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      <title>Playworks Journal by Danielle Flores</title>
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      <description>Exploring is learning</description>
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      <pubDate>2021-01-02 05:27:19 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>October 19 - 23, 2020 (Week 1) </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The first day, we met our cooperating teachers and the directress of the Playworks Makati center. They gave a short orientation regarding what to expect and their guidelines such as attire of teachers, routines, etc. I thought that it would be scary but the directress was really kind to us and made us feel welcomed. They then assigned us to our age level/classes and I was assigned to toddlers (2yr olds). We were then allowed to observe the class assigned to us, but because of the orientation, I entered the zoom class in the middle of the session already. My class only had 3 students during that session, and not all of them listened. I noticed toddlers that would run away from the camera, wouldn’t listen or respond to the teacher. It made me worry about how hard class management would be once I do my demo teaching. I’ve been trained to teach, manage, and guide children in a face-to-face setting, but being faced in a new setting with almost no training makes me lose part of my confidence. I’ll just have to recall and reapply what I’ve learned in my edutech classes.</div><div>	The second day, I was able to observe the class from start to finish. I was curious about how they entertain kids while waiting for other kids to enter, just like in a physical classroom but apparently they start right on time whether or not all kids are there yet. I got to note down their routine and reminders for the children. Before the session started, I asked for a copy of their lesson plan and they sent me their weekly curriculum plan. When I saw it, I was amazed. It’s detailed, organized, and aligned. I was at awe with the planning system they had. The teacher and directress were still able to create such a beautiful plan despite communication difficulties due to the switch to online mode. For this session there were 5 toddlers present. I would say that this meeting was harder not only because of the number of toddlers but also because of the fact that there was a toddler who kept crying, a toddler who didn’t want to be in front of the camera, and one that would fall asleep from time to time. The more practicum hours I do, the more worried I get for my demo teaching. After the observation, I met with the team and asked them questions regarding classroom management and their curriculum planning. They admitted that both are not easy tasks to achieve, and it even got more difficult due to the pandemic. But with proper planning and synchronization, it’s possible and it’s something I inspire to achieve as well once I start my teaching career. During the end of the day, all teachers from Playworks met up in a zoom meeting to discuss “what is your strategy in case of a zombie outbreak?” as the check-out question of the day. It helped us feel part of their community. With the help of their weekly curriculum, I tried preparing for the activity of the day before the class started. I felt amazed that the teachers are able to give the same, or even more energy into the class. I also got to take part in the curriculum planning for the following week. I was first assigned a simple task of creating an activity card that aligns with the topic cause and effect, fine motor skills, and the hand. I searched for several and came up with the D.I.Y. Lava Lamp that the children can do with their parents. During the last day, I was able to open my camera and join in with the activities and songs. At first I thought the kids would be too scared of me to participate but it ended up going well. </div><div><br></div>]]></description>
         <pubDate>2021-01-02 05:27:43 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>October 26 - 28, 2020 (Week 2)</title>
         <author>danielle_flores1</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/danielle_flores1/Bookmarks/wish/1048579415</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>The start of this week was tricky since a lot of teachers were having issues with their internet connections. Some even had unstable electricity. I expected this to be a problem since not all would really have stable connections but to have almost all teachers have unstable internet connection was worrying. But they pushed through instead of cancelling classes because of their passion to teach, which was really strong. They knew they were gonna struggle and they still pushed for it. The second day of the week was not as hard as the first since all had stable internet connections. I started practicing introducing each activity with my mic off, lip syncing with the teacher in order to familiarize myself with the routine since after sembreak, I’ll be leading certain activities. Today we also rehearsed the interactive storytelling activity for halloween and it was fun and i got to see how important it really is to practice in order to overcome certain technical difficulties. We ended the day with sharing embarrassing, memorable, and horror stories related to teaching and it excited and scared me to see the reality of teaching.</div><div><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-01-02 05:28:39 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>November 3 - 6, 2020 (Week 3) </title>
         <author>danielle_flores1</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/danielle_flores1/Bookmarks/wish/1048579666</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<h1>This week started with seminars for our professional development that were arranged by the school for all their teachers to attend. This week was also the week wherein I was integrated into the classroom routines. I was really nervous since I wasn’t sure how the kids were going to react to me. Whether they would be responsive or not. Luckily, my camera was on during the previous meetings so the kids have gotten used to my face being there. I remember in one of my classes before, my professor told the class not to expect the children to be responsive right away, especially if we’re a new factor in their environment. I think it helped them feel more comfortable with me since they seemed to be in the same level of responsiveness as how they are with the other teachers. </h1><div><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-01-02 05:29:15 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>November 9 - 10, 2020 (Week 4)</title>
         <author>danielle_flores1</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/danielle_flores1/Bookmarks/wish/1048579988</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>I experienced internet problems and it was really hard to lead routines, I felt bad that my co-teachers had to take over my part. I started getting a tummy ache one day and it hindered me from being at my best. During the curriculum meeting this week, I realized how flexible the set of teachers were, in terms of the switch of online mode. They had to adjust their usual activities during holidays. The rest of the week was suspended due to the typhoons. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-01-02 05:30:04 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>November 16 - 20, 2020 (Week 5)</title>
         <author>danielle_flores1</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/danielle_flores1/Bookmarks/wish/1048580177</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>I tried storytelling and it was different as to how we usually do it. In my demo teachings in class in DLSU, storytelling was either done in front of the class of college students, or in front of children in a face to face setting. However, storytelling was done in an online setting, meaning since I’m reading the story on the screen, I wasn’t fully able to cater to the students. In the toddler class in Playworks, they let the students explore their activity while the teacher reads them a story. So it was fine if the kids weren’t fully listening to the story, which I wasn't used to. Their way of making sure that the kids were focused in class was to make the kids interact with the story in a way such as touching their screens to find something. <br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-01-02 05:30:34 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>November 23 - 27, 2020 (Week 6)</title>
         <author>danielle_flores1</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/danielle_flores1/Bookmarks/wish/1048581057</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>They’ve been giving me more responsibilities so aside from certain routines and choosing an activity for each type (3 activities), they assigned me to create the ppt for class and added to the number of activities to be assigned to me. I was starting to feel some pressure of the teachers when it comes to choosing activities that are specific to developing and achieving certain goals for the toddlers. It was a problem of resource since even if the school sends the families a school supply box, there are some materials that some may not have. They also informed me that an “initiation” was to sacrifice me to create the demo video for the Christmas dance of the kids. I was really shy about this and I got to contemplate if I really could be a teacher if I couldn't embarrass myself a little. I overcame my pride and just thought "it's for the kids, I can't wait to see them do this dance with me!". <br><br> We had the math workshop held by teacher gabby. In the workshop, we all spoke about how a lot of us were actually scared of math. Teacher Gabby helped us understand and remember the importance teaching in order for our kids not to be scared of math. </div><div><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-01-02 05:32:31 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>December  1 - 4, 2020 (Week 7)</title>
         <author>danielle_flores1</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/danielle_flores1/Bookmarks/wish/1048583142</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Teacher Michelle joined our class. I was starting to have a hard time coming up with activity ideas since the ideas i usually pitched in this week were done already in class prior to my practicum. This week really tested my creative side.  They told me Pinterest would be my best friend and it has helped me a lot. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-01-02 05:38:33 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>December  1 - 3, 2020 (Week 8)</title>
         <author>danielle_flores1</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/danielle_flores1/Bookmarks/wish/1048586422</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>I'm starting to get used to the online setting and assisting my co-teachers,  however, leading the class on my own is something I haven't done yet during my practicum. I brought it up with my co-teachers and asked if I could try to lead the activity and storytelling if they think I'm ready and they were very supportive and told me that I can try it the following week in order for me to be prepared. It helped me realize that working as a teacher does not only need confidence from one's self but by those around them. It really helps when you're surrounded by those who support you and help you grow. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-01-02 05:47:33 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>December  7 - 11, 2020 (Week 9)</title>
         <author>danielle_flores1</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/danielle_flores1/Bookmarks/wish/1048588177</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Doing the activity to demonstrate and do it with the kids is hard since you’re also trying to check up on each of them. We had even more technical issues such as malfunctioning laptops for screen sharing, on/off microphones, etc. Despite the challenges, </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-01-02 05:52:11 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Video link Compilations </title>
         <author>danielle_flores1</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/danielle_flores1/Bookmarks/wish/1126611247</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>In this google drive you will find videos requirements such as teaching demo and a sample video requirement for me by the school for an event. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-01-26 13:39:05 UTC</pubDate>
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