September 26, 2018
Mrs. Amy Boutilier
Sport and Medical Sciences Academy
280 Huyshope Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Dear Mrs. Boutilier:
Last winter I volunteered at Dwight Branch Library at Hartford, Connecticut. During the time I was tutoring elementary students it was around when Hurricane Maria impacted Puerto Rico. Many of these children were displaced to Hartford, Connecticut. Most of these kids did not know how to speak any English which made it quite difficult for them entering a school where English is the first language. That's when I make a positive impact by coming into library and helping these students with their homework, reading, and writing skills. I’m planning to attend to Dwight during Monday through Friday at 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. I will be also organizing educational activities and lesson plans for the elementary students.
My research question is How can inequity in education affect Latino students and what can be done to change the current system? This connects to my project because these displaced children were expected to have this knowledge and catch up on the curriculum in the middle of the school year, which made the situation inequitable. I believe students need a educational system, where people have the resources to provide access for students to catch up on the curriculum in the short amount of time. Learning equity and inequity, in my summer internship for Teach America this year, has really persuaded me that every child deserves to receive the same guidance and education as everyone else. In order to help children like the students in the library, we need to create a more equitable education through all the school systems across America and I’m here to advocate for it. The artifacts that I will use for my capstone will be collecting pictures of me assisting the elementary students, pictures of the lessons and projects I will create, and emails.
Christina Hill, my mentor and, my supervisor, Rubina Hamid, both agreed to supervise me for my capstone. Rubina has been managing the after school program at the library for two years and creates lesson plans, projects, and crafts for the elementary students. Christina has been a branch manager at the library for three years and creates and runs literacy and leisure programs for children. We discussed the days I will be attending to the library and we both agreed on I will begin coming every week to the library after soccer season. I feel that my learning stretch will be making lesson plans for my program and working with my supervisor to make sure my ideas are age appropriate and educational. This is my learning stretch because I never made any lesson plans for elementary students.
Sincerely,
Jenika Carrillo
Mrs. Amy Boutilier
Sport and Medical Sciences Academy
280 Huyshope Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Dear Mrs. Boutilier:
Last winter I volunteered at Dwight Branch Library at Hartford, Connecticut. During the time I was tutoring elementary students it was around when Hurricane Maria impacted Puerto Rico. Many of these children were displaced to Hartford, Connecticut. Most of these kids did not know how to speak any English which made it quite difficult for them entering a school where English is the first language. That's when I make a positive impact by coming into library and helping these students with their homework, reading, and writing skills. I’m planning to attend to Dwight during Monday through Friday at 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. I will be also organizing educational activities and lesson plans for the elementary students.
My research question is How can inequity in education affect Latino students and what can be done to change the current system? This connects to my project because these displaced children were expected to have this knowledge and catch up on the curriculum in the middle of the school year, which made the situation inequitable. I believe students need a educational system, where people have the resources to provide access for students to catch up on the curriculum in the short amount of time. Learning equity and inequity, in my summer internship for Teach America this year, has really persuaded me that every child deserves to receive the same guidance and education as everyone else. In order to help children like the students in the library, we need to create a more equitable education through all the school systems across America and I’m here to advocate for it. The artifacts that I will use for my capstone will be collecting pictures of me assisting the elementary students, pictures of the lessons and projects I will create, and emails.
Christina Hill, my mentor and, my supervisor, Rubina Hamid, both agreed to supervise me for my capstone. Rubina has been managing the after school program at the library for two years and creates lesson plans, projects, and crafts for the elementary students. Christina has been a branch manager at the library for three years and creates and runs literacy and leisure programs for children. We discussed the days I will be attending to the library and we both agreed on I will begin coming every week to the library after soccer season. I feel that my learning stretch will be making lesson plans for my program and working with my supervisor to make sure my ideas are age appropriate and educational. This is my learning stretch because I never made any lesson plans for elementary students.
Sincerely,
Jenika Carrillo