K-1 Reflection

During this time DI worked on safety skills and personal information for Audriana. DI wrote Audriana personal information and printed for future session Audriana and DI practice her dad & mom name, address and her parents phone number. In addition DI research for social stories which Audriana und acknowledge that it's important to stay close to an adult when she is at school, home, daycare or in the community.

As part of a restructure in a one form entry primary school, I was appointed the position of being part of the School Improvement Team and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO). The SENCO role was previously overseen by the Headteacher whom I work closely with in relation to both of the positions I hold. As well as having these responsibilities within the school, I am a full-time class teacher in Year 2.

The intro to chapter 9 in Cunningham & Allington(p.150) made me chuckle a bit, as I have many times asked that especially to my youngest son who “strongly disliked” writing up all the way through 8th grade. And he was not that amused over my question. I do believe that he was mostly thinking about how he could get out of the writing task altogether more than what to write. Fortunately now, a changed student, as a freshman in High School his attitude towards writing has greatly improved. I can only imagine how many other students are facing the same frustrations, and how inventive teachers have to be to encourage all students to write.

The past two weeks of dissection have been very valuable learning opportunities and extremely enjoyable. Dr Molyneux and the demonstrators were so helpful and caring; I felt they truly made a difference to how much I understood from this dissection experience. As well as this, I feel very privileged to have been given this opportunity to dissect a human body and would like to thank the individual who kindly donated their body for this purpose.

In Unit 1 I learned how important annotating is. I used to see annotating as a waste of time until I got into the first semester of English dual credit and my whole perspective was changed. Annotating helped me create a much better essay but organizing the short story. I also learned in Unit 1 that using your time wisely is very important. Even though the due dates seem to be far away, we become so busy with our other activities that time gets away so fast and the due date is here in no time.

Throughout my time in the class I've become accquainted with fellow students and recieved lessons on the principles of writing. I hope to gain as much knowledge on this subject throughout the semester as well as in RWS 1302. Graduating as soon as possible is a goal I am set to accomplish.  Therefore, I will strive to work to the best of my abilities in order to complete the course and obtain a well deserved grade.  In this website I will present my writing pieces, goals, and information about myself. Please feel free to offer constructive criticism and contact

Today I had the opportunity to partake in leading a professional development on effective of PLCs. The purpose of this professional development was to bring awareness and support to assessment and evaluation, related research about organizational change, and the correlation between PLCs and school culture. The opening of my presentation consisted of the KWL chart where the teachers and administration were asked for three things they knew about assessment and evaluations in the classroom. I thought that part went extremely well. Both teachers and administration were completed involved and participated in healthy discussions on this matter.

I am shocked to hear that your district doesn't offer a language proficiency test, but I am aware that my old high school also failed to offer a test. Secondly, I really enjoyed hearing about your choice as an informal assessment. For example, I would have never thought freedom of speech to be relevant; however, it is extremely relevant when it pertains to your classroom. I really think we sometimes take the First Amendment for granted, but honestly, it is what allows for us to engage in discourse without the threat of political/legal repercussions. Also, I am happy to hear that your district has given the K-ELPA, but I am excited to see that a district around the Pittsburg area is advancing towards the K-ELPA 2. Honestly, ELL students are

Everyone is likely to experience some form of discrimination or prejudice; as is anyone capable of acting prejudiced towards others. On April 5th, 1968, a teacher in Riceville, Iowa named Jane Elliot conducted an experiment with her third grade class that dealt with the concept of discrimination; and was documented in Peters’ 1985 ‘A Class Divided’. The exercise originally took place the day after Martin Luther King was assassinated. The documentary is an eye opener to the world of racism and discrimination. Bucher (2010) describes racism as “discrimination based on the belief that one race is superior to another” (97). According to Bucher (2010) “discrimination is defined as the

To developing a trusting relationship with (K.B) I used active listening and consistent eye contact while asking her to identify and express feelings associated with things that bug her. A series of questions were asked pertaining to this topic to assess (K.B) level of insight about the things that annoy her.

During the whole situation from the moment we pulled up out side the house I was very nervous and wanting to give a good impression only made this worse. Once we had entered the house and met Tom I calmed down a little. I was surprised at my own reaction of distaste when I entered the house and encounter a grumpy drunk so early in the morning; I had no prior knowledge of his situation (Claire later informed me that his wife had recently divorced him and he was having difficulties coping).

Summer to senior year of high school is approaching in a couple months; I guess it’s that time of year again to figure out what I’ll be doing over the summer. As I’m scrolling through the news feed on Schoolloop, the place where all the internships are posted, my eyes widen at an internship similar to an owl sitting on a branch of a tree in the middle of the night hooing. This internship was called KP LAUNCH, also known as Kaiser Permanente LAUNCH internship program. As I read the description of the program, I already knew that this program was a great fit for me, especially for my future because I want to be in the medical field, but as I read further, the part where it said that this program only accepts 15 applicants, stopped me from printing

This semester I learned a lot about writing in English 151. It has been a roller coaster ride with these essays for me this semester. I learned step by step how to write a good essay and how to have your readers be engaged in what you’re trying to tell them. Each essay I did has taught me something valuable I can take to the next level of English. I feel as if as the semester went by I did not take my writing that seriously and that reflected in my grades I received in each essay. It made me a better student and writer and it will reflect next semester. In this essay, I will reflect on what I learned throughout this semester that you should apply in your writing when you begin English 151.

During my first semester here at Stout I learned lot in all my classes but especially in my Composition 1 class. As I did not have the greatest English teachers in the past this semester was very helpful to me. Not only was I able to expand my composition skills but also how to think and develop my writing even further. I could apply these new skills in my speech class as well and it gave me a better help when preparing and presenting my speeches.

The book “Divergent” was a novel by Veronica Roth. The book falls into the categories of realistic fiction and scientific fiction. The setting of the book is set in a futuristic society in Chicago where it is divided into five factions. They are Abnegation, Dauntless, Erudite, Candor, and Amity. The story of “Divergent” is told by first person since the narrator, Beatrice is explaining the story from her own perspective. Identity is the main theme throughout the book. In addition, a person doesn’t have to be labeled as one thing, they can have multiple traits. Finding out your relationship with people and figuring out where you fit in plays a big part to the theme of the story.