Senior Project Reflection

1. What I'm most proud of in my senior presentation was that my activity, although it was long, was fun for my class.

2. I would give myself a P+/ AE- because I made talking time, I included and briefed all of my answers, several sources, and I presented myself amazingly.

3. Having my actual senior project be about something I already knew and could learn more of it worked for me.

4. Science Fair didn't work for me. I felt it was a waste of time.

5. Because of what I've learned, I can apply that knowledge into choreographing and teaching for pay. Like my product is choreographing a quinceañera and working at a dance studio

Service Learning

• See Service Learning Log -->
• See Interview Verification form for Lindsy Donahue's information
• The most important thing I gained from this experience is learning how to communicate and teach dancers because that was shown throughout my entire time at service learning, as well as my adopting of the methods my mentor used with her own dancers
• Being taught by my mentor at every dance class directly gave me my three answers for my essential question 

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Independent Component 2

I, Ashley Lara, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work 


I completed a dance routine for the end of the year pep rally. 


I used every elective time for a span of two months, and then some, to teach a hip hop routine to my dance team for the end of the year pep rally.


This related to my EQ because my EQ has to do with how to effectively teach choreography, so during the process, I got to use teaching methods I've picked up that have become my answers.  For example, I used the repetition technique my mentor uses where she teaches the choreo with counts, has her dancers mark it with music, and then do it full out.

I-Fest Arts Performance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBnereoME_0&feature=share

Helping 2013

I interviewed Jocelyn Delgado during lunch on Wednesday, April 25, 2012

1. What ideas did you have for your senior project and why?

• She wanted to do something yearbook related if she made editor in chief or design editor, or pediatrics
• I told her if she did yearbook, to be careful about service learning and if she did pediatrics to go to as many hospitals or clinics as she could in case some would be hard to volunteer at. 

2. What do you plan to do to complete the 10 hours of service learning (working with an expert) which is due prior to senior year starting?

• She would use yearbook camp, which is an all week camp, during the summer and even be done before her senior year began. And if she did pediatrics, she would volunteer at a clinic by her house she already volunteers at.
• I told her yearbook camp was a great way to finish her service learning. It's kind of cheating, but it's alright :), and as for the clinic by her house, since she volunteers there already, it's a great route to go.

3. What do you hope to see or expect to see when watching the class of 2012 present their two hour presentations?

• She doesn't know what to expect, but she's going to watch for presentation skills and not necessarily what they're talking about, but HOW they are trying to communicate with their class.
• I told her looking for presentations skills more as opposed to the information on their topic is different, but interesting.

4. What questions do they have about senior project?  What additional recommendations would you give the 2013 student about senior project?

• Is it actually helpful and does it really take that long?
• It is something that takes all year, and it's something that you definitely need to keep at. The only thing you really need to consistently work on is finding research because of procrastination.
• Pretty much just told her to keep at her research.
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Answer #3

1. What is most effective in teaching choreography to a dance course?

2. Encouraging your dancers is effective in teaching choreography to a dance course.

3. Personal experience with dance team, service learning, Interview 3 with service learning mentor.

4. Interview 3