Education In Action (annotated transcript)

Below you will find a detailed listing of the courses that comprise of my Masters of Art in Education degree:

 

Fall 2013

EAD 882-Detroit Schools: Historical Perspectives and Current Implications

Instructor: Drs. Muhammad Khalifa and Terah Chambers

This course focused on the educational reform issues in Detroit. Throughout this course, I had several class discussions and in-person meetings to further class discussions on the course readings. As well, I wrote several papers during the class (one for each book that was read). In addition to this, I attended different cultural events to help connect the readings and discussions. In this course, I learned about the current issues of the educational system in Detroit and how historical factors may have played a role in this.

 

TE 842- Elementary Reading Assessment and Instruction

Instructor: Chad Waldron

This course focused on effective reading assessments and instructions. Throughout this course, I read several articles from different educators and practitioners to learn techniques and tools that could be put into practice. I assessed several students using different tools so I could best understand how the tools worked and how to interpret them. In this course, I learned how to use different technological items (such as twitter) to instruct students. 

 

Spring 2014 

TE 848- Writing Assessment and Instructions

Instructor: Kati Macaluso

This course focused on educators writing development. It pushed me to question my own writing techniques and helped me to refine them. This course helped me to gain more insight into the writing process. As well, it helped me to understand how challenged and sometimes frustrated people can feel when they are doing unfamiliar techniques (or things in general) as I was aided into being challenged in this course.

 

ED 800-Educational Inquiry

Instructor: Dr. Scott Weiland and Nathan Clason

This course focused on educational idealogy of key educators in the United States. The course reviewed the concepts of these different educators and offered me a historical context of high performing schools. As well, this course helped me to reflect on different techniques that are currently being used in the educational setting. One of the best aspects of this course was the historical context that was provided to help me understand the educational idealogy of present-day.

 

Summer 2014

CEP 866-Psychoeducational Interventions for Children and Youth

Instructor: Dr. Matthew Diemer

This course focused on the developmental psychology of children and youth in different educational contexts. The course reviewed different cultural, social and mental concepts that influence youth development. I learned techniques that could benefit the overall development of youth in challenging environments. More specifically, I was able to develop an intervention to help underprivileged youth.

 

TE 838- Children's Literature in Film

Instructor: Dr. Laura Apol

This course focused on the narrative of books and their movie adaptations. I learned about the different ways to "read" a film and the intended direction of the director. As well, I was able to review the different films and their influence on pop culture (i.e. The Wizard of Oz, Harry Potter). While reading the narratives in this course, I was given the opportunity to see how culture may have played a role in the film adaptation of the narrative.

 

Spring 2015

EAD 830- Issues in Urban Education: Racial Achievement Gap

Instructor: Dr. Christopher Dunbar

This course focused on the influence that the racial achievement gap has on the educational system. This course helped me to develop a concept map of how the racial achievement gap persists. By creating this I was able to develop different essays to help me understand the effect that this schism has had on education in the past and today. I learned about how different educators view the racial achievement gap and read different theories on how it was developed.

 

CEP 832-Teaching Children with Challenging Behaviors

Instructor: Drs. Evelyn Oka and Vasiliki Mousouli

This course focused on the different challenges that students have it is relates to their behaviors. This course challenged me to look at different maladaptive behaviors that influence student/youth. Within this course, I was able to work one-on-one with a student in an effort to assist them with altering their challenging behavior. I was able to create an intervention plan that worked specifically for this student.

 

Summer 2015

EAD 801-Leadership and Organizational Development

Instructor: Dr. William Arnold

This course focuses on how to lead within an organization. This couse is helping me to review how to be effective within any position in an organization. As well, it is helping me to recognize how organizational change and development can be altered through the actions of one person. I am learning how to analyze different leadership qualities to recognize them within myself and others.

 

ED 870-Capstone

Instructor: Dr. Matt Koehler, Spencer Greenhalgh, Chris Seals, Sarah Keenan

This course focuses on culiminating my coursework through my Masters of Art in Education program. Within this course, I am developing a showcase of all of my work as a way of showing my work to future employers, family and friends. As well, it is serving as a way for me to reflect on everything I have done throughout the program. This course is providing the opportunity for me to better understand how my educational journey has played a role in my current career and in my life.