Rachel+Beardsley

Hi all! My name is Rachel Beardsley and I'm a senior here at MSU with an IDS major and a psychology minor. I grew up in Saline, MI which is a small town right outside of Ann Arbor. Despite the close proximity to U of M, it has been a lifelong dream of mine to follow in my dad's footsteps and attend State. I've literally known my entire life that this was going to be the only college I even considered attending. I absolutely love having such a big bond with my dad because of State; we've had many Spartan-related experiences including going to both of the outdoor hockey games between U of M and MSU. I'm a huge sports fanatic, but Spartan football is by far my favorite thing to watch.


 * [[image:www/2010-12-11_Big_Chill_Hockey_Game_-_UM_vs_MSU_(39).JPG width="208" height="227" caption="My dad and I at the Big Chill!"]] ||
 * My dad and I at the Big Chill! ||

In addition to being a full time student, I am a server and bartender at Applebees. When I'm not in class, at the library, or at work, I enjoy hanging out with my friends and family. I have the greatest friends and I am so happy to be living with eight of them this year. I know, it sounds crazy and horrible, but it is amazing. I also have the best family. I am the oldest of four and I have a great relationship with each of my siblings. My brother, Evan, just started his senior year of high school, my sister, Sarah, is in seventh grade, and my youngest sister, Emma, just entered fifth grade. I try to go back to Saline frequently, but my busy schedule doesn't always allow it.

I'm looking forward to my job as a social studies teacher in the not-so-distant future. My ultimate goal is to be a high school History teacher. I have a great passion for history and, after a few horrible history teachers, I think that it is extremely important to have engaging and enthusiastic teachers when it comes to social studies. My main passion is for US History. I think this is, in part, because of the connections my family has. I am able to track my dad's side back to the 1600's when they came on one of the first ships to America from England. From there, my family participated in many different events throughout US history. I hope to one day be able to connect students lives to History so that they become engaged in the material and learn about the bigger picture of history; it's not about people, events, dates, and facts, but, rather, it's the stories of lives and where we are today is because of the stories of the past.

I love outdoor activities such as camping, snowboarding, and hiking. I also love to travel and I am very fortunate to have able to go on some amazing family vacations. Two of my favorite vacations were to Argentina and the Grand Canyon. My dad and I went to Argentina for ten days and stayed in Buenos Aires. It was so interesting to immerse myself into a different culture and learn about different ways of life. The trip to the Grand Canyon was but one stop on a two week family vacation out West, but it will be something I never forget. My dad, my brother, and I hiked all the way to the bottom and stayed the night at Phantom Ranch.


 * [[image:www/grand_canyon.jpg width="365" height="281" caption="My brother and I at the top of the Grand Canyon!"]] ||
 * My brother and I at the top of the Grand Canyon! ||

I don't have a lot of free time to participate in many organizations or extra-curricular activities, but the one organization I do volunteer for and work with is the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. This is a cause I hold near and dear to my heart as I lost a friend to suicide in high school. Every year, I participate in an Out of the Darkness walk in Ann Arbor. The walks are held nationally and raise money and awareness about suicide and mental illness. The money is used to help raise the awareness in an attempt to erase the stigma attached to these issues and to educate people on signs and symptoms so communities can work together to reduce the number of suicides; these are preventable tragedies. AFSP Website

I look forward to spending the semester getting to know you and //** GO GREEN! **//

**__TE 408 Psychology Minor Lab Modules__**


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 * **Module 2: Psychology Instruction**




 * **Module 3: Psychology Materials**



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For this chapter, I created interactive flashcards on the internet that the students can access while reading the chapter. There are a number of flashcards with the information I felt was most important to take away from the readings on the "front" of the card and the "back" of the card is blank. After completing the reading, the students would access this website and start the "study session" which would randomly present them with the flashcards and they would then be able to test their knowledge by seeing if they can write down what should be on the opposite side of the card or if they need to refer back to the readings and go over a topic again. I would give each of the students a set of paper flashcards so they could create their own as they went through the activity. In the end, we would go over everyone's answers as a group and edit the online flashcards so the back of the cards was no longer blank and they would have their individual set of cards along with the class set on the website.

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