Service

I have been assigned to take part in service at Boulevard school on Lee Rd. I was suppose to start tomorrow, Friday October 1st but it has been postponed until next Friday. I am very excited to start and look froward to seeing what it is i will exactly be doing how what type of students I will be dealing with. I know that I will be tutoring students from grades K-3 in literacy but I am curious to see if the students are well behaved and what level they are at educationally wise. I look forward to next Friday.

Blog 3

1. in order to teach a student, one must understand and know the knowledge they are trying to teach.
2. Do you think service is important to learning?
3. How can teachers helps the students and parents be more involved in skills we are teaching in the classroom.
4. what is considered "too much" or an "overload" for students? is there?
5. Is service always positive??

Ladder of Inference

I based this service off of what I have heard my friends and others talk about their experiences with service through John Carroll University. That then led to my belief in service. I believe that service is a necessity to society and the community. I expect to be a help to students and aid them in their learning. I am very excited and look forward to attending service on Friday.

SL #1

I have not yet started my service learning yet. My first day is this Friday, September 24th. I am very excited though to attend and learn about what I will be doing service wise this semester. I feel that it will be very rewarding and extremely beneficial for me to take part in this learning experience. I look forward to what Friday is going to bring.

Timeline

There have been many things that have occurred throughout my life that has guided me in the direction of teaching. I have always wanted to be a teacher ever since I was little. There was one specific event that sticks out to me when I think about what made me want to become a teacher and that occurred during February if my senior year in high school.
My senior class took a field trip to Broadmoor School, which is a school for special education students. Once there we were assigned groups of students and we did fun activities with them. It was so satisfying to me to see how excited these students would get once they accomplished a task. This confirmed for me that teaching was my future career.

Web Log #1

1. Name, hometown, primary email.
My name is Karlee Robinson and I am from Willoughby, Ohio. My primary email is krobinson13@jcu.edu.

2. What name do you prefer to be called?
I prefer to be called Karlee.

3. Grade level and subject(s) that you want to teach (For graduate students: undergraduate and graduate degree(s), education license(s), current employment: grade level, subject(s) if applicable, district).
I would like to teach fifth grade math and science.

4. What are you into; what makes you special? Share a few “unique” aspects about yourself that would help our classroom community get to know you a bit better.
I am a cheerleader, here at John Carroll. I come from a family of five and have two younger siblings, a sister named Mackenzie and a brother named Ben.

Learning Style and more: 5. Being as specific as you can, what must be in place for you to feel comfortable taking intellectual and creative risks in a classroom?
In order to feel comfortable and be willing to take intellectual and creative risks in a classroom I must feel like I am in a warm, welcoming environment.

6. I am interested in your perception of yourself as a student. Please describe it. Consider such criteria as a) active oral class participation; b) responsible, timely class preparation (of readings, projects, etc.); c) honest, candid self-assessment; d) awareness of your own preferred learning styles/approaches; e) first thing that you do when you cannot or do not understand something; f)other dimensions you believe to be relevant and informative.

I actively participate in class discussions. I feel that I am a very responsible student and am always on time for class with my homework done. I know that I learn best with hands on activities and note taking. I also go to a professors office hours or find a classmate in my class to help me when I do not understand an assignment or topic in class.

7. Is there anything I should know about you, your learning style, or life situation that may be relevant to your successful performance in this course? (Please decide what to share with the class and what to share in confidence with me).

I learn best with hand on activities.

Education Past and Present

8. Share a formative memory from your experiences as a student.

When I went to Brush High School and observed a ninth grade math class.

9. Please discuss what are, for you, the some significant issues or concerns facing the field of education right now.

Job availability after graduation.

10. Let’s imagine, humbly, that this course is definitely going to be the most meaningful and relevant course you’ve ever experienced. EVER. Drawing on your past experience in classrooms, and thinking uniquely, specifically and BIG, describe what we need to (1) DO (activities/projects), (2) STUDY (content topics and compelling issues/questions), (3) BE (interacting with each other) and (4) AVOID (in the previous three categories) in order for your visionary views of an ideal course to be mostly realized.
1. DO
2. BE
3. STUDY
4. AVOID

About Dr. Shutkin: 13. Write down two or three questions you would like to ask me about myself or the class.

What grade levels and subjects have you taught?

Do you have any kids?