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Keane Richards

Master’s in Experiential Education and Master's in Teaching – Coursework

 

Fall 2015 (MA Teaching, UAS Juneau)

 

Ed 620: Curriculum Development

Professor Scott Christian

 

Ed 691: Teaching ("Internship")

Professor Scott Christian

 

Ed 692: Education Seminar

Professor Scott Christian

 

Ed 632: Digital Storytelling

Professor Jason Ohler

 

See my page with projects for Jason Ohler's class here. 

 

 

Summer 2015 (MA Teaching, UAS Juneau)

 

 

Spring 2013 (MS Experiential Education, MSU Mankato)

 

EXED 645: Experiential Learning and Education Reform

Professor Scott Wurdinger

In Experiential Education and Education Reform, we focused on contemporary issues in education and progressive education movements, such as project based learning and Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound. For the class, I designed a lesson plan and created a curriculum for an experiential summer camp program.

 

EXED 644: Philosophy of Experiential Education

Professor Jasper Hunt

Philosophy of Experiential Education focused on the axiological dimensions of education. From Plato to Rene DeCartes to John Dewey, we analyzed various educational ideas in order to understand and evaluate the American educational system. For the class, I lead a seminar focused on the role environment had to play on learning.

 

EXED 644: Group Dynamics

Professor Julie Carlson

Group Dynamics investigated how groups function and operate, especially in regards to educational settings. We created initiatives designed to promote various facets of group behavior. I lead a seminar with two other students focusing on teamwork under high stress conditions.

 

Fall 2013

 

EXED 634: Practicum (Internship at Minnesota New Country School)

At Minnesota New Country School, a renowned project-based high school in Henderson, Minnesota, I spent one day per week helping oversee an advisory group of twelve students. I assisted students with projects and learned about the operation of the school. I also lead team-building exercises for most of the advisory groups, and taught a Wilderness Skills class at the Ney Nature Center for the high schoolers. To read more, please see my reflection on my semester at New Country School.

 

EXED 645: Project Based Learning

Professor Scott Wurdinger

Project Based Learning (PBL) focused both on academic learning (relevant books, articles, and discussions around these sources) and personal learning (working on a major project through the course as a way to better understand the steps of PBL). My project concentrated on creating an ideal educational model, through research and conversations with leaders of some of the most renowned schools in the country (the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Academy in Rhode Island, Minnesota New Country School in Minnesota, and High Tech High in California). 

 

Spring 2014

 

EXED 634: Practicum (Teaching downhill skiing; becoming certified as a Wilderness First Responder)

For two springs, I taught downhill skiing at Mt. Kato. Teaching a group of up to 11 middle / elementary students how to downhill ski in lessons about two hours long was one of the most challenging educational endeavors I have done, and I loved it. In addition to learning the best way to teach downhill skiing, I also engaged in a critical analysis of Mt. Kato’s teaching strategies. Please see my reflection for more detail.

 

In the spring of 2014, I took a Wilderness First Responder wilderness medicine course through SOLO Schools. The 10-day intensive course taught me in-depth medical procedures in situations ranging from severe trauma to allergic reactions. Please see my reflection for more detail.

 

EXED 645: Experience and Nature

Professor Jasper Hunt

Experience and Nature focused on the impact natural settings have on the human mind and spirit. Covering a wide array of texts, we analyzed why nature is important for mental and spiritual health, and what about the wilderness draws so many people. For this class, I lead a seminar discussion around a paper by Roger Kaye (http://www.wilderness.net/library/documents/IJWDec06_Kaye.pdf) regarding how secular agencies like the National Park Service can embrace the value of wilderness from a spiritual and mental health perspective.

 

Fall 2014

 

EXED 645: Controversial Issues in Experiential Education

Professor Julie Carlson

Controversial Issues engaged in a critical analysis of many topics in Experiential Education. From outdoor education to education reform, we analyzed material and held debates in class to better understand the issues at hand. I lead a seminar with three other students in which we held a forum and gave prepared arguments over whether or not students in Experiential Education programs should be allowed credit for prior professional experience.

 

URBS 553: Grants Administration

Professor Ann Marie LoPrieno

Grants Administration covered the grant writing process, grants administration, and the history and current trends in philanthropy and obtaining funding. For the course, I finished a grant proposal for a middle school hoping to open in Anchorage, Alaska. You can read my grant proposal here.

 

Spring 2015

 

EXED 645: Brain-Based Learning

Brain-Based Learning focused on the neuroscience of learning and knowing. In addition to learning about the biological factors at play in learning, we covered current trends in education, such as multiple intelligence theory, Blooms Taxonomy, and standardized testing. We visited an elementary school utilizing multiple intelligence theory. I lead a seminar with two classmates in which we taught the subject of Transfer of Learning. I also created two “Five-E” lesson plans meant to promote brain-based education. Please read my lesson plans here.

 

Capstone Project & Portfolio

Advisor: Julie Carlson

My capstone project focused on becoming a teacher in Alaska. Please see the Capstone Project page for more details. 

 

Coursework

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