Thursday, January 30, 2014

Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection

Due Date: The day after your lesson presentation by 8:00 A.M.

Content:

1. Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

- The only thing I would be proud of is my whole presentation template (not the one I turned in) because it had all the information I was going to give out, but couldn't really get to all of it.

2. Questions to Consider
       a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

                AP

       b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

               Justification of Answer: did not site quality research


3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

- I was able to get feedback from students afterwards on what I had missed/didn't explain. (I need to explain what autism is, so that they understand better. Also, not many people really understand what autism is.)

4.  (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?
- Just make time to PRACTICE my presentation more.

5. Finding Value
What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

- Something like keeping a positive mind and being supportive with the students' at all times.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Blog 12: Third Interview Questions

Content:

Post 10 open-ended questions for approval you want to ask an expert in the field of your senior project.  The first question should be your essential question and the other nine must be about the foundation of your essential question or help you answer your essential question.


1. What is the best resource a special ed team can provide high function autistic children in elementary school to promote academic success?

2. In what ways do you communicate with your student(s)?

3. How do you teach social rules/skills? 

4. How do you define your teaching style?

5. How do you use technology in the classroom?

6. What would the routine of the class be on a regular basis?

7. What are the qualities to be a good teacher?

8. Have you ever been in a situation where a student has gotten too out of hand, if so what was the situation the student was in and how did you fix the problem?

9. Are there any specific actions/words you should not use while teaching an autistic student? (sarcasm, idioms, etc.)

10. What is the most significant way to grab a students attention?


The interview itself is not due till Friday February 21st to turnitin.com.

Friday, January 10, 2014

Blog 11: Mentorship 10 hours check

Content:

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?

- Cortez Magnet

2.   Who is your contact?

- Ms. De La Pena

3.   How many total hours have you done (total hours should be reflected in your mentorship log located on the right hand side of your blog like your WB)?  


-  44 hrs and 50 min.

4.   Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.

- Setting up the classroom and doing file work. Also working with the students, helping them in reading and math. Doing a lot of workshops such as art workshops.

5.   Email your house teacher the name of your contact and their phone number confirming who they should call to verify it. 

Monday, January 6, 2014

Senior Project, The Holiday

Content:

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you over the break with your senior project?


 - Since I do my hours working on Senior Project at a school I couldn't really do anything since they were also on break. But I did do some more research on my topic that way  I wouldn't get too behind. I also went to go visited Los Angeles twice over break to see their medical facilities; since LA has such a large population of people. 

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did and why?  What was the source of what you learned?


- From visiting LA I know that there are an increasing amount of autistic children. Where I live I would probably see about one autistic child every week if I were to go out more frequently on a daily basis. But over in LA, in one day I've had seen about five; autistic children aren't easily seen going out during the day.

3.  If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers of your EQ, who would you talk to and why?


- A psychologist that specializes in treating and helping autistic children. They would be the most helpful because they are the ones who really get to work with the children and are specially trained to help them.