Allison Keskimaki
TE 802 - Reflection and Inquiry in Teaching Practice
Fall 2009
Instructor: A. Segal and C. Yates
TE 801 - Professional Roles and Teaching Practices I
Fall 2009
Instructor: Mike Sherry
This page showcases the many different classes I have taken as part of the Masters of Arts in Education (MAET) at Michigan State University. Each course focuses on a different aspect of classrooms, teaching philosophies, and how technology can enhance, supplement, and transform education.
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To view specific projects, please visit the Technology Showcase page.
Allison Keskimaki's Coursework
Taken as part of the yearlong student teaching internship year, this course focused on developing our role as a teacher and a professional. The core of this course was on transitioning from student to teacher.
The second part of the yearlong student teaching internship year, this course centered on our teaching experiences, frustrations, successes, and ways to improve teaching in our content areas.
This course was a continuation of the fall course. Classmates were all social studies majors, so the loci was on pedagogy and reflection in the social studies disciplines.
This was the second half of the internship year, where we continued to focus on our roles as leaders in the classroom. In the spring, we also began discussing job searching and interviewing for teaching positions.
TE 804 - Reflection and Inquiry in Teaching Practice II
Spring 2011
Instructor: C. Yates
TE 803 - Professional Roles and Teaching Practices II
Spring 2010
Instructor: M. Sherry
CEP 810 - Teaching for Understanding with Technology
Summer 2011
Instructors: J. Spicer and A. Keller
The first of the MAET courses. In this course, we learned about a lot of different technology tools available, developed new skills, and worked on figuring out ways to incorporate technology into teaching.
The second of the MAET courses, here we learned more about the online and technology requirements set forth by the National Educational Technology Standards. We also analyzed the role of technology in education.
CEP 812 - Applying Education Technology to Problems of Practice
Summer 2011
Instructors: J. Spicer and A. Keller
CEP 820 - Teaching K-12 Learners Online
Fall 2011
Instructor: L. Wolf
The third of the year one MAET courses, this class asked us to think about what pedagogical choices we can use technology for. Utilizing the TPACK framework, in this class we began connecting technology, content and pedagogy.
Teaching students online isn't just a suggestion, it is a necessity. This course really pushed us to think outside of the box of pre-set course management systems. We spent a lot of time thinking about a purposeful unit, how we could scaffold, assess, and utilize students' strengths in an online environment.
TE 846 - Accommodating Differences in Literacy Learners
Spring 2011
Instructor: J. Knight
Recognizing the importance of literacy instruction on content-specific classes was the focus of this course. We spent time looking at the history of literacy instruction, how to recognize struggling readers, and ways to improve literacy in our classes.
CEP 800 - Learning in Schools and Other Settings
Summer 2012
Instructors: P. Mishra and L. Terry
This course centered around what learning looks like. We revisited learning theories and made connections to these theories and our teaching.
CEP 815 - Technology and Leadership
Summer 2012
Instructors: P. Mishra and L. Terry
The focus of this course was on formulating our presence as teacher leaders in our schools. We worked on changing the paradigms about school, education, and how we teach children.
CEP 822 - Approaches to Educational Research
Summer 2012
Instructors: P. Mishra and L. Terry
Research on a topic in education was the focus of this course. Grounding an educational problem in theory and practice, the work of this course centered on shifting teaching in ways that integrated technology as a powerful means to increase achievement.
CEP 811 - Adapting Innovative Technologies to Education
Summer 2011
Instructors: J. Spicer and A. Keller