Internship # 14

Choice 2. Post three pictures that show a process at your internship—This could be drafting & revision, how something is done at your internship, how your project was developed, etc.

These were our drafts and blueprints for the lab and it was one of the first things we needed to do. Then once we got the sketches approved, we then made a digital version on a website called creately.

Internship # 13

I was also sick this day and I'll make it up.

Choice 3. Post three pictures represent what is most significant to your experience as an intern.

Internship #12

I was sick today so I'll catch up on this.

Part 1: Documenting collaboration

Post photos of collaboration at your workplace—this may be people working together or the result(s) of people working together.

Part 2: Writing about collaboration

In the course of one typical workday, how many different people do you directly work with? How many people are indirectly affected by your work.

Describe your direct collaboration with others—how does it go & how does it influence the work?

Describe your indirect impact on others through your work—there are probably many people you never actually see who are affected by your work. How does this happen? How does this influence your work?

Feel free to continue writing about collaboration. How might people work differently in your job in the future? How might different resources change the way we work? How might a different manager or mentor want people to work? How would you use collaboration if you were in charge?

Internship #11

Week Summary
So this week went pretty good. A lot of hard work and labor was involved. By today we had to finish placing all the computers into the tables and have them all programed and networked to all the other 36 computers and the master computer. There was a lot more hard work and heavy lifting than I've anticipated, I have definitely worked up some sweat. The teachers were very nice and admired our work ethic and project. The most memorable moment of the week was presenting our computer lab to the teachers during the staff meeting on Wednesday. It was exciting that the whole staff admired our work and gave us their full attention and loved having us there.

Internship # 10

First, post a picture that sums up your day (make sure you get permission for the pic!).

I didn't bring a camera. I will tomorrow.

Second, post a caption in which you use the pic to get into a discussion the following: What new questions has your internship inspired you to ask about our world? What has it made you wonder about? What are you moved to go out and do or learn about on your own time?

Third, post at least five possible questions that you'd like to ask your mentor (or other important coworker) in your upcoming interview. Your questions should be based on yesterday's blog post. If you did not do yesterday's blog post, then you should do it as background for this post.

How did you actively get into social networking?
How did it feel meeting California's Governor?
Do you find it difficult training other teachers harder than students?
How did you discover Kipp Adelante school system?
How do you think technology's going to advance in the next 5 years?

Internship # 9

Mr. Chan is the Director of Educational Technology at KIPP Adelante Prepartory Academy. He currently teaches all the programs in the BET Design Center and maintains/supports the school technology infrastructure. Mr. Chan also provides training for teachers and advises instructional technology leaders on a national scale.

Prior to joining KIPP Adelante, Mr. Chan was the technology coordinator and classroom teacher for the Evergreen School District in San Jose. Before transitioning to a teaching career, Mr. Chan spent seven years in the engineering industry working for various high tech firms in the Silicon Valley. Mr. Chan’s educational background includes a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University, and a multiple subjects teaching credential and M.A. in Cross-Cultural Education from National University.

Internship #8

hoice A: What characteristics and qualities do you see in the people at your internship that you'd like to develop in yourself? Some of these qualities and characteristics could be creativity, empathy, risk-taking, ambitiousness, honesty, fairness, and so on. There are so many qualities and characteristics that people could have, so look around and think of a few good ones that you see in the people you work with.

or....

Choice B: What new appreciations (for who? of what?) have you gained through internship that you did not have before? How did you develop these appreciations?

I have a new appreciation for teachers, contractors, and engineers. Doing the mathematics on graph paper and doing various calculations before doing any other work. Doing math was probably the last thing I'll expect in my internship. But maybe at first I was intimidated by that obstacle and my mind went blank.