(A) Assesses and interprets students’ strengths and needs, recognizing uniqueness in cultures, languages, values, backgrounds, and abilities;
The following course syllabi reflect how this competency was met through my graduate studies:
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The Empowerment Project
During my time at the middle school, I was given the opportunity to assist with The Empowerment Project. The Empowerment Project was a peer mentoring program for 8th and 9th grade girls. The girls who participated in the program had diverse academic abilities, backgrounds, and cultures. We provided them with the opportunity to choose how they would communicate to each other through mixed media art forms such as photography, drawings, story tellings and poems. The program fostered support between the high school and middle school girls. It was especially powerful for the students who were struggling academically because they discovered strengths in other areas.
During my time at the middle school, I was given the opportunity to assist with The Empowerment Project. The Empowerment Project was a peer mentoring program for 8th and 9th grade girls. The girls who participated in the program had diverse academic abilities, backgrounds, and cultures. We provided them with the opportunity to choose how they would communicate to each other through mixed media art forms such as photography, drawings, story tellings and poems. The program fostered support between the high school and middle school girls. It was especially powerful for the students who were struggling academically because they discovered strengths in other areas.
El Programa Hispano
El Programa Hispano is a school based program offered through Catholic Charities which provides mentoring, skill building, tutoring, academic support, advocacy, family engagement and recreation to Latino students. At my middle school we have a large Spanish speaking Latino population, so this program has been extremely helpful for students and families who are wanting extra support and would prefer to work with someone from their cultural background.
El Programa Hispano is a school based program offered through Catholic Charities which provides mentoring, skill building, tutoring, academic support, advocacy, family engagement and recreation to Latino students. At my middle school we have a large Spanish speaking Latino population, so this program has been extremely helpful for students and families who are wanting extra support and would prefer to work with someone from their cultural background.
Academic and Career Planning
At my middle school, I worked individually with students who were failing one or more of their classes and helped them create academic goals for themselves based on their future career aspirations. We explored future careers that they were interested in, looked up colleges that offered programs in those fields, and noted the requirements to get into the program. For example, one student loved designing buildings, so we looked up information about architecture programs and prerequisites for applying to the program. The student learned that she needed to work harder in math in order to become an architect and joined a homework club to get extra help. I believe that when students see the connection between their current school work and their future opportunities, they become more engaged and motivated.
At my middle school, I worked individually with students who were failing one or more of their classes and helped them create academic goals for themselves based on their future career aspirations. We explored future careers that they were interested in, looked up colleges that offered programs in those fields, and noted the requirements to get into the program. For example, one student loved designing buildings, so we looked up information about architecture programs and prerequisites for applying to the program. The student learned that she needed to work harder in math in order to become an architect and joined a homework club to get extra help. I believe that when students see the connection between their current school work and their future opportunities, they become more engaged and motivated.
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