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“My father taught me to work, but not to love it. I never did like to work, and I don't deny it. I'd rather read, tell stories, crack jokes, talk, laugh -- anything but work.” - Abraham Lincoln
This page of the professional portfolio provides examples of projects from work, graduate courses, and volunteering.
Curriculum Orientation GED 547.pdf“There is more in us than we know, and if we are only made to see this, we will never again settle for anything less.” - Kurt Hahn
Learning is a complex, non-linear, and social process that is lifelong. It is based upon life experiences and from studies. It involves the acquisition of new knowledge, skills, and attitudes. It is not fixed but malleable, and it is guided and influenced by relationships with others.
Curriculum involves placing constraints in order to focus learning. Schools select and adopt curriculum that they believe to be relevant and appropriate. A school may choose curriculum with an emphasis on academic knowledge, learner development, or an aspect of socialization. They are not explicitly distinct, since there are elements of cross-over and deep connections.
Education encompasses all aspects of a person's learning and development. This includes elements such as a person's family, their community, athletics and clubs, jobs, hobbies, etc. A school is one aspect of a person's education, albeit an important one.
As an educator, I am involved in aspects of teaching, instructing, and coaching in a variety of settings. At my core lies my beliefs and values, which influence my philosophy on teaching and learning. These are then reinforced or adapted based upon my experiences and reflections as I continue to teach and learn. The beliefs, values, and philosophy influence how I approach curriculum and assessment directly and subtly. I lean heavily towards curriculum that is based around learner development and aspects of socialization. I focus less on assessment that emphasizes specific ways of knowing and doing.
References:
Phil Race - Make Learning Happen
Mosston & Ashworth - Spectrum of Teaching Styles
Chow, Davids, Button, & Renshaw - Non-Linear Pedagogy in Skill Acquisition
Personalized Learning
Personalized Learning
For the GED529 Personalized Learning graduate course at Saint Mike's, I have developed several goals during the course that are a driving force for an on-going project that centers around personalized learning in the context of paddlesports development for the Adventure Sports Center.
At the Adventure Sports Center of Saint Michael's College, undergraduate students elect to become an instructor for the center. It requires completion of the Mountain Leader Course in the Fall semester, and an Instructor Training Program during the Spring semester. Some, but not all, of the students may choose paddlesports as one of the disciplines they instruct. This involves additional training and certification through a National Governing Body. It is a lot of work both for the undergraduate students and the Adventure Sports Center professional staff who are facilitating it.
The project involves the construction and maintenance of a website that serves as a resource base for the undergraduate students. It will provide vetted resources, options for developmental pathways, and continued professional development.
Developing a Middle School Team
Developing a Middle School Team
For the GED 635: Middle Grades Organization course at Saint Michael's College, another graduate student and I co-created a Middle School team that is based on current theory and practice that is developmentally appropriate for middle-level students. The website is available HERE.
Middle Grades Organization
Middle Grades Organization
GED 635: Middle Grades Organization writing project: Rounding out the classroom and the students: how outdoor and experiential learning promotes holistic education.
Instructor Toolkits
Instructor Toolkits
The GOOGLE SHEET instructional tool kit is still UNDER CONSTRUCTION. However, I do have another tool kit I am using on AIR TABLE.
Guided Choice Reading
Guided Choice Reading
In the Saint Michael's College graduate course, GED 580: Approaches to Teaching, students are to select a text that relates to their area of licensure or general teacher practices. The text selected was Teaching Physical Education by Mosston and Ashworth from Spectrum of Teaching Styles. A learning contract was created to model how this may be used with students for individual or longer assignments. An overview of the key takeaways and applications to personal practices is presented.
GED 509 Final Assignment.pdfAdventure Sports Center @ SMC
Adventure Sports Center @ SMC
The Adventure Sports Center (ASC) at Saint Michaels College (SMC) provides extracurricular activities for the students and the SMC community. This paper is from a graduate course on Integrative Curriculum that highlights the importance of programs that provide extracurricular education at higher education institutions.
CASC @ SMC Pop-up
CASC @ SMC Pop-up
The Certificate in Adventure Sports Coaching is a certificate program at Saint Michaels College for individuals pursuing work in Outdoor and Adventure Sports. One element to the certificate program is to create an online portfolio. The document to the left is an example syllabus for the portfolio section of the program.
Operations Career Development_2018.pdfOBHK Training Standards
OBHK Training Standards
During time spent as the Training Coordinator at Outward Bound Hong Kong, an overhaul was conducted on their training and development scheme. A crucial element to that reconstruction was to create standards for the varying skills and abilities that are necessary for instructional staff.
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