Hello World,

Two posts in one day. Blogger is a great place for brainstorming. One of my biggest projects that I am working on is an internship program. I have been collaborating with Dr. Fernando Soriano of the CSU San Marcos Human Development Department. He is helping me find funding for a program I want to implement at Heritage Digital Academy. Here is a quick little blurb about this program:

Heritage Digital Academy has internship positions available for university students. Students meet with the coordinator to deduce their interests and  career goals in relation to the school. One internship opportunity is to teach an Enrichment Class. This is a one to two day a week class for interns to educate middle students on almost any topic. Interns will meet with a credentialed master teacher to develop lesson plans and discuss teaching pedagogy. Furthermore, students will recieve benefits such as access to our staff inservices, a school e-mail address, administrative access to Moodle, resume boosters and letters of recommendation.

This is the bare bones of my idea. Look for more details at a later date.

Wishing you the best,

Jenna

Showcase and Other Projects

Hello World,

Here is a quick update of my life. I am currently interning at Heritage Digital Academy. My official title is Enrichment Intern, but I like to think of myself as Enrichment Coordinator. I coordinate all activities that are not related to the classroom. I plan the extra stuff known here as Enrichment. My biggest plan as of late is to create a dynamic internship program with CSU San Marcos. Another plan of mine is to plan student showcase.

Today, I need a place to brainstorm. I need to lay out the foundations of this Show Case. What is my vision? What is the purpose of this event? Something I need to think about is K-1 Speedway Night. We cannot have too many fundraisers in the same time frame. Hence, I have to keep the Show Case reasonable.

So now, on figurative paper, I will brainstorm for my Showcase.

I have completed a little research on the components of a Talent Show/Showcase. It is a lot. I looks like many sleepless nights of preparation. I am hoping that with a thorough brainstorm this might not be too stressful.

I envision this showcase to be a place for all my enrichment programs to show off their hard work for the year. They will have about 3-10 minutes to show their skills. This can also be a talent show as well. Students and parents would buy $5 tickets for this event. This will be a  fundraiser for our enrichment program. It would be nice to make over $200. That's all.

And, that is my quick vision of a brainstorm. My next steps are
1) To make a PA Announcement
2)  To send out a Volunteer Help Shout Out to parents.
3) Pick Audition Dates
4) Pick Rehearsal Dates
5) Make Fliers

I need some major help with:
1) Food
2) Backstage Crew
3) Publicity
4) Set-up and Clean up (What will the lay out look like?)
5) Record Performance
6) Production (Lights and Sound)
7) Art Vendors

I am sure there is more, but I can't remember them. This is what I am going to talk about with my Director (AKA Principal), Jen Cooper. I wish I could be at teacher meetings, but I teach Yearbook.

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

Jenna

The Person Next To Me

Hello World,

I don't know what to say really. Just living and breathing at Sonoma State. I feel like I am drifting some place I am uncertain of. My mind wanders. Anyway, I wanted to poke my head in. I know this place should be for more then just the unusual comments here and there. I know that this should be a forum for my voice, but the struggle is finding time for my voice to be heard. I write in my journal, but I don't write to you. My goal is to post again this weekend with something substantial. Anyway, this weekend will be the first post from The Person Next to Me. Keep and eye out for it. It's a new movement I want to start. I want to promote communication between people in the community. Do you talk to the person next to you? I know sometimes I don't. I want to change that. Everyone has a story. I want to find out those stories and build bridges in the community. I believe if you ask then you will learn. I want to learn about the person next to me. I hope you do too.