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 . . .

Melissa White , Instructor for MSU Educational Technology Certificate, Supervisor of Media and Technology at REMC 13 Ingham ISD

Melissa graduated with her BA from Western Michigan University in 1982. She completed her MILS program at the University of Michigan in 1989 and finished MSU’s Educational Technology Certificate proram in July, 2000.

She has been a High School Librarian/Media Specialist for 17 years and is now starting her 7th year at Ingham ISD as Supervisor of Media and Technology. She has taught for the MSU Educational Technology Certificate program for three years. She was runner up for the MACUL Technology Teacher of the Year in 2002. She was also the Program Chair for MAME from 2001-2005.

Currently in her position at Ingham ISD, she supervises area technology trainers and provides technology training and consultation services to schools in Ingham, Clinton and Eaton counties.

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.

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 . . .

Susan Wright , Special Education Instructor, Community Education Director in Durand and an MSU Educational Technology Instructor

Susan graduated from Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan with an undergraduate degree in Special Education/Elementary Education and a minor in Psychology. In 1988 she received a Masters degree in Special Education from Michigan State University. She currently holds a Continuing Teaching Certificate for Special Education K-12, Elementary Education (K-6), as well as a State Department of Education granted endorsement in Early Childhood Education. She is recently became a certified state level LETRS Trainer.

The start of the 2005 school year begins Susan’s 31st year in Special Education and her third year as Durand’s Community Education Director. In 1990 Susan purchased her first computer and quickly began to think of ways to incorporate technology into her classroom setting. College level technology classes quickly followed as did membership on the school district’s Technology Committee at both the building and district level. She assisted in the writing of the Technology portion of the Durand School District’s Strategic Plan. Susan currently is the Site Coordinator for a 3rd through 8th Grade after-hours computer clubhouse for Durand Area students. In addition to working with children, Susan has been a CEP Educational Technology instructor for Michigan State University for the past 5 years. She also has been providing after-hours technology instruction for teaching professionals for the Shiawassee Regional Service District for the past 3 years. Susan finds great joy in helping others learn how to use computers and related technologies to enhance their own learning and personal growth.

Susan is extremely interested in how technology can be used in concert with Multiple Intelligence Theory, Brain-based Learning Theory, and Project-based Learning to impact classroom practices and student achievement levels.

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 . . .

Carlton Matteo, Retired Teacher from the Lansing School District t and an MSU Educational Technology Instructor

My name is Carlton Matteo.  I am 55 years old and recently retired from the Lansing School District after having taught 5th grade for almost 33 years.  I thoroughly enjoyed my time in the classroom, and if I ever get that gold retirement watch, I plan to have them engrave on the back of it “A life well spent”!

While I cannot claim to have received many awards in my career, I will admit to having been nominated to “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers” on four separate occasions by former students over the last fifteen years.  It pleases me greatly to know that students I had not seen in five or six years still remembered me as having made a significant difference in their educational lives.

During my last few years with the Lansing School District, I was involved in providing staff training in a variety of technology applications.  What started out as summertime workshop training grew into a yearlong training program aimed at assisting teachers with the integration of technology in their classrooms.  These experiences eventually led me to contact Dr. Codde with the Educational Technology Certificate Program at Michigan State University.

I have worked with the EdTech Certificate Program for a bit over four years now.  In that time I have instructed many classes in CEP 810, CEP 811 & CEP 812 in Lansing, Armada, Pontiac, and Birmingham.  What I love most about these courses is that there is little need to sort or rank students.  This fact allows us to encourage everyone to grow in their technology use irrespective of their current technology level of expertise.  Students are the same in many ways whether they are in elementary school or attending college; it is always rewarding to see their joy as they learn a new technique or teaching strategy.

Upon my retirement my wife and I purchased some property up north near Alpena.  It is a wonderful place to walk, enjoy the wildlife, canoe and explore.  When we are not there, we can often be found traveling in our motor home to Las Vegas in order to be nearer to several members of our family.  The dazzling blue skies and hot desert air are quiet a change for Michigan folks used to mild temperatures and a variety of weather!

I look forward to continuing my involvement in the Educational Technology Certificate Program and expect to continue growing both as an educator and a technology user.

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 . . .

Carolyn McCarthy, Educational Technology Coordinator
Shiawassee Regional Education Service District and
an MSU Educational Technology Instructor

Carolyn has been teaching in the Certificate program since 1997. She was so excited about the hands-on approach where all her assignments could be used in her classroom, that she asked to be able to join the teaching staff to help deliver these courses around the state, and feels really fortunate to have taught it in England for two summers as well.

Carolyn graduated from Lesley College (Cambridge, MA) with her undergraduate teaching degree, and received her Masters degree in Special Education from the University of Michigan. She holds a Continuing Teaching Certificate K-12. Her heart is in education, and helping adults and youth learn to use technology to experience success in life-long learning and career activities.

Carolyn has taught over 17 years in special education classrooms K-12, been a technology coordinator for a large district, and an administrator for over 13 years. She is currently the Educational Technology Coordinator for the Shiawassee Regional Education Service District. She received the Technology-Using Teacher of the year award from MACUL and nationally from ISTE in recognition for her work in integrating technology into the classroom. Carolyn’s special education students created their own videos, multimedia CD portfolios, and ran their own small businesses to fund technology for their classroom. She has a tender spot for special education students and assistive technology applications.

Carolyn maintains an educational resource and training web site at http://www.sresd.k12.mi.us/pages/pro-dev/training.html as well as her own MSU site http://msu.edu/~voyagers/.