Part I : (1) AP because I felt like i was repeating a lot when explaining my answers.
(2) I was most proud of my activities because they were both engaging and people were being respectful in return. I loved watching everybody plant a small flower in the campus pots and they had a great time trying to pick a flower seed out of the many varieties i provided them with.
Part II: (3) I felt like i really connected with the students in the room and that they understood the message i was trying to get around. I think what i could have done better is provide more interesting facts that might have the students go wow because sometimes when i try to get a point across i start getting blank faces, like they don't care.
(4) My eq is : What is the most important reason to start a community garden? My best answer would have to be the community because all my answers revolve back to the community. The reason most community gardens are started is because some organization wants to improve the life in a certain part of a city. All of my answers would not have made sense if it didn't come down to the community in the end.
(5) I felt like i took on an eq that was too much for me to take on and going through i-search and exit interview i felt like i wasn't enjoying the approach of my senior topic. Ogden, however, really helped me realize that my two hour would be more affective if i teach on the reasons on starting a community garden rather that just teaching them how to start one without them knowing why they should start one in the first place.
(6) I felt like every teacher had their own way of grading and i feel that when the students do their presentations it starts to be unfair because some teachers grade differently than the others. I believe that all the teachers should be on the same page.
(7) (AP) Like i said, i took on a topic that required much more work than i had required and in the end everything sort of fell apart. I feel like i deserve an AP because i did additional work when i chose to go on a different approach on my eq so that my 2 hour can be more effective.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Service Learning
Literal: contact Brenda Bolinger 909-625-8767, x256 to confirm 80 hours of service
she is the volunteer manager of the Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden. (weekdays no later than 3pm)
Interpretive: Volunteering at the RSABG has exposed me to different experiences. While i work, i assess and observe how this garden works. I go to all orientation meetings for special events and i see how organized things are. It comes to my amazement that i haven't seen any lack of management. Everything goes really smooth and witnessing that really makes me compare and contrast on applying these traits to a community garden. What was really cool is that they sometimes put me at cash register when business is heavy. That alone gives me a taste of working experience and that is always a good on my part.
Applied:
Working at the RSABG has helped me answer my EQ by putting me in that environment where i can assess what is going on in my surrounding. Looking at everybody's job and what makes it so important. I believe volunteering there has helped me a lot because i am there experiencing it first hand. It makes me think about how important my part is to the garden and how me as a single individual can make a difference.
she is the volunteer manager of the Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden. (weekdays no later than 3pm)
Interpretive: Volunteering at the RSABG has exposed me to different experiences. While i work, i assess and observe how this garden works. I go to all orientation meetings for special events and i see how organized things are. It comes to my amazement that i haven't seen any lack of management. Everything goes really smooth and witnessing that really makes me compare and contrast on applying these traits to a community garden. What was really cool is that they sometimes put me at cash register when business is heavy. That alone gives me a taste of working experience and that is always a good on my part.
Applied:
Working at the RSABG has helped me answer my EQ by putting me in that environment where i can assess what is going on in my surrounding. Looking at everybody's job and what makes it so important. I believe volunteering there has helped me a lot because i am there experiencing it first hand. It makes me think about how important my part is to the garden and how me as a single individual can make a difference.
Friday, May 6, 2011
2 Hour Presentation Rough Draft
1) For the sponge activity im going to assign each student a vegetable. The tables are going to be set to resemble garden plots. The class is going to be set up in a way that each group of tables(garden plots) holds a significance to a certain vegetable. For example: in one set of tables i am going to set up a small net and the students who's vegetable is tomatoes will be sitting there because of the way tomatoes depend on support while they're growing.
2)Hi my name is carla munoz, My topic is community gardens and i will be your instructor for today. My essential question is, "What is the most important factor to starting a community garden." The agenda for today is going to be structured in a way where i explain my answer and we do an activity afterwards. Im going to start off with a foundation on my topic, teach you my answers, and conclude with my best answers along with some important sources. i will also check for understanding so no dosing off.
3) Community gardens back in world war I and II were called victory gardens. The troops and townsfolk depended on those gardens as their main source of food. As war is afoot, newer technology is in demand. Refrigerated transportation made it possible to transport fruits and vegetables from every season across the country. Supermarkets made a fortune and from there people found it easier to buy their produce from across the street. Along with city developments and urbanization people stopped caring about where they're food comes from. However, under this economy people are struggling to find a job and afford food prices that are outrageously high. In these desperate times community gardens are starting to be the best alternative to those with an apartment like residence that don't own the land to grow their own food. Community Gardens are spreading everywhere and are beginning to be an "in" thing in our society.
4)Community Collaboration, Garden Management, Time?(not sure about this one)
5)Garden Management Activity: have the students draw their own architect picture of a community garden.
When the students design their garden they have to remember that the garden has to accommodate the plants and the gardeners. The objective is to have them plan out a garden that would function properly.
6)Tell them my best answer and explain to them why its the best of the 1 or 2 answers i taught them. Name my three sources and explain to the students why they were significant to my research. Tell them what my product of the project is. one of the three (aiming for a career in nutrition, Aiming to start an actually community garden in the future, or volunteer in community actions.) Then check for understanding with a small quiz.
7)Paper plants and decoration throughout the room. Make the place look colorful and green. Make a huge paper mache sun and hang it in a corner. Bring my small scale model of a community garden i designed.
8)Perhaps a projector for powerpoint or something.
2)Hi my name is carla munoz, My topic is community gardens and i will be your instructor for today. My essential question is, "What is the most important factor to starting a community garden." The agenda for today is going to be structured in a way where i explain my answer and we do an activity afterwards. Im going to start off with a foundation on my topic, teach you my answers, and conclude with my best answers along with some important sources. i will also check for understanding so no dosing off.
3) Community gardens back in world war I and II were called victory gardens. The troops and townsfolk depended on those gardens as their main source of food. As war is afoot, newer technology is in demand. Refrigerated transportation made it possible to transport fruits and vegetables from every season across the country. Supermarkets made a fortune and from there people found it easier to buy their produce from across the street. Along with city developments and urbanization people stopped caring about where they're food comes from. However, under this economy people are struggling to find a job and afford food prices that are outrageously high. In these desperate times community gardens are starting to be the best alternative to those with an apartment like residence that don't own the land to grow their own food. Community Gardens are spreading everywhere and are beginning to be an "in" thing in our society.
4)Community Collaboration, Garden Management, Time?(not sure about this one)
5)Garden Management Activity: have the students draw their own architect picture of a community garden.
When the students design their garden they have to remember that the garden has to accommodate the plants and the gardeners. The objective is to have them plan out a garden that would function properly.
6)Tell them my best answer and explain to them why its the best of the 1 or 2 answers i taught them. Name my three sources and explain to the students why they were significant to my research. Tell them what my product of the project is. one of the three (aiming for a career in nutrition, Aiming to start an actually community garden in the future, or volunteer in community actions.) Then check for understanding with a small quiz.
7)Paper plants and decoration throughout the room. Make the place look colorful and green. Make a huge paper mache sun and hang it in a corner. Bring my small scale model of a community garden i designed.
8)Perhaps a projector for powerpoint or something.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Independent task 2
Literal:
a. I, Carla Munoz, affirmed that i completed my independent component which respresents 30 hours of work.
b. I constructed a 2'X3' model of a miniture community garden. The model contains 17 individual small plots of land, 6 mini raised beds, a quad in the middle of the garden, a childrens area, and a storage shaq.
Interpretive:
Most of the 30 hours was spent on building the model's details. I tried to stay away from purchased model items and make everything by hand. Designing the model was the most important part because as i was designing the model i had to plan out where everything goes and i had to keep in mind to set up the place to benefit the garden and its gardeners. I started to learn that you have to accomodate both to have a successful community garden. As i started designing the community garden on paper i was only focusing on how pretty it should look and as i started building the model i forgot an important detail. I had forgotten to add a restroom. So in this process im learning when starting a community garden, it is important to think about if the plants can get enough sun, the soil is healthy, but you also have to think about the people who are going to garden there.
Applied: When tying this to my EQ i found out that management and organization is very important to consider because if you miss those small details when starting a community garden, the garden's future may not be so bright. Management and planning is as important factor because this is what decides where the garden is going.
a. I, Carla Munoz, affirmed that i completed my independent component which respresents 30 hours of work.
b. I constructed a 2'X3' model of a miniture community garden. The model contains 17 individual small plots of land, 6 mini raised beds, a quad in the middle of the garden, a childrens area, and a storage shaq.
Interpretive:
Most of the 30 hours was spent on building the model's details. I tried to stay away from purchased model items and make everything by hand. Designing the model was the most important part because as i was designing the model i had to plan out where everything goes and i had to keep in mind to set up the place to benefit the garden and its gardeners. I started to learn that you have to accomodate both to have a successful community garden. As i started designing the community garden on paper i was only focusing on how pretty it should look and as i started building the model i forgot an important detail. I had forgotten to add a restroom. So in this process im learning when starting a community garden, it is important to think about if the plants can get enough sun, the soil is healthy, but you also have to think about the people who are going to garden there.
Applied: When tying this to my EQ i found out that management and organization is very important to consider because if you miss those small details when starting a community garden, the garden's future may not be so bright. Management and planning is as important factor because this is what decides where the garden is going.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Interview 4 Questions
How many acres would an average community garden need?
What does it take to have your own plot here at the community garden?
How many individual plots does the garden hold?
What conflicts does a community garden face?
Who helps fund this community garden?
How long has this garden been here?
Do you receive gardeners even if they are outside of the community? From what cities?
Is the garden kept under a strict set of rules if so what are they?
Who was the founder of this community garden and what was their goal?
Do the gardeners sell their produce in the premises?
What can you tell me about the garden's security?
Do the gardeners share tools or are they each responsible for their own supplies?
What are the staff's jobs?
Is there a certain quality that the garden can't work without?
Why does the community play a big part in this garden?
Does the garden hold any events? if so what are they?
What advice would you give someone who wanted to start a community garden in their city?
What sort of commodities does this garden hold?
Have you seen a difference throughout the years of the communities participation?
In your opinion which quality rules most important that makes this garden so successful?
What does it take to have your own plot here at the community garden?
How many individual plots does the garden hold?
What conflicts does a community garden face?
Who helps fund this community garden?
How long has this garden been here?
Do you receive gardeners even if they are outside of the community? From what cities?
Is the garden kept under a strict set of rules if so what are they?
Who was the founder of this community garden and what was their goal?
Do the gardeners sell their produce in the premises?
What can you tell me about the garden's security?
Do the gardeners share tools or are they each responsible for their own supplies?
What are the staff's jobs?
Is there a certain quality that the garden can't work without?
Why does the community play a big part in this garden?
Does the garden hold any events? if so what are they?
What advice would you give someone who wanted to start a community garden in their city?
What sort of commodities does this garden hold?
Have you seen a difference throughout the years of the communities participation?
In your opinion which quality rules most important that makes this garden so successful?
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Creative Expressions Ideas
one or two of the three i would love to do:
When it comes to relating this to my EQ my mission really is to show the viewer of what the purpose actually is that makes people want to start a community garden. also let the art express the importance of community effort.
- Clay sculpture: make a vase with a white color based clay so that when its baked in the oven i could use it as a canvas to paint on and glaze afterwards. I could paint some garden fields and add some farmers maybe a basket full of veggies.
- Canvas painting or drawing; a native american woman with beautiful long dark brown hair carrying her harvest in a basket and use of inspiring color to really send out the message of what it is that our society has lost.
- Crochet: I was thinking of making cute beanies that look like vegetables. like a carrot top hat, tomato hat, onion hat, and eggplant hat. A series of these hats displayed on manikin heads or perhaps lay them on a basket to look like actual veggies.
When it comes to relating this to my EQ my mission really is to show the viewer of what the purpose actually is that makes people want to start a community garden. also let the art express the importance of community effort.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Independent Study 1
1. Log: 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9 (12:38pm-1:30pm)
2. Evidence is outside the counseling office.(it really has all the teachers interested :))
3. Literal: I, Carla Munoz, affirmed that i completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
I wouldn't use the word completed for this project mainly because it is meant to be on going even after i graduate. So far ive been successful with building a wooden raised bed with my own two hands as well as gathering a group of students that i can now consider as gardeners. Together we've met each wednesday since december to gather supplies, tools and seeds to prepare for this spring. Paul has been kind to direct us in the right direction with his own knowledge of gardening. The group has also completed planting gladiolus bulbs all around the campus. Right now the raised bed is in the process of being fertilized and planted on. I consider this a great task that has been prepared just in time for spring.
Interpretive: I would say that the project has started the moment i started researching on where the school garden could be done in the first place. It came to be a challenge to try to start a garden when our school campus is located on a parking lot. I consulted with Ms. Martinez many times to discuss the possibility of starting a school garden in the first place. She stated i was only limited to the school's quad. While doing senior project research in the library i came across the book square foot gardening. Raised beds were the answer! My dad and I worked together to make a replica of a square foot gardening raised bed. My dad built the box and i had to take it apart and build it myself incase my group of gardeners want to build another raised bed on their own. Trying to get the group of gardeners was a challenge on its own, but i wasn't alone on the hunt. Mrs. Matthews was generous enough to inform her sophomores about what the project was and if they were interested. It only took a few posters and announcements to get atleast a decent sized group to get things started. I researched on what vegetables and flowers we could plant on the raised bed along with what fertilizers would work and what wouldn't. I spent time searching for seeds and fertilizers keeping in mind that everything should be organic. The group has done some planting already and we are gonna keep at it till we see some results from all this preparation.
2. Evidence is outside the counseling office.(it really has all the teachers interested :))
3. Literal: I, Carla Munoz, affirmed that i completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
I wouldn't use the word completed for this project mainly because it is meant to be on going even after i graduate. So far ive been successful with building a wooden raised bed with my own two hands as well as gathering a group of students that i can now consider as gardeners. Together we've met each wednesday since december to gather supplies, tools and seeds to prepare for this spring. Paul has been kind to direct us in the right direction with his own knowledge of gardening. The group has also completed planting gladiolus bulbs all around the campus. Right now the raised bed is in the process of being fertilized and planted on. I consider this a great task that has been prepared just in time for spring.
Interpretive: I would say that the project has started the moment i started researching on where the school garden could be done in the first place. It came to be a challenge to try to start a garden when our school campus is located on a parking lot. I consulted with Ms. Martinez many times to discuss the possibility of starting a school garden in the first place. She stated i was only limited to the school's quad. While doing senior project research in the library i came across the book square foot gardening. Raised beds were the answer! My dad and I worked together to make a replica of a square foot gardening raised bed. My dad built the box and i had to take it apart and build it myself incase my group of gardeners want to build another raised bed on their own. Trying to get the group of gardeners was a challenge on its own, but i wasn't alone on the hunt. Mrs. Matthews was generous enough to inform her sophomores about what the project was and if they were interested. It only took a few posters and announcements to get atleast a decent sized group to get things started. I researched on what vegetables and flowers we could plant on the raised bed along with what fertilizers would work and what wouldn't. I spent time searching for seeds and fertilizers keeping in mind that everything should be organic. The group has done some planting already and we are gonna keep at it till we see some results from all this preparation.
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