Rendon,+Andres

Module #1 Write a brief - 2- page (500 word+ or -) report describing the influences you observed and discussed. Put you first reflection on your individual wiki page. I think American History X is a great movie. Right from the first scene you cannot stop watching what happens with Derek and his brother Danny. Life teaches in different ways, sometimes, the lesson is so important that you need to break all your emotions and paradigms, and as the phoenix bird, rise from the ashes to understand and to see the big picture.

As Emile Chartier says "Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it is the only one you have". This movie reminds us of how powerful one idea is, especially if they come from people in our heart. You can extract two potent lessons: you need to work with heart and mind if you want to really influence a person, and the second one would be: you should teach how to be critic, our students need to learn how to ask arguments and construct his own opinion, always well support it.

The principal, Mr. Sweeney, said something than reaffirmed my desire as a counselor and a teacher, if the students can learn something we can help them unlearn it. “he learned this nonsense somewhere Murray and he can unlearn too” That is our power and our responsibility. To work with them to construct an open mind, with not just one idea, but with several ideas, inclusive ideas, ideas that respect the difference, ideas that can help us make this world a better place to live.

I would like to highlight another potent idea represented in the movie. This consists in “never give up” with a student. It is admirable how the principal wants to help Danny, no matter his apathy and defiant behavior. As the Pygmalion effect, our students respond according the expectation we have of them. So we should believe that even with the worst scenario, our students can change.

Finally, I think this is a movie about stereotypes and I think they do a great job. As David McKenna said people doesn´t born racist, they learn it from people.

Module #2 V iolence - Prediction, Prevention and Intervention - Myth vs Reality - Write 5 Sentences about your reaction to the statistical data showing the trend below. (Remember your initial estimate on violence in the last 30 Years.)

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I received the statistical data critically, for me it is very important to know which were the instruments, the questions and the technical way to recollect the information. Sometimes we compare things using different techniques and unknowing some variables, making wrong conclusions. =====

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The first idea that surprises me on this course was to realize my misconception about how trend violence had change with the time. It relieves me to know, how humans change his behavior and evolve, and see those statistics give me hope and reinforced my challenge of work with teenagers. =====

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These ideas helps me to have better expectations about what I am doing as a counselor and give me trust about how education can help to change the world. No matter how hard to work on education is, it is wonderful to know that we contribute to have a peaceful world. =====

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Another thought born from this data, was to confirm how the media can manipulate the public opinion. This idea allow me to think about the great power and responsibility from the media, becouse if we believe in something, we counciously or unconciosly can work to maintaining that status quo. =====

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This information makes me think about Colombian situation, we need to continue working in social and emotional learning. Both, the media and the education system must work together to improve the way people solve something that always will be with the human behavior: the conflict. =====

Module #3 Hearts and Minds Describe three things you plan to do in your teaching practice to reduce stress and win the Hearts and Minds of your students and co workers.

1. **Getting to Know Students ** I prefer my students call me by my name, than Mr Rendon or just Mr, but this is not an easy work. First, you need to see your students individually; each of them has a name, and a history, and is important to spend the time to know something about them. When you call a student by the name and you look at him, that’s creates a different bound. When you know that one of your students enjoy classic music, for example, that makes you closer to him, and that’s definitely, going to help in the learning process. So, I try to use activities to improve the teacher-student relationship.

I have great advantages when I work with my teenagers as a counselor, first, they are not thinking about grades, or punishment, or homework, they are there, because they want it, second, I work with substantial topics always related with their lives. The real challenge is to be able to generate a genuine discussion that involve what they really feels and thinks, and to do that you have to listen actually, and be very careful and sharp to ask, for me that’s the key.
 * 2. ****Discussion and debate **

I am agree, one of the best ways to develop good relationships with the students is playing. I usually have several games and activities to have fun and learn with them. Teambuilding games and outdoor activities are my favorites. In my country, Colombia, people think that a good way to know someone is watching him playing games and eating. So, if you want to know your students, play with them.
 * 3. ** **Playing games. **

Module #4 Do the Personality Prototype test with another person. Discuss what the results mean.When you Teach you learn. Tell us on this site what you learned by sharing PP Results with another person.

I did this personality prototype with my mother. I give her the indications and when she finished, we build the graphic with the results. I tried to understand with her the meaning of these numbers and if she really feel represent in the information that each category give us. She felt that some characteristics of her personality were reflect in those numbers, but she thought that was not fair reduce what she was in that profile. “When you teach, you learn twice”, and this work help me to confirm that idea. I necessarily had to study and understand better the theory to explain well to my mom, what the graphic of her personality really represented. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 90%;">Her style was practical manager, but she also had good punctuation in expert learning, so was interesting discover so many things that this kind of test and the results discussion allow you to know about other people. No matter the results, when you use the correct questions you can help people realize many aspects about their personalities, their gifts, needs and possible problems. Finally we conclude that our prototype is not all of who we are, but, can help us to know their self more deeply.

Module #5

Moral Dilemma - Develop a MD for use in your teaching practice. Outline it here. Use any lesson plan style or outline that you might have for your class / subject / or grade level. Describe your audience, age, demographic and what you will do. LESSONS PLAN UPB (Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana)

**<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">MEDELLÍN, COLOMBIA **
Semester: 9th Subject(s): Educational psychology Name / Topic / Themes of Units: Moral dilemmas Dates and semester: February 1st semester 2012 Submitted By: Andres Rendón

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">CLASS ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 90%;">Work about the psychologist rol and differents moral dilemmas that we face when we are on counseling. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">OVERVIEW: **


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 90%;">The participants must understand the notion of moral dilemma.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 90%;">Overview theory and different escenarios in counseling practice.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 90%;">To manage some tools to work with moral dilemmas.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 90%;">Knowing your value scale, establishing a hierarchy between them.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 90%;">Develop social skills of "empathy"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 90%;">Respect the opinions and behaviors of others developing tolerance principles and values.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 90%;">Promoting rational dialogue, exchange of views on various points of view. ||

**//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">You have been working on counseling with a student (patient) several times. This student is atractive and let you know his/her feelings for you. You have feelings for this patient. What would you do? //** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 90%;">The evaluation process will be through discussions and answers to questions asked by the teacher and the rest of the group. ||
 * **//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">MORAL DILEMMA : //**
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Activities: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 90%;">Discuss in groups about:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Main character
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Circumstances
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Causes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Alternatives
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 90%;">They shared their results with the rest of the class and then there is an opportunity to discuss after each group to ask questions or make comments. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ASSESSMENT: **

Module #6 Post 2 eye messages - (positive) comment on the reactions. Post 1 "I" Message (negative or corrective)

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Positive: <span style="font-family: 'arial narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">To Cata my wife: “When you give me a kiss before to go to sleep every night, I rest very well and I feel so happy and grateful for our marriage” <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">She smiles me and gives another kiss.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">To my students: “When you present this excellent works, the other classmates try to improve their efforts and make a better projects, and that makes me feel that be a teacher is great” <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Some of them smile and others look at me strangely

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Negative or corrective <span style="font-family: 'arial narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">To my intern: “When you send me the information late, I cannot complete the project and I feel frustrated and worried by the consequences” <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">She looked me distressed and ashamed

Module #7 After complete the process I received this. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">YOU'VE DISCOVERED <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">YOUR MISSION <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">You now have the beginning of a mission statement built on a foundation of your values. You have more clarity into you want to be and to do in your life. You can also start to detect the values and principles upon which your life is based. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">You can continue to write and revise your mission statement until you feel it reflects what you live for. You could also try going through the Freewrite section of this site to help you refine your mission and values, or you could visit the Get Inspired section for more ideas. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> I am at my best when I served others. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> I will try to prevent times when I hurt others. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> I will enjoy my work by finding employment where I can play and share with people. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> I will find enjoyment in my personal life through share with the people I loved. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> I will find opportunities to use my natural talents and gifts such as hear people. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> I can do anything I set my mind to. I will I teach. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> My life's journey is people smile, they are happy and grateful with a good feeling by me. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> I will be a person who My wife He did all he could..

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> My most important future contribution to others will be To teach the value of service.. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> I will stop procrastinating and start working on:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">My laziness

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> I will strive to incorporate the following attributes into my life
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Warrior
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">perseverance
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">optimism

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> I will constantly renew myself by focusing on the four dimensions of my life:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Do sport
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">to Meditate
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">To read
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">to listen

Mission statement "Happiness and peace of mind are in the self-knowledge and how to use that learning to serve of others" Andres Rendon

Module #8

Select any one additional chapter to read. (Not Time Management) Describe the Chapter you read and your reaction to the chapter. Pick one activity from the book and describe how you will use this for Conflict Resolution

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Summary Chapter One: **  **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Conducting Group Focus Sessions, Multi-voting & Meet and Greet Activities. **  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This chapter works about very important issues in human development and give very especial tools to work with groups. Since the beginning you are faced with big questions about how much do you know about your students and what do you know about their interests. From these questions, the author show us how to be a good facilitator and how to use active listening. “He or she must be willing to get to know these adolescents by focusing on who they are rather than by judging them by what they can or have achieved. p14 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Another great instrument to work with groups is Group Focus Sessions. This technique provides the structure to help the teachers and facilitators get to know. Group focus tries that participants experience an unstructured, open, welcoming atmosphere that accepts their ideas, feelings and statements. The most favorable size of the group is six to ten, but you can expand the number of participants. About time is recommended work sessions periodically weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In relation with the structure the text recommend beginning each session with a ― Meet And Greet activity to help people feel in a safe and welcomed atmosphere. After that begins with the introduction of a topic and why it is important and the facilitator tries to engage the group in an activity that allows them to explore the theme in an interactive way. To conclude the session the group drawing conclusions, developing an action plan, or planning next steps. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The chapter help giving ideas about how materialize this concepts always emphasizing over the relationship with the participants and their active role in the sessions. Some of these ideas are simple meet and great activities like the teacher standing at the door or entrance to the class greeting the students by name as they enter; or techniques like Talking Leather and Multi-voting, and secret ballot. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Another topic work during the chapter is the “Hierarchy of Needs theory” from the psychologist Abraham Maslow, and the way these theory help the facilitator to understand the feeling or sense of belonging. Module # 9 [] [] Module 10 #11 offers an alternative of any one of the 10 modules above. Watch the movie Emperors Club. Then write a reflection of 250 words (+-) describing the values choices that Mr. H made and discovered through the end of the movie.
 * This web page, give us resources an ideas to demonstrate the possibility of love and connection through the celebration of diversity, truth, and full expression. The program is called “The challenge day” and was support by MTV. Look the videos! – Andres Rendon
 * This video called "Be the change that you want to see in this world" teaches us that we should not always have to wait for others or things to happen of their own. 2.07 min. One kid can change the world. – Andres Rendon

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">William Hundert is an experienced teacher in St. Benedict's Academy. He is in charge to prepare his students for Mr. Julius Caesar competition. When everything was under controlled, a new student enters in his group and brings a great challenge to the professor. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The new student, Sedgewick Bell change Mr Hundert course with his arrogance, high energy and leadership. Soon he was in troubles with his classmates, they break some school rules and they could be expulsed. However, the teachers choice was to talk with the Bell´s father and found a great moral weakness in this man, the senator possesses none of Hundert's principles. So Mr H, needs to take a new decision: Work with this kid or let him alone in the same way that this parent (the senator) ask him to do it. He choice be a teacher, not just someone who give information for a group of students. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">So the next question and decisions to the teacher was: how can gain the respect and inspire this student? Mr Hundert choice was to believe in him. As evidence of this support, he gave him his own text book, looked at him directly to his eyes and spoke with Bell. This wholehearted support soon translates into results, the student started to improve in his grades. Until now, I share the teacher's decisions. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">On the other hand, Mr H was in love of her colleague and share profound passions with her. However his decision was no to speak with her about his feelings, as a consequence she left the school. I can understand why he does not talk, but I believe in fighting for what we love and want. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Later, Mr. H needs to take again a big decision, his student Bell finishes in the fourth place to participate in Julio Caesar competition. Mr H decided to raise his grade on the final essay and give Bell the opportunity, leaving out the young Blyte, who was legally wins his place. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">During the contest Mr H realize that Bell was cheating and immediately inform to the principal but he is urge to let him continue. The teacher took a new decision and changes the question for Bell and finally he lost the contest. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> After that, Mr H confront to Bell with his dishonest act and the relationship was never the same. Maybe, Mr H resigned very quickly to help this kid, but was her choice. You can change a person if the person does not want to change. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Twenty-five years later, Mr H is rejected to become headmaster of the school and leave the school. I think this was an honor choice. At the end, history repeats itself and Mr H is in front of the contest with the same participants and discovers his old student, Mr Bell, cheating once again. Mr H manages to prevent Bell wins unfairly (great choice) and life is wise Mr Bell received his due when his son realize which are the principles of his father. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mr H, recognizes the importance of letting Blythe know that he had given away Blythe's seat in the original "Mr. Julius Caesar" contest, he ask him forgiveness. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Finally, Mr H took a great decision: come back to do what he loves: teach.