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A Student of Students

Ongoing reflections describing my experiences as a life-long learner.

Texts

Various artifacts produced at not-so-random moments in time.

File Attachments:
  1. "Revolutionary Silence" "Revolutionary Silence"
    An essay written for the Storrs Society of Friends Newsletter.
  2. "Teaching and Learning in the Real World, Trespassers Welcome" "Teaching and Learning in the Real World, Trespassers Welcome"
    An essay about teachable moments outside a traditional classroom environment.
  3. "The Name" "The Name"
    Published in the Latino student newspaper, "La Voz Latina" (1995) at the University of Maryland College Park.
  4. "What in the Hell does Good Mean?" "What in the Hell does Good Mean?"
    Critical book review of: "A Good Teacher in Every Classroom: Preparing the Highly Qualified Teachers Our Children Deserve." Linda Darling-Hammond and Joan Baratz-Snowden. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.
  5. Annotated Bibliography on Concept Mapping Annotated Bibliography on Concept Mapping
    Published on ERIC as ED500803
  6. Master's Thesis Learning Journal Master's Thesis Learning Journal
    A journal describing my experience developing HDC121: Introduction to Leadership.

Visuals

Seattle Central Community College

Class Video Project (Technology)

Videos:
  1. "The Clicker" Infomercial "The Clicker" Infomercial ( 5.5 MB )
    A four-minute video about the CPS Classroom Management System.

Audio

TCPCG 2008

Monday (Group 2) Podcast

File Attachments:
  1. "Hello Group 1" aka Monday Crew (AAC file) "Hello Group 1" aka Monday Crew (AAC file)
    An audio performance (in a format compatible with itunes).
  2. "Hello Group 1" aka Monday Crew (wav file) "Hello Group 1" aka Monday Crew (wav file)
    An audio performance (approximately 30 minutes long) responding to questions submitted by teachers in training. Topics covered include: 1. How do we use an artifact like a notebook to keep track of student learning among special populations. 2. How do we understand youth culture? 3. How do we incorporate youth culture, pop culture, and technology into our subject areas? 4. How do we apply developmental theories to our practice?
Author: GNA Garcia
Last modified: 03/10/2009 11:00 AM (PST)