I have many goals but I'll start off with my first goal which is to become a certified Spanish high school teacher. I have already started pursuing this goal but I still need to take the following steps to accomplish this goal.
Flow Chart
1. Finish this academic semester strong with very good grades.
2. I will take the Illinois Certification Test (ICTS) Content Area Exam for Foreign Language Spanish Feb 28, 2009
3. I need to apply for Education 330 class for the fall semester 09 application deadline is March 15, 2009
4. Apply for Student Teaching, application deadline is MAY 1, 2009
5. Take the Illinois Certification Test (ICTS) for Assessment of Professional Teaching (I have to verify with my adviser what date I have to take it.)
6. Take the OPI Exam Oral Proficiency Interview
(I have to verify with my adviser what date I have to take it.)
7. Select twelve high schools where I would like to student teach.
8. Student Teach Jan -May 2010
9. Graduate from UIC May 2010 with my teaching certificate!!!!
I would also like to go to graduate school once I have started teaching. But I'm not sure what my concentration would be maybe teaching of Spanish or something completely different... Only time will tell.
Map network
Heidi Tieshirt (unable to get contact info, still working on it)
Norma Thornton - ThorntonN1@ yahoo.com
Delia Vazquez-VazquezD@yahoo.com
Dr. Rock-rockquem@uic.edu
Dr. Aparicio- franapar@uic.edu
Monday, February 23, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Assignment #4 Discovering your personality and Touchstone
Dream
My dream is to one day feel enlightened and happy with the work I do. I am currently in school trying to pursue a career in teaching. I want to be a high school Spanish teacher. My hope is that through my teaching and guidance I will be able shape and impact the life of others in this case my students. I feel most happy when I know that I have helped others and have made a significant contribution to their personal growth.
Aside from teaching I dream of traveling the world. I want to see new places and meet new people. I hunger and seek knowledge that can only be acquired by experiencing the world and its people in different geographical and social contexts. I would like to travel across Europe, Asia and Africa.
Lastly I would like one day get married and have children and raise a family. The
idea of having a family in the future always excites me and brings great joy to my heart.
Touchstone
I want these dreams to become a reality. They are of great significance to me because I would like to be known not only as an educator but also a mother, sister, friend and wife. On all levels I want to be able help others and in essence shape and impact their lives for the better. To travel the world would give me a great deal of personal satisfaction, insight and knowledge of the world and its people. I want to experience life to fullest and traveling will help me achieve that. Family to me is at the core of what I believe to be true happiness. Family to me means finding love, security, care, respect and faith in the people that matter most to me.
Role Models
•I greatly admired my 4th grade teacher Ms. Tieshirt she always brought the best out in her students. She was a very caring, outgoing and engaging individual. She had a way of making assignments and projects very fun and challenging. I hope to one day be as great of a teacher as she was.
•My Godmother Norma has traveled to many places across the world. I hope to one day see all the places she has been to and share my experiences with her and others.
•This is a sad but honest fact I don’t have too many women in my life that are happy in their marriages. However, Delia my aunt is the exception she is very happy in her marriage and has known her husband for about 20 years. They have a beautiful relationship and they have one child. When I think about marriage and finding that one special person. I think about Delia and the relationship she has with her husband, their relationship is embedded in respect, care, love and commitment toward one another. No relationship is perfect but they understand each other and value each other’s opinion. I think that is the most important thing in a relationship.
Target
My target date to start teaching would be in the fall of 2010. My target date to travel across Europe would be the summer of 2011. I would continue to travel throughout my life with family and friends. I don’t have an official date or deadline for marriage but I would like to find someone before I’m 30 years old. :-)
Personality Type: ESFJ
According to Myers-Briggs
ESFJs are people persons - they love people. They are warmly interested in others. They use their Sensing and Judging characteristics to gather specific, detailed information about others, and turn this information into supportive judgments. They want to like people, and have a special skill at bringing out the best in others. They are extremely good at reading others, and understanding their point of view. The ESFJ's strong desire to be liked and for everything to be pleasant makes them highly supportive of others. People like to be around ESFJs, because the ESFJ has a special gift of invariably making people feel good about themselves.
The ESFJ takes their responsibilities very seriously, and is very dependable. They value security and stability, and have a strong focus on the details of life. They see before others do what needs to be done, and do whatever it takes to make sure that it gets done. They enjoy these types of tasks, and are extremely good at them.
ESFJs are warm and energetic. They need approval from others to feel good about themselves. They are hurt by indifference and don't understand unkindness. They are very giving people, who get a lot of their personal satisfaction from the happiness of others. They want to be appreciated for who they are, and what they give. They're very sensitive to others, and freely give practical care. ESFJs are such caring individuals, that they sometimes have a hard time seeing or accepting a difficult truth about someone they care about.
To read more check out
http://www.personalitypage.com/ESFJ.html
My dream is to one day feel enlightened and happy with the work I do. I am currently in school trying to pursue a career in teaching. I want to be a high school Spanish teacher. My hope is that through my teaching and guidance I will be able shape and impact the life of others in this case my students. I feel most happy when I know that I have helped others and have made a significant contribution to their personal growth.
Aside from teaching I dream of traveling the world. I want to see new places and meet new people. I hunger and seek knowledge that can only be acquired by experiencing the world and its people in different geographical and social contexts. I would like to travel across Europe, Asia and Africa.
Lastly I would like one day get married and have children and raise a family. The
idea of having a family in the future always excites me and brings great joy to my heart.
Touchstone
I want these dreams to become a reality. They are of great significance to me because I would like to be known not only as an educator but also a mother, sister, friend and wife. On all levels I want to be able help others and in essence shape and impact their lives for the better. To travel the world would give me a great deal of personal satisfaction, insight and knowledge of the world and its people. I want to experience life to fullest and traveling will help me achieve that. Family to me is at the core of what I believe to be true happiness. Family to me means finding love, security, care, respect and faith in the people that matter most to me.
Role Models
•I greatly admired my 4th grade teacher Ms. Tieshirt she always brought the best out in her students. She was a very caring, outgoing and engaging individual. She had a way of making assignments and projects very fun and challenging. I hope to one day be as great of a teacher as she was.
•My Godmother Norma has traveled to many places across the world. I hope to one day see all the places she has been to and share my experiences with her and others.
•This is a sad but honest fact I don’t have too many women in my life that are happy in their marriages. However, Delia my aunt is the exception she is very happy in her marriage and has known her husband for about 20 years. They have a beautiful relationship and they have one child. When I think about marriage and finding that one special person. I think about Delia and the relationship she has with her husband, their relationship is embedded in respect, care, love and commitment toward one another. No relationship is perfect but they understand each other and value each other’s opinion. I think that is the most important thing in a relationship.
Target
My target date to start teaching would be in the fall of 2010. My target date to travel across Europe would be the summer of 2011. I would continue to travel throughout my life with family and friends. I don’t have an official date or deadline for marriage but I would like to find someone before I’m 30 years old. :-)
Personality Type: ESFJ
According to Myers-Briggs
ESFJs are people persons - they love people. They are warmly interested in others. They use their Sensing and Judging characteristics to gather specific, detailed information about others, and turn this information into supportive judgments. They want to like people, and have a special skill at bringing out the best in others. They are extremely good at reading others, and understanding their point of view. The ESFJ's strong desire to be liked and for everything to be pleasant makes them highly supportive of others. People like to be around ESFJs, because the ESFJ has a special gift of invariably making people feel good about themselves.
The ESFJ takes their responsibilities very seriously, and is very dependable. They value security and stability, and have a strong focus on the details of life. They see before others do what needs to be done, and do whatever it takes to make sure that it gets done. They enjoy these types of tasks, and are extremely good at them.
ESFJs are warm and energetic. They need approval from others to feel good about themselves. They are hurt by indifference and don't understand unkindness. They are very giving people, who get a lot of their personal satisfaction from the happiness of others. They want to be appreciated for who they are, and what they give. They're very sensitive to others, and freely give practical care. ESFJs are such caring individuals, that they sometimes have a hard time seeing or accepting a difficult truth about someone they care about.
To read more check out
http://www.personalitypage.com/ESFJ.html
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Assignment #3: Understanding Yourself
Pick a color:
I am Ivory. I am pure, selfless, caring, compassionate and versatile.
Private Eye-Game:
I have a very small room, so I am very limited in the amount of things I can have. As I look around my room I notice that I am organized. I have a small book case across my bed. My book case contains text books from previous school years. I also have photo albums. On top of my book case I have pictures of family and friends. My closet is very neat. I have a lot of blue jeans, dressy black slacks that I wear to work. The majority of the colors that I wear are dark blue, black and brown. I have a lot of purses some are big and others are small, they range in size and color. I have red, black, white, brown, orange and ivory color purses. I also have a great deal of shoes but I don't wear all of them on daily basis. Lately I've been wearing my brown warm boots. My room is plain not that I don't like decorating my room but my family and I rent an apartment. Therefore, I do not want to make holes in the walls or tape to many things on to the wall for fear of the paint coming off the walls. I only have two postcards that I taped to my wall above my book case. I received those post cards from friends that went to Paris and Rome. Above my desk I also have a painting my beloved Nicholas who is five years old painted for me it is a water color painting and is very abstract and colorful. I also have a flower calender above my desk.
Ideal family members
Frida Kahlo: Vanessa is a very outgoing creative individual. I sense that although she may not fully realize this she knows she has many gifts to share with the world. When she walks into a crowded room full of people she is all smiles. She is very polite and easy going and can make any situation fun and enjoyable for everyone. Vanessa is a great listener and is not judgmental. When she gives advice it doesn’t sound like she’s telling you what to do rather she is offering her honest opinion and suggesting what she thinks is the best solution.
Martin Luther King Jr: I see many leadership qualities in Vanessa at times she may seem uneasy and hesitant to take on this role. However, when she does take the initiative to get things done and organize people she shines like a bright star and is great at it. She is a good team player which in turn makes her a great leader. She is very respectful of everyone’s opinions and incorporates their ideas to the project. Vanessa is a selfless individual and does things that are in the best interest of the group. She puts others before herself. Vanessa is most happy when she knows that she had a significant impact on someone’s life or has helped others in a time of need.
Mother Teresa: I see the gift of caring and compassion in Vanessa. I see that she enjoys spending time with people and is always very friendly and warm toward others. When she is helpful and does things for other individuals she does not do it because she wants to be recognized or compensated for her good deeds. She does this because it brings genuine joy to her heart. Vanessa is always thinking of others she is very compassionate and is always trying to justify people’s behavior. Instead of judging people she tries to understand the reasons why they act the way they do. She always feels that maybe it is the lack of love, care, respect and compassion that person received which has made them insecure and feel worthless. Vanessa feels the need to make the people around her feel loved and cared for and she expresses this daily through her caring and compassionate gestures.
20 things I like to do...
1.Listening to music
2.Clubbing with friends and dancing
3.Watching movies at home with family and friends
4.Going to the movie theater with friends
5.Going for walks in the park with my mom and sister
6.Watching Broadway shows and plays
7.Going to the beach on hot summer days with friends and tanning
8.Traveling to Mexico and visiting family
9.Spending time with Kino
10.Spending time with family at home
11.Shopping with my sister down town at the Water Tower Place
12.Spending time with my beautiful babies Nick and Bella
13.Spending time with Lois and my God mother
14.Watching old black and white movies with my God mother
15.Talking on the phone with friends
16.Surfing the net
17. I love going to school and learning something new everyday
18.I like meeting and talking to new people
19.I love being out doors when the weather is nice
20.I like reading good fiction novels
My Ideal environment
My ideal environment would be compromised of individuals that value and respect me. In this environment people are not quick to judge rather they are open and willing to listen before coming to any type of conclusion. In this environment I would have a lot of freedom I would not feel compelled to act a certain way or do things to simply please others. My ideal environment and the people in it would recognize my gifts and abilities and value the things I do. This environment would solely focus on gifts rather then on my short comings.
My Ideal day
I wake up at 7am in the morning. I take a hot shower, before entering the kitchen and finding breakfast already made. My husband gets the children ready for school every morning and prepares breakfast for the entire family. We live in a very nice spacious Grey stone home in the Wicker Park area in Chicago. We live on the first floor and rent out the second and third floor. We have a huge backyard and a beautiful garden. I have two beautiful children a boy and girl. I take them to school every morning, after dropping them off I head to my school. I am a high school Spanish teacher and teach 9th , 11th and 12th graders. My husband is a civil engineer and works for a very well established company in Chicago. As soon as I get out of work I pick up my children and prepare dinner (sometimes we order out if I'm too tired to cook). When dad gets home we all gather around the family dining area and eat together. I especially enjoy this time of the day because we discuss how our days went. After dinner I help my children with their homework. After we have taken care of business if there is time left in the day my husband and I play outside with the kids. My husband loves playing basketball with our son in the backyard. After a long fun day with the family we all head back home and shower. I spend some time with my husband watching our favorite TV shows or movie.
Fantasy Analysis
1.What elements from your ideal day are absolutely indispensable to your happiness?
My family, this includes husband and children.
Owning a home with a spacious backyard.
Pursuing a career Spanish teacher ( both my husband and I)
Spending quality time with my family.
2.What elements are optional?
We don't necessarily have to live in a Grey Stone home in Wicker Park
My husband doesn't have to pursue a career in civil engineering or work for a prominent company.
3. Frills
Most of the things that I put down on my ideal day are very realistic. Except for the fact that the type of family I envision for myself is that like the Leave it to Beaver type. I know that my family will be far from that.
4. If I were to walk down my fantasy day with just the dispensable items how would I feel?
I would be very content and satisfied for the most part
5.What if any elements of that day do you already have?
I wouldn't necessarily say that I have any of those things right now but I am working toward achieving those goals. I am still in school and will graduate next year with a teaching of Spanish degree. I have a wonderful friend that I love dearly who I can see myself with for a very long time. He attends UIC and is majoring in Civil Engineering
6. What elements of the adjusted ideal day are presently absent in my life right now?
As mentioned above I do not have any of those elements presently but I'm working toward that goal.
7. What stands between you and having that ideal day tomorrow?
Time. I have to finish school first. Pursue a career in teaching. I have to find “Mr. Right” marry the guy have perfect genius children j/k. I have to be financially stable so that we can buy a house and live comfortably and offer our children the best education. In short I need more time so that this ideal day is achieved. But I am in no rush. I'm taking those baby steps now and that's what counts!
I am Ivory. I am pure, selfless, caring, compassionate and versatile.
Private Eye-Game:
I have a very small room, so I am very limited in the amount of things I can have. As I look around my room I notice that I am organized. I have a small book case across my bed. My book case contains text books from previous school years. I also have photo albums. On top of my book case I have pictures of family and friends. My closet is very neat. I have a lot of blue jeans, dressy black slacks that I wear to work. The majority of the colors that I wear are dark blue, black and brown. I have a lot of purses some are big and others are small, they range in size and color. I have red, black, white, brown, orange and ivory color purses. I also have a great deal of shoes but I don't wear all of them on daily basis. Lately I've been wearing my brown warm boots. My room is plain not that I don't like decorating my room but my family and I rent an apartment. Therefore, I do not want to make holes in the walls or tape to many things on to the wall for fear of the paint coming off the walls. I only have two postcards that I taped to my wall above my book case. I received those post cards from friends that went to Paris and Rome. Above my desk I also have a painting my beloved Nicholas who is five years old painted for me it is a water color painting and is very abstract and colorful. I also have a flower calender above my desk.
Ideal family members
Frida Kahlo: Vanessa is a very outgoing creative individual. I sense that although she may not fully realize this she knows she has many gifts to share with the world. When she walks into a crowded room full of people she is all smiles. She is very polite and easy going and can make any situation fun and enjoyable for everyone. Vanessa is a great listener and is not judgmental. When she gives advice it doesn’t sound like she’s telling you what to do rather she is offering her honest opinion and suggesting what she thinks is the best solution.
Martin Luther King Jr: I see many leadership qualities in Vanessa at times she may seem uneasy and hesitant to take on this role. However, when she does take the initiative to get things done and organize people she shines like a bright star and is great at it. She is a good team player which in turn makes her a great leader. She is very respectful of everyone’s opinions and incorporates their ideas to the project. Vanessa is a selfless individual and does things that are in the best interest of the group. She puts others before herself. Vanessa is most happy when she knows that she had a significant impact on someone’s life or has helped others in a time of need.
Mother Teresa: I see the gift of caring and compassion in Vanessa. I see that she enjoys spending time with people and is always very friendly and warm toward others. When she is helpful and does things for other individuals she does not do it because she wants to be recognized or compensated for her good deeds. She does this because it brings genuine joy to her heart. Vanessa is always thinking of others she is very compassionate and is always trying to justify people’s behavior. Instead of judging people she tries to understand the reasons why they act the way they do. She always feels that maybe it is the lack of love, care, respect and compassion that person received which has made them insecure and feel worthless. Vanessa feels the need to make the people around her feel loved and cared for and she expresses this daily through her caring and compassionate gestures.
20 things I like to do...
1.Listening to music
2.Clubbing with friends and dancing
3.Watching movies at home with family and friends
4.Going to the movie theater with friends
5.Going for walks in the park with my mom and sister
6.Watching Broadway shows and plays
7.Going to the beach on hot summer days with friends and tanning
8.Traveling to Mexico and visiting family
9.Spending time with Kino
10.Spending time with family at home
11.Shopping with my sister down town at the Water Tower Place
12.Spending time with my beautiful babies Nick and Bella
13.Spending time with Lois and my God mother
14.Watching old black and white movies with my God mother
15.Talking on the phone with friends
16.Surfing the net
17. I love going to school and learning something new everyday
18.I like meeting and talking to new people
19.I love being out doors when the weather is nice
20.I like reading good fiction novels
My Ideal environment
My ideal environment would be compromised of individuals that value and respect me. In this environment people are not quick to judge rather they are open and willing to listen before coming to any type of conclusion. In this environment I would have a lot of freedom I would not feel compelled to act a certain way or do things to simply please others. My ideal environment and the people in it would recognize my gifts and abilities and value the things I do. This environment would solely focus on gifts rather then on my short comings.
My Ideal day
I wake up at 7am in the morning. I take a hot shower, before entering the kitchen and finding breakfast already made. My husband gets the children ready for school every morning and prepares breakfast for the entire family. We live in a very nice spacious Grey stone home in the Wicker Park area in Chicago. We live on the first floor and rent out the second and third floor. We have a huge backyard and a beautiful garden. I have two beautiful children a boy and girl. I take them to school every morning, after dropping them off I head to my school. I am a high school Spanish teacher and teach 9th , 11th and 12th graders. My husband is a civil engineer and works for a very well established company in Chicago. As soon as I get out of work I pick up my children and prepare dinner (sometimes we order out if I'm too tired to cook). When dad gets home we all gather around the family dining area and eat together. I especially enjoy this time of the day because we discuss how our days went. After dinner I help my children with their homework. After we have taken care of business if there is time left in the day my husband and I play outside with the kids. My husband loves playing basketball with our son in the backyard. After a long fun day with the family we all head back home and shower. I spend some time with my husband watching our favorite TV shows or movie.
Fantasy Analysis
1.What elements from your ideal day are absolutely indispensable to your happiness?
My family, this includes husband and children.
Owning a home with a spacious backyard.
Pursuing a career Spanish teacher ( both my husband and I)
Spending quality time with my family.
2.What elements are optional?
We don't necessarily have to live in a Grey Stone home in Wicker Park
My husband doesn't have to pursue a career in civil engineering or work for a prominent company.
3. Frills
Most of the things that I put down on my ideal day are very realistic. Except for the fact that the type of family I envision for myself is that like the Leave it to Beaver type. I know that my family will be far from that.
4. If I were to walk down my fantasy day with just the dispensable items how would I feel?
I would be very content and satisfied for the most part
5.What if any elements of that day do you already have?
I wouldn't necessarily say that I have any of those things right now but I am working toward achieving those goals. I am still in school and will graduate next year with a teaching of Spanish degree. I have a wonderful friend that I love dearly who I can see myself with for a very long time. He attends UIC and is majoring in Civil Engineering
6. What elements of the adjusted ideal day are presently absent in my life right now?
As mentioned above I do not have any of those elements presently but I'm working toward that goal.
7. What stands between you and having that ideal day tomorrow?
Time. I have to finish school first. Pursue a career in teaching. I have to find “Mr. Right” marry the guy have perfect genius children j/k. I have to be financially stable so that we can buy a house and live comfortably and offer our children the best education. In short I need more time so that this ideal day is achieved. But I am in no rush. I'm taking those baby steps now and that's what counts!
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