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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Christina M. Welling
EDUCATION
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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
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GIML Music Learning Theory Workshop: East Lansing, MI
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Level 1 Certification, June 2012
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Somatic Voicework- The LoVetri Method, Workshop: Ann Arbor, MI
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Level 1 Certification, October 2012
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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
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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
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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
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Michigan School Vocal Music Association (MSVMA), Member since August 2012
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The National Association for Music Education (NAfME), October 2008-Spring 2016
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