"Nou led Nou la"

Haiti is located thousands of miles from many Haitians Americans that have been affected by this great tragedy on January 12, 2010. For many this is just the beginning of a wonderful year. Haiti was hit with a 7.0 Earthquake, which made this year began in the worst way possible this may seem like an opinion, but I believe that this is a factual opinion. I see in a wired way a new Haiti that is going to become of this disaster. In this tragedy an old building going for demolition but in this building there was a nation, unprepared for the demolition. “Nou led” “Nou la”. The 7.0 earthquakes along with its after quakes were ugly, but their aftermaths are here. The Haitians living in Haiti are ugly after this but trust they are here. We Americans are ugly for seeing what the Haitian people have been through, but we are here. The earthquake and its after quakes came to let everyone know of their existence. Someone said that “This shouldn’t happen to any place on earth, but Haiti of all places is the worst it can happen to”. This is true; Haiti is one of the poorest countries and has been through a lot. This earthquake is maybe the wakeup call that countries in the world needed to see how much the Haitian people needed their help. This should allow Haitian people to rise and work together to build a stronger foundation. The wakes came and gone they were very ugly now what are we going to do about it?For years The Haitian people have been ugly. The Haitian people went through it all, Starvation and evilness. This devastation could be the end of our misery; maybe this is something that has happened to make the Haitian Community a better place. The Haitian people have been ugly alone for so many years, now they have been recognized. Organizations everywhere have been formed to help the Haitian people, but where are they. Visiting Haiti it is very hard to see any helping hand. So many Haitian Americans live among us, but we were not first to lend a helping hand. Why is that? For this we are ugly to our neighbors. We are now here, not only to help now but to help in many years to come. This is the kind of love the Haitians need and is expecting after this tragedy. They are alone in so many ways, as far as personal lost of Family members, home, and the country that was once there. We will never be able to build those families back or the same home that they once called home. We can build a stronger structure, to one day hopefully allow the Haitian people to build their own Country that has falling in so many cracks. We as humans can become ugly to our own kind. We as humans can all rise and are here for one another. Is this what it takes to open eyes? This quake brought out so many. There are so many people that donated to the Haitian people. I would like to personally would like to thank everyone that helped and is helping the Haitian people in Haiti. Let this be our lesson that we all learn together.

The Constructivist Lesson Plan(Reflection #3)

A constructivist lesson plan mainly focuses on the student’s knowledge and progress. This plan focuses on building the child’s knowledge. The constructivist plan allows the student to work more on their own to allow a thought process. There are six elements included in a constructivist lesson plan. A situation is formed for the student. This can include a guest speaker, a video, maybe a PowerPoint, and even a movie. The situation that is created would raise a problem. The student would have to use the situation in order to find the answer to the problem. The problem should include as many as three questions. Three can be more than three questions included in the problem, but at least three is needed. In the constructivist lesson plan including grouping is necessary to allow the students to work among each other to try to solve the problem. There are two categories when conducting the grouping portion in the lesson plans. How the students will choose their groups and how materials will be used with the groups, also how the materials will be distributed. The way the groups are formed will also be included on the lesson plan. The teacher will also build a bridge between what the students know to what the student will know. The students will then exhibit their explanation not only as an assignment but also to discuss with other classmates. The reflection, which is the end of the lesson planning process, would allow the students to use their imagination. This would allow the students to make small conversations among each other.
The constructivist lesson plan involves the student more than the teacher. The students become more involved with one another and also with their progress. The idea of the constructivist lesson plan is that the student has knowledge, but can use that knowledge to build and create more knowledge from previous experience. The teacher in this case becomes more of an observer to allow the students the build their knowledge. This is almost the completely opposite from behaviorist lesson plans. The main focus with the constructivist lesson plan is to allow the student to collaborate. The main reason for a constructivist lesson plan is to show that knowledge is an active process and students shouldn’t have to receive a lecture to acquire knowledge. The constructivist lesson plan seems as if this is best, because the main focus would be on the student and their knowledge.

Behaviorist vs. Constructivist(Reflection #2)

A Constructivist lesson plan format basically has six important elements which includes; creating a situation for the students, when creating a situation the students are expected to explain the situation that the teacher has created. With behaviorist lesson planning an objective is created, this is where the teacher writes a layout of what the whole class period or day will include. This is almost like creating a visual video for the whole lesson plan. The difference from the constructivist lesson plan is that the behaviorist lesson plan seems to take a more direct approach to the whole topic or subject, where constructivist lesson format focuses on one situation and goes along through the whole day by just making sure the remaining five elements are implemented throughout the day.
Constructivist lesson plan also includes a bridge from what the students already know compared to what they should learn from the situation, where behaviorist lesson planning format includes standards that would basically show what the students should be able to have with them according to the state of law. The behaviorist lesson format seems to take a more serious approach being that it includes the standards. Behaviorist and constructivist formats both include some sort of grouping, this is very important for the students allowing them to become more interactive with one another.
Constructivist format includes questions while behaviorist lesson plan format includes checking for understanding segment. The difference here is that when asking questions to the students this approach may seem as if the teacher is more involved. Checking for understanding includes the students more. Questions include student’s involvement in the lesson, but not as much as checking for understanding. Checking for understanding includes homework activity where the student will be in a more comfortable environment most of the time and can become more comfortable with trial and error. Behaviorist format includes modeling this is where the title of the lesson plan really comes out; the teacher would show the type of behavior that is expected from the students. Constructivist lesson format includes exhibits where the students would implement the assignment and get to make a record of other students work regarding the situation.
The behaviorist includes about ten different elements and also has a formulaic, which has to be followed in order to have an effective lesson plan. Constructivist lesson planning has six elements but it is not a formula that has to be followed.

Comments(Extra Credits)

Comment:"I met Destiny on a ironic path"

The image itself seemed to me, to be a spirit that is trying to still see what was once a workd that he/she once lived. Many of us live our life the way that we think is the right and safe way to be in a better place at the end. I myself feel that it is ok to sometimes become side-tracked, because the world we live in may force us to loose focus. But it is up to each individual to stay focus on their destiny, which I believe is already designed by God.

Comment: "The womb"

No matter what the womb is precious and the live that grows in that live cannot be responsible in any way for the reason of that childs existance. This is the beauty of the womb, no matter what that womb can creat a chance at life. The womb is always beutiful. There is no way of debating this.

Comment:pomba gira

This image uses the color to show love but this red is not showing passionate love but painful love. The poem introuduces the audience to an individual that has become so in love to something or someone, and cannot let go. I thimk that we all come across this point in life where we think we are in love but time will tell. We should all just let it go.

My Biography

Lisa Philistin is a sophomore student currently attending Miami Dade College. Although her parents were born and raised in a small country located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, Haiti; Lisa Philistin was born and raised in Miami, FL. As a young girl Lisa’s passion was always to become an educator. She even went as far as using her strangest imagination in her own home, creating a class full of students. Lisa also would work with her peers and others in school as a tutor. Lisa always knew that teaching was her destiny, because going to school was always an enjoyment for her. As a student in her elementary school she was always assigned to the new students or the students that was a little behind. This most likely caused the beginning of her passion for being a future educator. As a fifth grade student Lisa joined Future Educators of America (F.E.A), this program allowed Lisa to become more pronged to her dream of becoming an educator. Lisa was a part of the F.E.A program in middle school and in high school. There was a point in her high school years where Lisa dreams to become an educator almost died. After A visit to a seminar that was actually held at Miami Dade college wolfson campus, Lisa felt that being an educator was not enough pay. One of the speakers at the field trips for encouraging future educators actually did a very bad job at convincing her that she was at the right career choice. The speaker spoke about how educators come across negative people that says educator do not make enough. This is true but Lisa began to convince herself that as long as she was doing something she loved money wouldn’t matter. She always planned on marrying a Doctor and still does. During the summer semester of 2010 Lisa will began working on her Bachelors’ in Science on secondary mathematic teaching. Lisa is also working on getting a degree in Communication Administration to one day becomes a Principle. Lisa’s dream as an educator does not end in being a school teacher or Principle but to become a part of the Public School System and make a positive change in the Florida School System. Another asset to becoming an Educator is the exciting feeling she gets every time she completes a semester and become closer and closer to her dreams. She can also thank her main motivation is her Thee year old son, Gary Jaden Jr. Pochette. This is why Lisa chose being an educator not only because of herself but knowing that she would be able to help others become proactive is something Lisa can always feel great about her.

Reflection#1

A lesson plan is an outline of the expectations a teacher or professor has for the students. There are different types of lesson plans that would test areas of the student’s skills and understanding of material being taught. All lesson plans must include the teacher’s philosophy towards education, which would comprise the teacher or professor’s experience, and therefore the length of the lesson plan will vary. A teacher or professor with more experience may have a shorter lesson plan. This shows the level of experience. Overall the lesson plan should include almost a mirror image of the activities and lessons for the specific subject.
The behaviorist lesson plan mainly focuses on the student’s ability to pay attention. This approach is more demanding, because it challenges the students to be productive as soon as they enter the classroom, this plans main focus is for the teacher’s understanding about the students learning process.
The format of the constructivist lesson plan is to develop situations for the students, where they must offer an explanation of it. Grouping can also be used to allow students to work together. In this lesson plan are activities that allow the students to work in teams, allowing the students to become more assertive..
The main focus on the constructivist lesson plan is for the teacher’s understanding about the students learning process. The format of the constructivist lesson plan is to develop a situation for the students, where students explain the situation. Grouping can also be used to allow students to work together. The constructivist learning plan is designed to show what the students already know about the situation and what they have learned about the situation. The constructive lesson plans allows the students to receive constructive criticism.
Transpersonal lesson plans’ reflects behaviorist or constructivist lesson plans. There are still other factors in creating a transpersonal lesson plan; grouping is important, but this is a lesson plan that allows the student to find their self more effectively, in grouping individual work is assigned. This lesson plan distinguishes each personality in the groups that are formed. Included in the transpersonal lesson plan is peer-counseling, which encourages students to work together. The transpersonal lesson plan connects the students if done properly. All three lesson plans include grouping and individual learning transpersonal lesson plans reflects behaviorist or constructivist lesson plans.