Freshmen Research Conference

From this conference I was able to learn more about cooperative learning and how it actually does work within our class. From being in four different groups to separately find information on cooperative learning but yet coming back together to tie in everything as a whole, really conforms to the idea of cooperative learning and it brought out some cons but nonetheless the research project went great. From the other presentations from the other classes, I was able to learn more about how self-esteem which is your confidence in one's self worth and self-efficacy is the one's belief of about their capabilities towards success. We learned how they weren't the same thing but they were related and they can affect a person. From the other class, I was able to learn about altruism which is the practice of having selfless concern for the wellbeing of others. We also learned about different people's experiences with altruism. This conference was a good way to learn more about other topics and how they could in some ways be related to one another.  From our research project we can use this to improve and do better on any future class cooperative projects.

Call To Action Day

The day finally came and we were able to spend part of our day at the Marine Science Institute with 5th graders from Ravenswood. From this learning experience with the kids, I learned that service isn't just done because you have to do it, it's done wholeheartedly with purpose. From the reactions of the kids to when they were told that they would be going on a field trip with college students, caught them by surprise, but they were more than glad to befriend us. It wasn't about watching over these kids, but being able to interact with them in a way for them to know that we enjoyed being with them and that we were excited to discover new things. This activity gave us an opportunity to develop meaningful connection with our community partner organization, in a way that we were able to learn more about the Bay and its marine life along side with these 5th graders. I was able to learn so much from these 5th graders during the trip, because they are at the age when they're always filled with underlying questions and they weren't afraid to ask. By them asking the same questions I wondered about, it was known to me that kids are way smarter than they look. At one point of the activity, our guide for our small group had said how that her group of 5th graders were the first ones to get the container open without anyones help, and the object seemed very complex for 5th graders to operate. If we were given the chance to do another activity with these kids, it would be great because this would be something I would definitely look forward to do again. 

Student Performance Activity

Today was the first home game for lacrosse against San Jose State University- SJSU. It was held at 2pm at the field, and it consisted of 4 quarters. The players warmed up first and practiced a bit before the game started. Once the game started it was first quarter. Ever once in awhile, you can parents or students saying, "Get it!"Hoping that the player from our school was able to get the ball and get a goal. Throughout the game, the players constantly had to switch in different players so they all had the chance to play. There were times when both teams were thrown a foul, but they brushed it off nonetheless and continued on with the game. Around the second or third quarter, SJSU asked for a time out and after a few minutes the game started again. In the end, our school won with the score 16-5. Both teams played really hard and did a great job, it was a great thing being able to see the lacrosse team kick off with the season winning their first home game. At the end of the game, they all came together to get in a line and to shake everyone's hands including players and coaches. Surprisingly, SJSU had a really small lacrosse team and our school had much more players despite the fact we're a smaller school.  This was the first time I've seen a lacrosse game because there isn't really any school who plays lacrosse back in Hawaii. It's a very interesting game and it's almost like soccer, and I would definitely recommend this sports event to others because it's an interesting sport and pretty lively.

OEE

Dealing with our planned community engagement activity with the Marine Science Institute and the Ravenswood School, the Hallmark that I think that is most relevant is Hallmark 4: We Commit Ourselves To Community Service.

During our last class, all three pods met up and we talked about what our main idea is for our engagement activity- community service and/or service learning. Individually for our Frosh Seminar, one of our goals for the class throughout the semester is to see how we learn. By collaborating with the Marine Science Institute- MIT- we can observe how the 4th graders learn and to adapt to the way these kids learn so we may explain things in a way that they would understand if there was something they wanted to know about. Another reason why I think our community engagement activity relates to Hallmark 6, is that we are partnering with a community agency that dedicates their time to service learning. MIT is a non-profit agency that helps bring the sea and Marine life to the children. This Hallmark calls out to me about giving back to the community while being able to learn something from it. 

Yay- I'm done!