(1) Positive Statement
What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?
The thing I am most proud of (besides making time ) is that I was able to keep my nerves to a minimum. I was actually not nerves until I started to present because I have never been good at introductions. Although I was nerves I was able to calm myself down by the encouraging smiles I got from the audience, therefore, I want to say thank you to the people who smiled at me during my presentation it truly helped.
(2) Questions to Consider
a. What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation (self-assessment)?
For my senior presentation I would give myself a P+ because at the end I recieved positive feedback on how well I explain my content by including examples every time I explained a concept. I also had positive feedback on my how well my PowerPoint was done.
b. What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)?
For my overall senior project I would give myself an AE because I did extensive research. Throughout my project I aimed to go deeper into my essential question and answers in order to get a further understanding of teaching. I also networked with other teachers to be able to give me different perspectives on how they saw my answers.
(3) What worked for you in your senior project?
What really worked for me was having a wonderful mentor who's name is Lourdes Garay. She helped me from the very beginning till the end. She even helped me create my essential question and answers and helped me understand how each answer applied. She also helped me network with other teachers in order to get a different point of view. This showed me how different teachers handle different situations. She was also the one who introduced me to a book called "Setting Limits in a Classroom" by Robert J. Mackenzie and Lisa Stanzione. Without this book I don't know what I would have done. It had very clear and useful information that helped me explain all three of my answers.
(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?
If I had a time machine I think I would go back right before I started my presentation and try not to second guess myself. Before my presentation I wasn't nervous. This scared me because usually ( every presentation) I am always nerves, therefore, since I wasn't nervous I started to psych myself out, which didn't help me because it caused me to be unsure of myself.
(5) Finding Value
How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors? Be specific and use examples.
My senior project is something that I will never forget. I want to be a teacher in the future because of the wonderful teachers I have had who have inspired me. Also the teachers who weren't the greatest have inspired me to want to be a better teacher hopefully at least half as good as the teachers who have been my inspiration. After that being said my project has helped me get a better understanding of my future career by doing extensive research and going to mentorship. My essential question has helped me get a better understanding on how a teacher could spend less time disciplining their classroom and more time teaching. Although throughout my project teachers would always ask me "Are you sure you still want to be a teacher?" the answer is yes. I know that teaching is a difficult career so in a way I got a head start on making it easier for me by doing the research and going to my mentorship.
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