Dan Basom's Coursework
TE 802 Reflection & Inquiry in Teaching Practice I (Fall 2007)
Instructor: Segall Grade: 3.0
This specific course was geared toward future Social Studies educators. The premise of this course was to challenge the status quo of education, by deriving lessons that help students to become more critical thinkers. Many assignments in the course asked us to revisit and reflect upon what was learned during the first semester of student-teaching. Download the file below to read a reflection of a unit I taught as a student-teacher.
student_teaching_unit_critique.pdf | |
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TE 803 Professional Role & Teaching Practice II (Spring 2008)
Insturctor: Tuckey Grade: 3.5
TE 803 was a course designed for student-teachers in differing subject areas at the secondary level. The course was designed to look at education from varying viewpoints to determine best practice. The course encouraged students to consider one's own teaching style and where it fits in the bigger picture of educating a community of students. Below you will find a link to my own personal teaching philosophy.
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TE 804 Reflection & Inquiry in Teaching Practice II (Spring 2008)
Instructor: Segall Grade: 3.5
TE 804 was an extension of TE 802. Like its predecessor, this course was geared specifically toward Social Studies teachers. The course consisted of discussions about best practice for teaching the social sciences while trying to create authentic assessments for the 21st century learner. A lesson that I created while in this course that I still use today with students can be viewed by downloading the link that follows. It has proven to be an effective way for students to research the biographies of historical figures while using the popular social media site "Facebook" as a platform.
basom_popular_culture_object_assignment.pdf | |
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KIN 855 Psychosocial Bases of Coaching (Fall 2010)
Instructor: Ewing Grade: 3.0
This course helped me to reflect upon my reasons for becoming a coach. Assignments in KIN 855 were directed to help current and future coaches consider the psychological and social components of the coaching profession. I gained valuable incite into these often overlooked aspects of coaching. Below you will find my coaching philosophy, inspired by this course.
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KIN 854 Sport Law for Administrators and Coaches (Spring 2011)
Instructor: Atkinson Grade: 4.0
This course afforded me the opportunity to combine my background knowledge of both law and athletics. As a social studies teacher and basketball coach, this course meshed well with many of my interests. During KIN 854 I began thinking about many of the risks associated with coaching and how they could be managed most efficiently. I have provided a download link for an anti-hazing letter I prepared during this course.
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KIN 856 Physical Bases of Coaching (Summer 2011)
Instructor: Riewald Grade: 4.0
KIN 856 was one of the most helpful courses I had during my time in the MAED program. Specifically, learning about the way the human body works was one of the focal points of the class. With this knowledge, I learned about different ways to help athletes perform at their best. The file below contains nutritional information I prepared for players in my basketball program.
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TE 846 Accommodating Differences in Literacy Learners (Summer 2011)
Instructor: Disney Grade: 4.0
TE 846 was the Core Issues course I took as part of the MAED program. Throughout the semester I learned different strategies to help improve the literacy of students. I learned that each student needs individualized help to improve his/her reading/writing abilities; there is no single strategy that works for all learners. Use the link below to view a project I used to help students improve literacy with thinking maps.
thinking_map_project.pdf | |
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KIN 857 Promoting Positive Youth Development through Sport (Fall 2011)
Instructor: Gould Grade: 4.0
KIN 857 was my favorite course in the MAED program. I was excited to take this course because of the final project, which required that I create a youth sports program for children in my community. Below, you will find the results of this project, my plan for the "Junior Hornet Program." I am excited to implement this program someday, in order to provide a positive community program for students in the Central Montcalm area.
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ED 800 Concepts of Educational Inquiry (Spring 2012)
Instructor: Wieland Grade: 4.0
ED 800 provided a comprehensive history of educational inquiry. This course provided me with a wealth of knowledge about where the educational system began and its future heading into the 21st century. As a history teacher, I believe it is important to have knowledge of the past to understand the present and prepare for the future. ED 800 provided me with fresh ideas of teaching concepts, some that are older and some that are newer. Open the following link to learn of one strategy I consider valuable, ethnographic participant observation.
ethnographic_participant_observation.pdf | |
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