My distinguished padlet by https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns Made with whimsy en-us 2020-08-14 22:47:26 UTC 2023-02-14 21:06:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Vision Board dianablopez https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/681097958 I believe my vision board shows that I like nature and being outside. Therefore, think play is an essential tool for a child developmental learning. I would want to become a teacher in a low income area where I can make a difference; and eventually become a principal. I want to make sure low income children and parents get the available resources. Connect with parents, children and build a stronger community that supports children; and perhaps show that play is important when it comes to learning. Learning is not just worksheets and tests. I want all children to achieve their highest potential and do their best. ]]> 2020-08-14 22:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/681097958 The 3R’s of Early childhood 9/15/20 dianablopez https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/808277557 -What I decided to do this week was to be proactive. I will not be meeting with my mentor teacher or her classroom, because the children in her class still don’t have access to their tablets. We are hoping that they will get them within the next two weeks.
- I decided to complete the certificate of achievement on The 3R’s of Early Childhood. The videos and modules were extremely informative. Specially, for me since I’ll be a new mom. The modules gave great insight on what to expect aswell as what is “normal” behaviors and developmental achievements based on family heritage. 
- I have attached 3 images that show completion of the modules for a total of 6 hours. 
]]> 2020-10-06 20:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/808277557 8/27/20 @10:22-10:50am dianablopez https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/809557413 -17th of August started school started
-school is sending iPads to children then live Webex meetings will start.
-parents will send pics and vids.
- goal is to start lesson plan #1 10/5/20 once all children are connected to WiFi and have iPads.
-uses frog street curriculum (pre-k)
-big words, interactive, nice lesson plans in resources.
-first theme “my school and me”
-word of the week is introduced and how to incorporate in their vocabulary.
-keep same objectives
-mentor believes in “conscious discipline” (being conscious of what child is doing.”
-it is also a self regulating tool “stop and think what can we do”
-frog street.com comes with pamphlet
-mentor has 17 student enrolled
-there’s two sessions 1st session starts at 9am
-second sessions starts at 3pm no no more than an hour each session.
-include morning greeting.
-physical education
-2nd step self regulation including breathing strategies (social emotional activity)
-math activity
- language activity
-mentor will update me when we will start Webex meetings. Which she thinks will be the second week of September hoping all children have iPads and internet by then. ]]> 2020-10-07 08:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/809557413 9/23/20 dianablopez https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/809571435 @9-9:36am
- started class with good morning song sang in Spanish and English.
-brought out Fanny frog (puppet)
-mentor took role by describing what shirt each child was wearing and mentioned their name
-read a book and sang while playing the ukulele.
-could not share the book on the children’s screen. 
-educator improvised and used her phone instead to show illustrations.
-educator introduced 5 rules of being an online student.
-sang a goodbye song
-what I learned this day was that as educators we always have to improvise. If something is not working be quick on our feet.

9/24/20
@3-3:30pm
- 7 student joined
-greeting “good afternoon song sang in Spanish and English.
-lesson “what can you hear?”
-read book on sounds
-book explained that vocal cords are used to make noise from mouth
-mentor asked student to touch their throat as she showed where their throat was
-children were asked to find something in their house that made noise. Children showed whistles, trucks...
- educator went over rules and used card to show illustrated rules.
-no eating, raise their hand, showed were the microphone and camera were on their iPads
-homework was to write 3 kind word
-sang goodbye song
-I noticed that there’s an Asian student in the mentors class. I thought it would be nice to also sing a song in the child’s home language. Not just Spanish and English. What I enjoy is the passion my mentor teacher has when it come to the children in her class. She’s so talented she sings, play the ukulele, is very engaging and caring. It is awesome to see that even though we’re not in a classroom physically her passion is seen.
]]> 2020-10-07 08:23:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/809571435 10/1/20 @9-9:35am dianablopez https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/809574052 -mentor introduced new puppets
-sang a song to remember to wash hands
-word of the week “fabulous”
-morning song sang in Spanish and English
-showed images that started with the letter “f”
-asked children to find something in their house that started with the letter “f”
-children brought a flower, fishing pole.
-children were given h.w to show pictures of their family.
-what I learned from this meeting is that educators make mistakes to. Mrs. Marcial wanted to show a picture of a “football” but instead showed a picture of a soccer ball. She informed the students that she made a mistake and tried to find a picture of a football but her phone was not working. What I learned through this meeting is that plans are not always perfect and it’s okay. You don’t have to stress just continue with the lesson and keep on going.]]> 2020-10-07 08:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/809574052 10/01/20 @9-9:40am dianablopez https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/809575339 Children did physical activity indoors.
Yoga video was shown and the instructor and children had to do the poses of the video. The video engaged the children because when they hit to do their activity they were not sleepy. They were more talkative and engaging. After that the children got some exposed to math concepts. They got to use a ruler and measure the height of their choice of toy.
-What I learned today is that an educator need to be intentional with their lesson. Ms. Julie knows that children are a bit more tired in the morning and decided to do something engaging such as yoga. She got her mat and was showing us simple yoga moves.]]> 2020-10-07 08:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/809575339 10/08/20 dianablopez https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/843049896 No Webex meeting today. (Made up time on 11/8/20 3-3:40)


-Also met with my mentor at the school to drop off the supplies the children would need for my second lesson implementation.

-We opened with a song.
-Asked children what they did for the day
-We did the pretzel stretch
-Children learned a few numbers.
-Did not have a chance to read a story, but parents were advice to go to a provided link so children can go over it once class was over.
-Got a white board/marker and showed how to write number dictated by mentor teacher.
-Got play dough to represent the number children wrote down.

- Today, I was able to meet my mentor teacher. I wish it would have been under different circumstances, because I wanted to hug her😅. I think she’s such an amazing, sweet teacher. Every time we are in class she always has the sweetest spirit with the warmest smile. Makes the children feel safe and cared for. I enjoyed the lesson today, because children learned/ were able to visualize their number in 4 different ways. The first way was by counting with our fingers, the second was with dots shown on the screen, third they had to write the number down and finally with play dough they had to represent  what number they had written down/seen on the screen. What I learned is that there are many creative ways to get children interested in a simple lesson such as number recognition and representation. It was given to them in a more exiting/engaging way.]]> 2020-10-19 23:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/843049896 10-15-20 @ 9-9:30 & 3-3:30 dianablopez https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/854093807 -Children learned the word sink and float.
-Greeting
-Word of the week
- Read a story
-Predicted if the items Mrs. Julie would sink or float.
-Homework was assign to create their own boat like in their story.
What I took from this lesson is that children were very interested in doing a science project. Out of all the days I’ve visited the class they seem to be more engaged when it came to a hands on activity that foster exploration, and their senses. The children enjoyed getting their own objects from home and make their own predictions.
-Mrs. Julie is such an amamasing teacher. She’s very attentive and listens to children. She does not make children feel bad if the get something wrong such as the letter of the week. What I learned today was to be caring and compassionate. Children will not always remember something during class even if they had heard it the day before; but that’s okay. As long as you are patient and work with them they will eventually get the concept.

]]> 2020-10-22 19:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/854093807 10/21/20 @1-1:45pm dianablopez https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/854133440 Met via WebEx with Mrs. Julie to go over the lesson plan. Had great input from her on how I could add images to show children hand movements for our song.

10/22/20 @9-9:30 & 3-3:30pm
Implemented my lesson. It was a bit nervous,  because I’ve never taught a small lesson. The only experience I have is doing provocations. Mrs. Julie gave me feedback for the afternoon session such as verbally acknowledging or stating what I see children doing during the activity. Showing that I’m still attentive to what each child is doing.
So for the afternoon session we had trouble with the sound there was poor internet connect; but what I have learned from Mrs. Julie is to keep going even if something goes wrong. Children usually are not aware when something goes wrong such was the case of our song.
- Overall I think the lesson went well. I think it was a great experience teaching a virtual lesson with children. I would have love to of done it in person because you can be more hands on and interact with children more. As well as expand the lesson if children still showed interest while in class.

]]> 2020-10-22 20:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/854133440 10/29/20 9-9:30 & 3-3:30pm dianablopez https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/854199224 -Lesson was on colors.
Morning greeting. Pumpkin song that showed different  colors was shown, children shared their toy and color. Interactive book was read Brown Bear Brown Bear. Activity was to place color mats on the floor. Children grabbed an item that represented the color mat that was given. The purpose of the activity was to introduce children to their colors.
- Today, what I learned from my mentor teacher was her appreciation for children’s language development. After the Webex meeting was over she mentioned that the reason she wanted children to share their toy was to get more verbal communication from them. Since she feel that online learning is mainly done as a one women show. Meaning the educator dictates/ teaches the lesson and children just sit there and listen. I see that for Mrs. Julie having one on one interaction with children is very important. Which ties with what we are learning and reading in class. ]]> 2020-10-22 20:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/854199224 11/5/20 @9-9:40 & 3-3:36 dianablopez https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/854200187 -This week the children learned about the concept of small and big.
- The letter of the week was gigantic.
-The letter of the week was D.
-Children also learned about rivers, lakes, and animals. The purpose was for children to compare sizes.
-Today, they made bubbles we used pipe cleaners to make our wands, water and dish soap to make the bubble mixture.
-The questioned asked was “how can we make bubbles?”
- I’m not sure that I learned anything new today. The lesson plane went smooth. We did not have any technical difficulties. However, Mrs. Julie did play her guitar when singing our morning song. Which I think is pretty awesome. She’s so talented. She sings, plays instruments and appreciates the students in her class. You can clearly see her sincere passion for teaching. I think the ability she has to incorporate music in her class can encourage students to maybe pick up an instrument as well. She’s always patient when children have a hard time answering a question, and never gets frustrated. It’s something I really appreciate I’m an educator. ]]> 2020-10-22 20:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/854200187 11/12/20 8-9:40am & 3-3:30 dianablopez https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/854201375 -Met with mentor teacher at 8am to go over the outline of my lesson plan. At 9 we went over the lesson with the children. Children were more interactive. We did however, had difficulties with the wifi which was a bit frustrating because I couldn’t hear children answering/interacting with me. I just seen their images move. Over all I think the lesson went okay. Hopefully the afternoon class does not have any WiFi connection problems.

- The afternoon class went a bit better. Children were more engage and were able to tell me why we couldn’t see germs. However, Mrs. Julie still had WiFi problems and there was an echo. Children participated in answering questions on what were the steps to washing their hands.

- I spent $6 on materials. I’m counting  money spent as as well as meeting Mrs.Julie at her school site to deliver the purchased materials. (+4hrs)

-Once again I wish I would have been able to teach the lesson plan in person. Asked children to wiped their desk as well as asked them what are other places germs can live in the classroom. Teach them the proper technique on how to wash their hands. Over all I think the lesson went okay. I’m so glad Jarely and Mrs. Julie were able to assist me when I couldn’t see or hear children raising their hands.]]> 2020-10-22 20:35:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/854201375 11/16/20 9:30-10:15am dianablopez https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/896324945 -Met with my mentor teacher, and discussed how I did on my lesson plan. She said that it went good children both in the morning and afternoon class were engaged. They were able to get the concept as well as enjoyed the props I bought them. We also went over the course of this semester. I told her that even though I have completed my 10 hours I would still like to finish the year with the students. Seeing that next semester they would see a new student.
11/19/20 9-9:40
-Children were able to go on a field trip with Mrs.Julie. Children took their iPads and went outside to find something in nature then brought back home and described it.
-They learned the letter J sound as well as how to write the upper and lower case J.
-Children were very engage when it came to going outside. They were exited.
-They were also introduced how to sign language the alphabet.
-Mrs. Julies WiFi was horrible and kept on freezing but she made the best out of it.

-What I learned today was the I portable of team work. Today Mrs. Julie had a very hard time with her WiFi connection and Jarely had to step in for most of the class time. It’s important that the head teacher and aid are in constant communication just I case there’s any problems. Mrs. Julie even though she was frustrated she did not show it to the children. When she was able to connect back she always kept a smile and was really animated and sweet.

- I also completed 8 hours of the Ceco modules Integrated Nature of Learning. Modules 1-4]]> 2020-11-06 00:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/896324945 11/23/20. Completed 5 hrs of Family Partnership and culture modules 1-5 dianablopez https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/954720368 2020-11-24 03:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/954720368 12/7/20 dianablopez https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/991418249 I completed 19 module hours and 16 mentee hours. In addition I sent a thank email to Mrs. Julie for being such an amazing mentor teacher and guiding me with my lesson plans.]]> 2020-12-06 12:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dianablopez/4bzjjcmd7upfvlns/wish/991418249