05-17-2008, 05:32 PM
Hi there everyone... Well, since some of you already know that I am studying to be a Special Education and English as a Second Language teacher. I want to update everyone on how I did in my courses this past term 
This term I was taking: (1)Introduction to Linguistics; (2)Society and Education; (3)Language and Writing for Special Needs Children; (4)Curriculum Content, Diagnostics, and Treatment for Children with Problems in Reading and Writing; (5)Technological Asistence, Curriculum and Materials for the Teaching of Children with Limitations.
My grades were:
1) Intro to Linguistics (A) (English course)
2) Society and Education (A)
3) Language and Writing... (B)
4) Children with Problems in Read. Writ. (B)
5) Technological Asistence (A)
... not bad for a really really tough term ... all my classes were extremely challenging for me and I was always busy with Oral reports, portfolios, research papers etc... thank God I survived it.
Now, next term I will be taking the following classes:
(1) Field Experiences in the Educational Enviroment 2
(2) Classroom Research
(3) Nature and Necesities of Students with Mental Retardation and the Emotionally Disturbed.
(4) Health, Nutrition and First Aid
(5) Grammatic Funamentals (English course)
(I will update you all in December when I get my grades for this next term [Aug - Dec] )
Oh and during summer... (June) I will be taking Comparative Analysis of English and Spanish (this is another English course)
My plans for the future are to finish my bacheleors degree in 3 years and move to New York to work on my Masters degree. I want to study in Columbia University of New York; which is the most prestigious university there is when it comes to Education ESPECIALLY Special Education.
I have so many dreams and plans for the future... one of my goals is to develop a method to teach children with Autism to read and write through music and drawing ... and make it a formal teaching method.
What do you all think about this idea??... it is still in its early stages, and I would LOVE to have as much input as I can. I really appreciate anything I can learn about Autism and the Autistic community. I belive God has put this in my heart. and that I am to develop and use this for the beterment of special needs children. I am trully excited about all this... trully.
TTFN
Me
This term I was taking: (1)Introduction to Linguistics; (2)Society and Education; (3)Language and Writing for Special Needs Children; (4)Curriculum Content, Diagnostics, and Treatment for Children with Problems in Reading and Writing; (5)Technological Asistence, Curriculum and Materials for the Teaching of Children with Limitations.
My grades were:
1) Intro to Linguistics (A) (English course)
2) Society and Education (A)
3) Language and Writing... (B)
4) Children with Problems in Read. Writ. (B)
5) Technological Asistence (A)
... not bad for a really really tough term ... all my classes were extremely challenging for me and I was always busy with Oral reports, portfolios, research papers etc... thank God I survived it.
Now, next term I will be taking the following classes:
(1) Field Experiences in the Educational Enviroment 2
(2) Classroom Research
(3) Nature and Necesities of Students with Mental Retardation and the Emotionally Disturbed.
(4) Health, Nutrition and First Aid
(5) Grammatic Funamentals (English course)
(I will update you all in December when I get my grades for this next term [Aug - Dec] )
Oh and during summer... (June) I will be taking Comparative Analysis of English and Spanish (this is another English course)
My plans for the future are to finish my bacheleors degree in 3 years and move to New York to work on my Masters degree. I want to study in Columbia University of New York; which is the most prestigious university there is when it comes to Education ESPECIALLY Special Education.
I have so many dreams and plans for the future... one of my goals is to develop a method to teach children with Autism to read and write through music and drawing ... and make it a formal teaching method.
What do you all think about this idea??... it is still in its early stages, and I would LOVE to have as much input as I can. I really appreciate anything I can learn about Autism and the Autistic community. I belive God has put this in my heart.
and that I am to develop and use this for the beterment of special needs children. I am trully excited about all this... trully.TTFN
Me