Katherine Hicks
Internationally Minded.
Spartan Educator.
Life- Long Learner.
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Course Abbreviations
TE- Teacher Education
CEP- Counseling, Education Psychology and Special Education
Fall 2015
Professor: Dr. Cheryl Rosaen
This was my first graduate course taken at Michigan State University (MSU). This course focused on developing lesson plans and practically translating acquired undergraduate knowledge to the classroom. This course provided opportunities for research and collaboration among peers as well as constant self and group reflection. During this course, I learned how to develop unit plans and use data to drive my instruction.
Spring 2016
Professor: Dr. Maria Santiago
This course was taken during my student teaching at MSU. Through TE 803, I was given opportunities to evaluate my role as an educator within Glencairn Elementary, East Lansing public schools and the community in general. I learned about the importance of accommodating different cognitive, language and social needs and building relationships within the classroom. During this course, I conducted a case study with one of my students and reflected on the elements of what it means to create a “classroom family.”
Professor: Dr. Stephen Bennett
This was the final course taken at MSU during my internship year. TE 804 continued to enhance my understanding of teaching practices and allowed for practice within my first grade classroom. During this course, I focused on inquiry based teaching and created various lessons that demonstrated this approach. After each lesson, I analyzed data and created small groups that addressed areas of concern. Upon completion, I felt prepared and energized to take on a classroom of my own.
Summer 2018
Professors: Missy Cosby and Kyle Shack
CEP 810 was the first course in the Master of Arts and Educational Technology program at MSU. It was also counted toward my Educational Technology certificate. This course allowed for opportunities to explore various software to implement in my classroom and assisted in building a foundation of educational technology uses. I learned how important it is to use technology purposefully and what enhances students understanding. Through my course, I challenged my skills and pushed my creativity through rapid software trials (Quick fires), as well maintained a consistent blog that covered a variety of subjects.
Professors: Missy Cosby and Kyle Shack
CEP 811 allowed me to continue building upon my educational technology knowledge through creating and questioning. The most significant part of this course was its connection to the Maker Movement. I collaborated with my peers to use a “Makey Makey” kit to create a “Maker centered” inquiry lesson. This project exposed me to a new technology, Code and Go, as well as allowed me problem solve, question, and create with my peers. During this project, I realized the importance of allowing students to simply create, explore, and reflect upon their findings.
Professors: Missy Cosby and Kyle Shack
This course was the last taken to attain my Educational Technology certificate. CEP 812 centered around how technology could be used to address various types of problems present in our classrooms, school systems, and society. I built upon CEP 811, as I dove into a Wicked Problem and engaged in an inquiry based learning project with my peers. During this course, I analyzed how I approached and dealt with problems and the role that my curiosity and passion took in my learning.
Summer 2019
Professors: Missy Cosby and Dave Goodrich
In CEP 800, I explored various perceptions of what “learning” is within the framework of different learning theories. I worked with a peer to create an experiment to test each learning stage, then created a presentation to share the findings with our peers. After this examination, I reflected on how the learning theories influenced my current teaching. I then considered different implications and further developed my teaching philosophy.
Professors: Missy Cosby and Dave Goodrich
During this course, I was thrown into the world of educational research. CEP 822 required me to choose a topic of interest, collect relevant information, and create a project that displayed my findings. Through course text discussions and independent research, I was able to put together a comprehensive examination of second language learners and computer use in the classroom. I was also able to create a sustainable plan for implementation in my building.
Professors: Missy Cosby and Dave Goodrich
During this course, I was challenged to step away from my role as a student and examine my role as a leader with educational technology. In CEP 815, we were given opportunities to design lessons and present new technology to classmates as well as analyze peer lessons and provide feedback for improvement. We assisted others with the brainstorming, construction and reflection process of lesson planning. This experience allowed me to gain insight into successful mentorship and shaped my future goal of being a technology leader in my district.
Fall 2019
Professors: Dr. Matthew Koehler, Aric Gaunt and Brooke Thomas
CEP 807 was the Capstone course for the Master of Arts and Educational Technology program at MSU. This final course allowed me the opportunity to display my technology skills while simultaneously pushing me to organize and display my personal learning. Each week, I added/edited elements of my online portfolio based on peer and instructor feedback. During this course, I was able to not only display my own accomplishments, but also mentor my peers as we worked together to better ourselves as a learning community.