Extra Blog Post: November

Kids now in days don't really know what thanksgiving is or why we even celebrate it. This is a good video that would be able to be shown to kindergarteners and still have them understand what its all about because of its cartoon designs and how simple they explain everything. 

Blog 11 : EQ

1.   Review this.  Confirm by stating "I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ."

Essential Question 
Once a topic is chosen, the student will develop a working essential question.  The purpose of the working essential question is to help the student build a strong foundation of research which will allow him or her to create an essential question that encourages depth and rigor in the chosen topic.  An essential question must:

• Provide a framework for studies (It calls for breadth and depth of research, Is not a yes/no question)
• Take a stance (It allows you to argue some point, Cannot be a recitation of facts or a list)
•  Format (It is specific, The wording makes sense)

I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.

2.  Review the following EQs and

• Tell us if each meets the rule of three.
• Tell why they do or don't.

 a.  What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?

• This EQ does cover the rule of three for an EQ because it makes you think and there is also many answers for this question because people lose weight in different ways.

 b.  What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?

• This question follows the rule of three because it is not a yes or no question and there can be many different ways a person can answer this question. 

 c.  What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?

• The question isn't very clear so it doesn't exactly follow the rule of three, but there can be more than one answers to this question, and it isn't a yes or no question.  

 d.  How can an anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?

• I think this EQ follows the rule of three and it is pretty straight-forward and there can be different ways to answer this question. 

3.  Based on your review of the rule of 3 and your experience with assessing four EQs, please write another draft EQ for your senior project.  The senior team will be meeting with students shortly for EQ revision and approval; you are expected to bring your research notebook to that meeting with your EQ draft written inside in pencil.

• What is the best way a kindergarten teacher can teach his/her students to get the best results from them?

Blog 9: Lesson 1 Reflection

1. Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your Lesson 1 Presentation and why?

 Im most proud about the fact that I knew my information and although I had flash cards I did not refer back to them. 

2. Questions to Consider

       a. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 1 Presentation (self-assessment)?

       AE       P          AP       CR       NC

       b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 1 component contract.

 I think I deserve an "AP" because I did not turn in my rough draft on time but I did everything else I was suppose to. 

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 1?

 What worked for me was actually being passionate about my topic. I know that there is people that don't really like their topic but I like mine and that really helped me memorize my information. 

4. (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 1?

 I would turn in my rough draft on time and talk slower to be able to make time. 

Extra Blog Post : October

Since it is October I decided to make this blog post Halloween themed. This is a song called "Shake Dem Halloween Bones", it is a song for kindergartners or children in early childhood education and it is a pretty fun song that teachers can play for the children also teaching them how the bones are connected in an appropriate way for younger children which I thought was pretty cool.

Blog #8 : Research and Working EQ

1.  What is your working EQ?

• What is the best way a kindergarten teacher can teach the students?

2.  What is a possible answer to your working EQ? Please write the answer in thesis format. 

Working EQ: What is the best way a kindergarten teacher can teach the students?

•  There are many different ways of teaching and all kids learn differently,

•  The teacher should try out each teaching method and see which one seems to be more effective with all or almost all of the students. 

3.  What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ?

• The most important source I have used was an article listed in my working bibliography, that talks about how all children in kindergarten and early education have different methods of learning. It also talks about how teachers should try to make the lessons fun so the children stay focused and learn better.

4.  Who is your mentor, or where are you doing mentorship, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?

• My mentor is Ms. Michelle Pena-Handley, I am doing my mentorship at Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary School in Pomona, CA. This relates to my working EQ because she is a kindergarten teacher and she knows about the different methods of teaching.

Blog #7: Independent Component 1 Approval

INDEPENDANT COMPONENT

1. Describe what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

For my independent component I will do an extra 30 hours of mentorship.

2.   Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence. 

I will be doing my independent component hours with a different teacher and I will continue doing mentorship with my current mentor.

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

This will help me with my senior project topic in more depth because I will get more time with the students and I will be in two different classrooms learning from two different teachers.

Extra Blog Post: September

For September's extra blog post I decided to share this video with you because I really think the video shows that every kid has a different personality and different attitude for school. This relates to the children in the classroom where I am doing my mentorship because all the kids there are very nice, but they do have different personalities and attitudes. Some kids also have different methods of learning. I just really liked this video and I hope you enjoy it also.

Blog #6 - Second Interview Preparation

Who is your mentor and where do they work?

• My mentor is Mrs.Michelle Handley and she works at Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary School in Pomona, CA.

What five questions will you ask them about their background?

1. When did you realize or decide you wanted to become a kindergarten teacher? Were there other choices you had in mind?
2. Have you always taught kindergarten or have you taught other grade levels as well? If so, what other grade levels?
3. Is Kellogg the only school in which you have taught or were you at other schools prior to teaching here?
4. How long have you been teaching for?
5. How many years did you have to go to school before becoming a kindergarten teacher? 

Blog #5 - Mentorship and Research Reflection

Describe your experience in how you found your mentorship.

• When I was younger I went to Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary School and my first grade teacher was Mrs. Patricia Pena. Mrs. Pena has a sister that also teaches there, Mrs. Pena-Handley, but she teaches kindergarten. Since I thought about doing teaching kindergarten as my topic for senior project, I thought it would be a good idea to go back to Kellogg and ask Mrs. Handley to be my mentor, and that is how I found my mentorship.  

What has been your most important article you have read so far and why?

• The most important article I have read so far probably has to be Article 3 listed in my WB because it basically list a lot of information a kindergarten teacher who is just beginning to teach or someone who wants to become a kindergarten teacher should know before entering the classroom and working with the children.

My Experience Working With The Children

For my summer mentorship I helped a kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Michelle Handley at Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary School. On my first day there I just met the children and got to know them. I also just helped Mrs. Handley staple the homework for the day and walked around the classroom while the children did math.

On the second day I got to interact with the children more, which I thought was pretty cool. All the kids were very nice and friendly and they were well behaved which was very nie because they made leading activities easy for the teacher, themselves and me. 

Blog #4: Interview Preparation

Interview

1.  I plan to interview my mentor, Michelle Handley, which is a kindergarten teacher at Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary. I plan on interviewing my Mrs. Handley because she is a good kindergarten teacher and I feel she could give me a lot of information on what it is like to be a kindergarten teacher and how it is to work with children of that age. 
2. Additional Questions: 

• How is it like to work with children of the young ages 4-5?
• What are some basic skills you need to be able to deal with the children's behavior?
• How many students do you think should be in a kindergarten class? 

Blog #3 Topic Choice and Working EQ

1. The topic I chose was was teaching kindergarten.

2. A question to help me focus my research this month is "Why is going kindergarten significant in a child's life?"

Blog #2: Summer Mentorship

Literal:

1. Link to mentorship hour log:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NlywreIfEDNZN7eqvf-SjoJZGVb606bFtuZVDuA5pwQ/edit#gid=1284858525

2. What is the contact name & number of where you volunteered?   

Mrs. Handley, kindergarten teacher at Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary school. (909)397-4755     

3. What questions were raised because of the 10 hours of experience?  List them.  

• How will I make time to meet with my mentor when school starts?
• How many times a week would I have to meet with my mentor?
• Is it fine that the kindergarten class has some (5) first grade student since I am focusing on kindergarten?

Interpretive:

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

You need to be patient when teaching kids that are in kindergarten because they are between the ages of 4 and 5 and they sometimes will not listen to you the first time or they might not understand the directions you give them so you will have to explain it to them more than once.

Applied:

5. What is your senior project topic going to be?  How did what you did help you choose a topic?  Please explain.

My senior project is going to b teaching kindergarten. I chose this topic because I really enjoy being with little kids and I'm a patient person when it comes to dealing with small children so I thought this topic would be perfect for me. 

Blog #1: 2-Hour Presentations

2-Hour Presentations

1.  What presentations did you see?

• Social Work for Abused
• Cosmetology
• Soccer
• Suicidal Youth
• Photography
• EMT (First Aid)
• Sales Representative
• HLE Officer
• Physical Therapy
• Engineering
• Pharmaceutical
• Cancer Advocacy 
• Coffee Shop Management
• Marriage and Family Therapy
• Party Planning
• Domestic Violence

2.   What questions do you have that haven't been answered about the senior project? This can be about the senior in general, any components or about a presentation topic you saw or what they said.  

• How is it a 2-hour presentation?
• How long is talking time?

3. What has the most important part of the senior project based on what you are seeing in the 2-hour presentations?

• Based on seeing the 2-hour presentations the most important part of senior project, in my opinion, is your mentorship and how well you know your information.

4. What topic are you considering doing and why?

• I  am considering doing teaching first grade as my topic because working with kids that age seems interesting to me and I have always wanted to be a teacher.

5. What are you doing for your summer mentorship?

• I am not sure yet,