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Exploring Childhood & Adolescence

Exploring Childhood & Adolescence

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In Chapters 1-7 of In Search of April Raintree, the reader experiences childhood and adolescence from the viewpoint of the protagonist April Raintree. Below are my connections to In Search of April Raintree: Text to Self When reading In Search of April Raintree, I found myself admiring April and Cheryl’s relationship. Their relationship reminded me a lot of my relationship with my sisters. As the oldest sibling, I find my self assuming a protector role and it is often a…

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Dance Party Playlist Creation

Dance Party Playlist Creation

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My Artistic Process For my third Process Journal, I chose to create an Eco-Art inspired dance party playlist. I wanted to create a playlist that had both variety and songs featuring Indigenous artists. The playlist is as follows: The Playlist “Landback” – A Tribe Called Red, Boogey the Beat, Northern Voice “Landback” was created to support the Wet’suwe’ten nation in their conflict with the Canadian government. It is a reflection of the Wet’suwe’ten nation’s connection to land and nature. I…

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Sound Map Creation

Sound Map Creation

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For my second process journal, I decided to create a sound map based on the sounds I heard outside. My Process My sound map is inspired by the sounds I heard in our yard. I chose to use fall colors because when outside it feels and looks exactly like the middle of fall: Brown: The brown squiggles represent my conversation with Raya. Our conversation was random and occurred in small spurts. Orange: The orange dashed curves represent the sound of…

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Junk Art Creation

Junk Art Creation

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For my first process journal, I chose to practice land-based arts education by creating a piece using junk. My Artistic Process I am currently watching my boyfriend’s eight-year-old sister because she is sick and cannot be at school. So, I decided that we could both make our own land-based art. We began by walking around outside and we talked about what we saw, heard, felt, smelled, and tasted. When we were outside I noticed that there were a lot of…

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Reflecting on Kohlberg’s & Gilligan’s Theories of Moral Development

Reflecting on Kohlberg’s & Gilligan’s Theories of Moral Development

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We all make mistakes, and as we age and gain more experiences we learn how to make morally guided decisions. Two major contributors to the theories on how we develop morality are Lawrence Kohlberg and Carol Gilligan. Kohlberg contributed to moral development theory by: Proposing three levels and six stages of moral development. These levels and stages are the following: Level I: Preconventional Morality Stage I: Punishment-Avoidance and Obedience Stage II: Exchange of Favours Level II: Conventional Morality Stage III:…

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Online Arts Project

Online Arts Project

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For my Online Arts Project, I chose to use Scratch to create a short animation. What is Scratch? Scratch is a program that teaches kids the basics of coding. The program uses ‘Block Coding’, which is the most simplest form of code and is based off of Java Script. Usually when children are learning the basics of coding they begin with Block Coding and then progress to Java Script. With Scratch you can be infinitely creative and explore your creativity…

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Developing Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy & a Self-Concept

Developing Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy & a Self-Concept

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An incredible aspect of being human is having an immense awareness of one’s self. We define ourselves based on various characteristics and beliefs to separate who we are from the surrounding world. In Principles of Educational Psychology, Ormod, Saklofske, and Schwean discuss how students develop a sense of self. In the text, there are three main concepts involved in the development of sense of self: self-concept, self-esteem, and Self-Efficacy. Self Concept: One’s perceptions of, and beliefs about oneself. Self-Esteem: Judgements…

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Reflecting on Vygotsky’s Theory of Learning and Cognitive Development

Reflecting on Vygotsky’s Theory of Learning and Cognitive Development

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An important part of learning is to develop new skills that can help us solve problems and become active participating members of society that are capable of sharing ideas and invoking positive change in the world. Lev Vygotsky’s theoretical perspective of learning and cognitive development pays close attention to the social perspective of developing new skills. Vygotsky suggests that learning from more competent individuals is an essential part of cognitive development. So, how can we apply Vygotsky’s theory to our…

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