Questions Field Trip Radio Park Elementary School
1. You wrote about your expectations for the trip before we went. Now that we have gone, what was similar to and what was different from your expectations?
Answer: Everything that I wrote before the trip ended up happening. It was what I was expecting. The kids were amazing! I loved being around them, playing with them and talking with them.
2. Compare this elementary school to others you have seen. What was similar and what was different?
Answer: In my opinion I think all schools are similar, maybe they can be different in how they decorate the classes, some classes can have maps, others can have science laboratories.
3. What recommendations do you have for IECP students who go on trips like this in the future?
Answer: To spend the whole day with the kids. One hour wasn't enough time to get to know the kids.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Interview partner questions
1. What is your name?
2. Can
you tell me anything interesting about your name (named after a parent? Name means something?).
3. Okay. Where are you originally from?
4. When
did you come to State College?
5. Is
this your first trip to America?
6. If
no: I see. Tell me about when you were here before.
7. So
what do you think of State College?
8. What
do you think of PSU and the IECP program?
9. Do
you think that this program will help you achieve your academic and career
goals?
10. What
specifically do you want to study in the future?
11. What
lead you to choose that field?
12. Have
you worked in this field before or studied it is school before now?
13. In
the bigger picture, do you think that State College is an accurate reflection
of “Typical America” and “Typical Americans”
14. Has
living here changed your idea of what America and Americans are like?
15. What
do you miss most about being in your home country?
16. What
do you like best about living in America?
17. If
you stay here for a long time, do you think that you will be changed in any
way?
18. I
see. So speaking of change; where do you
see yourself in 5 years? How about 10?
19. Is
this why you chose to come specifically to State College?
20. It
(State college) is a small place. How
did you hear about it?
21. Now
that you are here, what would you like to do most now or in the future that is
specifically related to being here?
22. Let’s
talk about something non-conventional.
If you could live anyplace you wanted, where would that be?
23. Why
is that?
24. This
has been an interesting interview. I
will finish up with one last question.
If there is one thing that you’d like everyone to know about you, what
would that be?
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Class: Reading 3B
Summary
The New York Times
November 20, 2011
Article: “For Their Children, Many E-Book Fans
Insist on Paper”
By MATT RICHTEL and JULIE BOSMAN
By MATT RICHTEL and JULIE BOSMAN
In the November 20, 2011, The New
York Times Article, “For Their Children, Many E-Book Fans Insist on Paper”,
authors, Matt Richtel, and Julie Bosman, discuss the persistence of traditional
paper books in the children’s segment of the book market in the digital age. The
article begins with the assertion that print books are suffering a decline
thanks to the increasing market share of e-books.
The authors give data that contends
that while more than 25 percent of adult books are purchased in digital format,
more than 95 percent of children’s books continue to be purchased as traditional
print books. They go on to suggest that this is a statistically significant
difference even going so far as to suggest that print books may be all but
extinct by the time the current child readers reach the age of majority. To
emphasize the point, the authors discuss cases studies in which the parents are
avid book downloaders. Even among this population, the article suggests that
print books dominate the books purchased for their children.
Given this discrepancy, the authors
spend time discussing probable causes for the buying behavior of the parents.
They opine that factors such as tradition, intimacy, tactile feedback and
flexibility cause parents to cling to the practice of purchasing print books
for their children.
The article concludes by arguing
that the book itself, in addition to the words that it contains, can be a part
of the learning and imagination building experience intended from reading to
children. Paradoxically, they cite the distractions that a multifunctional
electronic book reader might cause when using it to read to a child. Despite
the potential for educational applications to be more interactive in the
process of teaching children to read, the parents cited contend that the
distractions of the device would outweigh the benefits.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Class #1
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Class #2
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Class #3
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Class name and #
(for ex.: Ag 113)
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ACCTG 211
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ECON 102
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ECON 104
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Days and time it meets
(MTWRF,
2:30-3:20)
| T R 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM | T R 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | T R 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
Classroom
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121 Sparks Bldg
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111 Forum Bldg
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010 Sparks Bldg
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Professor’s name
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Professor’s email
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Reason you’re interested in observing it
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Because I want to apply for an Accounting Degree
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Because I want to apply for an Accounting Degree
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Because I want to apply for an Accounting Degree
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Hi! My
name is Madalina and I am from Romania. Right now I am a student in IECP - Penn
State University.
I
graduated high school in 2006. In the 7 years since that time, I have
earned a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, worked full time as an
accountant and high school teacher and immigrated to the U.S. At 26, I
feel that I have achieved a great wealth of experience but am still young
enough to make the transition to the U.S. educational system. It is my
desire to start at the graduate to gain a greater comfort level and
understanding of the system here.
In
addition to teaching high school, I worked as an aerobics instructor which gave
me an outlet that I really enjoyed. In my spare time, I have always
enjoyed physical activities such as roller blading, mountaineering, cycling,
swimming and jogging.
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