Lesson 2 Reflection

Content:

1. Positive Statement
   I actually had a good time while I was presenting.
What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?
I'm most proud of my content. Only because I wasn't sure if my content was going to bore people, but after few people walked up and told me that I had done a good job.

2. Questions to Consider
       a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?
                P  
       b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.
I deserve a P because I met all the requirements, I made talking time and I had adequate Professionalism, Organization and Creativity, Justification of Answer, and Audience involvement.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?
 What worked for me was just pacing myself with my content, not tying to blast through it but not going super slow either.


4.  (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?
I would try and make my activity more fun or change my activity all together.


5. Finding Value
What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?  
Something along the lines of "Teaching students the right test taking strategies."  

Blog 11: Mentorship 10 hour check

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?
-Cortez Magnet School
2.   Who is your contact?
-Mrs. Smith
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)? 
-10 hrs   
4.   Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.
-I did whatever tasks she needed. That was stapling packets printing/copying worksheets and homework, graded multiplication test and vocabulary quizzes.

Senior Project, The Holiday

1.What did you over the break with your senior project?

- Over break I couldn't go to mentorship because they were on break as well. So I couldn't really do much. 

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did and why?  What was the source of what you learned?
-I don't know what to put for this question since over break I really didn't do much. The only thing I did was I tutored my sister over the break so she could pass her reading test. Also, I tested her in multiplication because she has had trouble passing the 4's test. This is basically what I do at my mentorship anyways.

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?

-I would talk to another teacher at the school, only because they have experience in what my senior project is about.

Extra Blog Post: December

For this month I haven't been to mentorship. The only reason is because model assembly took of a lot of my time for the first two weeks of the month. Also, because I go to a school they got out for vacation at the same we do. I know these are just excuses but... that's all I got. Sorry. Anyways I have had a good vacation so far. I have nothing to complain about I have mostly gone to the park and back almost everyday with my little sisters. My little sister was assigned homework and I have been helping her with that. Also with her multiplication tables since she has been struggling. That's the closest I have done for my project these past two weeks since her class is were I do my mentorship at. Well guess I'm done here until next month. Well actually until Blog 10 is due. Either way peace out!

EQ

1. I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.
2.  Review the following EQs and

• Tell us if it meets the rule of 3 criteria.
• Tell why it does or why it doesn't

 a.  What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?
-Yes, because the person studying this topic can study and use what is not healthy weight loss and compare it to what is healthy which gives it depth.
 b.  What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?
-No, needs a little more direction to many ways the question could split off.
 c.  What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?
-No needs better wording it's confusing.
 d.  How can an Anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?
-No, because the question it's self is to vague and how can you determine what the best treatment is?

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. 

-What is the best way to teach struggling students and raise test scores?

Research and Working EQ

1.  What is your working EQ?

What makes an effective teacher?

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

The ability for the teacher to be able to reach any child and teach them in a way that makes more sense to them. Weather it be through the use of visuals and props or textbooks and workbooks.

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 piece of research that I have had so far is the Philosphy of Education by Nel Noddings. The book has helped me answer the Eq because it is based on the different thinking styles that teachers can show there children as well as what from in the opinion of the author would work better in a modern classroom. The book covers everything from logic and reasoning to morality and ethics.

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

My mentor is Ms. Smith at Cortez Elementary School, what I doing relates to my Eq because I can observe how she conducts her class room and when I help kids who need it I get to try out different methods that I have been reading about.

Independent Component 1Approval

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

What I plan to for my independent component I am planning to tutors 3rd graders at Cortez Magnet School and see how the students respond to my teaching methods. Also I would want to prepare maybe a mock lesson to see how much work and creativity is required to have a successful lesson.

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

What I plan to do to show evidence is take pictures of me and the classroom. Also I will have to ask permission but take take pictures of the students and their work.

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

This will help see how the students respond to me as a tutor. Also it will allow me to try different teaching techniques that I have read about. With trying different teaching methods I can see which ones the students would respond better to and obtain the information better.