom management plan, in which I have incorporated multiple aspects of classroom management in my plan: classroom layout and design, procedures, expectations, schedulingAlso, I'm a member of my school's Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Committee, so I will be able to share this learning with my colleagues. ED 870 Capstone Portfolio, Matthew Koehler & Aric Gaunt | Summer 2019 ED870 is the final course in my master's program. Serving as a way to showcase all of the work I have completed throughout my courses in the Master of Arts in Education program here at Michigan State University, I developed this online portfolio. This course has provided me the opportunity to collaborate with instructors to eloquently display my educational and professional growth. My portfolio will also serve as a great tool to showcase my work to administrators and colleagues. Click the button below to see examples of the work completed throughout my graduate courses!
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