...I. Show us an activity you enjoy doing. Tell us how you think it contributes to your personal and professional development I began training and coaching beach volley last year. The idea came into my mind while I was watching the beach volley tournament of my girlfriend job and many participants were complaining about the different level of the teams. Once back home I explained my idea to my girlfriend which is a volley professional and introduced me to the sport and she bought it. The reason why I have selected this activity is because it contributes to strengthen the relationship with my girlfriend, sharing and enjoying together an important portion of my few spare times, since my job is very time consuming being “up in the air all the time”. I therefore killed two birds with one stone, keeping my girlfriend happy without sacrificing my preferred hobby: playing sport. Beach Volley, as any other sport, is good for both physical and mental health. It makes my little heart muscle big and strong and it helps me get rid of toxins from the body. When I am on the beach playing with the “guys” I feel relaxed and, looking at the immensity of the Mediterranean Sea I am able to forget the daily difficulties and recharge my battery. Furthermore, it helps me on my self-awareness development. During this period when the current crisis is oppressing specific sector like the public research, I feel the need to collaborate in activities that contribute to the improvement of some...
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...physical activities. However, does someone’s cultural background affect what sports they enjoy? I interviewed three people of different cultural ethnicities and age groups with questions about why they enjoy the physical activities that they do. Based on my research, I have discovered that a person’s cultural ethnicity does impact which physical activities individuals may enjoy doing. First, I interviewed Shannon, a 14-year-old girl of American/Caucasian ethnicity. She is very athletic and exercises every single day. Shannon enjoys swimming, running, and biking. When asked about why she enjoys these activities, she said “I love any sports that are fast paced, sports that keep me attentive and awake. Any activity that gets me out of breath and tired, but feeling satisfied at the end of the day is what I like the most.” Living in an American family, Shannon believes that her love for sports is influenced by the fact that many members of her family also enjoy physical activity. She says “I’m constantly surrounded by family members and classmates participating in sports, and I want to be a part of it too.” Next, I interviewed Minh, a 48-year old man of Asian ethnicity. He has a job in software engineering, along with a family. Minh enjoys the sport of badminton, which he plays about once a week. He says “As a child in Vietnam, I was always so interested in the badminton games of the other adults. Badminton is a very popular sport in many Asian countries, and it’s something that I grew...
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...approved structure. 4. Feel secure knowing that the people whom I trust are around me. 5. Enjoy attending celebration and wedding function. 6. Like to make constructive critics on my reading material. 7. Feel comfortable living in an area with few neighbors. 8. Enjoy a changing condition of life. 9. Not easily discourage when faced with complicated problems. 10. Always avoid asking question for fear of being wrong. 11. Wishing that others will consider me as a leader. 12. Going all-out to help friends who are facing problems. 13. Expect compliment from others in order to avoid myself from feeling stress. 14. Like a clear structure tasks. 15. Hoping that others will consider me as a successful person. 16. As far as I am concern I never hate others. 17. Feel comfortable asking friends and other professionals for help whenever I have problems. 18. Like to think critically of everything that I do and see. 19. Think of way to solve my own problems. 20. Avoid saying things that can make someone angry. 21. Enjoy speaking in large groups. 22. Enjoy thinking of complicated and challenging problems. 23. Often hide my feelings from others. 24. Dislike following any rigid schedule for free time activities. 25. Always sleep late at night in order to finish the task that I had started earlier. 26. Feel frustrated when I think that I am unable to control the situation. 27. Always make important by...
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...of all activity programs should be to support the continuation of living through purposeful activities. Supporting the Human Spirit is the #4 domain in creating change in activities within long-term care (Gfeller, 2016). The activities older adults participate in should lend a hand to a meaningful life and support the wants and needs of the resident. As I dove deeper into the case studies and compared them to the activity calendar provided, it was clear that certain aspects of resident want and needs were not being provided. Case Evaluation One of the residents I chose to evaluate was a 73-year-old man who used to enjoy watching baseball, Catholic activities, and group activities. Although he has a few vision and mobility issues...
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...directions, I have to visualize them in my mind in order to under-stand them. 2. _____ I know where everything is in my home such as supplies, gloves, flashlights, camera, and CDs. 3. _____ I like to draw pictures, graphs, or charts to better understand information. 4. _____ I enjoy working puzzles or mazes. 5. _____ I enjoy and learn more when seeing movies, slides, or videos in class. _____ TOTAL for VISUAL/ SPATIAL 1. _____ I like to repair things that are broken such as toasters, small engines, bicycles, and cars. 2. _____ I use a lot of gestures when I talk to people. 3. _____ I enjoy playing competitive sports. 4. _____ I usually touch people or pat them on the back when I talk to them. 5. _____ I enjoy physical activities such as bicycling, jogging, dancing, snowboarding, skateboarding, or swimming. _____ TOTAL for BODY/ KINESTHETIC 1. _____ I enjoy crossword puzzles and games like Scrabble. 2. _____ I am a good speller. 3. _____ I have a good memory for names and dates. 4. _____ I am a good storyteller. 5. _____ I am a very good listener, and I enjoy listening to others’ stories. _____ TOTAL for VERBAL/ LINGUISTIC 1. _____ I enjoy leadership activities. 2. _____ I can recognize and empathize with people’s attitudes and emotions. 3. _____ I communicate very well with other people. 4. _____ I understand my family and friends better than most other people do. 5. _____ I am good...
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...I. Work Interest Assessment In the work Interest assessment it showed that I have an artistic personality. Artistic is defined as someone who possesses creative qualities that enable him to excel at producing creative works like paintings or sculptures. My personality has all the characteristics of being an artistic individual. My ability to create art or being an artist, producing skillfully and tastefully works of art rather business or personal. Therefore, being artistic is having a keenly sensitive to aesthetic values and success. I totally agree with the results, and the all the results resonated with me, because the results were aligned with my everyday life artistic, enterprising, realistic, social, investigative, and then conventional....
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... She also enjoys math. She is very active and enjoys recess and creating dance steps in PE. She is sensitive and can get her feelings hurt easily.Cultural (anti-bias) and Instructional Strategies: * Cultural: I would try to use some Spanish when talking to Maria one on one. * Instructional: I would give her more challenging to books to read in her freeTime, and maybe more advanced homework. I would also encourage her to be kind to others, and to ignore children who were negative to her. I would maybe try some self- esteem building activities so that she wasn’t so sensitive.Results of Mentor Teacher Discussions: My mentor/teacher suggested that I encourage Maria to continue to do all the things she loves in school, but place her in more group activities to help with being over sensitive. | AshleySix-year-old Ashley is the youngest of 5 children. She is very shy and clings to her older sister each day when she brings her into the first grade classroom. Ashley is curious; her favorite part of school is doing science experiments. She reads at a primer level but enjoys having people read to her. Cultural (anti-bias) and Instructional Strategies: * Cultural: Work on transitional techniques when being dropped off such as redirection to an enjoyed area of play. I could also try to introduce Ashley to a classroom buddy to walk to class with so that her sister doesn’t have to walk her. * Instructional: I would still encourage Ashley to do science activities, but I would also...
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...great place to walk down the very busy streets and enjoy the loud music and go shopping in the stores. The stores mostly sell Mardi Gra items, because New Orleans is home to the famous Mardi Gra parades. In the parades they have huge, amazing floats, and while they travel down the streets, they throw mostly beads and the famous southern moon pies. In the Gulf Shores there is a main street that has a bunch of condos, and on the other side of the street is Orange Beach. Down the main street there is a whole bunch of stores that sell surfing items, and a bunch of souvenirs. Down about every road in Gulf Shores there is biking trails. Since Alabama is mostly flat many people enjoy the long bike...
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...Cozumel, Mexico. Both destinations have a variety of activities for me to enjoy while vacationing, but the expenses are quite a bit different. Cozumel will cost more, but I believe I will enjoy the Caribbean cruise more than I will enjoy relaxing in the mountains of Branson. Choosing a vacation getaway can be stressful but exciting. Even on a budget, it is simple to plan an affordable vacation. Two places I would like to vacation at are the mountains of Branson, Missouri and a Caribbean cruise to Cozumel, Mexico. In Branson, there are almost limitless attractions to enjoy. While relaxing in a cozy cabin in the mountains, I could enjoy the peace and quiet nature with beautiful scenery, or I could visit some of the attractions around the area. There is a cabin called the, "Beary Cozy" cabin, and it has one bedroom and one and a half bath. It comes with a fully equipped kitchen and living area making it feel like a home away from home (www.traveloffice.org). The cabin has a romantic fireplace in the living area, perfect for a relaxing, romantic getaway. There are many attractions to choose from, most of which are affordable for someone vacationing on a budget. If I choose Branson as my vacation destination, I would leave on a Sunday and return the following Sunday. I would have to drive almost 7 hours which is 385 miles. It would cost me around $30.00 to get to Branson and $30.00 back home. While vacationing I will visit a few of the close attractions [Last Name]...
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...__1___ When someone gives me directions, I have to visualize them in my mind in order to under-stand them. 2. __3___ I know where everything is in my home such as supplies, gloves, flashlights, camera, and CD's. 3. __2___ I like to draw pictures, graphs, or charts to better understand information. 4. __3___ I enjoy working puzzles or mazes. 5. __2___ I enjoy and learn more when seeing movies, slides, or videos in class. __11___ TOTAL for VISUAL/ SPATIAL 1. __2___ I like to repair things that are broken such as toasters, small engines, bicycles, and cars. 2. __3___ I use a lot of gestures when I talk to people. 3. __3___ I enjoy playing competitive sports. 4. __2___ I usually touch people or pat them on the back when I talk to them. 5. __3___ I enjoy physical activities such as bicycling, jogging, dancing, snowboarding, skateboarding, or swimming. __14___ TOTAL for BODY/ KINESTHETIC 1. __3___ I enjoy crossword puzzles and games like Scrabble. 2. __2___ I am a good speller. 3. __2___ I have a good memory for names and dates. 4. __2___ I am a good storyteller. 5. __2___ I am a very good listener, and I enjoy listening to others’ stories. __11___ TOTAL for VERBAL/ LINGUISTIC 1. __2___ I enjoy leadership activities. 2. __2___ I can recognize and empathize with people’s attitudes and emotions. 3. __3___ I communicate very well with other people. 4. __3___ I understand my family and friends better...
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...for people of all ages, but is especially so for the elderly since they are likely to retire and have more time to engage in leisure activities. The following is an explanation of participation patterns between three seniors, identifying their roles in leisure now, and in adulthood, in these four categories: education, travel, volunteering, fitness and sport. The first interviewee is an 86 year old male from a nursing home. He and his wife have resided in the home for five years. In adulthood, Lloyd was very active. Although he was raised during the depression, having little money, there were always things to do. Whether that be working on the farm, having a game of ball hockey out on the road, or hunting. Lloyd was always doing something. He enjoyed leisure activities whenever he wasn’t working, which was sometimes hard working seven days a week. Especially the walk, 6 miles one way. But Lloyd always seemed to find time for his lady to take her square dancing, and bowling. Lloyd also enjoyed snowmobiling in the winter, horse shoes in the summer, and every week he attended the local legion to play cards and darts. Lloyd is still driving at 86, but he has many limitations. With old age, he has slowed down and is not as capable of doing the things he once could. He has arthritis and sometimes can barely get out of bed. He does still drive, and enjoys taking his wife out the country roads. He still...
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...Stanford OHS will be a wonderful gateway to my future. I look forward to meeting new people, sharing my views, and taking difficult courses that are at my level. I enjoy challenge and diving deep into my interests, especially in science and math. I started school in Portland, OR, in a combined kindergarten and first grade class. The first year was terrific because I could participate in the first grade curriculum. But the second year I repeated the same curriculum, so it bored me, and I skipped the grade. To find a long term solution, our family moved to Los Altos, CA, which offers a more rigorous education. Now, I am inspired by advanced math in school as well as extracurricular activities. I am a good fit for Stanford OHS because I enjoy online learning, sharing my thoughts, and studying new ideas. I participate in extracurricular activities for math and science - including the Euler Circle and the Synopsys Science Championship, where I was...
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... ➢ Simply defined, recreation refers to experiences and activities chosen and pursued by the individual in his/her free time; the basis being that the experience sought and activities pursued, in the real sense of the word, 're-creates' the individual so that he/she may be refreshed to enable him/her to resume daily obligations, whatever those may be. John Ap (1986) Recreation trends and implications for government. In R. Castle, D. Lewis & J. Mangan (eds) Work, Leisure and Technology. Melbourne, Longman Cheshire,167-83 ( p. 167). ➢ Recreation consists of an activity or experience, usually chosen voluntarily by the participant, either because of the immediate satisfaction to be derived from it, or because he perceives some personal or social values to be achieved by it. It is carried on in leisure time, and has no work connotations, such as study for promotion in a job. It is usually enjoyable and when it is carried on as part of organized or community services, it is designed to meet constructive and socially worthwhile goals of the individual participant, the group and society at large. Richard Kraus (1966) Recreation Today: Program Planning and Leadership. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall, p. 7. Objectives and Importance of Recreation: We all need a break from work; we need to break from our mundane routine and refresh ourselves by indulging in recreational activities. Recreation is meant to serve as a relaxing break from our hectic...
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...LEARNING STYLES ACTIVITY We all learn in different ways. The more we understand about our own learning styles and those of our colleagues the better equipped we will be to provide a rich and multi-sensory learning experience for the users of museums, archives and libraries. This self-perception questionnaire is based on Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences. It will help you assess the balance of your learning styles, as you perceive them at this point in time. These preferences are not fixed. Your response will vary according to your mood and the learning context, and you are likely to have 3 or 4 preferences. It is important to remember that the more that we learn to use the full range of intelligences the more effective we become as learners. Please complete the questionnaire following the instructions. On the following pages transfer your scores to the multiple intelligences listing and then total these to find out your preferred learning style. CHECK OUT YOUR OWN LEARNING STYLE PREFERENCES BASED ON GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES MODEL Score between 0 and 3 for each of these statements 0 = This does not represent me at all 3 = This statement strongly represents me 1. I am able to explain topics which are difficult and make them clear 2. I have a good sense of direction 3. Charts, diagrams, visual displays are important for my learning 4. I always do things one step at a time 5. I am sensitive to...
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...Textbook Picture: The Preschool Child The ages between 3 and 6 are often called the preschool years. During this period, a child develops in these main areas: physical development, cognitive development, language development, social development, and motor development. A child grows taller and loses the chubbiness of the toddler period in these years. Gross and fine motor skills become more developed and refined as each year passes as manifested by participation in running, skipping, and drawing pictures. Language develops rapidly, and the child may know thousands of words and is able to construct rather complicated sentences by the end of this period. The major tasks of the preschool child include preparation to enter school, the development of a cooperative-type play, control of body functions, acceptance of separation, and increase in communication skills, memory, and attention span (Leifer, 2003, p. 422). Erikson’s preschool stage involves the development of initiative (Leifer, 2003, p. 436). He believed that a preschool child learns assertiveness and can manipulate the environment. Kohlberg’s theory concerning preschoolers refers to the moral development and the beginning awareness of needs of others (Leifer, 2003, p. 436). He stated that a preschool child believes that rules are absolute, and breaking rules result in punishment. The Five-Year-Old: Nutrition and Piaget’s theory in relation to nutrition • Picky eater; likes finger...
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