This is our last step
before we all take the challenge of making our presentations heard. The one
thing we all want is for our voice to be heard for the children we all are
teaching, and will be teaching in the future.
In my research I found more about how music works for other countries
and how other countries are way ahead of us because of it. I think finding
research and how things work for advocacy plan we are planning are the most important point on why our advocacy
plan for early childhood should be considered. I think I finally am beginning
to learn how to persuade by research efforts.
I had many
challenges especially catching up this week and last week so that I would be
ready to get my presentation done on time. I spent my Holiday weekend researching
for the PowerPoint I put together week by week. Since I never know wjhat full time schedule i am on it has been tough. I started with a PowerPoint to
begin with to show my mentor what I was going to do. She really liked my ideas
of PowerPoint so we continued working with the research that I did. I think that there
are other ways to present but this is what I started with so we decided to go
with it.
I will also show them the instruments that the school I went
to for a musical presentation, for the kids made instruments from the materials I gave them.. I think that having a lot of
support from other teacher’s on information was very helpful was very important
in getting the presentation done. I will then be copying it for all to take home
so they may look through information and maybe add more to it.
I am only about a
quarter of the way done editing my PowerPoint again. So I am copying it for you
if you would like to see some of what I did.
I have it all together and if anyone sees any
more information that they could help with, I will go to see the mentor again
this week. So any suggestions are
greatly appreciated.
Yes I
am nervous when getting up in front of people, but even the biggest artist in
music and TV get nervous before performances. I have learned that once I get up
there I start feeling comfortable with the people.
Darlene Tschopp
You are right the most important thing is having our voices heard. We stand up for children and children need someone to stand up for them because they can not. I hope everything goes good for you. I am working on getting my final presentation ready.
ReplyDeleteGood luck nancy, i am sure you will do fine
ReplyDeleteI am going over my presentation with my mentor the day before just to make sure. It has been hard sceduling with her, but she is a great mentor. She really likes all my ideas and always says wow or I can't believe what you found.I am so happy she took me on . And her additions to the presentations are great too.
Darlene
The most important item to me was to stay focus and stay with your subject matter. Remember the time, it plays a great factor. Feedback, you want to make sure that you get enough feedback. I am sure you will do great.
ReplyDeleteFine arts is an area in education that is slowly fading away. I think that showing how important it is is a great plan. Your gesture to get someone to view your plans as you go along is a good idea also. I think that by using your presentation to show people the importance of fine arts especially music could help change the decline in arts in the classrooms. Budgets cuts are taking away many programs, the arts are another way to expression and relate all subject area and material in a fun and exciting way.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I saw your youtube performance and I thought you did well, especially with your dancing moves. (smile)
ReplyDeleteHey,if you can get up and sing in front of strangers than this should be a piece of cake for you. You will be fine. Let the power point take the lead and you just follow. Good Luck !!
Hello Darlene, it sound as though you are ready to make your advocacy action plan a reality! Communicating with your mentor seems to have kept you on the right track, because I know my mentor has really helped me. As I stated before, music makes the world go around, and you are committed to doing great work. I wish you the best of luck!!!!
ReplyDeleteI want to thank you for all of the support and words of encouragement throughout this course. It was an honor to have colleagues that you can communicate and share ideas with. As you venture out into the workforce, keep the vision and be ready to advocate for a child as you see the need.
ReplyDeleteI would like to say thank you for your encouraging words, and the spport you have given me. I enjoyed working with my colleagues, ad the feedback that was given to me to make my advocacy effort a success.
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