Elementary Education
CategoryGoodbyes and New Beginnings
Steve and Kate’s Camp Lakeview kids posing for a last-day picture.
Camp is over and school is (almost) in. I have been spending the b..
The Suspense is Killing Me
Enjoying the outdoors at the beach. Christine Reed. Elementary Education MAT. 7/23/14
Summer is half over, and although I should be sa..
Summer Lovin’
Beach Time. Christine Reed. Elementary Education MAT. 7/4/14
It’s summertime and I am loving it! Along with the relaxation from the h..
The Real World
After the excitement of graduation begins to fade, reality sets in and it is time to enter the real world again. When engrossed in a ..
We Did It!
We graduated! The past two weeks have been absolutely crazy, emotional, exciting and challenging, but within just a few days I comple..
Meet and Greet with Cohort 22
While following my journey through the Elementary Education MAT Program at Columbia College Chicago, you have gotten to know me, my cohort..
Deconstructing Power, Constructing Knowledge
While the second-year Elementary Education and Art Education graduate students are busy student teaching and applying for teaching pos..
Easy as Pie
For an educator it is the greatest reward to see your students interested in a lesson, engaged thoughtfully in their work, and demonst..
A Balancing Act
Going to graduate school full time, working various part-time jobs, and student teaching every day, it can be hard to find the space o..
Student Teaching
After a very busy January Term at Columbia, lots of changes in my life, and most importantly 16 classes and countless papers, lesson p..