Creativity was used during the projects that were assigned by Mrs. Johnson. There are visual students like me who need pictures do understand a subject more.
The elementary was filled with creativity from the things on the wall to the stories they told the children to make. The picture above was all put together by Mrs. C.
This year I have completed community service such as the Lunch Bunch every Thursday, Tree Huggers after school, Beach Sweep, Irish Italian Festival, AAST Powder Puff, Frog Dissection at the Middle School, and English Conversation club.
The school I interned at was dominated by technology. As soon as I come in the door, I have to press the button that lets the front office know there is someone there. When I am allowed in, the person at the front had to sign me in through the computer. I got to Mrs. C's class and she was using a smart board to teach the kids their lesson. Even the art teacher and music teacher used smart boards. Attendance is used through the computer too. This school would not run as smoothly without technology.
The procedures for accurate documentation and record keeping was answered by Mr. Smith. If a student misses a class the teacher notes it, then Mr. Smith goes by the classrooms and makes sure it’s all correct. He then codes it on the computer. When keeping things such as records there is a different procedure. The nurse is takes in all of the special cases for kids who need special medication, etc. They then put the paper in the teacher’s box so that they know the situation. Records are kept in a records room and arranged per teacher, per grades. When a student moves away they still keep the documents, but as an inactive file.
In our Pre-Medicine class, we had specific things we had to do using technology. We had to make a web page, upload a resume and a research paper, make a video blog, etc.
For this we learned about CPR and First Aid. We had learned about these things with Mrs. Rabon last year, but this year we had to renew our cards. A test had to be taken to make sure that we knew how to do these things.
We were also taught things like the appropriate way to do the Heimlich maneuver, how to give mouth to mouth, and that if a person is coughing they aren't choking.
Pre-Medicine is all about preventative care. The first task we were given was the hand washing test. We washed our hands thoroughly in front of the teacher, while she checked off all of the things we did. From the first time we became Pre-Medicine students, we were taught to be cautious. If goggles are needed, they should be used. Mrs. McCullum even explained that even with CPR something can be used. When giving people mouth to mouth there is something that can be put on the person's mouth so that no fluid, etc is shared.
An instance this year that teamwork was used was for the Powder Puff game. All of the HOSA officers had to get together and try to work out who was doing what. Matt, Marissa, and I volunteered to work the concessions stand. Together, we went to Walmart chose the amount we had to buy and divide it equally among each other. Other things we do are the Blood Drive, HOSA events, helping each other on senior mastery, etc. All of these include a group of people working together.
The week before anyone was allowed to intern we had to take tests and a special class. We were taught CPR and first aid by Mrs. McCallum. She spoke about her experience as an emergency aid specialist and let us know the importance of knowing what to do. Mrs. Johnson gave us tests on what we learned so that she knew we could go interning. We took the following: Professional Traits quiz, Senior Review test, First Aid Test, and a Vital Signs Check.
At a school there are various of people with different backgrounds. During my internship, I viewed a class with White Americans, African Americans, and Hispanic Americans. My treatment curved when there was a child who didn't understand something in English and so I explained it to him in Spanish. This proves that there will be different people seeking help and they must all be helped and treated equally.
Another example is Lunch Bunch. My group is composed of Vanessa, who is Mexican, Sandy, who is from Peru, Miriam, from Egypt, me, from Venezuela, Kristin from the US and Tommy, from Ecuador.
HIPPA is not involved with River Oaks Elementary school. The people who are allowed to see the records are the teachers, staff and parents if they request it. Personal information about the children is not shared. For example, all of the kid’s names do not appear online. It is a safety measure for the children so that strangers can’t find important information about them. The kids and parents consent to things formally. Usually parents are given papers to sign so that they know what is happening at school.