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This page summarizes the 10 courses I took to obtain my Masters of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) from Michigan State University.

CEP 806: Learning Science Through Technology - Instructors: Dr. Punya Mishra, Dr. Akesha Horton, Candace Marcott, MAET, Kyle Shack, MAET, Rohit Mehta, EPET

This course engaged graduate students to explore and present some natural curiosities of the world that allowed us to model worthwhile science experiences for classroom use. We used many technologies to create powerful science experiences for students. In part, we looked at student misconceptions and how we as teachers need to address and in fact understand the misconceptions to drive further instruction. I was introduced to numerous virtual science activities, virtual field trips and reflected on the pros and cons of this new wave of instruction. I gained access to journals & magazines, technology assistance, resources for students, and teacher lesson ideas through collaboration. 

CEP 815: Technology and Leadership - Instructors: Dr. Punya Mishra, Dr. Akesha Horton, Candace Marcott, MAET, Kyle Shack, MAET, Rohit Mehta, EPET 

This course immersed me in technology with a focus of leadership. The structure was a hybrid meaning part face-to-face and the other part on-line. The DreamIT project was self directed, "Scaffolding the Scientific Method,". In it, I created a plan to implement a scaffolding approach to the scientific method for students to experience a deeper understanding of the science process over the course of a semester. I also read Rocking The Boat by Debra E. Meyrson and reflected with colleagues on how to effect change without making trouble. I participated in the 2015 American Educational Research Association AERA presenting the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic STEM into the classroom.   

CEP 805: Learning Mathematics Through Technology - Instructors: Dr. Punya Mishra, Dr. Akesha Horton, Candace Marcott, MAET, Kyle Shack, MAET, Rohit Mehta, EPET

In this course, we looked at technologies that engage students in mathematics. We played with patterns and and explored possible repurposing technology for mathematics content. We worked on revising the DreamIT project, begun in CEP 815, by reevaluating our progress in comparison with our short and long term goals, SMART goals, again revising to ensure student were on target for mastering collecting, representing, and analyzing data during experimentation efficiently. We also strategized how to help students understand that failure is OK and it should be used as an opportunity for learning. We explored some Makey Makey kits and collaborated on the Maker Movement. We delved further into standard assumptions about elementary mathematics and learning.

CEP 810: Teaching for Understanding with Technology - Instructors Mary Wever and Liz Owens Boltz

CEP 811: Adapting Innovative Technologies in Education - Instructors Mary Wever and Liz Owens Boltz

CEP 812: Applying Educational Technology to Issues of Practice - Mary Wever and Liz Owens Boltz

These classes were structured as a hybrid cohort with both face-to-face and online parts to the overall program. I had dived into several theoretical lenses when looking at my teaching and lesson planning. So teaching for understanding with technology pressed many revisions using the different frameworks like Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge TPACK and Universal Design Learning UDL to ensure all students have methods to meet the objective. We read The Anti-Education Era by James Paul Gee and conversed about the message creating smarter students through digital learning. Experimenting with many apps and programs exposed me to adapting innovative technologies in education. For example, Kahoot is an engaging tool that can be used as a pre-assessment or review on any topic in any discipline. I developed as a learner with a project that required me to learn a new skill using online videos no manuals. I chose to build a self-watering vertical garden and added to my Personal Learning Network.  In teams we worked on different maker faire ideas and followed through by hosting a Maker Faire in conjunction with Michigan State University MSU Library. Applying Educational technology to issues of practice was hands-on as I created a survey to determine how my school colleagues view our educational technology practices at Wadsworth STEM. My aim was to learn areas of strength and weakness across the staff to help develop a plan for further development in assisting my school community to integrate technology. A final project was to research, collaborate, and write a proposal for a wicked problem, an unsolvable problem, in education based off the 2013 NMC Horizon Project Summit Communiqué. 

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CEP 822: Approaches to Educational Research - Instructors: Dr. Paul Morsink , Benjamin Gleason, and  Patrick Beymer

In this course, I learned alternative methods of educational research. Interestingly, I engaged in a book about research, learning to look for specifics to determine the good from the bad science in education by Daniel T. Willingham When Can You Trust the Experts. I was guided in research to develop a grant proposal for my specific subject area. I practiced identifying researchable problems in education.  I exercised applications of descriptive and inferential statistics for analyzing and critiquing published studies.

OEDC 6182: Integrating Agriscience - Instructors Diana Merrion and Brittany Pieper

The Cook County Farm Bureau Foundation sponsored this teacher institute in conjunction with Aurora University to provide educators with agriculture knowledge that equips teachers to integrate agricultural concepts into the classroom.  This summer course immersed me in the complexity, scope, and scale of Illinois agriculture with hands-on experience visiting various farms and processing plants. I was able to better understand the many careers in the field of agriculture. From participating in this course, I see how technology has changed over the past decades and how that drives a lot of how the industry works.

CEP 807: Proseminar in Educational Technology/Capstone - Instructors: Dr. Matthew J. Koehler, Sarah F. Keenan, and Spencer Greenhalgh 

This online required final course, guides me as I prepare an online portfolio summarizing my completed work in the MAET program. I am learning new skills as I build my site in Wix. The online format makes collegues really understand the importance of specific feedback on each piece. I will be presenting my work in a group setting for further feedback using Zoom. Work presented must demonstrate my competence in using technology to support teaching and learning. 

CEP 800: Learning in Schools and Other Settings 

I believe this course will introduce me to several major psychological perspectives for appreciating learning that goes on in school and other settings. After taking this course, I will be able to connect theories of learning to my own experiences as a learner. Through examination of the relationship between the ideas about learning and the learning situations in my world outside of this course, I will find greater meaning and significance in both. 

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