MSU Annotated Transcript:
Master of Arts in Education
Sport Leadership & Coaching
Spring 2013
WRIT 743: Business and Professional Writing (Transfer credit from Savannah College of Art & Design)
Instructor: Catherine Ramsdell
This course was extremely useful and practical in that I was able to utilize what was studied immediately in my workplace and I still utilize in my current professional position. This course gave me several opportunities to create real world workplace documents that I applied to my then workplace, such as, policies, procedures, training guides, as well as personal professional documents for career advancement. The research related in creating these has helped me stay up to date on different professional writing trends.
Spring 2015
ED 800: Concepts of Educational Inquiry
Instructor: Steven Weiland, Ph.D.
As the introductory course to my program this course revisited some history of education (such as Hirsch versus Dewey) and took a look into the future of education with an emphasis of technology in the classroom. The text that had the most impact on me as an educator was The Girl with the Brown Crayon written by Vivian Paley. It was written by a kindergarten teacher in her last year before retirement. Her teacher research and reflections were the beginnings of my inspiration to return to K-12.
Spring 2015
KIN 854: Legal and Administrative Issues for Administrators and Coaches
Instructor: Rick Atkinson, J.D.
Many moot court cases, legal journal articles, and administrative topics were covered in this course. I gained thorough knowledge of the administrative duties and safety issues behind coaching and the job of an athletic director. I also was able to create a hazing policy for a hypothetical high school team as well as various other documents administrators must create.
Summer 2015
KIN 856: Physical Bases of Coaching Athletes
Instructor: Scott Riewald, Ph.D.
The Physical Bases of Coaching provided background information regarding what student athletes need to be physically healthy before, during, and after practice and competing. Before this course I had my own experiences and what worked for me to pass onto student athletes, after this course I had scientific knowledge to back it up. We created meal cards, critiqued movements, and interviewed health professionals to learn how to build a network.
Summer 2015
CEP 840: Policies, Practices, and Perspectives in Special Education
Instructor: Carol Sue Englert, Ph.D.
This course covered many aspects of supporting not only special education students but all students. I expanded my knowledge on the history of special education policies as well as knowledge of new assistive technologies for classroom support and school wide programs such as Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). With a classmate we completed an IEP for a hypothetical student. Also, with a team we created a website dedicated to understanding PBIS and assistive technologies that could be used for support.
Fall 2015
KIN 855: Psychosocial Bases of Coaching Athletes
Instructor: Andy Driska, Ph.D.
Reflection was introduced as more than just a looking back on memories - that it is a process with a purpose to make future actions better. Plan for different solutions and work them out before implementing them. I was also able to observe a coach and record information on how coaching behaviors impact student athletes. This was an opportunity to gather and analyze data, to provide numerical evidence of how positive behaviors impact student athletes.
Fall 2015
KIN 857: Promoting Positive Youth Development through Sport
Instructor: Dan Gould, Ph.D.
KIN 857 was taken concurrently with KIN 855. Although I did map it out that way, it ended up being more strategically planned than I knew. This course covered also helped me discover “my role” as a coach and an educator by reflection on my own experiences – both good and bad – and using that to define my role. We explored various surveys and leadership methods to support our roles. We also read InsideOut coaching by Joe Ehrmann which gave a great narrative to support all we were learning.
Spring 2016
TE 846: Accommodating Differences Literacy Learners
Instructor: Sandro Barros, Ph.D.
Being removed from the classroom and currently in a postsecondary administration environment, TE 846 allowed me to teach, research, and gain knowledge about current policies in K-12 education. The focus was on best practices in literacy learning, Common Core State Standards (with my focus on Michigan standards), and other literacy topics. The main project was taking this knowledge to create, implement, and record and interpret data for future improvements on lessons in literacy.
Spring 2016
EAD 877: Program Planning and Evaluation in Postsecondary Contexts
Instructor: William Arnold, Ph.D.
IIn EAD 877, we explored all aspects of program planning in an education and all those that are involved in the process. The context of the program dictates how it will be implemented and how much politics are involved in getting the program going and decisions regarding the program. One of the first assignments, interviewing someone who is responsible for program planning currently, helped me realize my future career goals were in K-12. We also took several surveys that helped us understanding our philosophy on education.
Summer 2016
ED 870: Capstone Seminar
Instructors: Matthew Koehler, Ph.D., Sarah Keenan, Spencer Greenhalgh, Brittany Dillman
This was the final course in my pursuit of my Master of Art in Education (MAED). Much like the impression I had on my intro course into the program (I knew I chose the right program for me), this course has challenged me and broadened my educational horizons as well as solidified my future aspirations both professionally and personally. During this course, with many of my courses, I reflected upon my learning in each class as well as my experience overall. The unique aspect of this course was creating this online portfolio that not only culminates my MAED experience but provides a living documentation of it. It also includes essays about future learning goals, reflection, and synthesizing this wonderful experience.