Summer 2016

CEP 810 Teaching Understanding with Technology- Ron Houtman & Emily Stone

This was the first course in my MAET journey. This course is centered around how integrating technology into the classroom in an intentional manner can deepen student understanding and create more effective lessons. We were introduced to the concept of Teaching Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and asked to apply the concepts of TPACK to our own learning and within our classrooms. To do this I first taught myself how to make hand lettered wooden signs using only YouTube Videos to explore my own learning with technology. I then created a 21st century lesson plan were I integrated technology into a 5th grade math lesson.

 

CEP 811 Adapting Innovative Technology to Education- Melissa White, Janine Campbell & Sara Beauchamp-Hicks

This course focused on #MakersEd and the Maker’s Movement and its role in education today. Throughout this course the professors challenged us to think beyond the confines of our traditional classrooms and incorporate authentic, hands on experiences using technology for our students. I was introduced to the Makey Makey kit and circuit building in this course as a way to bring #MakersEd into my own classroom. This course was one of the most “out of the box” and exhilarating courses for me in the MAET program. I loved the challenge of thinking like a “Maker” and finding ways I could bring the Maker’s Movement into my classroom.

 

CEP 812 Applying Educational Technology to Practices- William Marsland, Edith Erickson & Rachelle Galang

This was one of the most thought provoking and challenging courses that I have taken in this program. Throughout the duration of this course we dove into “Wicked Problems”; examining how these problems happened, why they could happen and problem solved with a group of peers to find solutions to these problems using technology in education. We engaged deeply with the ideas of James Gee that correlated with how to solve problems in a “smart way”, and dug through the book, “A More Beautiful Question” by Warren Berger to guide our questioning and thought processes throughout the course work. I examined how coding in classrooms leads to complex thinking in students helping them create a deeper understanding of not only the content that they are learning, but teaches them problem solving processes that can be applied to other school subjects and life problems as well.

 

Fall 2016

CEP 813 Electronic Assessment- Colin Gallagher & Spencer Greenhalgh

Assessment is a huge part of education currently. This course explored several key concepts such as what kind of assessments should educators use in the classroom, what makes a quality assessment and how educators can effectively use assessments to further student growth. I examined a variety of traits that successful classrooms possess to create a rubric that evaluates the effectiveness of an assessment that I might use in my classroom. We also explored formative assessment vs. summative assessments and learned about how each can inform my instruction as a teacher and provide students with effective feedback for their own growth. To do this we were introduced with technologies that could be used in the classroom as a way to engage students and provide them with immediate and effective feedback.

 

CEP 820 Teaching Students Online- Dr. Anne Heintz

This course focused on using technology in the classroom or in other settings as a learning tool. We examined ways that students can not only bring the world into their classrooms and homes using technology but also how they can share their knowledge with the world around them. I designed a reading website to use at home with my second grade students. This course focused on involving families in their student’s learning through reinforcing concepts being taught at school through reteaching, allowing opportunities for practice and encouraging families to interact with each other through the website.

 

Spring 2017

CEP 815 Technology and Leadership- Dr. Aman Yadav & Spencer Greenhalgh

This course explored how classroom teachers can be technology leaders in their school settings through examining the relationship between technology and learning in the classroom. We looked at how technology can not only change learning for students, but also teachers, and how it can change and challenge teaching as well. During this course I worked on a problem of practice: how to successfully support teachers in a roll out of a 1:1 program, as well as continue to support and provide learning opportunities for teachers after the initial roll out.  

 

CEP 817 Learning Technology through Design- Carmen Richardson, Cui Cheng & Diana Campbell

This course focused on identifying a Problem of Practice that I in my current job setting. I chose to examine the reluctance of a few of the teachers that I work with to implement the new writing curriculum our district adopt this year. Using the Stanford D. School’s Design Model as a guide, I worked through my identified Problem of Practice throughout the course. The Design Model focuses on empathizing with others and human collaboration much more than other design processes I have used previously. This was an eye opening and in depth process that helped me empathize and appreciate differing points of view that may not always be easy to identify. It also made me aware of the importance of teaching students how to think through a problem and working through a process for problem solving to guide their thinking.

 

Summer 2017

CEP 800 Learning in School and in Other Settings- Dr. Cary Roseth & Cui Cheng

This course explored the foundations of learning psychology and how different learners learn. It was a great refresher of principles and concepts that we are first introduced to in our preservice teaching programs from psychologists such as Bandura, Vygotsky, and Piaget. We reflected on our own habits that may help or hurt us as learners, and what kinds of learning habits and behaviors we build and encourage in our classrooms, or would like to. As a culminating project, we identified and examined what concepts of learning were important to us both as people and educators. We then created a “Personal Learning Philosophy” that outlined concepts that we felt were most important for learning.

 

CEP 822 Approaches to Educational Research- Ming Lee

This course focuses on identifying problems in education and how we as educators might use research to find a solution to current problems of practice. Through research activities we practiced using statistics and analyzing data as a way to understand and explain topics from research. We took time to examine previously published research papers and discussed the components of a well put together research project. We then used these components to identify an issue in education that we felt was important and began research project proposals. Using the identified components of quality research, we identified and interpreted professional journals and other research as resources to aide our own research review projects. 

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CEP 807 Educational Technology Capstone - Dr. Matthew Koehler, Brittany Dillman, Aric Gaunt, & Sarah Keenan

This is the culminating course for the Master’s of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) program. Throughout this course I have worked to put together a professional eportfolio that represents me both as a professional in the educational field, but also as a graduate student in the MAET program. I have selected pieces of work that I feel are the best representation of the work that I have completed while in the program, as well as pieces that show the growth I have made. I have taken time to reflect on the learning and growth I have made, and planned for future learning as a MAET graduate.