CHRISTINA M. WELLING
21st Century Educator. Lifelong Learner
Welcome to my online teaching portfolio! On this website you will find a depth of knowledge pertaining to my journey through the Master of Arts in Educational Technology program at Michigan State University. Take a look at my professional work and learn more about me. As always, contact me with any questions!
"You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives."
-Clay P. Bedford
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TECH PORTFOLIO
Christina M. Welling
EDUCATION
Michigan State University: East Lansing, MI
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Master of Arts in Educational Technology & Educational Technology Endorsement, August 2016
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Bachelor of Music in Music Education & MI Music K-12 Provisional Teaching Certification (JQ), May 2012
GIML Music Learning Theory Workshop: East Lansing, MI
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Level 1 Certification, June 2012
Somatic Voicework- The LoVetri Method, Workshop: Ann Arbor, MI
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Level 1 Certification, October 2012
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Middle School Choral Director and Computer Teacher in Lake Orion, MI: 6-8 Vocal Music & Computers, Fall 2012-Present
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Maintaining a choir website: Waldonchoirs.weebly.com
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Teaching a middle school computer course in the technology lab
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Attending professional development opportunities in and out of the school district
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Organizing and programming the Fall, Winter, Pre-festival, and Spring choir concerts
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Registering, preparing and performing at Solo & Ensemble Festivals and Choral Festivals
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Running after school musical productions, annual school talent show, a cappella singing groups, and district honors choirs
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Organizing community and overnight music enrichment field trips, fundraisers for the choir program, and parent meetings
Student Teaching Internship in St. Johns Public Schools; Saint Johns, MI: K-8 General Music, Spring 2012
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Co-directed school wide contemporary musical
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Co-directed K-2 spring music program
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Planned and implemented a fourth grade creative sound composition project with sound recordings
TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE
Proficient in:
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Screencasting
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iPads and Applications
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MAC & PC Computing
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Blogging using Wordpress
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Podcasting using Soundcloud
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Video Creation and Editing using iMovie and YouTube
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Audio Recording and Editing using GarageBand and iTunes
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Learning Management Systems including Edmodo and Moodle
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Microsoft Office Products including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
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Website Design using Wix and Weebly and Basic HTML and CSS
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Office 365 and Cloud Computing including OneDrive and Dropbox
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Video Conferencing using Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Skype and Google Hangouts
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Social Networking such as Twitter, Pinterest, Wordpress, Remind, and Facebook
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Google Applications for Education including Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets
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Web 2.0 tools such as Bubbl, GoAnimate, Kahoot, PhotoPeach, Piktochart, Popplet, PowToon, Prezi, SurveyMonkey, SignUpGenius, Voki, Wordpress, Etc.
MEMBERSHIPS
Michigan School Vocal Music Association (MSVMA), Member since August 2012
The National Association for Music Education (NAfME), October 2008-Spring 2016
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