Independent Component 1

Independent component is done! 

• LITERAL
  (a) Write: “I, Kimberly Ramos, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
  (b) My independent component involved me coming into the classroom and completing extra hours, so there isn't a source that I can site that helped me complete it. Everything I did to complete it was done by physically being there in the classroom. If anything you can email my mentor Bonnie at bonnie.e.avalos@gmail.com to confirm that I have done my 30 hours worth of work. 
• (c) Blog updated. 
• (d) Over the course of 2 and a half weeks, I came into the classroom whenever I could for about 3-4 hours a day. For the first week I would mainly observe what the children were doing in class and just clean. After that first week I became more involved in the classroom and began helping out the kids with assignments and problems here and there. I had more of a presence in the classroom and got more comfortable with the kids and they got more comfortable with me. I did a lot of cleaning and office work (like making copies). 
• INTERPRETIVE 
  My work was extremely significant in regards to my project because it really gave me the idea of what it's like to play teacher and student. It let me know about what typical things you see in a classroom and how children learn and act. It demonstrates 30 hours of work because thats the amount of time I took to help out in the class. You can access my log, which shows 30 hours or work, here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F1AFBqeQn_IbC2zvGoswvhPwuPLNCh15sebWG3NPYWk/edit?usp=sharing
• APPLIED
  This component helped me understand the foundation of my topic better by getting a fuller understanding of how the typical day in preschool is. Even though I was only there for the second half of the day, I know how the first half went through discussion with my mentor. The day was separated into sections which included music, arts and crafts, reading, writing, play, nap time, story time, circle time, etc. The routine really helps out the kids by making learning easier and getting the students to feel more comfortable.