Annotated Transcript
Course: TE 802 - Reflection and Inquiry in Teaching Practice I
Semester: Fall 2012
Instructor: Dr. Christina Berchini
Description: This course was taken during the first semester of my teaching internship. It was largely focused on helping teaching interns to continue to develop a strong foundation in the research and methodology of teaching. There was also a significant focus on inquiry-based learning and an emphasis on application of these methods in our internship placements. This course also offered many opportunities for me to design, collaborate on and reflect on lessons and assessments from our placement classrooms.
Course: TE 803 - Professional Roles and Teaching Practice II
Semester: Spring 2013
Instructor: Dr. Amy Damrow
Description: TE 803 was the second part of a year-long focus (beginning in TE 801 Professional Roles and Teaching Practice I) on developing support for students in and out of the classroom. This course focused on helping us learn more about what impacts our students’ learning. It helped us understand how we can play an active and positive part in that learning, and develop relationships with the wide variety of individuals who are part of our students’ lives in big and small ways. Above all, as part of the groundwork for the beginning of our career in education, this course reminded us that our students should always remain at the center of our attention and that the role of teacher encompasses more than creating strong lessons and engaging activities, it is also about the relationships we develop and the support we offer beyond the content area we teach.
Course: TE 804 - Reflection and Inquiry in Teaching Practice II
Semester: Spring 2013
Instructor: Dr. Christina Berchini
Description: TE 804 was a continuation of TE 802 and the goals from the initial course. This course, as a continuation to TE 802, offered further opportunities for me to develop and share ideas for application in the classroom. This course was one of the final steps before completing my teaching internship, and, as a final assessment on inquiry, it emphasized our analysis and interpretation of data we had collected from our classroom contexts during our year-long internship. In addition to the practical tools and lessons that this course helped me gather and develop, it also offered a community of new teachers and continuing learners that served as a resource and support system during the internship.
Course: TE 848 - Writing Assessment and Instruction
Semester: Spring 2015
Instructor: Amanda Smith
Description: This course was integral in providing a strong foundation for my own knowledge of writing theory and the research, methodology, and practice behind writing instruction (including Pre-writing, composition, revision, editing, publishing). TE 848 offered many opportunities to look at a variety of writing genres, forms, and formats and to investigate the strategies and assessments that are necessary for all learners. I worked to apply these strategies and assessments to my current classroom context and the age level. In addition to this, the course allowed me to explore my own writing and abilities and reflect on how my own work as a writer influences my instruction.
Course: TE 843 - Secondary Reading Assessment and Instruction
Semester: Spring 2015
Instructor: Bevin Roue
Description: TE 843 was a great course for helping lay the foundation in my MAED degree program. Because of its generalized focus on reading assessment at the secondary level, yet specific emphasis on application in our current classrooms, this course was able to offer support in big and small ways. With my own focus on literacy in the MAED program, this course was able to offer a strong basis for building on my own understanding of literacy learning and reading instruction at the secondary level. This course was also highlighted the unique practices necessary for teaching reading and supporting learners at this level, and actively pushed for application in our current classrooms and educational contexts.
Course: CEP 813 - Electronic Portfolios in Teaching & Learning
Semester: Summer 2015
Instructor: Dr. Paul Morsink, Spencer Greenhalgh
Description: CEP 813 was a course that provided a strong basis for understanding and use of electronic assessment tools. This course was a foundational component for consideration of assessment tools used for creation, utilization, evaluation, and reflection. The focus on digital tools allowed me to find new tools and resources to use in my classroom to enhance my students’ learning experiences. Additionally, the use and exploration of these tools also enhanced my own learning experiences and provided me with opportunities to use the tools for other educational and professional purposes.
Course: ED 800 - Educational Inquiry
Semester: Summer 2015
Instructor: Dr. Steven Weiland, Nathan Clason
Description: This course provided an expansive groundwork for the MAED and for my education and inquiry into the theory and methodology of teaching and learning. This course further touched on areas such as administration and leadership and did so by focusing weekly on varying aspects of the field of education, including; philosophical, psychological, biological, historical, biographical, and cultural concepts of educational inquiry. The focus on inquiry allowed me to reflect on my own teaching position and the education that I had already received regarding these topics. Additionally, it helped me consider these topics in my practice and perspective on teaching moving forward.
Course: CEP 816 - Technology, Teaching & Learning Across the Curriculum
Semester: Fall 2015
Instructor: Dr. Paul Morsink, Ha Nguyen, Ian Clemente
Description: This course primarily focused on the exploration of technological tools and new media to assist in teaching our content areas. For me, with a focus on English language arts, I was able to apply many of the tools and resources that I was introduced to in my classroom. In addition to the exposure to new tools and ideas and the practice that this class provided opportunities for, this course also shed light on new and innovative ways that technology can be used to engage learners and enhance their experiences in the classroom. CEP 816 also emphasized the ways that teachers can use technology tools across the curriculum and learn from how colleagues in other content areas utilize the same tools.
Course: TE 846 - Accommodating Differences in Literacy Learners
Semester: Spring 2016
Instructor: Jihea Kang
Description: TE 846 was a course that was guided largely by the relationship between instruction, assessment and the students we work with. During the course, we completed a case study that was a key part of the work we did overall to learn about effective reading and writing instruction. Moreover, this course also offered instruction in methods for accommodation and differentiation. This focus on the individual needs of students, of all literacy learners, provided a clear outline for the expectations of the course, and of our instructional practices.
Course: ED 870 - Capstone
Semester: Summer 2016
Instructor: Dr. Matthew Koehler, Sarah Keenan, Spencer Greenhalgh, Brittany Dillman
Description: In this final course, the focus has been on reflection of the program as a whole and of the experiences I have had throughout the various courses within this program. This reflection and organization of the learning materials, courses, artifacts, and key ideas has served in bringing the program to a clear and thoughtful end. The creation of a professional portfolio that highlights my teaching and learning experiences has been a significant component of this course and its make-up as an online program. Finally, the community that this capstone course has built, of learners and educators, has been another important piece of this final course of the program.