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Last Class 5/24/12

Thanks everyone for such a great semester! Grades will be posted in a few days. 

Class on 5/17/12

HOMEWORK: Study for Final on 5/24/12, finish Lab hours and Final Resume

Whole class practiced writing a paragraph answering the following question:

What important points did you learn this semester?

Students took a practice quiz on 15 common irregular past tense verbs

Students answered and then discussed the following questions:

16. Which of the following Education Pioneers was a woman?

A. Locke

B. Piaget

C. Montessori

17. If you work in a day care center, what can you control?

A. Children’s feelings

B. Classroom environment

C. The weather

18. Do all children normally progress through distinct stages?

A. True

B. False

19. Head Start is a

A. State Program

B. Local Program

C. Federal program

20. What is NAEYC responsible for?

A. Administering Head Start programs

B. Regulating the free food program

C. Setting high standards for child care.

21. What is Patty Smith Hill famous for?

A. Studying diseases in small children

B. She wrote the “Happy Birthday” song

C. She wrote about infants and their caregivers

22. What is not true about the origin of Kindergarten

A. The first Kindergartens in the United States were taught in Italian

B. Kindergartens started in Germany

C. In the United States Children do not have to attend Kindergarten

Class on 5/10/12

Small group discussed "What elements make a class presentation successful?" Then the whole class discussed and the instructor wrote some of the points on the board. There was also a mini-lesson regarding the building strength of the phrases. "you should... you have to... and you must..."

Students then worked individually to write a paragraph answering the same question.

Instructor then shared examples of last week's paragraphs and students own comments and grades of those paragraphs.

Whole class read through of "Word Pictures" and the fact that while children are individuals and have unique personalities they all progress through the same developmental stages and the time period for those stages while variable do follow scientifically proven time periods.

HOMEWORK:
Students were assigned one section of the Word Pictures (pages 99 through 108). Study your section including looking up words that you don't know in the dictionary. (Instructor warned all that he will ask question about some of the word's meanings.) Then chose 3 or 4 words (some times they are short phrases) that best describe their assigned developmental age. Be prepared to discuss/present in class. 


Study for Quiz on 5/17/12: all irregular past tense verbs studied previously


Assignments for absent students:
Rosa= Physical Motor for 5 year olds (page 108)
Lidia M. = Language for 5 year olds (page 108)
Palmira = Social Emotional for 5 year olds (page 108)

Class on 4/26/12

Whole class reviewed process to write a paragraph
Quiz # 3 on Common Irregular Past Tense verbs

Discussion of Skills from other jobs that are relevant when applying for Teaching positions



Homework: Use the Resume Template below to make your own Resume: Review the whole document. Remember that you will need to erase a lot of the information or replace it with your own. Chose only one sentence under Objective (or write your one sentence).

Your Name

1281 Old West Drive

Redwood City, CA 99999

Tel: 555-555-5555

yourname@gmail.com

Objective:      To obtain employment in education

                                   To work for an accredited preschool

                                   To use my teaching experience and nurturing skills to help children 

Education: Cañada College, Redwood City, Teacher Credential

                                         Estimated Completion Date May 2014

Early Childhood Education Courses Completed:

• ECE 201
• ECE 262

English as a Second Language Courses Completed:

• ESL 880

Other Courses Completed:

• CBOT 430 Computer Applications, Part I
• CBOT 472 Beginning Word Processing

Early Childhood Education Certificate, In Progress                                                                                      

GED, Sequoia Adult School, Menlo Park, CA                                                                                

BA in Public Administration, University of  Mexico

Colegio de ____________, Guatemala

Over seven years of experience and trainings in Child Development field

Work Experience:

ECE Teacher, Creative Montessori, 2010 to present

• Planned lessons
• Prepared the classroom
• Was a leader and a great model for all my students
• Taught curriculum

Teacher Aid, ABC Preschool, August 2008 to 2010.

·           Helped the teacher to prepare the class

·           Prepared the snack

·           Helped with bathroom duties

·           Checked and assisted with homework

·

Administrative Assistant, Target, Redwood City, CA   2008- Present

• Organized invoices and filed company documents
• Conducted inventory
• Made bank deposits

Store Assistant, Pericos, Colima, Mexico  2009

• Checked inventory weekly and ordered merchandise
• Paid invoices for merchandise
• Stocked and displayed newly arrived merchandise
• Paid bills for store operations

Nanny, with ___________ Family 2006 to 2008

• List Job duties
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•  
•  

Skills:

Project Planning                                    Leadership

Tutoring                                                          Public Speaking

Coordinating Groups                       Bilingual (Spanish)

ESL adaptation                                      Working with Learning Disabilities

Volunteer Experience & Extracurricular Activities

Singing in __________Choir

Play (instrument)

Church Group: organized________, 2006 to 2007

Volunteer at Ceasar Chavez Elementary School, Redwood City, 2003 to 2005

Student Leadership in Latinos Unidos Club, 2010

Experience working with Special Needs child at __________meeting at 2008 to 2009

Enjoy hiking, bicycling, Aerobics (Zumba, etc)

                    

Class on 4/19/2012

Warm up Activities:

Whole class reading on Patty Smith Hill. Total Physical Response (follow the leader).

Whole class practice last set of irregular past tense verbs. Students acted out verbs in front of class and wrote correct spellings on the board. 

Students took a practice quiz on the following verbs:

sang                  said

spoke                took

slept                  understood

thought             spent

woke                wrote

Students corrected each other's work. The professor emphasized need to study.

Discussion of required lab hours. Only Assignment #1 through 4 are needed.

Students practiced dialogue on handouts/worksheets. Emphasis was past tense yes and no questions. 

Professor lectured on importance of To Do as both a real verb and an auxilary verb. 

Homework: Finish sections 1 through 4. Absent on 4/19/12? Email Garth and he'll send you an email copy.