Until graduation!
Yay.
I have been working on my final projects for my internship and most of it will be finished by Friday of this week. I have compiled multiple KSOL videos, found new information for the human sexuality class and my mock lesson plan will be in the works as well.
I have a lot going on and many due dates.
I am very pumped to present my final internship project to the class on MONDAY! I have so much information that I am afraid that 15 min won't be enough time...Strategic planning ahead.
It's Wednesday! Weekend is almost here : )
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Thoughts/Emerging Adulthood Lesson Plan
YAY! Its Friday.
This week had a major turnaround and I am very happy with the outcome. I get to hang out with my family this weekend and my Bestie (Titi) will be celebrating Easter with us. :)
This week I have been trying to complete my project that I was assigned at the beginning of the semester and adding interesting insight on it. I am being stubborn because I am waiting until the last week to put it completely together. I feel like I will have more information to put in it so I am going to wait...but it's almost finished.
I am also looking to finish my portfolio and final project that is due too. I have been trying to balance my time. Working on these at night and the internship during my regular hours it can get pretty intense. Sometimes I feel like people don't understand the amount of work that this last semester has given me. It seriously is like a full time job and I don't have the option of skipping. Ha! I am a big kid now, and I work hard at what I do. Although Confucius says, "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. So I am enjoying my internship and workload thank you very much!
I have gotten myself into yet ANOTHER project! I want to do some research on Emerging Adulthood and make a mock lesson plan for my final internship project.
This past week I have been getting my thoughts together in trying to find the perfect ending to my internship. I have been interested in this topic for awhile and have found that I experience emerging adulthood in everyday life, either it being with my peers or even just myself.
My time is running out and it makes me sad. I wish this could be a paid full time job,because I have learned so much about people, that it amazes me. It has helped me grow as a person and I wouldn't have had it any other way. I will miss it when this comes to the end but I will be moving on to bigger and greater things.
I will update you more on my lesson plan/research here within a couple days.
Have a blessed weekend and be safe if you are traveling,
Jessi
This week had a major turnaround and I am very happy with the outcome. I get to hang out with my family this weekend and my Bestie (Titi) will be celebrating Easter with us. :)
This week I have been trying to complete my project that I was assigned at the beginning of the semester and adding interesting insight on it. I am being stubborn because I am waiting until the last week to put it completely together. I feel like I will have more information to put in it so I am going to wait...but it's almost finished.
I am also looking to finish my portfolio and final project that is due too. I have been trying to balance my time. Working on these at night and the internship during my regular hours it can get pretty intense. Sometimes I feel like people don't understand the amount of work that this last semester has given me. It seriously is like a full time job and I don't have the option of skipping. Ha! I am a big kid now, and I work hard at what I do. Although Confucius says, "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. So I am enjoying my internship and workload thank you very much!
I have gotten myself into yet ANOTHER project! I want to do some research on Emerging Adulthood and make a mock lesson plan for my final internship project.
This past week I have been getting my thoughts together in trying to find the perfect ending to my internship. I have been interested in this topic for awhile and have found that I experience emerging adulthood in everyday life, either it being with my peers or even just myself.
My time is running out and it makes me sad. I wish this could be a paid full time job,because I have learned so much about people, that it amazes me. It has helped me grow as a person and I wouldn't have had it any other way. I will miss it when this comes to the end but I will be moving on to bigger and greater things.
I will update you more on my lesson plan/research here within a couple days.
Have a blessed weekend and be safe if you are traveling,
Jessi
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Moment for Life
"This is my moment I just feel so alive."
Wow THANK GOD that today is running a tad more smoothly then the past couple of days. Holy Moly. I told myself that I was treating today as Monday so I could look forward to a positive weekend. I just started on the wrong foot on Monday and now I am just hopeful of ending the weekend on a lighter note.
I have been thinking about a lot of things especially because of my circumstances. I do not like asking for help, I feel weak when I ask. If I do ask and I don't get a response or am given a response that doesn't make me feel that great it only discourages me. I would like to thank MY MOTHER for putting up with my shit for the past week. I have been a basket case and then some. She has been helping me with my transportation and helped pay for my starter(car). Now I would also like to thank my friend TIM and Azia for helping the other night. It means a lot when people help especially when they do it out of kindness.
Now, I am frustrated with the others who failed to respond to me, or even just gave me an excuse that just wasn't cutting it. I will take it as it is, but I'm going to start putting my foot down. That is my weakness and it gets the best of me. I am TOO nice of a person. I had a friend tell me the other day that I put others lives before mine. Yes, I do. I do because I get satisfaction out of helping people out, but at the same time I get frustrated with my fairweather "friends".
So maybe this a rant blog, but it is what it is.
I am thankful for what I have, and who I can share it with. My mom sent me a email today that someone had sent her and it put me at ease. I am going to share for those who need it:
life: This is God.
Today, I will be handling ALL of your problems for you. I do NOT need your
help. So, have a nice day....
I love you.
P.S. and remember....
If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do NOT
attempt to resolve it yourself: Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for
God to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME. All situations will be
resolved, but in My time, not yours.
Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying
about it. Instead,, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in
you life now.
Now, you have a nice day.
God
-----
I take it day by day and look up above for strength.
My "Moment for Life" as of now is being appreciative and to never take ANYTHING for granted. <3
Wow THANK GOD that today is running a tad more smoothly then the past couple of days. Holy Moly. I told myself that I was treating today as Monday so I could look forward to a positive weekend. I just started on the wrong foot on Monday and now I am just hopeful of ending the weekend on a lighter note.
I have been thinking about a lot of things especially because of my circumstances. I do not like asking for help, I feel weak when I ask. If I do ask and I don't get a response or am given a response that doesn't make me feel that great it only discourages me. I would like to thank MY MOTHER for putting up with my shit for the past week. I have been a basket case and then some. She has been helping me with my transportation and helped pay for my starter(car). Now I would also like to thank my friend TIM and Azia for helping the other night. It means a lot when people help especially when they do it out of kindness.
Now, I am frustrated with the others who failed to respond to me, or even just gave me an excuse that just wasn't cutting it. I will take it as it is, but I'm going to start putting my foot down. That is my weakness and it gets the best of me. I am TOO nice of a person. I had a friend tell me the other day that I put others lives before mine. Yes, I do. I do because I get satisfaction out of helping people out, but at the same time I get frustrated with my fairweather "friends".
So maybe this a rant blog, but it is what it is.
I am thankful for what I have, and who I can share it with. My mom sent me a email today that someone had sent her and it put me at ease. I am going to share for those who need it:
life: This is God.
Today, I will be handling ALL of your problems for you. I do NOT need your
help. So, have a nice day....
I love you.
P.S. and remember....
If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do NOT
attempt to resolve it yourself: Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for
God to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME. All situations will be
resolved, but in My time, not yours.
Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying
about it. Instead,, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in
you life now.
Now, you have a nice day.
God
-----
I take it day by day and look up above for strength.
My "Moment for Life" as of now is being appreciative and to never take ANYTHING for granted. <3
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
New Post
Yesterday we had a seminar on stress free attitudes/days/ways to deal and I found it to help out. Wow I have been stressed for the past two weeks over the end of the year,graduate school, and finding a job. It is consuming my life and I just want to sit back and not deal with it. At the same time I need to face it and get it together.
Other than that I have been focusing on my final project and teaching the middle school kids about bullying. They can be a handful but at the end of the day I can deal with them. They are starting to respect me and I am trying my hardest to have as much patience as possible. I could never be a middle school teacher. Although this is a great experience I give a lot of credit to those teachers.
I have become obsessed with the aerobics class at Max Fitness, Zumba. It is so upbeat and there are tons of people that take it so it makes it extra fun.
I decided to go to Friends, I did mention that but now I am looking at apartments and other types of things to do while there.
Just lots going on and I feel overwhelmed.
Lets start the countdown 3 more weeks!
Other than that I have been focusing on my final project and teaching the middle school kids about bullying. They can be a handful but at the end of the day I can deal with them. They are starting to respect me and I am trying my hardest to have as much patience as possible. I could never be a middle school teacher. Although this is a great experience I give a lot of credit to those teachers.
I have become obsessed with the aerobics class at Max Fitness, Zumba. It is so upbeat and there are tons of people that take it so it makes it extra fun.
I decided to go to Friends, I did mention that but now I am looking at apartments and other types of things to do while there.
Just lots going on and I feel overwhelmed.
Lets start the countdown 3 more weeks!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
This week
Happy Tuesday!
I have a few new projects to start on and I have been brainstorming some things to do with the middle school classes. Tomorrow I will be teaching the bullying segment and the counselor gave me some ideas to use for the group lesson so I am currently looking for some new things to bring into the classroom.
I am also looking for some ideas for the caregiving classes. I want to present something on healthy relationships so I will be looking for some information to relate to that age group. It could get difficult just because I am so used to talking to college aged students that I will have to make the presentation PG.
I have a meeting today with my supervisor to talk about the past week and what I have been doing with my time. The online material is almost complete and I have been working hard on trying to label them so when the students go into their online course they will not be confused. I am confused myself on some of it so I will have to talk to him about that.
I will be setting meetings up with the human sexuality teacher from the other middle school and will be sitting in on a few classes this week.
Keeping busy is my goal and so far it's working-
-Jessi
I have a few new projects to start on and I have been brainstorming some things to do with the middle school classes. Tomorrow I will be teaching the bullying segment and the counselor gave me some ideas to use for the group lesson so I am currently looking for some new things to bring into the classroom.
I am also looking for some ideas for the caregiving classes. I want to present something on healthy relationships so I will be looking for some information to relate to that age group. It could get difficult just because I am so used to talking to college aged students that I will have to make the presentation PG.
I have a meeting today with my supervisor to talk about the past week and what I have been doing with my time. The online material is almost complete and I have been working hard on trying to label them so when the students go into their online course they will not be confused. I am confused myself on some of it so I will have to talk to him about that.
I will be setting meetings up with the human sexuality teacher from the other middle school and will be sitting in on a few classes this week.
Keeping busy is my goal and so far it's working-
-Jessi
Friday, April 1, 2011
Updates
First off-
I am happy to say that it is the weekend-I am ready for my nap at around 2:30 : ). I have been busy this week with many appointments with local schools and agencies. I have learned quite a bit about my community and it is helping me relate my degree with what other professional are doing with theirs.
I met up with the health teacher, social worker,school counselor and the home economic teacher at a local middle school. The health teacher was very informative on the amount of information that she presented to her class. She teaches comprehensive material while adding the influence of abstinence into her curriculum. I believe that this is necessary because due to the law children are not allowed to participate in sex and it is "illegal" until they are 16. I also think that it is important to instill abstinence while giving them options for various life choices. She also stressed to me that her passion was to encourage confidence in her students and to teach them dynamics on healthy relationships. I will be observing the class later next week and will take some notes on her teaching styles. I was very impressed to say the least and it gave me more of insight of how the public schools go about teaching human sexuality.
The counselor is a phenomenal lady at this school and she truly has been one of my favorites since I have known her. She has given me the opportunity to help lead weekly discussions on their anti-bullying segment with their students at the middle school. I get weekly topics to discuss with them and I get to freely choose how I would like to deliver the message. I am just so thankful to be a part of this because it is what I want to do in the future! Being able to get out there and teach a variety of people and students is truly a blessing and it is my future in the making.
The social worker has given me advice on the field of counseling/therapy. She gave me information that I will forever keep with me in mind when I am getting my education in Marriage and Family Therapy. I learned quite a bit when we met and she has dealt with many situations and issues that everyone is facing today. It was great to see the different kinds of work that she has to do in the local school and it is an inspiration!
The home economic teacher gives a class on caregiving and she had asked me to put a panel together for teen pregnancy. This can be a challenge because I have to research some individuals and ask if they are comfortable with sharing their experience when having to take care of baby while at a young age. She also asked me to maybe teach a segment of healthy relationships to her class as well. I told her that I would have to sit in and observe to see how the class is arranged but it is such a great opportunity to be a part of!
I finally decided on the school that I will be attending. It was difficult to ponder but with the past week, with the individuals that I surround myself with I have decided to leave my hometown and to venture to Friends University. It was a long process with 2 school visists, transcripts, a 14 page essay, 5 rec letters and the final interview for me to KNOW that this is where I BELONG.
So thats everything updated. Now I am impatiently waiting for graduation and the end of summer to start my new life. ; )
I am happy to say that it is the weekend-I am ready for my nap at around 2:30 : ). I have been busy this week with many appointments with local schools and agencies. I have learned quite a bit about my community and it is helping me relate my degree with what other professional are doing with theirs.
I met up with the health teacher, social worker,school counselor and the home economic teacher at a local middle school. The health teacher was very informative on the amount of information that she presented to her class. She teaches comprehensive material while adding the influence of abstinence into her curriculum. I believe that this is necessary because due to the law children are not allowed to participate in sex and it is "illegal" until they are 16. I also think that it is important to instill abstinence while giving them options for various life choices. She also stressed to me that her passion was to encourage confidence in her students and to teach them dynamics on healthy relationships. I will be observing the class later next week and will take some notes on her teaching styles. I was very impressed to say the least and it gave me more of insight of how the public schools go about teaching human sexuality.
The counselor is a phenomenal lady at this school and she truly has been one of my favorites since I have known her. She has given me the opportunity to help lead weekly discussions on their anti-bullying segment with their students at the middle school. I get weekly topics to discuss with them and I get to freely choose how I would like to deliver the message. I am just so thankful to be a part of this because it is what I want to do in the future! Being able to get out there and teach a variety of people and students is truly a blessing and it is my future in the making.
The social worker has given me advice on the field of counseling/therapy. She gave me information that I will forever keep with me in mind when I am getting my education in Marriage and Family Therapy. I learned quite a bit when we met and she has dealt with many situations and issues that everyone is facing today. It was great to see the different kinds of work that she has to do in the local school and it is an inspiration!
The home economic teacher gives a class on caregiving and she had asked me to put a panel together for teen pregnancy. This can be a challenge because I have to research some individuals and ask if they are comfortable with sharing their experience when having to take care of baby while at a young age. She also asked me to maybe teach a segment of healthy relationships to her class as well. I told her that I would have to sit in and observe to see how the class is arranged but it is such a great opportunity to be a part of!
I finally decided on the school that I will be attending. It was difficult to ponder but with the past week, with the individuals that I surround myself with I have decided to leave my hometown and to venture to Friends University. It was a long process with 2 school visists, transcripts, a 14 page essay, 5 rec letters and the final interview for me to KNOW that this is where I BELONG.
So thats everything updated. Now I am impatiently waiting for graduation and the end of summer to start my new life. ; )
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