Blog 19 Independent component 2

Literal 

A ) I, Alejandro Espinoza, affirm that I have completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

B ) The sources I used for my independent component were My Mentor Mr. Pittman he showed me his lesson plan and his test. The Campbell AP Biology book, this helped me work on the worksheets to make my lesson plan. And the POGIL Activities for AP Biology workbook, this is were Mr.Pittman got his packets to give to his students and what I worked on to study the material.

C ) Okay Done.

D ) So for my independent component I decided to do the sections of the book that Mr. Pittman went over after the time I got my independent component approved. The sections I did the were evolution, the endocrine system the nervous system and the immune system the last sections Mr. Pittman covered this year.

Interpretive
Here is the link to the Google doc containing pictures of some of the worksheets I worked on to learn the about evolution and the bodies systems.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6dH0MDonWeFN2EzSlhweGtMbnM&usp=sharing

Here is the time in which I will tackle these four sections as one whole unit within a 4 week Block schedule Unit with a test on the last day and some time for review.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L4n0Eu1YRRC9Ehccfp8WWJdM_syiSLheKmuWiMzQLOc/edit?usp=sharing


Applied

My component helped my understand my topic more by basically showing me what teacher have to do when planning a new lesson. I understand that the teacher must follow certain lab requirements for the AP Biology standards so I couldn't put in my own created Inquiry based labs but I can put in Inquiry based assignments.Yet again I learned that the effort that a teacher put into his work will directly reflect how the students will do on their exam and eventually their final AP Biology Examination. I also learned that an AP Biology teacher must put focus on the topics of each sections that will be directly on the exam.

Blog 15 Independent Component 2 Approval

1. Describe in  detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

I plan to do again another lesson plan like I did foe my independent component 1. The difference between this second lesson plan and the first is that I plan to tackle more than just one concept in the book and attack the concepts more in depth. I will also be making additional worksheets, guided notes, Inquiry based problems and test to this Independent component with having in my answers to my EQ in mind.

2. Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

I will have my notebook from my last independent component in which I will write notes in the section. Writing notes for a section for me personally can take anywhere from 2 to 3 hours if I am not familiar with the concept. I will be writing multiple pages of notes for multiple section so that will take about a good 1/3 of the 30 hours. I am also making the lesson plan itself which explains my plan of attack and what my students will be doing each day this takes my about a good 2 hours of work. I will also be making worksheets, guided notes,labs and test in which I will put a link in the my blog. This worksheets can take any where from an 1 hour to 5 hours to complete. This part will probably take up most of my time.

3. And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic more in depth.

I am basically putting myself in the shoes of an AP Biology teacher. I faced with the question of how can I best teach this concept so that my student will be ready for it when they encounter it in the AP Biology Examination. This will make me think of my first answer but get me thinking of a second and possible third answer.

4. Post a log on the right hand side of your blog near your other logs and call it Independent Component 2.

Done.

Blog 14 Independent Component 1

Literal 

A ) I, Alejandro Espinoza, affirm that I have completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

B ) The sources I used for my independent component are My Mentor Mr. Pittman, he showed me his lesson plan and looked over my notes and Cambell's 5th edition AP Biology Book which is where I got the information to help me make my lesson plan, guided notes and test.

C ) Okay Done.

D ) So for my independent component I decided to dissect section of the book and write out a plan of attack for the unit. I started by first reading the section then reread the section this time writing notes I then did a plan of attack on each of the concepts in the book. After each concept was completed I wrote down what I am going to teach my students each day. I then made guided notes for my students to fill out during my lectures. Finally I repeated the process for the next chapter.

Interpretive

Notebook Pictures - This contains my notes on the section, how i would tackle each concept and what and how would I teach my students each day.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mnLGnN9JDs9AOQ1LwyyFMzPBP1EHi9W_URZUg6zyNyI/edit?usp=sharing

Guided Notes Example- This is an example of how I did my guided notes for my unit.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19G3S1EYDNrY_oRpTm_7hqaYjURZUKPNiU9-VhJ3jdPI/edit?usp=sharing
  

Applied

My component helped my understand the foundation of my topic basically by showing me what teacher have to do when planning a new lesson. I understand that the amount of effort that a teacher put into his work will directly reflect how the students may do on their exam and eventually their final AP Biology Examination. I also learned how pack as much content as you can in a Day so that you could go to the next section more quickly a note to add is that time MUST be put aside for any possible questions or misunderstanding of the concepts.

Blog 7 : Independent Component 1 Aprroval

1. Describe in details what you plan to do for your 30 hours need for independent component.

I actually have two things i plan to do for this component  The first is what i really would like to do and my second is a fallback option. I have signed up for a college course online certification class for a medical laboratory assistant. Then if I don't get accepted then i plan just to do an addition hours with my mentor.

2. Discuss how or what you will do to meet the exceptions of showing 30 hours of research.  

If I get into the online class i plan to keep all work like essays and other materials if the class can give me credit or have some way of keeping track of what i did in the class i would use that as credit. Then if i do extra mentorship i could take many pictures of me in the lab and then post them on my blog.

3.And explain how what you are doing will explore your topic more in depth

If i get the class the class will show me what a lab assistant must do to become certified but it also give me more textual research to add to my research book like lab techniques and basic testing procedures.
Then if i do extra mentorship that will get hands on experience with lab equipment and have a person to ask questions who could answer in a quick manner.