Schools in, My summer mentorship

For my summer mentor ship, I went to two different places. A detox center and a middle school. Originally, my mentor was a nurse at the detox center, but due to some family issues, she ended up leaving. Now, my mentor is my mom, Rose Aguirre, a teacher at Griffith Middle School. She teaches the special education program there. The school started one week before ours, so I went to her class the first day of school. Before the class started, early in the morning, my mom and I decorated her classroom. We covered her boards, made a newsletter, and made palm trees on the windows. When the students arrived and it was time for school I mainly helped around the classroom, met the kids, tutored some that needed help, and played games with them. I had pictures on my phone of the classroom and what we did in it, but they weren't saved correctly on my phone.

Blog 4: Interview Preparation

1. Who do you plan to interview?

• I plan to interview my mentor, Rose Aguirre. She is a special ed. teacher at Griffith Middle School.

2. You have to ask 5 questions. What additional questions do you plan to ask?

• Why and when did you decide to become a special education teacher?
• What are the degree requirements to become a special education teacher and how hard did you have to work for it?
• Was being a special ed. teacher your dream career? What other careers did you think of while in college?

Blog 3: Topic Choice and Working EQ

1. List your topic here: Teaching 6th grade special education

2. Write a question that helps to focus your research for this month.

     What are the best ways to teach a special ed child in the 6th grade?

Blog 2

1. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LoQK_QLNyXh3uxMnqET-cXola9dhKSpnWmVyrX_dMCQ/edit?usp=sharing

2. Griffith Middle School  323-266-7400

3. How many responsibilities do you have when working at your job?
    What can you do to make your work experience easier and/or more enjoyable?
    Who do you trust or ask when you need advice about your work?
    How much of your free time is taken up by working outside of work?

4. The most important thing I learned through my experience is that when you are given a task, you always need to do your best and give it your best effort to complete the task well and on time.

5. My senior topic will be Psychiatric Technician. When I worked with the nurse at the detox center I had a great time and i enjoyed doing what we were doing.