"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education." - Martin Luther King Jr
Mohamad Lotfy's Course Work
Masters of Arts in Education: Postsecondary Leadership Concentration
Mohamad Lotfy Annotated Transcript
EAD 801 is a course that examined the critical issues of leadership in education. The class is interactive, which allowed us to discuss different strategies for dealing with educational issues. The group interaction allowed us to view educational issues from many differing and enlightening perspectives. Overall, the course uses educational cases, non-educational cases, readings, group discussions, and writing assignments to help us examine the current and future problems that educational leaders are or will be confronted with.
EAD 801: Leadership and Organizational Development Instructor: Nancy Colflesh
Spring 2012
EAD 830: Issues in Urban Education Instructor: Christoper Dunbar
EAD 830 is a course that focuses on the Racial Achievement Gap in America. The course uses thought provoking texts, video, and articles to examine the differing opinions as to why the racial achievement gap exists. The course examines various races in American culture to determine why some races are more successful than others academically. We were exposed to many differing opinions and asked to take a position as long as we could defend our position in our term papers.
Fall 2012
EAD 825: Shared Leadership in Schools Instructor: Barbara Meloche
EAD 825 is a course that examines various methods of leadership in schools. There is a strong emphasis on leadership techniques that are inclusive. We used various literature and group discussions to examine leadership techniques that involve all individuals in the learning community (parent, teachers, administrator, and students to name a few). We learned that by sharing leadership with all members of the learning community, we would become better leaders that, in turn, will create more effective schools.
TE 865: Teaching and Learning K-12 Social Studies Instructor: Lynn Fendler
TE 865 is a course that is designed to introduce students to various techniques for teaching and learning social studies. The course asked us to examine how social studies can be an effective tool in helping our student to become quality citizens. The class also wanted us to consider the importance of diversity in the classroom when teaching social studies. The class culminated with us creating a wiki page that highlighted all the work that was completed throughout the semester.
Spring 2013
CEP 820: Teaching K-12 Students Online Instructor: Leigh Wolf
CEP 820 is a course that taught me how to construct websites for K-12 students. The course focuses on the design aspects of creating a website. However, the main focus of the course is using the web to create content that is effective in facilitating student learning. The course concluded with me creating an online course that implemented what I had learned throughout the semester.
CEP 815: Technology and Leadership Instructor: Leigh Wolf & Luke Rappa
CEP 815 taught us how we can integrate technology and leadership together in an academic setting. We examined the effectiveness of technology on different users and in different settings. The class also asked us to examine the ethical and social implications of technology integration in an academic setting. At the conclusion of the course, I realized that technology is a powerful tool, but it needs to be used appropriately if it is going to impact student achievement.
Fall 2013
CEP 802: Developing Positive Attitudes Towards Learning Instructor: Evelyn Oka
CEP 802 is a course that examines the motivation of students to learn. The instructors asked us to examine the behavioral, individual-difference, and cognitive perspectives on students' motivation to learn. Our final project was a continuously running project that allowed us to identify one learner in our class or work setting and assist them with their motivational issues. Throughout the project, we were teamed with group members who assisted us with our motivational plan. I was fortunate enough to be paired with two wonderful educators that were of tremendous assistance to me. My final project was a motivational case that was very rewarding, because I was able to assist a young lady in taking steps towards achieving her goals.
KIN 857: Promoting Positive Youth Development Through Sport Instructor: Dan Gould
KIN 857 is a course that examines the positive aspects that youth sports can have on young people. However, the class also examines many of the negatives in youth sports, such as an overemphasis on winning. The class is very interactive and included weekly discussion boards to examine the issues in youth sports that were identified in our course text Game On. The course reaffirmed my belief that youth sports should focus on building character, instilling morals, and developing life skills. For our final project, we created a positive youth development program that I hope to implement in the future.
Spring 2014
ED 800: Concepts of Educational Inquiry Instructor: Steven Weiland
This course focused on us collecting previous work that we had completed in the program in order to create an online portfolio. The class afforded us the opportunity to reflect on our accomplishments in the program. It also provided us with valuable web design experience that we can use in the future. I really enjoyed how were allowed to interact with our classmates in the course. They were an invaluable resource in helping me to create my website because they would view my site weekly in order to provide critiques as well as praise.
ED 870: Capstone Seminar Instructor: Matthew Koehler & Joshua Rosenberg
ED 800 is a course that asks us to examine the critical questions in education. We were exposed to educators from various time periods that included but were not limited to John Dewey, Vivian Paley, and E.D. Hirsch. The course exposed me to the positives and negatives that are associated with different forms of inquiry. I especially liked that the course provided us with a wealth of information from different resources such as text, hyperlinks, and articles. My biggest take away from the course was the importance of teachers taking time to reflect upon their day. During this time teachers can evaluate what went well, and what didn’t work well in order to make the necessary improvements.
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