Tuesday, May 22, 2012
blog 27: senior project relection
Title: Senior Project Reflection Label: Presentation Directions: Please answer the following questions and turn it in to the blog. Due Date: The day after your two-hour presentation by 8:00 A.M.
(1) Positive Statement
What are you most proud of in your 2-Hour Presentation and/or your senior project? Why?
I'm moat proud that I was able to actually do my 2 hour, that I put my presenting fear behind me and did what had to be done.
(2) Questions to Consider
a. What assessment would you give yourself on your 2-Hour Presentation (self-assessment)? Why?
P because I think that I met all the requirements I needed to get a P.
b. What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)? Why?
AP because I wasn't always proficient on my components but I was always approaching proficiency.
(3) What worked for you in your senior project?
Getting interviews and people to answer what ever questions I had on my project.
(4) What didn’t work for you in your senior project?
I could have put more into my activities if I had allowed myself more time to think them through.
(5) Finding Value
How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors? Be specific and
use examples.
I think that the main way the senior project has helped me is that it has bright me more out of my shell and has put me in situations that I would have normally avoided.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Blog 26: 2 hour
Name Tanya Figueroa Topic: Guide
Dogs Presentation Teacher: Mr.
Navaroli
EQ: What is the best way to raise and train a guide dog?
Classroom Theme: For my theme I will have posters of my GDA puppy doing the different Guide dogs of America commands.
Sponge Activity:
1. What is the activity:
2. How it will be done (materials included):
3. How the activity relates to answer:
Introduction: Hello everyone my name is Tanya Figueroa; this is my assistant Emanuel and my guide dg puppy in training Havana. My essential question is what is the best way to raise and train a guide dog? When I say guide dog I mean a dog that has been specifically trained to lead visually impaired people around various obstacles. My plan for the day is to first address my E.Q., show my product and conclude with my conclusion.
Foundation: For foundation I will be talking and explaining the puppy breeder program. The students will need to know key G.D.A. terms that I am going to be teaching them.
A 1: Consistency when teaching the G.D.A commands Time: 9 min
Information taught: In this section I will be teaching the importance of having consistency when teaching the G.D.A commands. During the presentation I may start doing demonstration with my puppy depending on how she is behaving.
Answer 1 Activity:
Time: 7 min
1. Activity is a video.
2. I will have a video of a trainer training their dog with consistency and I will have the students tell me how the trainer is being consistent.
3. This activity relates to my answer because I am teaching the importance of consistency when teaching the G.D.A. commands and I will have a trainer showing how consistency is done.
4. Internet connection, projector and paper for the students to write what they see.
A 2: Praise after doing a command correctly Time: 9 min
Information taught: In this section I will teach different forms of praise and which is used by the G.D.A program and why. During the presentation I may start doing demonstration with my puppy depending on how she is behaving.
Answer 2 Activity: Time: 10 min
1. Use my puppy to show consistency.
2. I will have the students stand in a circle around me and my puppy Havana. I will first demonstrate what I want from them, then I will ask a student to do what I just did.
3. This activity relates to my E.Q. because the name of the game is called the name game in the name game we first call the puppy then praise, ask her to sit, praise and finally ask her to stand then praise again.
4. One puppy and treats to keep the puppies attention.
Answer 3: Proper use of baby gates Time: 6 min
Information taught: I will explain why baby gates and playpens are essential to raising your puppy.
Answer 3 activity:
No activity planned.
A 4: Proper use of training tools. Time: 9
Information taught: In this section I will be teaching the importance of different training tools that we are allowed to use. I will demonstrate how to use the different tools.
A 4 activity
No activity planned.
Best Answer: Time 1 min
After doing all my service learning I feel that the best answer I have is consistency when teaching the Guide Dogs of America commands.
Sources: Time: 1:30 min
1. G.D.A. Puppy Manual, book
2. Cindy Miller area puppy leader, interview
3. Carol Kopman, interview
Product: Time: 1 min
My product is that I am now a better dog trainer, when I first started I really had no idea what to do and how to deal with a puppy but now I am more confident when training her and I am able to react better to her different actions.
Conclusion: Time: 1 min.
In conclusion my E.Q. is, what is the best way to raise and train a guide dog and my best answer to my E.Q. is consistency when teaching the G.D.A commands.
EQ: What is the best way to raise and train a guide dog?
Classroom Theme: For my theme I will have posters of my GDA puppy doing the different Guide dogs of America commands.
Sponge Activity:
1. What is the activity:
2. How it will be done (materials included):
3. How the activity relates to answer:
Introduction: Hello everyone my name is Tanya Figueroa; this is my assistant Emanuel and my guide dg puppy in training Havana. My essential question is what is the best way to raise and train a guide dog? When I say guide dog I mean a dog that has been specifically trained to lead visually impaired people around various obstacles. My plan for the day is to first address my E.Q., show my product and conclude with my conclusion.
Foundation: For foundation I will be talking and explaining the puppy breeder program. The students will need to know key G.D.A. terms that I am going to be teaching them.
A 1: Consistency when teaching the G.D.A commands Time: 9 min
Information taught: In this section I will be teaching the importance of having consistency when teaching the G.D.A commands. During the presentation I may start doing demonstration with my puppy depending on how she is behaving.
Answer 1 Activity:
Time: 7 min
1. Activity is a video.
2. I will have a video of a trainer training their dog with consistency and I will have the students tell me how the trainer is being consistent.
3. This activity relates to my answer because I am teaching the importance of consistency when teaching the G.D.A. commands and I will have a trainer showing how consistency is done.
4. Internet connection, projector and paper for the students to write what they see.
A 2: Praise after doing a command correctly Time: 9 min
Information taught: In this section I will teach different forms of praise and which is used by the G.D.A program and why. During the presentation I may start doing demonstration with my puppy depending on how she is behaving.
Answer 2 Activity: Time: 10 min
1. Use my puppy to show consistency.
2. I will have the students stand in a circle around me and my puppy Havana. I will first demonstrate what I want from them, then I will ask a student to do what I just did.
3. This activity relates to my E.Q. because the name of the game is called the name game in the name game we first call the puppy then praise, ask her to sit, praise and finally ask her to stand then praise again.
4. One puppy and treats to keep the puppies attention.
Answer 3: Proper use of baby gates Time: 6 min
Information taught: I will explain why baby gates and playpens are essential to raising your puppy.
Answer 3 activity:
No activity planned.
A 4: Proper use of training tools. Time: 9
Information taught: In this section I will be teaching the importance of different training tools that we are allowed to use. I will demonstrate how to use the different tools.
A 4 activity
No activity planned.
Best Answer: Time 1 min
After doing all my service learning I feel that the best answer I have is consistency when teaching the Guide Dogs of America commands.
Sources: Time: 1:30 min
1. G.D.A. Puppy Manual, book
2. Cindy Miller area puppy leader, interview
3. Carol Kopman, interview
Product: Time: 1 min
My product is that I am now a better dog trainer, when I first started I really had no idea what to do and how to deal with a puppy but now I am more confident when training her and I am able to react better to her different actions.
Conclusion: Time: 1 min.
In conclusion my E.Q. is, what is the best way to raise and train a guide dog and my best answer to my E.Q. is consistency when teaching the G.D.A commands.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Blog 25: Service Learning
What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
The main thing that I gained from this experience was the answers to my essential question.
Applied
How did what you did help you answer your EQ? Please explain.
With raising and training a guide dog I was able to get hands on what it takes and what is required of me to raise and train my very own guide dog puppy.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Blog 24: Independent Component 2
Literal
(a) Statement saying: “I, student name, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
I, Tanya Figueroa, affirm that i completed my independent component which represents 30+ hours of work.
(b) Explanation of what you completed.
Throughout second semester i have followed the guide lines stated in my Puppy manual of how i must train my puppy. During this time i have also attended monthly puppy meetings and Saturday puppy school at the Guide Dogs of America grounds.
Interpretive
Defend your work and explain how the significant parts of your component and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.
I have worked very hard on my independent component, my proof of this is my puppy. She now responds better to commands the first time they are given. To achieve this i had to work daily on improving her skills, and by working daily i completed and passed the required 30 hours of work.
Applied
How did it help you answer your EQ? Be specific and use examples.
By training my puppy on a daily basis it helped to answer my EQ, because as i was training my puppy, I was able to see exactly what is the best way to train a puppy. Now i can say with confidence that the best way to train a dog is to change the methods as she grows and matures. When she was a little 8 weeks old puppy the only way for sure to get a response from her was to use her kibble as bribery. Now that she is older and i have weened her off that method of training, she is just as happy when i verbally and physically praise her.
Evidence of component
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Blog 23: Helping 2013
Who did you interview: Teo Crisanto
What day and time: Monday 4/23/12
Content: You will be asking an assigned junior some questions and giving them feedback regarding their senior project ideas. It is your job to document the experience on the blog.
(1) What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?
their answer
For my senior project I'm thinking about doing something that deals with science, either biology or chemistry.
What feedback did you offer when you heard the topic ideas?
I told him that if he wanted to do a science related project, for independent learning they would have to take a class to get their hours. I also told him that it might be hard to get hour for service learning.
(2) What do you plan to do to complete the 10 hours of service learning (working with an expert) which is due prior to senior year starting? Note: They also have to complete the 50 hours during the school year.
their answer
To complete my 10 hours of service learning, I plan to take a class in the summer at mnt sac.
What feedback did you offer them in response?
Classed are great places to start, especially when you are dealing with science related topics you'll have a clear understanding of what your topic, whether its chemistry or biology is about.
(3) What do you hope to see or expect to see when watching the class of 2012 present their two hour presentations?
their answer
I hope to see well rehearsed and professional presentations. I also hope to see what they have learned at I poly through out the years and how they have applied it to their project.
What suggestions did give them regarding how they should approach watching the 2 hour presentations?
I told him that since he wants to do a science senior project, he should switch into any of the science presentations if he can.
(4) What questions do they have about senior project? What additional recommendations would you give the 2013 student about senior project? Be specific and note what you told them.
questions they had
"What is science fair?"
What additional recommendations did you give them?
I told him that he should pick a topic that he is really passionate about and one that he knows where he could go and complete all his hours.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Blog 22: Answer 3
EQ: What is the best way to raise and train a guide dog?
Answer 3: An important factor in raising a guide dog is to puppy proof your home to provide a safe and secure environment for your puppy to grow.
Evidence:
1: From what I've experienced in my independent and service learning your home is where your puppy can get into the most trouble even if you are watching her. This is why it is important to use baby gates and exercise pesto keep your puppy in a area that you have deemed safe. The most common room to keep your puppy is in the living room or the kitchen, these areas are usually the safest seeing that there are few things in the floor for your puppy to eat.
2: Our puppy leaders could not stress more the importance of checking, from your Puppys point of view, if the area that you have your puppy is safe or not. She has told me that once you check an area you must check it again and again, you can never be too careful.
3. Other more experienced puppy raiser have given me a good warning about checking everywhere your puppy is going to be. To be certain you even have to crawl around on your stomach to get a good view of any cables or furniture labels that might look tempting for a puppy.
Sources:
Service and Independent Learning.
Puppy Leader Cindy.
Other Puppy Raisers from my county.
Answer 3: An important factor in raising a guide dog is to puppy proof your home to provide a safe and secure environment for your puppy to grow.
Evidence:
1: From what I've experienced in my independent and service learning your home is where your puppy can get into the most trouble even if you are watching her. This is why it is important to use baby gates and exercise pesto keep your puppy in a area that you have deemed safe. The most common room to keep your puppy is in the living room or the kitchen, these areas are usually the safest seeing that there are few things in the floor for your puppy to eat.
2: Our puppy leaders could not stress more the importance of checking, from your Puppys point of view, if the area that you have your puppy is safe or not. She has told me that once you check an area you must check it again and again, you can never be too careful.
3. Other more experienced puppy raiser have given me a good warning about checking everywhere your puppy is going to be. To be certain you even have to crawl around on your stomach to get a good view of any cables or furniture labels that might look tempting for a puppy.
Sources:
Service and Independent Learning.
Puppy Leader Cindy.
Other Puppy Raisers from my county.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Research Check 16
Title: Puppy Proofing your home and your self
Source: help with pet training
pgs: 2
Puppy Proofing your home and your self
L: Puppy proofing has to be more thorough then baby proofing because puppies can escape easier.
I: they can also knock down baby gates
L: many baby toys and accessories cannot be used for puppies seeing that they were not made sturdy enough to handle a puppy
I: most baby gates can hold a puppies weight.
L: puppies chew, so you need to place all electrical cords, plastics, plants and anything that is small enough to be swallowed out of your puppies reach.
I: this include trash cans seeing that they will knock them over and begin to eat whatever they can get your paws on, leaving you to open their mouths and grab what they are chewing out.(i experienced this)
L: to prevent your puppy from running away from you while they are outside keep them on leash so you can control them better.
I: this is better then having them running around all crazily leaving them to destroy everything that they touch.
L: a another good way to help with puppy proofing your house is to set boundaries in your home and to teach them how to deal with new situations
I: exposure so they don't react surprised or scared in a new situation.
L: if your puppy looks for you to have a good time then they will be less willing to go off on their own which will lead to trouble.
I: Have the puppy think of you as their mommy.
Title: Ear Care for Dogs
Pgs: 1
L: because of the design of the inner workings of a dogs ear, it is easy for parasites, bacteria and yeast to hide and thrive in them.
I: Simple cleaning methods is to clean them with a paper towel and warm water.
L: Infections can be caused by trapped debris.
I: Again simple cleaning gets rid of this.
L: Inner-ear skin is delicate so take care to not damage anything in your dogs ear.
I: never clean your dogs ears with q tips.
L: frequent bathing and swimming can lead to irritation and infections.
I: you can place cottons balls in your dogs ear to catch any unwanted water that can enter your dogs ears.
L: If your dog is prone to infections you can place ear drying solution to evaporate any water trapped inside
I: always use store bought ear cleaners for dogs, nothing that is made for humans
Title: How to walk your dog on a loose leash
Pg: 2
L: leash pulling can damage a dogs windpipe permanently.
I: leash pulling is both dangerous for the owner and the dog
L: If you are constantly pulling on your dog they will be constantly pulling back.
I: leather leashes are easier on your hands if you do have to pull back on the leash.
L: if your dog starts to get distracted change the direction that you are walking in so you can get his attention back.
I: don't let walking become a boring thing to do
L: if you teach your dog that sticking by your side is fun and exciting, your pup will be more willing to loose leash walk with you.
I: trust and a bond with your puppy is also important, if your dog doesn't like you she wont listen to you.
Source: help with pet training
pgs: 2
Puppy Proofing your home and your self
L: Puppy proofing has to be more thorough then baby proofing because puppies can escape easier.
I: they can also knock down baby gates
L: many baby toys and accessories cannot be used for puppies seeing that they were not made sturdy enough to handle a puppy
I: most baby gates can hold a puppies weight.
L: puppies chew, so you need to place all electrical cords, plastics, plants and anything that is small enough to be swallowed out of your puppies reach.
I: this include trash cans seeing that they will knock them over and begin to eat whatever they can get your paws on, leaving you to open their mouths and grab what they are chewing out.(i experienced this)
L: to prevent your puppy from running away from you while they are outside keep them on leash so you can control them better.
I: this is better then having them running around all crazily leaving them to destroy everything that they touch.
L: a another good way to help with puppy proofing your house is to set boundaries in your home and to teach them how to deal with new situations
I: exposure so they don't react surprised or scared in a new situation.
L: if your puppy looks for you to have a good time then they will be less willing to go off on their own which will lead to trouble.
I: Have the puppy think of you as their mommy.
Title: Ear Care for Dogs
Pgs: 1
L: because of the design of the inner workings of a dogs ear, it is easy for parasites, bacteria and yeast to hide and thrive in them.
I: Simple cleaning methods is to clean them with a paper towel and warm water.
L: Infections can be caused by trapped debris.
I: Again simple cleaning gets rid of this.
L: Inner-ear skin is delicate so take care to not damage anything in your dogs ear.
I: never clean your dogs ears with q tips.
L: frequent bathing and swimming can lead to irritation and infections.
I: you can place cottons balls in your dogs ear to catch any unwanted water that can enter your dogs ears.
L: If your dog is prone to infections you can place ear drying solution to evaporate any water trapped inside
I: always use store bought ear cleaners for dogs, nothing that is made for humans
Title: How to walk your dog on a loose leash
Pg: 2
L: leash pulling can damage a dogs windpipe permanently.
I: leash pulling is both dangerous for the owner and the dog
L: If you are constantly pulling on your dog they will be constantly pulling back.
I: leather leashes are easier on your hands if you do have to pull back on the leash.
L: if your dog starts to get distracted change the direction that you are walking in so you can get his attention back.
I: don't let walking become a boring thing to do
L: if you teach your dog that sticking by your side is fun and exciting, your pup will be more willing to loose leash walk with you.
I: trust and a bond with your puppy is also important, if your dog doesn't like you she wont listen to you.
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