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The following page includes a detailed list of the courses included within Michigan State University's Masters of Arts in Educational Technology. While in this program, I took classes that focused on Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education (CEP). Also included are the Teacher Education (TE) classes that contributed to this program and were required for my student teaching internship at Michigan State University.
Teacher Education 801 was one of the first classes that I took during my student teaching internship at Michigan State University. The course centered around specific mathematics teaching practices. The guiding content was to teach a subject matter validly and to teach for understanding while seeking relevance and authenticity. We worked with students as individuals and worked with them to promote independent learning by using multiple strategies to motivate and engage them. I created a Guided Lead Teaching Unit Plan for 2 weeks as a culminating project that allowed me to think beyond the lesson level of teaching.
This course was included in my student teaching internship requirements while at Michigan State University. Teaching practice centered on literacy and we learned how to design and teach reading and writing. Specifically, I completed assignments like individual learning studies that assisted with creating reading and writing lessons based on the findings of student's specific needs. A large array of literacy practices were discussed and used in our teaching placements throughout the course, such as interactive read-alouds, discussion-based teaching, conferring, and mini-lessons.
This course was part of my student teaching internship requirements while at Michigan State University. The focus presented was the effective integration of social studies for all students. While studying in this course, we learned how to effectively integrate the social studies curriculum into our teaching and learning. In this class, we discussed how to consult valuable resources and design experiences for our students in a culturally relevant pedagogy. We were tasked with creating a social studies unit plan that included integration into other subjects, developing assessments, and using varied instructional strategies and resources.
This course was also a requirement for my student teaching internship while at Michigan State University. For this class, assignments and discussions aligned with integrating teaching practices into future science curricula. In a Science Teaching Inquiry Project, I drew upon discussions and my intern teaching experiences to identify areas of concern. While progressing through this course, I focused on those specified areas by researching strategies and specific instructions to address them. We were also assigned to complete a science 10-day unit which consisted of crafting a guiding question, creating lessons aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards, including our learned inquiry and understanding of the Application Instructional Model.
I completed these three classes while overseas in Galway, Ireland during a 4-week stay. In these courses, we focused on the importance of mindsets in the classroom and the need to integrate all types of technology. We explored beyond the typical technology resources and into other hands-on tools that allow for more engagement and student inquiry. For one assignment, I worked with classmates to explore a specific educational tool, where we created a lesson to demonstrate how it can enhance learning. I also had the opportunity to create a Makers Project, where I explored critical constructivism which then helped me to design a Maker learning experience for students. Class discussions also focused on the course reading, A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger, which brought to light the importance of allowing students to question and inquire within their learning.
I returned to Galway, Ireland to continue my learning and was able to participate again in a 4-week course that focused on theories, research, and practice. Specifically, I learned and formed an understanding of the specific learning theories and the importance of integrating creativity within the classroom to engage all types of learners. Within this class, I learned how to reconstruct lessons to make them more engaging for my students. We worked on creating mini-lessons that used different aspects of creativity, such as abstraction, play, modeling, and embodied thinking.
This is the final course in Michigan State's Masters of Arts in Educational Technology program. I am currently completing this class, where I have been working on compiling my professional portfolio here on this website. So far in this course, I have learned and worked on processing, as well as reflecting, on my learning within this program. It has also allowed me to identify my professional goals and plans that I will take for my learning in the future. I have also learned how to develop specific pages to showcase my knowledge and work, and have been able to analyze previous assignments. With effective feedback from instructors and peers, I have been working to present my work in detail on my digital portfolio.
Course Icons Courtesy of B. Kinnan
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