{"id":19,"date":"2016-05-23T15:08:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T22:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2016-05-23T15:08:05","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T22:08:05","slug":"community-field-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/community-field-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Field Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 12th 2016,<\/p>\n<p>Today marks my last day at the Cariboo-Chilcotin Child Development Center in Williams Lake. These past three weeks have been amazing and I have learned more than I could have imagined before I started this practicum experience. I gained insight into some of the challenges that may be facing my students when they enter my classroom. I have learned the importance of valuing a child&#8217;s strengths regardless of what they might be. Educators, myself included can be guilty of valuing &#8216;academic&#8217; subject over elective subjects, which shouldn&#8217;t be the case. Success in band or PE is no less or more important that success in math or English. I came to realize that school isn&#8217;t always a positive experience for some students and their families, for a multitude of possible reasons. As I got to explore the surface of some of these reasons I am able to reflect on how I can alter my teaching practice and interactions with students and families to minimize these reasons and make school as positive of an experience as I can.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2525\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2525-e1463023187358-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-63\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-63'>\n\t\t\t\tPreparing food at an elementary school for a families and school dinner. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2527\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2527-e1463023215637-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-64\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-64'>\n\t\t\t\tThe brand new walker with super cool fenders\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2548\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2548-e1463100560655-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-79\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-79'>\n\t\t\t\tModifying a ride on quad to promote mobility for children\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2531\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2531-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68'>\n\t\t\t\tsupplies and prototypes\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2532\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2532-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2533\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2533-e1463023346872-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-70\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-70'>\n\t\t\t\tThe supplies for the catapults and the ammunition (marshmallows) \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2537\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2537-e1463023480114-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-74\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-74'>\n\t\t\t\tTwo student made catapults\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2534\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2534-e1463023373186-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-71\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-71'>\n\t\t\t\tA catapult prototype advanced design\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2535\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2535-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-72\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-72'>\n\t\t\t\tA catapult prototype simple design\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2540\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2540-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-77\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-77'>\n\t\t\t\tCatapults made by the teen group SPECTRE\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2529\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2529-e1463023264711-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-66\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-66'>\n\t\t\t\tKevin the crawfish to be transported to Scout Island Nature Centre\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2484\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2484-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-52\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-52'>\n\t\t\t\tThe view part way up the hike\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2492\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2492-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-53\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-53'>\n\t\t\t\tThe view from the top of the hike\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2496\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2496-e1462768836733-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-54\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-54'>\n\t\t\t\tWildflowers on our hike\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2474-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2474-2-e1462768866815-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-51\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-51'>\n\t\t\t\tMe and Janie enjoying the sun\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2499-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2499-2-e1462768818803-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-55\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-55'>\n\t\t\t\tThe view from the deck of where I was staying\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2505-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2505-2-e1462768799962-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-56\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-56'>\n\t\t\t\tSitting out on the dock at Chimney Lake\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2511\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2511-e1462768780797-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2511-e1462768780797-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2511-e1462768780797-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2511-e1462768780797-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2511-e1462768780797-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2511-e1462768780797-767x767.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-57'>\n\t\t\t\tBaby goose raised out near Horsefly \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2515\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2515-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2515-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2515-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2515-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2515-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2515-767x767.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-58'>\n\t\t\t\tLittle toad out near Likely\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/img_2519\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_2519-e1462768750188-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-59\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-59'>\n\t\t\t\tThe sunset out at Chimney Lake\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 12th 2016, Today marks my last day at the Cariboo-Chilcotin Child Development Center in Williams Lake. These past three weeks have been amazing and I have learned more than I could have imagined before I started this practicum experience. I gained insight into some of the challenges that may be facing my students when&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34143,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34143"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/85"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cmarkin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}