Preparing my WISE project is a handfull, but looking back over the past 16 weeks it's been quite a ride. As I re-visit Ms.Bryant everyday this week to discuss my plans, I feel the end coming up quickly. The other day I went to Kim's for the last time to practice my shin splint taping, and mastered that real quickly. Writing notecards, after notecard looking back on my project I wouldn't of wanted it any other way. I want to give a shoutout to all my true followers, who stuck with me through the thick and thin of my blogging experience! I know that Athletic Training will be a huge part of my future, and I'm so happy and lucky to have started my future endeavours earlier in my life than others. Now all I have to do is plan, and nail my presentation.
Monday 9 AM in K-2 See yaaa there!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
One of the last Mentor Meetings:(
About 5 minutes ago I met with Janie B for a good ole' mentor meeting. Today is the last Tuesday of my high school career.....scary I know. Today we sat down and chatted about our weekends because her daughter had a baby! Yes of course I had to look at pictures of that cute little girl!!
Anyways, we ran over my presentation outline and made a more final copy for me to work on later tonight. Ms.Bryant added great detail for me to use, and elaborate on in my project. Although, we still have a lot to talk about and we only brushed over some of the topics on my powerpoint presentation. I promised tomorrow or the next day I will be stopping in, and we will be going over more of the specifics of what I want to include on each slide. I know I don't want to include too much information on each slide, because then it will become boring. Ms.Bryant suggested that having small pieces of relevant information to get the audience hooked is enough, then I will fill in the gaps by talking about the info myself.
Tonight I am evaluating Justin's project and I'm extremely excited to see what he has in store, and to gain ideas from his presentation to use in mine!
Anyways, we ran over my presentation outline and made a more final copy for me to work on later tonight. Ms.Bryant added great detail for me to use, and elaborate on in my project. Although, we still have a lot to talk about and we only brushed over some of the topics on my powerpoint presentation. I promised tomorrow or the next day I will be stopping in, and we will be going over more of the specifics of what I want to include on each slide. I know I don't want to include too much information on each slide, because then it will become boring. Ms.Bryant suggested that having small pieces of relevant information to get the audience hooked is enough, then I will fill in the gaps by talking about the info myself.
Tonight I am evaluating Justin's project and I'm extremely excited to see what he has in store, and to gain ideas from his presentation to use in mine!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Finishing up
Today I have been spending my day dedicated to WISE, nothing can be better! As my due date for documents are approaching, aka tomorrow, I'm finishing up my last touches on my narrative, bibliography, and research commentary. Yes, I am feeling extremely stressed out on getting the e-mails to my evaluators out tomorrow. Yes, I am flipping out about printing my WISE blog filled with wonderful information. So all the your questions are answered, there ya have it.
In other news, Ms.Bryant wasn't at school on Friday so we couldn't have a meeting, but I plan on meeting with her at least twice this week to finish up plans for my presentation. I still have a lot to do, and consult with her, so hopefully she will have great info for me, which I'm sure she will.
Another round of research will be coming later today, and it will most likely be the last! get excited!!!!!!!
In other news, Ms.Bryant wasn't at school on Friday so we couldn't have a meeting, but I plan on meeting with her at least twice this week to finish up plans for my presentation. I still have a lot to do, and consult with her, so hopefully she will have great info for me, which I'm sure she will.
Another round of research will be coming later today, and it will most likely be the last! get excited!!!!!!!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Last Class....time is runnin' down
On Tuesday after our day off, I woke up for the last time in my high school for first period.....It was a bittersweet ending to a great year of WISE, but emotions of moving on definitely surrounded all of the students in the class. We discussed the usual topics, deadlines, dates, and so forth. We also talked about the sample presentation that Carrie had completed. My classmates and I provided Ms. G with pro's and con's of the presentation, and compiled a great list. Most of the feedback I had already mentioned in my previous blog post, so I was ahead of the game! We moved on to talking about student evaluators, community evaluators (making sure you have one), and of course the final write-up pieces. For myself, my papers are due on Monday, great timing because its senior skip day...but oh well. I find myself at this point in a scramble, but in the end I will without a doubt pull it off. It was once said, "life without WISE class in the morning is like peanut butter without jelly." JK they didn't say that, I made it up, but what I'm trying to get at is I'm going to miss it!
On another note, I am sorry for the lack of posts this week. It has been filled with the senior week extravaganza's, and tiredness.
On Tuesday I was planning on attending the baseball with Kim, but at the last minute we found it was moved to IC. That was disappointing, but I thought why not just stick with Kim the rest of the day. On Tuesday, it was about 90 degrees outside, and 15 degrees hotter on the turf. In fact, Kim made me check the "real temperature" which indicates the heat increase on a sporting field. She then began to tell me how important it is to know this number, and tend to the athletes if it's a scorching hot day. So that we did, Kim and another helper were filling water bottles, and large amounts of coolers to bring out to the track. As for me, I was busy ripping towels to make cold towels in a cooler, a special treat from Kim to the lacrosse players. We then ventured out to the track and set up a water station filled with gatorade, water coolers, and cold towels. The small amount of runners still competing enjoyed the water and often drenched themselves, bolted back on the track, and continued their workout. The one thing that Kim loves the most about her job, is appreciation, and the lacrosse boys sure gave it to her. The cold towels caught on like rapid fire, and many of the athletes were playing with them on their necks all of practice. "Little things like that, can just make me so happy", Kim expressed to me the factor of athlete appreciation. She also told me the importance of hydration, and especially to maintain a good source of water before, and after athletic play. Small pieces of advice like these, can contribute to so much more in my future, and I truly cherish Kim's words.
On another note, I am sorry for the lack of posts this week. It has been filled with the senior week extravaganza's, and tiredness.
On Tuesday I was planning on attending the baseball with Kim, but at the last minute we found it was moved to IC. That was disappointing, but I thought why not just stick with Kim the rest of the day. On Tuesday, it was about 90 degrees outside, and 15 degrees hotter on the turf. In fact, Kim made me check the "real temperature" which indicates the heat increase on a sporting field. She then began to tell me how important it is to know this number, and tend to the athletes if it's a scorching hot day. So that we did, Kim and another helper were filling water bottles, and large amounts of coolers to bring out to the track. As for me, I was busy ripping towels to make cold towels in a cooler, a special treat from Kim to the lacrosse players. We then ventured out to the track and set up a water station filled with gatorade, water coolers, and cold towels. The small amount of runners still competing enjoyed the water and often drenched themselves, bolted back on the track, and continued their workout. The one thing that Kim loves the most about her job, is appreciation, and the lacrosse boys sure gave it to her. The cold towels caught on like rapid fire, and many of the athletes were playing with them on their necks all of practice. "Little things like that, can just make me so happy", Kim expressed to me the factor of athlete appreciation. She also told me the importance of hydration, and especially to maintain a good source of water before, and after athletic play. Small pieces of advice like these, can contribute to so much more in my future, and I truly cherish Kim's words.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Nerves are Kickin'
After Thursday, I've been waking up a little shaky, and anxiety fills my body. As many of you know, Thursday was the sample presentation for us WISE students. As students, parents, and friends piled into York Lecture Hall, the stage was set. The WISE teachers began to explain how the process works, and broke it down so we could all understand it. I really didn't have a clue how this was going to go, and how Carrie's presentation was going to be delivered. I was extremely surprised of how well everything went, besides having no previous knowledge of her topic, her presentation was very well done. She was mixing up the crowd, and cracking jokes left and right. As I was leaving, I could hear the chatter of fellow classmates talking about how much work they still have left to do....Not even going to lie, I am in the same boat as those people. Carrie definitely set the bar very high for the upcoming presentations, and gave a lot of people massive amounts of nerves. After watching her presentation, it gave me more of an idea of how my presentation would be planned out. Of course I was taking notes, and wrote down the things I liked in Carrie's work, especially the audience participation. From now on, I've been trying to ignore the sunshine, and buckle down with my WISE work...
Thursday, May 26, 2011
....forgot something
Oh and tonight Carrie will be presenting her sample presentation, and I am looking forward to this greatly. It will give me a great idea of what I need to work on, and complete for my presentation. I believe Mrs.Bryant will be there, and helping me take notes. I'm very interested on how this process will work, we've been hearing about it all year, but it will be nice to finally experience part of it. I will be back later to reflect!!!!!!!
For now, I will be leaving you with a nice picture that describes how I'm feeling at the moment.
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For now, I will be leaving you with a nice picture that describes how I'm feeling at the moment.
Busy Week
This week has been hectic with writing papers, researching, and trying to attend the last sporting events at Ithaca High School for the spring season. Deadlines are approaching, and yes I am flipping out......Blogging is probably a good outlet for me to lay it all out there though, which I plan to do.
On Wednesday I had a mentor meeting with Janie in her office. Tuesday night I had worked up a rough outline of how I want my presentation to go, and some of the minor details I will be sharing with my audience. This consisted of first introducing what I set out to accomplish, then giving a detailed explanation of the profession of Athletic Training. Although this particular blog post I wasn't planning on explaining my whole outline, I will promise to do so on the next one. What I really wanted to say about my mentor meeting was that Mrs. Bryant was extremely helpful in adding specifics that I could add to my presentation. She thought what I had produced could make for an excellent final project. The only thing I'm worried about is making it last 30 minutes, which I'm sure many other people are worried about. I plan on running through my material and testing it out, once I make the powerpoint presentation.
Here we goooo, yesterday I zoomed down to Kim's office around 540 to see the pre-game preparation for the Boys Lacrosse game. This was a big game for them, being their sectional game, it was do or die. Before the game, players trickled in wanting specific tape jobs. These ranged from ankle (high ankle), wrist, fingers, and knees. We then made our way onto the field about an hour early, of course ridin' durty in the golf cart. We then set up water bottles filled with water, and gatorade to fill the benches. After about 20 minutes of warming up, Kim and I took refuge by standing on the bleachers right behind the team the entire game. Now this was new to me, having a benchside view for a Lacrosse game was quite a thrill. It really gives you an up close personal perspective into coaches, and of course the players. As far as injuries go, some players needed more tape for their sticks, and many needed re-taping for their ankle for more support. Kim had a handy fanny-pack whcih she would furiously whip out whenever a player asked. The team was extremely respectful to her, and she mentioned this particular team was a pleasure to work with. Their was a sign of blood when I player sprinted over to Kim for help. He had cut his knee open and was dripping blood, Kim first wrapped the wound up with pre-wrap and tape, to stop the bleeding. She next cleaned the blood with a guaze pad, and off the player went back into the game. This all happened within 7 minutes. The game was a tight one, going back, and forth all night. Finally, the pulled it off with a big W (win), and celebrated to this fashion. After the game we drove back to the training room, and unloaded the cart and called it a night.
These live experiences really give me a great idea of what I will be getting into next year, and so far, I love it.
Kim said the very last sporting event will be next Tuesday, a baseball game, which she said are very easy....I will surely be in attendance, and as always, takin' notes.
On Wednesday I had a mentor meeting with Janie in her office. Tuesday night I had worked up a rough outline of how I want my presentation to go, and some of the minor details I will be sharing with my audience. This consisted of first introducing what I set out to accomplish, then giving a detailed explanation of the profession of Athletic Training. Although this particular blog post I wasn't planning on explaining my whole outline, I will promise to do so on the next one. What I really wanted to say about my mentor meeting was that Mrs. Bryant was extremely helpful in adding specifics that I could add to my presentation. She thought what I had produced could make for an excellent final project. The only thing I'm worried about is making it last 30 minutes, which I'm sure many other people are worried about. I plan on running through my material and testing it out, once I make the powerpoint presentation.
Here we goooo, yesterday I zoomed down to Kim's office around 540 to see the pre-game preparation for the Boys Lacrosse game. This was a big game for them, being their sectional game, it was do or die. Before the game, players trickled in wanting specific tape jobs. These ranged from ankle (high ankle), wrist, fingers, and knees. We then made our way onto the field about an hour early, of course ridin' durty in the golf cart. We then set up water bottles filled with water, and gatorade to fill the benches. After about 20 minutes of warming up, Kim and I took refuge by standing on the bleachers right behind the team the entire game. Now this was new to me, having a benchside view for a Lacrosse game was quite a thrill. It really gives you an up close personal perspective into coaches, and of course the players. As far as injuries go, some players needed more tape for their sticks, and many needed re-taping for their ankle for more support. Kim had a handy fanny-pack whcih she would furiously whip out whenever a player asked. The team was extremely respectful to her, and she mentioned this particular team was a pleasure to work with. Their was a sign of blood when I player sprinted over to Kim for help. He had cut his knee open and was dripping blood, Kim first wrapped the wound up with pre-wrap and tape, to stop the bleeding. She next cleaned the blood with a guaze pad, and off the player went back into the game. This all happened within 7 minutes. The game was a tight one, going back, and forth all night. Finally, the pulled it off with a big W (win), and celebrated to this fashion. After the game we drove back to the training room, and unloaded the cart and called it a night.
These live experiences really give me a great idea of what I will be getting into next year, and so far, I love it.
Kim said the very last sporting event will be next Tuesday, a baseball game, which she said are very easy....I will surely be in attendance, and as always, takin' notes.
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