Independent Component 2

• LITERAL
  
  
• (a) I, Perla Villapudua, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
  
  
• (b) 
  • Volunteering at Golden spring k-8 school with Mrs. Morgan.                                                245 S. Ballena Dr.Diamond Bar, CA 91765 
    Phone: (909) 397-4596 
    
  
  
• (c) Provide a digital spreadsheet (aka log of the 30 hours)
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0As7bwGFFrkV-dDZCY05LNmJCTG02VTBNbmpFTnRHclE#gid=0     Under independent component 2 

(d) Explanation of what you completed.   

• For this independent component I wanted to see the difference between preschool and early elementary school. Since my essential question is how preschool best can help a child to succeed in early elementary school? For me it was really good to see both sides. With the help of Mrs. Ortega, I started to volunteer at Golden Spring K-8 School. Since Mrs. Ortega knows Mrs. Morgan (elementary teacher) for me was easier to get to know her. At first I felt lost because I didn’t talk to her that much and the students would stare at me, but after I started to volunteer more they became to know me. What I did, it was mostly helping Mrs. Morgan to correct assignments, test, cut, or glue. It was fun to do because I could see how these children do. Mrs. Morgan class was fun because she teaches first and second grades together; it was interesting to see both sides and how each grade is different and how they react. While I graded assignment I always pay attention to the students. First graders were less responsible that second grades, I could see the difference between each grade. Sometimes Mrs. Morgan put me to help the second graders, this helped me to actually interact with them and see what their responses were. Mrs. Morgan and the students developed trust on me.

INTERPRETIVE 
Defend your work and explain how the significant parts of your component and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work. 

·         In order to gain the trust of the student and the teacher, I needed to volunteer more and more. I volunteer Tuesdays and Thursdays, for my spring vacations I spend the whole week volunteering. In this week I did many hours, and in this week I actually became a new member for these students.  Since I didn’t volunteer everyday Mrs. Morgan always had me something to do, if not she will find something.   

Students being responsible and cleaning their classroom before they leave home.

Every time I volunteer I had to wear a visitor pass.

 First graders activities!

I helped gluing the pictures and the stories.

Parents helped their first graders to create their future career and these ones were one of my favorites.

Hair salon the front and what is inside. Isn't it cute.

                                                                                     

This one is the zoo, I love this one it has lots of animals and is very creative.

Second graders Activities!

   

They made caterpillars that grow REAL grass it was so fun to see; I was surprise to see this.  I help to set them up for open house.

APPLIED
How did the component help you answer your EQ or support one or more of your answers.  Please include specific examples to illustrate how it helped.

·         This component helped me answer my Essential Question because help me to see if the children actually succeed with the answers I created. To generate a child to be successful is by aiding in a child's development of fine motor skills, by increasing a child's social competence, and by providing resources to parents that will create lifelong learning habits at home.  This component showed me that children in early elementary school have and are still building more development on fine motor skills.  Also, it showed me that they are very social with each other and the teacher makes sure that every student has the opportunity to speak. Sometimes Mrs. Morgan put me to staple some letter for parents, in order to let them know that they need to do certain thing in order to help the child. I notice that they are really successful from being preschoolers into early elementary. Now they are getting more prepare to continue into a hard level, and parents as well they are receiving letters from the teacher in order for them to participate and help their student to succeed.

Independent Component 2 Plan Approval

1. Write a description of what you plan on doing for your independent study component.
            Since I didn't have the chance on getting a college course, I decide to look for a training video that will help me with my project. Also I want to contact the Pomona Unified School District to know if I can contact an specialist on early childhood development.

2. Describe in detail how you think your plan will meet the 30 hours work requirement? 
            I think that I will meet the 30 hours because I hope that the video training help me with couple of hours because I want like a course but in a video that shows me what to learn. Also if I get to contact someone in the feel, teacher specialist on childhood development I think I would spend much time with her/him. 

3. How does your independent study component relate to your working EQ? 
           This relate to my Essential Question because I want to find a video that will teach me some answers for my EQ. For example i would like to hear some of the skills that they develop and why they are important. Also how to work with children and the techniques on teaching. With the specialist I will learn more because i'm going to be able to see and ask questions. I think that it will help me the best because the specialist job is to understand the learning process of the children. 

Independent Component 1

LITERAL

(a)  I, Perla Villapudua, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

(b) Ms. Aracelle    Email: aracelletan@csupomona.edu                                                                                          

(c) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0As7bwGFFrkV-dDZCY05LNmJCTG02VTBNbmpFTnRHclE#gid=0 

(d) I worked for 30 hours at the Cal Poly Children Center, is a good experience. I contributed by helping the teachers and also I became to know how a teacher works. It is a very fun but at the same time a difficult job. I say this because the purpose of my independent component was to know the feeling of being a teacher. As I was with the children I notice that it is difficult because not every child is the same, not every child listen, and you as the teacher needs to gain their attention and to trust you. When the children trust you is better because they feel confident to tell you what they feel or to talk to you. Is fun because children are cute and the world with children is the most fun place to be in.

      INTERPRETIVE

My independent component was fun but hard at the same time, at the beginning was fun because I just look what the teacher did and help her. I began to read to them and wanting to gain their trust. When I gain their trust I play with them and continued to help the teacher to create some activities for the children. I ask if I could do an activity by myself for the children, I thought it was going to be easy and fun. It was very easy to decide what the activity was going to be but it wasn't easy to handle them at first, but as I started to help them it was so fun that I felt the best teacher ever. Here are four of the ones that I like the most.

 

I wrote there first letter of their name and they supposed to do the little balls of tissue paper and they glue it on it. 

APPLIED

This helps me to understand my topic better because, as the teacher I actually notice how the children are actually learning, and what skills they are or have develop so far. I was most of the time with children of 3-4 years old; I also worked with 2 and 5 years old children. I saw the difference from each year level how they develop and learn different things.  Everyone is different and learns at their own pace, as a teacher you need to be very patient because not every child is the same and also each age level is different. This helps me to understand my topic better and to know what the children develop and learn.  For example I research on Early Childhood Development and I they develop social, language, cognitive, and motor skills. Also they become to learn the abc’s, numbers, colors, etc. I wanted to know if this was true and yes, it is because in the center the children actually learn is a really good place where a child should start. 

Independent Component 1 Plan Approval

CONTENT:

(1)    Write a description of what you plan on doing for your independent study component.

      For my independence study component I plan to do a study on the benefits that kids has when they attend preschool. I would compare the knowledge preschool kids have compare those that do not attend preschool. I have been noticing the kids of the preschool where I volunteer know a lot more that kids who I interact with outside of the volunteer center. With the help of my mentor and the teachers of the center I plan to prove that preschool makes a big difference for preparing a child for its education.

(2)    Describe in detail how you think your plan will meet the 30 hours’ work requirement.

      I plan on meeting my required work hours by volunteering on the center. While I volunteer there I will ask teacher why preschool is important for children and why is it important for education. Also I will analyze how children are learning by asking them questions.

(3)    How does your independent study component relate to your working EQ?  

      Although I have not yet created an EQ, this independent component would relate to it because preschool prepares children for kindergarten and future education. Educating children is important for both themselves and our future.

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