Instructor Spotlight: Nancy Ayers
Our courses are taught by an outstanding team of MSU adjunct faculty, many of whom are:
- K-12 classroom teachers themselves who have experience using educational technology in the classroom
- Graduates from our certificate program
- Exceptionally skilled in educational technology
- Winners of awards such as technology Teacher of the Year from the Michigan Association of Computer-Related Technology Users in Learning (MACUL) and the national award of the International Society for Technology in Education
This quarter’s instructor spotlight is . . .
Nancy Ayers, Instructor for MSU Educational Technology Certificate, Elementary Teacher and Technology Contact at Challenger Elementary School in Howell, MI
I really enjoy both of my jobs. My full time career is elementary teacher. I have taught 3rd through 8th grade. I also spent two years as the technology teacher in our school. This year I am teaching 4th grade. I really love working with students and being part of the great team at Challenger who work hard to educate the children in our care. For the past ten years I have served as our Building Technology Contact/Coordinator, which includes serving on the District Technology Committee. For the past five years I was a building NCA co-chair. We used technology to help us as we worked to establish a data driven model for our school improvement efforts.
I also enjoy my part time job as part of MSU’s Educational Technology Certificate program. For nine years I have taught the three classes in the program in many different places, like Manchester, Chelsea, Howell, West Bloomfield, Birmingham and Lansing. It is great to get to know people from all these different areas. Although most of the people who take these classes are working in education, there have been quite a few from other fields as well. They bring a different perspective to the work we do, helping those in the class understand how business and education serve the needs of each other.
As technology has evolved, so have the classes. Preparing to teach the classes helps me to stay current with advances and new programs, while also exploring the research and new ways to use technology in classrooms.