We reflected in our journals about our toy trip to Wal-Mart, and our play day on Friday. In our journals, we talked about our favorite toy, the toy that was hardest to find, and other experiences from our field trip. We then swapped journals and made comments about other experiences, and had a class discussion about what we found most interesting. We also talked about the play day on Friday in relation to our lesson on the purpose of children's play in relation to cognitive development as well as the centers that cater to different types of learning and their effectiveness of teaching what they were intended to.
Tuesday October 13th:
We discussed the psychiatrist Vgyotsky and his theory of the importance of language in relation to social interaction. Which in simple terms, stated that language and social interaction encourage learning. We experienced this, by experiencing learning with out language through a Leggo activity. We were each assigned different jobs to complete a Lego model in which our speech was limited or who we could talk to was limited. It was incredibly hard and frustrating, and made us appreciate our ability to convey our thoughts verbally without many restrictions.
Wednesday October 14th:
This was our field trip to Overbrook Child Development Center.
We met at the school at 8:30, and divided into cars and all followed Mrs. Turner to Overbrook. When we got there, we were greeted by a large parrot and a friendly staff member. We all piled into the cafeteria and heard all about Overbrook and their funding and how they are unique from other development centers like them. Then, we divided into groups of three or four and spent about 5-7 minutes in each classroom. While there, we all had very interesting experiences: like Rachel's hair being brushed with a broom and braided, being fed fake food, being climbed like a mountain, etc. We all interacted and connected with the children so much, and we were very upset to have to leave. We headed out and met at I-HOP for a after field trip reflection, in which we wrote in our journals and shared our interesting and adorable experiences.
Thursday October 15th:
Our day started early for the Upstate Teacher Cadet Conference, we all moved to the auditorium at nine o'clock. In the auditorium, we had a speaker from CERRA tell us about how important we our to the future and the program. We then had Ann Marie Taylor come up and do a fun activity that involved singing and dancing to represent how she runs her classroom. From 9:15- 10:20, we attended our first workshop. From 10:25- 11:10, we attended our second workshop. Between 11:15 and 12:40, we either had lunch and time to look around at the booths or an informational session on Teaching Fellows and other scholarship opportunities. 12:45- 1:30 was the last workshop. At the end of that workshop we all made our way back to the auditorium where Jason Fulmer discussed his classroom and read excerpts from Thank You, Mr. Falker. Then, final announcements were made and door prizes were handed out.
The week of October 19-23 was spent working on our Barrier Books to be turned in on Monday.
'Do not go where the path may lead; go where there is no path and leave a trail.' Ralph Waldo Emerson
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