Blog 16: Independent Component 2 Approval

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

• I am still unsure, I plan on talking to teachers on what I could do to better this Independent component. Right now I am planning to do lesson plans.

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

• So research and make like a book well like 2 different types of books. One book with lesson plans for teachers that are teaching kindergarten. And another book with like activities that would teach kids new things and basically like packets they get regularly at school to fit with their topic. I will show evidence by linking my sources and formatting them correctly.I will show pictures or add links to my finished component so you can see where I am at and how my books or packets are going. I also plan to give some packets to my mentor Karen Lopez so she can review them and give me tips on what I can fix.

3.  Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.

• I think this component will help me explore my topic by giving me an actual sense of how it is to do lesson plans. And also will guide me and help me find out more what the kids are learning and how teachers are explaining the information to the students. 

4.  Post a log in your Senior Project Hours link and label it "Independent Component 2" log.

• Fin.

Independent Component 1

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• LITERAL
  (a) Write: “I, Anthony Gomez,  affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
  (b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.
• None, Just my mentor Karen Lopez experience of 25 years and still going.
  (c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.
• Done
• (d) Explain what you completed.    
• Done
• INTERPRETIVE 
  Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  
  
• I added a link on my hours log that has all the pictures I took for each day i went in or when i did something different.
• APPLIED
  How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  Please include specific examples to illustrate this. 
• Didn't help much. I guess just talking to my mentor each time I went in. I would get input on what she thought about my answers or id ask her questions and she'd always provide me with information. It was always good and useful information that she gave me.Some information like when she talked ot me about how technology was being implemented in kindergarten. that helped since I related other articles to what she said and found a  correlation between them.

Lesson 2 Reflection

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

• I am most proud on how well I presented because I had enough information that if I wanted to I could've spoken for longer than the time given. 

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

• I honestly think I did well enough to deserve an AE. I felt like I hit all the points necessary.

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

• I felt like I hit all the points necessary. I had an appropriate volume/enunciation, appropriate body language/eye contact, and even engaged with the audience. I used my time effectively, I always had something to teach and say. I had many props and a powerpoint. The research was clear and justified, referenced my mentorship, and had good sources of research. My activity went well and was great, it helped everyone learn my answer, and the game was pretty self-explanatory but I still gave directions.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

• The way I explained everything and used gestures. I really liked how the class responded and participated when I asked questions. My activity also seemed to grab the attention of the class. The class seemed to enjoy it more than I thought they would.

4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

• I would probably change my hook because I think it took a little too long and seemed to bore the class and bore me as well. I'd probably make it more creative next time.

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

• I believe my answer 2 will either have to do with technology or common core. I am leaning more towards technology. So for my answer #2 I'd say. A kindergarten teacher can prepare his student for our quickly changing world by using technology to expand the minds of kindergarteners.

Blog 14: Third Interview Preparation

What is the most effective way for a kindergarten teacher to prepare his students for our quickly changing world?

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?
I plan to interview my mentor again, Karen Lopez. She has been teaching over 25 years.
2.  Verify that you have called your interviewee to schedule an interview.  What is the date and time of the interview? 
I will be interviewing her Tuesday, January 19th at 3 PM.
3.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you find research resources that would help to answer the EQ.
What strategies can I use to find the research for my topic? What sources do you get information from?
4.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you think about other useful activities you might do to help you answer the EQ (IC2, possible experts to talk to, etc).
What do you consider the best method of teaching? Can you tell me a little about how you've noticed education change in the past 20-25 years? What technology has been most useful to you?
5.  Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ. 
What do you think about innovations in education? Is it better or worse?
Do you think technology makes it harder to teach students or easier? If so why?What type of programs are used at this school? Is it well funded or did someone have to look for an alternative and find a cheap program. Since a lot of the money goes towards the free and reduced lunch program?

Blog 13: 10 Hour Mentorship Check-In

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?
I am doing my mentorship at Arroyo Elementry School
2.   Who is your contact?  What makes this person an expert?
Ms.Lopez is my contact and she is an expert because she has been teaching for around 25 years.
3.   How many  hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right-hand side of your blog).
During the summer, I did 15 summer mentorship hours and  throughout the year I did 25 Mentorship Hours. 
4.   Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.
Well for the most part, I usually cleaned, reorganize materials. But I also helped with her lesson plans and made packets for the kids. Some days I get to learn more than others a lot of  my topic. She's let me use materials from her classroom to use for my lesson plan and I think we a have a good connection. To complete my remaining hours I will be coming in like usual but I talked ot her about giving me things to do at home. So I'm also going to be doing tat towards my mentorship.

Blog 12: Holiday Project Update

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

• I did not do anything regarding my senior project.

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

• I learned to check the blog more and that I should've probably did stuff regarding my senior project.

3.  Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible answers for your EQ. Who do you plan to talk to and why?

• I might talk to my mentor again since we had a really good interview the first time and she knows her stuff.
• But I'm most likely going to talk to one of the other teachers on campus who is also a kindergarten teacher (one of my mentors teacher friend).

Blog 11: Lesson 1 Reflection

How I felt after I finished my presentation.

1. What are you most proud of in your lesson, and why?

• I think I am most proud on how I executed my presentation. I had to leave a lot of information out, so I know I could have talked a good 15-20 minutes if I wanted to. I didn't think I would talk well and hit most of the key things I needed to, but I did.

2. What assessment would you give yourself on your lesson? Explain why you earned that grade using evidence from the component contract.

• I'd give myself an AE since I believe I hit every aspect desired on the component contract and spoke the desired amount.

3. If you could go back, what would you change about your lesson?  How can you use that knowledge to give a better Lesson 2?

• I would probably have my probs set up better so the whole room is able to see them. Some people had to stand up to see the books or things i had on the whiteboard. I also could have used pictures.