Sorry this took awhile to post up. It was a busy day, day three. I walked in and met a Tracy who will be assisting in handling a session called, "Describing Character", where the kids learn to describe themselves, distinguish differences and appreciate uniqueness. Which of course entails....
COLORS.
The bell "beeped" and there are 8 "shiny-eyed" students in their seats in front of me. Rob is not here. I wonder what happened.
Students get color pencils to draw out a word that best describes them. Myra just came in and said Rob is not absent and that he had a reason. I should have known there's just more to these kids than meets the eye. Could a normal class teacher have understood or been patient enough?
Oh well.
Mary asked if I knew which computers we would be using for the project. I didn't - But we did talk about the MacBooks that they had at their disposal and the rumor that we won't be teaching the kids video editing afterall. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed. However, we're discussing alternate ideas. Let's pray they come together.
Myra (PARA teacher) left again. So Mary (assistant PARA teacher) directed the whole class to assess themselves and start iterviewing each other as attempts to get more acquainted with each other, as the students have yet to know each other. They've come from all types of backgrounds, ethnic groups, and disability traits. What a class! I am excited.
As the kids got paired-up to interview each other, I asked if there was anything I could do to help in the session at all, as the video part hasn't started yet, and therefore, I feel a little idle, besides the occasional observing and writing of what I see and notice.
Like now.
So Mary suggested we pair up and interview each other. What a great idea, I thought. And this is what I gathered and observed about Mary:
MARY
Respectful
Scatter-brained (multi-tasker, somewhat organized, has a list but doesn't need to do them in order.)
Kind. Polite.Friendly.Accomodating
Soft Spoken
Open (to me, at least)
Enthusiastic
Good work Ethics
Positive. Encouraging. Builds on strengths.
Loves people. Outgoing.
Background in illustration & design.
Writes. Paints.
Creative
Family orientated
Animal Lover (horseback rides)
Snowmobiles. Motorcycles.
Speed-walks.
Loves to chill out. Cook. Visit.
5' 3", average build
Light-brown curly hair
Hazel Eyes
Not A Teenager! (All the kids described themselves as teenagers)
Not a pushover although seemingly calm
And she took down some notes on me as well. We presented ourselves to class alongside the students. It was an interesting time getting to know each other! Tom bought his past video productions for the class to watch if we had extra time at the end, and we did! We watched about five of them, and they were hilarious! I am officially impressed.
So that's that. Day Three.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
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