SHOWCASE
This page showcases my learning through the Master of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) program at Michigan State University. I completed the MAET program over the course of two summers. In Summer 2016 I lived in East Lansing, Michigan for two weeks taking face-to-face classes and continued online for four weeks afterward. I continued to take online classes throughout the school year and wrapped things up in Summer 2017 where I studied in Galway, Ireland for four weeks.
My showcase is centered around the theme, Lead The Way. This originates from our GREAT17 (Global Resources in Education and Technology) Conference last summer. My work is organized within this framework by leading the way with my classroom, technology integration, and in my research for topics I am passionate about. Please explore the artifacts further by clicking on the buttons or the image next to the description.
My showcase is centered around the theme, Lead The Way. This originates from our GREAT17 (Global Resources in Education and Technology) Conference last summer. My work is organized within this framework by leading the way with my classroom, technology integration, and in my research for topics I am passionate about. Please explore the artifacts further by clicking on the buttons or the image next to the description.
LEAD THE WAYOne of the most challenging components of my MAET program was planning and presenting at an international conference in Galway, Ireland last summer. My cohort of 23 educators and I only had 13 work days to accomplish this task. We researched various topics of interest in educational technology, designed learning experiences, practiced presentations, created a website, divided into teams, and promoted the international GREAT17 conference on social media. Throughout this process we were pushed to become better leaders, educators, and really take a step ahead to build a community of leaders in education. Our ultimate goal was to help educators gain tools to build leaders in their classrooms.
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MY CLASSROOM
ONLINE UNIT
In this project, I put my research and ideas about flipped classrooms together into an online unit for my Geometry class. I focused on a unit that is usually more challenging for my students, exploring right triangles. My unit consists of a variety of multimedia, activities, and formative assessments to support their learning. |
PROBLEM OF PRACTICE
One complex problem that I face as a high school special education teacher is students not completing homework. This is complex because there is no clear-cut solution that will work for every student. Through the design thinking process, I found that there were a number of reasons that my students were not doing their homework. As I moved through the stages, I came up with a potential solution to the problem that found some success. |
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
LENSES LESSON
I developed a lesson allowing students to extend their knowledge of quadrilaterals through inquiry-based research. I considered the "maker mindset" and TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) to assess my technology integration. I utilized HaikuDeck to re-vamp my lesson in order to foster deeper, more meaningful learning. |
TPACK INTEGRATION
The first step in this TPACK assignment on instructional design was to describe a problem of practice. While mine focused on Trigonometry word problems in Geometry, my partner's problem focused on teaching a volleyball skill. By looking through the lens of a technology integrationist, we were to find a potential solution to our partner's problems. We worked through the design thinking model to guide us along the way. |
RESEARCH
WICKED PROBLEM
In our rapidly changing world of education, there are always challenges that seem nearly impossible to solve. Sometimes referred to as "wicked problems," they are often very complicated to work through. My group explored the wicked problem of failure and why it is important in education. After diving into some research, we concluded that failure is very important. We need to work towards changing the mindsets of our students and colleagues because it is okay to make mistakes. As long as we use failure as a learning mode and make changes, we can fail forward. |
MAKER FAIRE
Maker Faires? Makerspaces? Maker mindset? This project began with some heavy research to find out what this all meant. Through my research and one powerful tweet, I reached a professional whom we were able to Skype with prior to our Maker Faire. We hosted a very successful Maker Faire open to the public at the Michigan State Library where over 200 people attended. I worked closely with a colleague to create a station where students explored conductors and insulators through Makey Makey technology. |
ADAPTIVE AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
As a special education teacher I am always interested in finding new assistive technologies for students with disabilities to utilize in their education. My colleague and I researched adaptive and assistive technologies and designed a presentation to help clear up misconceptions. We set up an experience where participants explored resources and presented at GREAT17. We also presented at Michigan State's College of Education Technology Conference (COETC). |