TRANSCRIPT: MAED COURSEWORK Amanda Moore's Master of Arts in Education
Fall 2011
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Spring 2015
Summer 2015
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Spring 2016
Course Title: Reflection and Inquiry in Teaching Practice I
Instructor: Dr. Michael D. Steele
Course Description: TE 802 was the first class I took while student teaching. In this class, I was asked to examine different case studies of mathematics teachers and determine the different pedagogy they used. I was also asked to reflect on my own teaching practices since I was in the midst of my first semester of teaching every day. I dug into various teaching practices as well as working on increasing engagement in "traditional" lessons. One of my main projects for this class was taking a book lesson from a pre-algebra class and increasing student engagement with the addition of technology. My students were actively involved in collecting class data with clickers.
Course Title: Professional Roles and Teaching Practice II
Instructor: D. McClure
Course Description: In TE 803 I learned much about reflection and about myself as a teacher, since it was my second semester of student teaching. Within this class, I worked on classroom management skills and communicating with parents. One project in TE 803 was to look at a student I was struggling with in class and develop an action plan of how to solve this problem. This class was crucial for preparing me for the world of education: perfecting my resume, learning to tailor a cover letter to a specific job, and practicing interview skills were essential in landing my first teaching job.
Course Title: Reflection and Inquiry in Teaching Practice II
Instructor: Dr. Michael D. Steele
Course Description: TE 804 brought me to a whole new perspective on teaching. In this class, I had to design a unit plan that had some research of my own built in. A couple of classmates and I decided to create flipped classrooms and look at the student engagement shift in completed homework. This project helped me to find my love of research and looking at data. Increasing Student Engagement with the Flip was written based on this research with my professor and classmate.
Course Title: Learning Mathematics with Technology
Instructors: Dr. Ralph Putnum & Eryn Stehr
Course Description: CEP 805, Learning Mathematics with Technology, was a fascinating class for me as a math teacher. Throughout this class, I had to do many evaluations of various "tech tools" that involved math. This gave me a good sense of what it was like to use technology effectively in a math class. I also created a showcase of what tech tools I would recommend for middle school teachers or students based on different Common Core State Standards.
Course Title: Teaching Students Online
Instructors: Dr. Anne Heintz
Course Description: CEP 820 was an eye-opening experience for me in the world of online learning. In this class, I researched many Course Management Systems (CMS). For my final project, I created a CMS using Schoology.com where my students could go to have a blended learning experience with flipped videos to watch as well as assignments to work on in class. While I was unable to use this website for my current students, I was able to apply my knowledge of CMSs to create a great class website for my students this year.
Course Title: Electronic Assessment
Instructors: Paul Morsink, Leigh Graves Wolf, & Spencer Greenhalgh
Course Description: In CEP 813, I looked at a plethora of electronic assessments to be used in the clasroom. Of the assessments I analyzed, Minecraft was the most intriguing as I had not thought about using a video game as a type of assessment in the classroom. In this class, I also created a formative assessment and gave the rationale and design purposes.
Course Title: Accommodating Differences in Literacy Learners
Instructors: Amanda Smith
Course Description: Throughout TE 846, I learned much more about the importance of differentiation, especially in literacy. This class was interesting for me as a math teacher since I do not teach literacy the same as an English teacher, yet it is just as important to learn how to read a math text. My final project in this class involved creating a set of lessons for one student in which I increased engagment by giving the choice of what to read.
Course Title: Issues of Culture in Classroom and Curriculum
Instructors: Dr. Dorinda Carter Andrews
Course Description: TE 822 was all about being a multicultural teacher. To me, this class was a great reminder about multiculturalism since I grew up in a small town and now teach at my alma mater. Multicultural education is all about forming relationships with students in order to create lessons that relate to their lives and bringing in other cultures as well. For my final project in TE 822, I designed a Professional Development day that highlighted all of the important aspects of multicultural education and what teachers can do to improve lessons and classroom environment.
Course Title: Educational Inquiry
Instructors: Dr. Steven Weiland
Course Description: In ED 800, I looked at various educators and how they thought about inquiry. I have read and analzyed works by John Dewey as well as Vivian Paley, Philip Cusick, and Howard Gardner. I also watched Whale Rider directed by Niko Caro and established how people inquire in different cultures based on Mary Catherine Bates' novel, Peripheral Visions: Learning Along the Way. Overall, ED 800 taught me various ways of inquiry and learning.
Course Title: Capstone Seminar
Instructors: Dr. Matthew Koehler, Sarah Keenan, & Spencer Greenhalgh
Course Description: The final course of the MAED program is ED 870. In this course, I worked on designing this portfolio that features work from all courses in my Master's degree. Through lots of editing from myself, peers, and instructors, I hope to have achieved a portfolio that exemplifies my experiences throught the MAED program.