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Summer 2011

TE846: Accommodating Differences in Literacy Learners

Paul Crutcher

In TE846, I learned about a variety of topics centered on best practices related to literacy in the classroom. Literacy is an important area of instruction for all educators to expand their understanding on regardless of the grade level or subject they teach since students need to be able to effectively read and write across the curriculum in order to achieve success. This course helped me learn how to evaluate and critique my own reading and writing instruction to help me meet the needs of both my low and high achieving students. By reviewing and discussing topics like motivation, culture, linguistics, and learning styles, I increased my awareness of the need for differentiated instruction among literacy learners. Due to my language arts background, I found this course to be especially interesting.

Spring 2012

TE848: Writing Assessment and Instruction

Anne Heintz

TE 848 concentrated on helping educators become more successful at teaching writing. I learned about techniques to improve my writing instruction on different stages of the writing process, such as prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. In addition, I learned about strategies to help me increase my effectiveness as an assessor of writing. The course included information about a variety of genres, so it can be useful for many different types of educators. It also spent time reviewing and discussing how teachers can meet the needs of students with varying abilities in writing in order to help educators learn to be proactive while working with their struggling writers. As a language arts teacher, I found the class to be very beneficial.

Summer 2012

CEP883: Psychology of Classroom Discipline

Vasiliki Mousouli and Evelyn Oka

CEP883 was one of my favorite courses that I took during graduate school. It was the first time that I was exposed to Randy Sprick’s book CHAMPS: A Proactive and Positive Approach to Classroom Management, which I have referred to many times after the completion of this class. The course materials and discussions portrayed numerous data-driven strategies to help educators successfully improve their classroom management skills. It also helped me gain some insight into why kids may choose to misbehave in the classroom in order to help change my mindset towards discipline issues.

Spring 2013

TE849: Methods and Materials for Teaching Children's and Adolescent Literature

Laura Apol

TE849 focused on exposing educators to the world of literature across the ages. We explored picture books from different decades and discussed their similarities and differences in detail. I found this process very compelling and actually incorporated a similar activity into a literature extension class that I taught a year later. In addition, the course highlighted the importance of having an understanding of various genres, such as novels, graphic novels, and film. We reviewed how these genres stand alone and overlap, and how they fit into the realm of children’s and adolescent literature.

Fall 2013

CEP 816: Technology, Teaching, and Learning Across the Curriculum

Rand Spiro

In CEP816, we explored how technology can be used to increase a student’s learning across the curriculum regardless of age. Different technological tools were explored, such as wikis, blogs, and podcasts. In addition, we spent time reflecting on how technology is always evolving and how educators need to be able to teach students how to determine the difference between quality and subpar technological resources. In this course, it was brought to my attention how working with technology in the classroom should always be thought of as a journey rather than a destination.

Spring 2014

ED800: Concepts of Educational Inquiry

Steven Weiland

ED800 focused on the history of education, individuals that had a significant impact on the field of education in the past, different attempts at educational reform that have taken place over the years, and how educators today can use this information to instruct their own teaching in beneficial ways. Educational inquiry was at the core of this course and was reviewed in an in-depth manner that allowed students to reflect on how it can serve multiple purposes and play different roles depending on the background of the observer. Material for the course came in many different formats, including online text, videos, and audio clips, so it could appeal to many different types of learners. I enjoyed that this course was self-paced because it allowed me to spend more time on the topics that I found the most appealing and worthwhile.

Summer 2014

CEP815: Technology and Leadership

Leigh Graves Wolf and Benjamin Gleason

CEP815 concentrated on how today’s technology has the ability to significantly modify an educator’s teaching ability and, therefore, a student’s learning. I learned how to use Twitter in this class and realized how this platform can be used to portray my thoughts and increase my knowledge on a variety of topics by reviewing the work posted by countless other individuals associated with the field of education! We learned about the pros and cons of different leadership styles and various factors associated with student achievement. In addition, we were required to inspect technology from different perspectives, which gave me a chance to see how technological resources can be viewed by non-educators. By putting yourself in someone else’s shoes, sometimes you are able to see things that you would otherwise miss out on!

CEP866: Psychoeducational Interventions for Children and Youth

Matthew Diemer

CEP866 focused on a variety of external and internal factors that challenge the success of today’s youth. I learned about how these factors can have a significant impact on a student’s personal and academic life and, at times, decrease the likelihood of them achieving success in a social or academic setting. After becoming familiar with the factors, I was exposed to different intervention programs and strategies considered to be best practice that could help struggling children increase their odds of achieving success. Then, we were able to put our knowledge on these topics to the test as we completed a group project that implemented different aspects of the programs and strategies that we had reviewed.

Fall 2014

CEP813: Electronic Portfolios for Teaching and Learning

Michelle Schira Hagerman and Sandra Sawaya

CEP813 focused on assessment and evaluation and how these components of teaching can directly impact student learning in a positive way. I was required to explore and create sample digital assessments via a variety of platforms, including Minecraft and CourseSites by Blackboard Learn, in order to begin to think outside the box in regards to assessing a student's work. In addition, we learned strategies to help increase an educator’s ability to provide authentic and efficient feedback to students. By keeping a blog on WordPress, I also learned about how keeping a digital portfolio can be a beneficial way to organize work and a tool that can help someone reflect on their learning.

Spring 2015

ED870: Capstone Seminar

Matthew Koehler, Spencer Greenhalgh, Brittany Dillman, Sarah Keenan, and Joshua Rosenberg

ED870 was the final course that I took to earn my Master in Arts of Education. It was a wonderful way to end my journey as a graduate student because it gave me the opportunity to reflect on the experiences that I have had over the past several years! By creating my annotated transcript and showcase pages, I remembered many different pieces of information that I want to explore more in the future. In addition, this course exposed me to different web creation platforms and helped me expand my skills as a rookie website designer. I plan on continuing to advance these skills in the future both in and out of the classroom!

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