Self Reflection Essay

The first chapter was very informative in the understanding of psychology. It made me want to rethink of how I perceive myself and others. Even though I learned about scientific research and observations in school and how to apply them to science experiments. I never thought about applying this to people, but after I did this it changed how I viewed people. An example of this is when I would sit at a park and do what I would call people watching. At first glance looking at everyone they would…

Trying to document my performance while doing the job proved to be difficult at times. In the second week, I was stressed at trying to get both done. My boss told me to just do my best and gave me some tips on how I could be more efficient. My motivation was low since my opportunity to perform was limited with all the work I was trying to do. In the fourth week, my boss told me that my performance was much better and that I had made far fewer errors. I still needed to work on understanding…

Before my testing completion and review of project two (2) and the connect assessment, my understanding of myself was like wearing a blindfold. This past week, my eyes were truly opened to review how others may perceive not only their world within the workplace, but also see myself in mine. In this world, we spend much time trying to get to know others and sometimes forget to look within ourselves to affect the change needed to be the best we can be. It is very important to know who we are as…

U-ACT E,enetary Content reflections 1. a. For my edTPA I will being using lesson from the unit covering T Absolute True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexey, along with materials to prepare my students for the upcoming State Exam I feel this unit will allow the best opportunities to pull fair representations of my development as a teacher as well as opportunities to adapt/revise lessons to allow for student voices. Since this curricular unit will near its end and the material for the…

Through my self-assessments, I had the opportunity to learn more about my learning styles. I learned that I’m more of a reflective learner than an active learner. I have some preference for learning intuitively over sensing, and I have a greater predilection for visual learning over verbal learning. I also have marginal to no preference for sequential or global learning. All of these results helped me figure out what method of learning works best for me. Reading and taking notes prior to…

1. After reflecting on who or what event provided me with leadership influence I concluded there wasn’t one person or one event that has had the most effect on me to strive to become a better leader or person for that matter. Many of my past supervisors and present alike have been good and bad with more good than bad. I attempt to take pieces from each of their leadership qualities, use things I liked and stayed away from their “bad” leadership qualities I did not believe helped me grow as a…

Some of my strengths in this domain are establishing/completing priority assessments, evaluating/monitoring nursing actions, and completing thorough assessments on clients concerns. During a shift I worked with a client who had just had an abdominal surgery. Upon doing my head-to-toe, he expressed that he had numbness in his upper thigh. I assessed this further, asking him about when it started, when its numb, looked at his CSMW and circulation, as well as asked about pain and sensation. He…

1. What are your impressions of yourself when see yourself on screen? How does your basic posture look? When I see myself on screen, I feel as though I look rather stiff. My basic posture needs a lot of improvement. During the plie combination, I needed to tuck my hips under, lift my torso, and press my shoulders down. I also need to work on making sure my heels are going over my toes during my grand plies. In combinations such as tendu, degagé, and rond de jambe, I need to make sure my whole…

The graduate course, Autism Spectrum Disorders, was a very beneficial course, not just professionally, but personally as well. As stated in the textbook, “For those entering the field of special education, the changes are probably greater that you will win the lottery than not have a student with ASD during the course of your career”, (E. Amanda Boutot, 2011, p. 5). What an impactful statement! As a professional, it is imperative to have a strong understanding of the symptoms, characteristics,…

Management 3120 changed the way I think about how I should perform. The self-assessment worksheets showed my strengths and weaknesses and from those I learned to plan and set goals. I also have a higher expectation for myself now. In the management traits self-assessment, I found out that I like to work alone, is a self-starter, self-reliant, trustworthy, fair, and loyal person and working with others and being able to change are challenging to me. I feel that I can change to like to work with…