S H A R O N J O H N S O N A life time experience as an English Language Learner… My great-grandparents were from the West Indies who came to Panama with the sole purpose of working in the Construction of the Panama Canal. Therefore‚ my grandparents and parents first language was English having the opportunity also of studying at the former Panama Canal Zone schools. In my early years‚ I understood English and was able to communicate but only did so when needed. I did all my talking in Spanish
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Learning Experience Paper How could someone become afraid of heights? Acrophobia is simply a fear of heights (Holden‚ 1995). Being afraid of heights is common and sometimes appropriate feeling. The phobia kicks in when you feel afraid in a safe environment such as the inside of a skyscraper. Acrophobia is treated with graded exposure therapy (Holden‚ 1995). Fear is an emotion produced by the brain to avoid a potentially bad situation or anxiety caused by the presence of danger. Fear caused by
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CDA Competency Goals and Functional Areas CDA Competency Goal I. To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment Functional Area 1. Safe 2. Healthy Definitions Student provides a safe environment to prevent and reduce injuries. Student promotes good health and nutrition and provides an environment that contributes to the prevention of illness. Student uses space‚ relationships‚ materials and routines as resources for constructing an interesting‚ secure‚ and enjoyable environment that
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Service learning experience is an educational involvement where by aiding their community students are able to grow in knowledge as well as in personal view. It is essential to understand that by serving the community‚ it can create a positive change in The Rio Grande Valley. By doing my service learning at The Gladys Porter Zoo I view the importance of how even a simple task will make a positive difference. I can mention that what I did was out of comparison to what is done in the whole zoo. If
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Competency Goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment Safe To prevent or reduce injuries while children are in my care I check the rooms complete and by checking the care environment both inside and outside and supervising children at all times. Infants Are placed on their backs when they are sleeping the crib is free of soft materials or other that could cause suffocation. Mobil Infants Are kept safe by making sure that there isn’t anything that is small enough they
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Creative As a home educator I’ll be using variety of developmentally appropriate learning experiences and teaching strategies for children to explore music‚ movement and the visual arts‚ and to develop and express their individual creative abilities. Encourages parents to enter children’s dramatic play‚ to extend and to sustain socio-dramatic role play‚ recognizes and helps parents understand that the process of creating is as important as the product‚ to encourages parents to accept and praise
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Autobiography My name is ____________. I was born and raised in a small town in _______. In elementary school I loved my teachers. They made learning fun and exciting. I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. As I got older‚ goals changed and I didn’t pursue that path. I became ________. The part I loved most about my job was ______________. I was (and still am) very active in my church and have had many opportunities to teach over the years. My favorite volunteer church positions
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uncommon to walk by a lunch table and hear students fervently debating Durkheim and Marx. It is clear that UChicago is a place of constant intellectual stimulation filled with students with a deep passion for learning; as someone who continually seeks to broaden her mind‚ UChicago has the ideal learning environment for me. To me‚ the most
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Analyzing and adapting my brick and mortar practices into the online environment was one of my major challenges. As a new teacher in a virtual school‚ I feel that I successfully innovated and adapted my teaching style. I am a believer in active learning‚ and learning through play. I was eager to dive into power point to create exciting ways to introduce Spanish language to my students. I feel that I accomplished that‚ however‚ PowerPoint is very limited when executed in the LL room‚ for this reason‚ I
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My ECE and CDA Professional Portfolio In this class‚ you will compile a professional portfolio demonstrating your knowledge and skills in the area of early childhood education. To show this‚ you will be asked to do 6 reflective writings (CS) with extension paragraphs (ECS) and to acquire resources (RC) applicable to early childhood. *** see pg 131 of the CDA National Program Book to put this portfolio in order. 2013-2014 2nd semesterCongratulations on beginning the Child Development Associate
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