PS III Final Report for Carmen Giancarlo

Prof e s s i o n a l Se m e s t e r III Final Rep or t

Fac ul t y of Edu c a t i o n Field Exp eri e n c e s S e m e s t e r , 20 1 3 (Pl e a s e c e c ! ap pr o p ri a t e sem e s t e r"

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Profes sion al Sem e s t e r III is a five- cours e equivale n t integr a t e d se m e s t e r including half- time teac hin g and profes sio n al study in curriculu m design, lead e r s hip, adv a n c e d met h o d s , and reflective practice. Intern Teach e r s are assign e d full time to schools for the se m e s t e r during which they ass u m e respo n sibility for approxi m a t el y one- half of the teac hin g day. PS III profes sion al study is design e d to compl e m e n t and enh a n c e the intern s hip. The profes sio n al stud y comp o n e n t s ma y occur on or off-ca mp u s and are coordin a t e d by the aculty !entors in collabor a tio n with Intern Teach e r s and school pers o n n el. Plac e a c e c ! m a r ! ( " re gi s t e r e d Educ a t i o n $% & 1 Educ a t i o n $% & 2 Educ a t i o n $% & 3 Educ a t i o n $% & $ Educ a t i o n $% & % Intern Teach e r" $rad e %evel&s'" School" )ilson !iddle School +roc ,iggins on in fron t of t e cour s e in # ic you are

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I hav e wholeh e a r t e d l y en.oye d my se m e s t e r teac hin g at )ilson. I found a hug e differe n c e betw e e n my last practicu m and this intern s hip is that I feel li/e anot h e r me m b e r of the staff, a true certified teac h e r . I really hav e en.oye d teac hin g Social Studie s, *rt, and 0igital #iti1ens hip. Throug h thes e sub.ect s , assistin g with oth er class e s , and extr a- curricular activities and eve n t s that I hav e come to reali1e how ess e n ti al it is to conn e c t to stud e n t s . This is an are a that I strug gl e d with during my first practicu m s bec a u s e I didn2t spen d enou g h time with my stud e n t s to really learn abou t 1

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the m and to ope n mys elf up to shar e who I am. In PSIII, all of that has chan g e d 3 I feel a really stron g conn e c t e d n e s s with all of my stud e n t s and this has imm e n s e l y help e d with my teac hin g and classroo m ma n a g e m e n t . The relation s hip I hav e with each individu al allows me to und er s t a n d how they learn, what they find the mos t inter e s tin g, who they can and canno t wor/ with, and the other parts of their lives that positively and4or neg a tiv ely affect their school- selve s. #ont ac t with ma n y of my stud e n t s2 par e n t s 4 g u a r di a n s in pers o n, throu g h e- mails, or on the phon e is also som e t hin g that has help e d my relation s hip s with stud e n t s , and is som e t hi n g that I had not exp erie n c e d until PSIII. Int er n ,ea c e r - s *e s c ri p t i . e Rep or t (0on ti n u e d " I am a Social Studies ma.or, so it com e s mor e natur ally to me to teac h this sub.ect are a . I tau g h t two grad e ( class e s , which help e d me reflect on my teac hin g of lesso n s and how stud e n t s can res po n d differe n tly to the mat e ri al. I was surpris e d how much I en.oye d teac hin g *rt class. *t first, I was fright e n e d with the idea of teac hin g a sub.ect I was so unfa miliar with, but reali1e d that I /new mor e tha n I thoug h t I did. I was able to apply a lot of what I2d learn e d in an 5lem e n t a r y *rt cours e abou t the *rt curriculu m and typ e s of mat e ri als, tech niq u e s , and pro.ect s. I am prett y proud of what I put toge t h e r throu g h o u t this cours e and the rece p tio n I got from my stud e n t s . Part of what I en.oye d the mos t was seeing a new group of /ids and wor/ing with the m outsid e of a core sub.ect. This gav e me a sens e of the similarities and differe n c e s involved in inter e s t s , abilities, and classroo m ma n a g e m e n t . I was quite excite d to teac h 0igital #iti1ens hip and to be able to bring in a lot of the inform a tiv e video s and mat e ri al that I2ve collect e d from the Intern e t . I eve n got so pas sion a t e abou t it that I parodie d a silly song to shar e with the grad e ( class e s abou t Intern e t safet y. This was also an awe s o m e exp erie n c e in collabor a ti n g with oth er grad e ( teac h e r s bec a u s e we all too/ turns planning and sharing lesso n s . 6utsid e of teac hin g, I was able to start and latch onto ma n y activities as well as ma/ing an effort to att e n d stud e n t sports ga m e s and eve n t s . I hav e help e d volunt e e r s from Par/ !eadow s church run the school +rea/fa s t Progra m twice a wee/ before school. I cam e every !onda y and )edn e s d a y morning to help set up, prep a r e , and monitor the stud e n t s as they grab b e d bre a/f a s t in the cafet e ri a. I was ther e to lend a helping hand by pouring .uice, butt e rin g bre a d , washin g dishe s , ens urin g stud e n t s were signing in, and to shoo the m all out to get to class. It was gre a t to see som e of my stud e n t s outsid e of class, as well as to see and me e t oth er stud e n t s . I remind e d mys elf that I might be the first inter a c tio n they hav e had that day, or eve n the first friendly face, and it was gre a t to be ther e. )ith a pas sion for dra m a , esp e ci ally for come d y, I thoug h t it would be fun to start an improv&is a tio n' club. This way I was able to get in the dra m a roo m and wor/ with stud e n t s who want e d to hav e som e fun at lunch. Seeing 2

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as I wasn2t teac hin g dra m a , I thoug h t I2d ta/e the opport u nit y to wor/ on som e dra m a activities and see how the stud e n t s en.oye d the m. !y bigg e s t fear was n2t running the club, but rath e r, that no one would show up. ortun a t el y, on the first day, I had a turnou t of 78 stud e n t s 9 )e wor/ed toge t h e r every )edn e s d a y at lunch to build a basis of trust and resp e c t. I ens ur e d that we did a variet y of things that everyo n e en.oye d and could particip a t e in. I hav e gott e n a lot of really good feed b a c / from stud e n t s abou t the club and how they wish it were for long er and mor e often. I thin/ this has bee n an excellen t way for stud e n t s in differe n t grad e s , and other s who wouldn2t norm ally inter a c t, to get to /now each oth er and to build their confide n c e . +eginning on Sept e m b e r :;, I help e d -udith !eunier one period a wee/ by rea din g with her 5nglish %angu a g e %earn e r stud e n t s individu ally. This allowe d her to carry on her lesson s while I wor/ed with stud e n t s oneon- one at their level. She has the begin n e r group of 5%% stud e n t s . It was am a 1in g to hear the m read and to see how muc h they hav e progr e s s e d over the ter m. I love wal/ing into that room and insta n tly having five or mor e Int er n ,ea c e r - s *e s c ri p t i . e Rep or t (0on ti n u e d " stud e n t s say, <!s. $iancarlo9 #an I go first=9>. 6ne class I eve n had the plea s u r e of teac hin g the 5%% class in place of -udith. )e did som e individu al silent rea din g, I read a story to the class &and the n discus s e d it', and we went throu g h an inter a c tiv e lesson on ?em e m b r a n c e 0ay vocab ul a r y. I also met with -udith and 0avid uller for Profes sion al 0evelop m e n t to discus s a pros p e c tiv e 5%% progr a m at the middle school level. This progr a m has since bee n put into plac e and I thin/ it is really cool that som e of my idea s went into building it. +eginning the last wee/ of @ove m b e r , I hav e bee n also bee n helping !elissa )all2s grad e A Bnowledg e and 5mploya bility class when I hav e free periods. So far I2ve be e n ther e during %angu a g e *rts, !ath, and Scienc e. +ecau s e a lot of what they do involves differe n t levelled tas/s, I2m able to help ma/ e it aroun d to every stud e n t to help the m as they wor/. 5arlier in the ter m, I help e d sup e rvis e and direct :: stud e n t s from this class at the Soup Bitche n for thre e hours as we prep a r e d , serv e d, and clean e d up food for their clients. I tea m e d up with Tam mi ore m a n who start e d up this year2s %ead e r s hip #lub and we each too/ on half of the stud e n t s . I hav e bee n respo n sibl e for the 0o #rew, a grou p of stud e n t s who want to improv e our school and com m u nit y by helping oth er s and inspiring other stud e n t s to beco m e lead e r s the m s e lv e s . )e held lead e r s hip me e tin g s once a wee/ 3

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wher e both the 0o #rew and the Spirit #rew &who focus e d on building school spirit' got toge t h e r . The 0o #rew has volunt e e r e d at the ood +an/, ra/e d leav e s at the school, and ma d e friendly gre e tin g s for the resid e n t s that live aroun d our school. I hav e also put in an application to the T0 riend s of the 5nviron m e n t for funding of recycling bins. Toget h e r with the %ead er s hip crew, I volunt e e r e d in the conc e s sio n for the )olverin e #lassic &volleyb all tourn a m e n t ' , the Tip- 6ff #lassic &bas/ e t b all tourn a m e n t ' and the ,allowe e n 0ance- *-Thon, for a total of :A hours. )e also ma d e decor a tio n s for the ,allowe e n 0anc e and put the m up in the gym. In conclusion, I hav e absolut ely loved my time at )ilson !iddle School. The staff hav e bee n nothing but friendly and the stud e n t s provid e me with endles s fulfillme n t and ent er t ai n m e n t . I had not anticipa t e d beco mi n g so att a c h e d to a school in the few mont h s I hav e spe n t here. Teachin g half time, I had also had not anticip a t e d filling up the oth er half of my time bec a u s e I muc h rath e r would spen d it with stud e n t s and obs ervin g other teac h e r s tha n wor/ing on my own. This ma d e for a very bus y se m e s t e r , but it was compl e t ely rew ar din g and I wouldn2t chan g e a thing. This intern s hip has brou g h t me up to snuff with a lot of teac hin g practice s and resp o n sibilities and I am very appr e ci a tiv e of the exp erie n c e . I feel li/e I wal/ed in the doors as a Cniversity stud e n t and hav e since tran sfor m e d into a teac h e r .

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, is pa g e is to 1 e att a c e d to t e Int er n ,ea c e r - s Rep or t 2 Sc o o l (dmini s t r a t o r 0om m e n t s / #arm e n $ianc arlo has be e n an intern at )ilson !iddle School as part of our grad e ( tea m beginning in Sept e m b e r 78:D. ,er instruc tion al duties hav e includ e d teac hin g grad e ( Social Studies , *rt and 0igital #iti1ens hip. It has bee n a plea s u r e to hav e her her e at )ilson. #arm e n2s pas sion for stud e n t s and her care and conc er n were evide n t in her prep a r a ti o n and perfor m a n c e . The grad e (* classroo m at )ilson has 7( stud e n t s with a wide variety of stre n g t h s and nee d s . Som e of the stud e n t s in the class pres e n t uniqu e challen g e s including beh a viour al issu e s . It has be e n import a n t for #arm e n to hav e a stron g pres e n c e in the class with clear exp e c t a ti o n s and guideline s . )hen loo/ing critically at a teac h e r s2 perfor m a n c e I find it extr e m e l y import a n t to loo/ at so much before teac hin g eve n begins. I loo/ clos ely at how that teac h e r att e m p t s to est a blis h relations hip s with the staff and beco m e part of the educ a tio n al environ m e n t in the school. #arm e n was able to ma/ e a smoo t h transition into )ilson and beco m e part of our school family. #arm e n imm e r s e d hers elf within our school family and it was wond e rful to see. !s. $iancarlo use d this sa m e appro a c h in est a blis hing open lines of com m u nic a tio n with the par e n t s 4 g u a r di a n s of her stud e n t s . #om m u nic a tio n with the hom e and with other educ a tio n al part n e r s is a s/ill that ma n y new teac h e r s often strug gl e with. #arm e n alre a d y see m s very comfort a bl e with this import a n t s/ill. !oving into the classroo m , it was import a n t for me to see that #arm e n was ma/ing a conscious effort to me e t the ne e d s of all her stud e n t s . I was fortun a t e to obs erv e #arm e n ma/ e the s e conscious decisions in her practice throu g h thou g h tful differe n ti a t e d instruction and ass e s s m e n t . She too/ the time to get to /now her stud e n t s2 nee d s and learning styles and provid e d the m with clear instruction s that would ens ur e their succe s s . ,er lesso n s in Social Studie s were cre a tiv e and fun. I /now that the stud e n t s in the class at time s were Etric/ed2 into learning import a n t conc e p t s and mat e ri al while having fun throu g h inter a c tiv e activities and instruction. It was also wond e rful to see #arm e n teac hin g in sub.ect s outsid e of her comfort 1one or speciali1ation. I had the pleas u r e of watchin g #arm e n on ma n y occasion s teac h 0igital #iti1ens hip. !s. $iancarlo too/ gre a t care in prep a rin g lesson s that were me a nin gful and relev a n t to our stud e n t s . I believ e she also had a gre a t de al of fun teac hin g the class. I say it time and time again to practicu m stud e n t s , <If you are not having fun teac hin g som e t hin g , how can you exp e c t stud e n t to hav e fun learnin g it.>

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#arm e n2s confide n c e in the classro o m and how to de al with stud e n t discipline continu e s to grow. She is self- ass ur e d and und er s t a n d s when to call upon ad ministr a tio n and what issue s to handle on her on. #arm e n has shown absolut ely no signs of compla c e n c y and strives to improv e in all asp e c t s of teac hin g. She does not ta/e for grant e d her stre n g t h s in planning and curriculu m /nowled g e but reflects on how she can continuo u sly improv e. +eco min g a reflective practition e r is indicative of her mat u rity and dedica tio n to teac hin g. %astly, I would be remis s if I did not includ e how wond e rful of a staff me m b e r #arm e n has be e n. She has literally volunt e e r e d for everyt hin g9 She has shown a pas sion for ma/ing a differe n c e in our stud e n t s both in and out of the classro o m . *s an ad ministr a t o r when I am searc hin g for a new staff me m b e r I love seein g candid a t e s that want to be a part of everyt hin g. It is not that they are the bes t coach or a Etechie2 but som e o n e that is willing to help out wher e v e r they can to ma/ e a differe n c e for /ids9 #arm e n has it9 She does what e v e r she can to help. In conclusion it has bee n a plea s u r e to hav e #arm e n at )ilson. Than/ you for your contribution s to the staff and stud e n t s and I want to wish you the very bes t in the futur e. I hav e the highe s t confide n c e in you as you mov e forwar d. *ll the bes t9

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, is pa g e is to 1 e att a c e d to t e Int er n ,ea c e r - s Rep or t 2 ,ea c e r +en t o r 0om m e n t s / It has be e n my privileg e to wor/ alongsid e #arm e n $ianc arlo the s e last four mont h s . #arm e n too/ over two of my grad e sev e n Social Studies class e s , our 0igital #iti1ens hip option as well as *rt (. In each of thes e class e s , #arm e n has shown hers elf to be not only a cap a bl e teac h e r , but an excelle n t one. rom our first wee/ of school, our stud e n t s hav e view e d and resp e c t e d #arm e n as anot h e r teac h e r in our class. #arm e n2s plannin g is meticulou s and she is incredibly orga ni1e d . ,er lesson s are inter a c tiv e and eng a gi n g and it is obvious she spen d s a gre a t de al of time searc hin g for various me di a to bring #ana di a n history to life and ma/ e it relev a n t for our stud e n t s . #arm e n has a /ee n sens e of the scaffolding requir e d to assist our stud e n t s in und er s t a n d i n g curre n t eve n t s at an age appro pria t e level. Stud e n t s in our class loo/ forward to riday when they watch the <)ee/ in ?ap,> wher e #arm e n ably leads class discus sion s and deb a t e s on the relev a n t eve n t s happ e ni n g in the world. ,er lesso n s and assign m e n t s show her und er s t a n d i n g of bes t practic e and she us es a variet y of form a tiv e and su m m a ti v e ass e s s m e n t tools. )hen stud e n t s write a test for #arm e n , she rea d s the tes t aloud for the entire class, und e r s t a n di n g that for ma n y of our stud e n t s rea ding is a road bloc/ that affects their ability to show what they /now. She sincer ely tries to get aroun d this hurdle and ass e s s their ma s t e r y of the Social Studies outco m e s and is always proac tiv e in arra n gin g adults as rea d e r s for our stud e n t s who strug gl e the mos t. In the last four mon t h s , I hav e see n #arm e n grow in confide n c e as a teac h e r. She incre a sin gly ta/e s mor e ris/s in front of the stud e n t s F spe a /in g in acce n t s , sharing songs she2s writte n, sharing her own inter e s t s , pas sion s and stories with our /ids. She is loved by our (* and (+ class e s and receiv e s hugs and high fives daily from our mos t affection a t e stud e n t s . She has don e a fabulous .ob teac hin g grad e sev e n this se m e s t e r and I hav e always be e n able to wal/ out of the classro o m trustin g our /ids will be well led and that the high stan d a r d I hav e for stud e n t s will be sust ain e d . #arm e n has also ma d e a hug e impact on our school com m u ni t y at large during the cours e of her intern s hip. 0uring the periods wher e she was not teac hin g, she has ent er e d into other classroo m s to offer a hand, obs erv e and wor/ with stud e n t s . !rs. !eunier has pers o n ally expr e s s e d her gratitu d e for #arm e n2s time in her 5S% classroo m wher e #arm e n would wor/ with stud e n t s on their rea din g. Bnowing the value of stud e n t s rea din g one on one with an adult and /nowing the de m a n d s on one teac h e r, !rs. !eunier was impre s s e d at #arm e n2s s/ill in wor/ing with her stud e n t s , her eve n, dep e n d a bl e de m e a n o r and her ability to sea ml e s sly blend into the classroo m cultur e. I hav e see n this too wher e #arm e n will see som e t hin g that ne e d s to be don e and simply <fill in the gaps .> This intuitive, thoug h tful 7

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ability will serv e her well9 !ore rece n tly, #arm e n has volunt e e r e d her time in a neighb o u r classroo m , wor/ing with !eliss a )all and her BG5 class. !eliss a also has not e d the quic/ rapp ort #arm e n is able to build with her stud e n t s in a classroo m wher e relations hip is everyt hin g. #arm e n has capit ali1ed on the opport u nit y this intern s hip afford e d to see how other teac h e r s teac h and expo s e hers elf to a wide variet y of teac hin g styles. It is an und e r s t a t e m e n t to say that #arm e n has be e n involve d in our school cultur e and extr ac u rricular activities. She has wor/e d alongsid e Tam mi ore m a n leading the ma n y lead e r s hi p activities that hav e alre a d y ta/e n place this year. This has includ e d orga ni1ing the )ilson #lassic and Tip 6ff tourn a m e n t s , serving at the ood +an/, ta/ing stud e n t s to the Soup Bitchen, ra/ing leave s for )ilson2s neighb o u r s and hea din g up School Hard #lean u p s . #arm e n also too/ the lead in applying for a gran t that would provid e our school with muc h- improv e d recycle bins in an effort to ma/ e )ilson a <gre e n e r > place. 0uring the )edn e s d a y lunch hours, #arm e n ran an Improv #lub that was well att e n d e d by at leas t 78 stud e n t s . )ith a pas sion for dra m a , #arm e n gav e freely of her talen t s and found stud e n t s who were eag e r to give bac/9 Cpon att e n din g a ses sion last )edn e s d a y, it is clear the stud e n t s love being ther e and feel conn e c t e d and eng a g e d . #arm e n reali1es and believ e s in the value that extr ac u rricular and co- curricular opport u nitie s provid e our stud e n t s , that relations hip s with our /ids really are the found a tio n for teac hin g the m. *ddition ally, #arm e n ran the bre a/f a s t progr a m two morning s a wee/ and really view e d that service opport u nit y as a way to gre e t our stud e n t s her e and conn e c t with the m. )e hav e had ma n y wond e rful discus sion s and conv er s a tio n s abou t school cultur e and the role teac h e r s play and I hav e always be e n impre s s e d with her insights and und er s t a n d i n g s . #arm e n particip a t e s in staff activities fully and her funny, quic/- witted sens e of hu mo u r and /ind pers o n ality will ma/ e her an ass e t to her future school. I am truly excite d for #arm e n2s next pha s e . She has be e n an absolut ely wond erful collea g u e , which has bee n note d by the entire grad e sev e n tea m , and I /now the /ids and mys elf will lame n t how differe n t the roo m will feel withou t her when we com e bac/ from #hrist m a s bre a/.

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, is pa g e is to 1 e att a c e d to t e Int er n ,ea c e r - s Rep or t 2 Facu l t y +en t o r 0om m e n t s / #arm e n $ianc arlo taug h t grad e ( *rt, 0igital #iti1ens hip, and two grad e ( Social Studies class e s at )ilson !iddle School in %ethbridg e , *lbert a for her Intern s hip. The Intern s hip has the stud e n t plac e d full time in a school for a se m e s t e r . 0uring that time they are resp o n sible for teac hin g . I T5. 0uring the bala nc e of their time they wor/ on a Profes sion al Inquiry Pro.ect and assist the school in a wide rang e of activities. The Interns hip provid e s the m with an exp erie n c e similar to that of a first year teac h e r. #arm e n has learn e d ma n y things in her Interns hip and has applied the m in her teac hin g. Thes e hav e contribu t e d to the succe s s she has exp e ri e n c e d in her Interns hip. #arm e n is well orga ni1e d and prep a r e d for all of her lesso n s . #arm e n has learn e d how import a n t it is to conn e c t with her stud e n t s . The relation s hip she has with each individu al stud e n t allows her to und e r s t a n d how they learn, what they find the mos t inter e s tin g, who they can and canno t wor/ with and prob a bly mos t import a n tly, she has reali1ed that the other parts of stud e n t lives outsid e of school impac t s what hap p e n s at school. She show e d a gre a t deal of emp a t h y tow ar d s stud e n t s and this was evide n t in their inter a c tion s with her. #arm e n has a pas sion for teac hin g. @ot only does she en.oy teac hin g and ma/ing a differe n c e , but she also loo/s forwar d to seeing the stud e n t s and staff that she has built relation s hip s with. I as/e d #arm e n what she has learn e d abou t hers elf as a teac h e r and her res po n s e clearly show s her pers o n al and profes sion al growt h during the Intern s hip. I think that what PS3 has ultim a t el y show n m e is that I can do it. As I mill around the school, passing by stud e n t s and staff and s miling or gree tin g the m as I walk, I feel like a teach er. As Im sitting in staff, grade- le el, and club m e e ti n g s , and sharing m y thoug h t s ! c o n c er n s ! s t ories , I feel like a teach er. "he n Im m e dia tin g a disput e betw e e n two #$- year- old girls who wont learn a single thing in any of their class e s until the y hash things out, I feel like a teach er. As I stand in front of a room of $% stud e n t s who ha e gi e n m e their att e n tio n so long as I mak e it worth- while for the m , and whe n I settle down a roo m of $% stud e n t s who are all roaring with laught er and yelling about a &oke so m e o n e told, I am a teach er. 'his e(p erie n c e has show n m e that it isnt &ust a practicu m any m o r e . Althou g h ther e is so m uc h mor e to learn, I am fully capable and ready to be a teach er, and that is what I think has surpris e d m e the mos t. I ent er e d this practicu m feeling like a youn g, na) e, and shy *ni ersity stud e n t , and, as I finish up, I feel like anoth er m e m b e r of the staff. 6ne of #arm e n2s Profes sion al $rowth 6b.ective s was to wor/ on her classroo m ma n a g e m e n t s/ills. )ith the suppor t of her me n t o r teac h e r and 10

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by obs erving other teac h e r s , #arm e n dev elo p e d and imple m e n t e d a succe s sf ul classroo m ma n a g e m e n t plan for the class e s she is involve d with. #arm e n is to be com m e n d e d for beco min g involve d with the school environ m e n t outsid e of her teac hin g resp o n sibilities. She has volunt e e r e d to wor/ with individu al stud e n t s and has supp ort e d the school2s +rea/fa s t Progra m . She has also bee n involve d with the Bnowledg e and 5mploya bility Progra m , she volunt e e r e d in the 5%% progr a m , and initiat e d an Improv 0ram a #lub for the stud e n t s . #arm e n2s wor/ with the 5%% progr a m has incre a s e d her profes sio n al ability in wor/ing with 5%% stud e n t s and facilitatin g their growth as they learn 5nglish langu a g e and wor/ succe s sf ully in a school environ m e n t . #arm e n found the relation s hip s that she built with the stud e n t s and the staff to be the mos t rew ar din g part of her Intern s hip. She built an inclusive learning environ m e n t to ena bl e the learning of all of her stud e n t s . It is evide n t that it brings #arm e n gre a t satisfac tion building stron g relation s hip s with her stud e n t s . @ot only did this improv e her ability to acco m m o d a t e the m when she tau g h t , but she felt li/e she was ma/ing a differe n c e in their lives. +ase d on #arm e n2s wor/ during her Interns hip and the inform a tio n provid e d by her !entor Teach e r and the *dministr a t o r, I assign a grad e of P*SS for the cours e wor/ in 5duca tion JI(7 F Secon d a r y Interns hip.

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