East Lansing Summer Cohort 2014
CEP 800 - Learning in School and Other Settings
Dream IT
This project is designed to explore issues of understanding as they relate to incorporating new technologies into the classroom. It brings together the TPACK model and our current work situations. The Dream IT project is meant to lead us toward possible risks we could take to help address a content problem we see our students struggle with, and transform student learning through strong pedagogy and technology. My project focuses on the big ideas of the Civil War as well as executive functioning skills that students are working to develop in middle school.
To view the five components of my Dream IT project, please use the link under "current coursework" in the navigation menu, or click HERE.
This project is designed to explore issues of understanding as they relate to incorporating new technologies into the classroom. It brings together the TPACK model and our current work situations. The Dream IT project is meant to lead us toward possible risks we could take to help address a content problem we see our students struggle with, and transform student learning through strong pedagogy and technology. My project focuses on the big ideas of the Civil War as well as executive functioning skills that students are working to develop in middle school.
To view the five components of my Dream IT project, please use the link under "current coursework" in the navigation menu, or click HERE.
3x3x3 - Why Don't Students Like School
Group Members: Abigail Kuhn, Melissa Bouza, Yalonda Combs, Jeff Pierce Cognitive scientist Daniel T. Willingham explores reasons students do not like school in his book Why Don't Students Like School. As a way to discuss concepts in this book, we created videos for each chapter. Each group highlighted 3 key ideas and 3 classroom applications in a 3 minute video. Our group summarized Chapter 5 and the Conclusion. You may view the video for the conclusion to the right. Click here to view the video for Chapter 5. |
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CEP 815 - Technology and Leadership
Key Topics in Educational Technology Webinar
Group Members: Abigail Kuhn, Melissa Bouza, Yalonda Combs, Jeff Pierce
In order to explore topics in educational technology, each group in our cohort planned and executed a webinar as part of Michigan State University's The Bridge webinar series. My group explored social and ethical issues in educational technology, particularly in the areas of digital equity and healthy practices. Planning tasks included finding experts on our topic, choosing a date and time, inviting participants, and structuring the discussion. Our experts were Robyn Treyvaud, founder of Cyber Safe Kids in Australia, Justin Hardman, director for 21st Century Learning Hong Kong, and Dr. Craig Wilson, headmaster at University of Miami Global Academy. In addition to hosting the webinar, our group also ran a back channel on Twitter and TitanPad.
Click here to view our blog post promoting the webinar.
View the archived webinar on the Michigan State University Bridge Webinar page.
Final Reflection Paper
Reflection is a key aspect of good teaching. Through reflection, teachers can look back at what they have learned in a particular area, and look ahead to how this learning will impact their teaching in the future. This final reflection paper focuses specifically on my experience during the East Lansing Summer Cohort Year 2. It explores how understanding, leadership, and educational research come together to help shape my own experience as an educator who seeks to make a difference in student learning.
Click here to read my final reflection paper.
Group Members: Abigail Kuhn, Melissa Bouza, Yalonda Combs, Jeff Pierce
In order to explore topics in educational technology, each group in our cohort planned and executed a webinar as part of Michigan State University's The Bridge webinar series. My group explored social and ethical issues in educational technology, particularly in the areas of digital equity and healthy practices. Planning tasks included finding experts on our topic, choosing a date and time, inviting participants, and structuring the discussion. Our experts were Robyn Treyvaud, founder of Cyber Safe Kids in Australia, Justin Hardman, director for 21st Century Learning Hong Kong, and Dr. Craig Wilson, headmaster at University of Miami Global Academy. In addition to hosting the webinar, our group also ran a back channel on Twitter and TitanPad.
Click here to view our blog post promoting the webinar.
View the archived webinar on the Michigan State University Bridge Webinar page.
Final Reflection Paper
Reflection is a key aspect of good teaching. Through reflection, teachers can look back at what they have learned in a particular area, and look ahead to how this learning will impact their teaching in the future. This final reflection paper focuses specifically on my experience during the East Lansing Summer Cohort Year 2. It explores how understanding, leadership, and educational research come together to help shape my own experience as an educator who seeks to make a difference in student learning.
Click here to read my final reflection paper.
CEP 822 - Approaches to Educational Research
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Understanding Understanding
Group Members: Abigail Kuhn, Melissa Bouza, Yalonda Combs, Jeff Pierce The Understanding Understanding project is designed to explore deep misconceptions that students sometimes have about different topics. These misconceptions often keep students from understanding what educators are trying to teach in school. Each group explored student understandings on a chosen topic. We chose to explore common misunderstandings with location and geographic size of the continents. After conducting background research to determine what possible misconceptions we may encounter, our group wrote research questions and developed an interview protocol. Our sample population included nine individuals who answered the research questions on camera. After conducting interviews, we analyzed and synthesized our findings, which included a common misunderstanding about the size of Antarctica. Each step is highlighted in our final presentation video to the left, and our website. |
Personal Web Portfolio
The web portfolio is an opportunity to continue to explore design issues while working on compiling all of our MAET work into a portfolio. This website serves as an ongoing portfolio that highlights both work completed during the East Lansing Summer Cohort and previous courses.
The web portfolio is an opportunity to continue to explore design issues while working on compiling all of our MAET work into a portfolio. This website serves as an ongoing portfolio that highlights both work completed during the East Lansing Summer Cohort and previous courses.