Stephanie Skinner's CourseworkMichigan State University Internship Year 2008-2009
TE 802 - Reflection & Inquiry in Teaching Practice I TE 803 - Professional Roles & Teaching Practice II TE 804 - Reflection & Inquiry in Teaching Practice II My experience with student teaching was unique in that it spanned two semesters, as part of Michigan State University's fifth year internship teacher certification program. I interned in a fifth grade classroom in Okemos, Michigan, at Cornell Elementary School. I was able to be a part of setting up a classroom and witnessing the beginning of the school year, co-plan and co-teach units for each of the core subject areas, and participate in extracurricular activities such as Drama Club and co-creating a school newspaper. Nine out of twelve credits from the Masters work I completed during my student teaching year transferred toward my Masters degree. Summer Semester 2011 CEP 883 - Psychology of Classroom Discipline Instructors: V. Mousouli, E. Oka This course focused on the strategies that teachers can use to keep their students acting appropriately and positively. Major components of the course were classroom management study, positive behavior support, and studying classroom behavior cases in order to create behavior plans. As a culminating project, I analyzed my classroom management style and came up with a plan of action for management for the following school year to maximize student learning and community building. CEP 820 - Teaching K-12 Students Online Instructor: L. Wolf CEP 820's overall purpose and project involved creating an online learning environment that my students could potentially learn from. The course opened my eyes to what it would be like to teach a group of students via a computer with internet, and perhaps never even meeting my students face-to-face. As part of this course, I created an online learning environment on www.schoology.com in order to teach my students how to craft a personal essay. Fall Semester 2011 ED 800 - Concepts of Educational Inquiry Instructor: S. Weiland This course was focused on the theories and practices in education and how they are influenced by psychology, biology, ethnography, and so on. Time was also spent investigating communication and technology inquiry. Through studying past scholars and teachers, I learned about the many ways that learning takes place. Spring Semester 2012 TE 836 - Awards & Classics of Children's Literature Instructors: L. Apol, T. Gustafson Dr. Apol crafted a course where we were able to learn about the many different children's literature awards that are given to books, while also getting the chance to read books that have won awards of many kinds. The definition of a "classic" was tested as we read books that are deemed "classics" by the vast majority of people, while also tweaking our own definitions of what a classic book is. A major lesson learned through the weeks of reading and studying children's literature was that although having been deemed an "award-winning" book or a "classic" book is an honor, it does not always mean everyone will enjoy the book. Summer Semester 2012 TE 838 - Children's Literature in Film Instructor: L. Apol In Children's Literature in Film, I first learned a bit about how a film is put together through various camera, music, and dialogue techniques. From there on, I read several books that were later adapted in to films, such as Charlotte's Web, Polar Express, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Through careful reading and viewing of the books and their corresponding films, an understanding was built about how and why filmmakers choose to create a film from a well-known book. TE 846 - Accommodating Differences in Literacy Learners Instructors: P. Crutcher, R. Stanulis This course examined the developmental aspects to literacy learning, as well as best practices for teaching literacy. Through collaborative discussion with classmates and research-based readings, I gained ideas for vocabulary, phonics, fluency, and comprehension instruction. As a whole-semester project, I was able to work with a past student on her reading fluency and created and implemented lessons and assessments to foster her reading skills. Fall Semester 2012 ED 870 - Capstone Seminar Instructors: J. Rosenberg, A. Zellner, M. Koehler This is the final course of my Masters in the Art of Education program. As a culminating project, I have created an online portfolio to showcase the things that I have learned along this educational journey (this website). Through looking back at the last few years and over all of the coursework I have done, I not only have a clear picture of what I have learned, but also an idea of what I would like to focus on in my next learning ventures. |
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