Daily Journal
Day 1: 6/3/19
Waited in the lobby of building one of Hondros College of Nursing for my employer, Angela Turner, RN, to pick me up. We exchanged greetings when she arrived and she led me to her office. She explained what she does here and what she had to do today. We had to prepare sim labs for the nursing students. This involved giving medical mannequins IVs, wigs, tracheal tubes, fake cuts with fake blood and gauze, cleaning them, and resetting them. When the class arrived, I was introduced to other faculty members and sat in on the class. I then sat in on Professor Turner as she voiced one of the medical mannequins in a SimLab. This is where nursing students interact with the mannequins as if they were real life patients. We finished the SimLab and continued the lecture until I had to leave. Total Worktime: 6 hours.
Day 3: 6/5/19
Today I arrived an hour early and around the same time as the professor. We went to her office and proceeded to prep the day's simulations for the nursing students. We dressed and redressed certain mannequins. We prepped their arms for IV labs. We then broke for lunch. I left an hour early as the professor had to go to a conference in Cincinnati. Total Worktime: 6 hours.
Day 5: 6/12/19
Today I arrived around 9. They did skill test checks for individual medical students. We set about prepping more sim labs and then inventoried the medical supply closet. I counted and opened a lot of packages. I sat in on a few lectures. Went home. Total Worktime: 6 hours.
Day 7: 6/14/19
Arrived 2 hours later than normal at 11 am. Sat in on a lecture and watch a special simulation. This simulation was longer than normal and covered the admission process and the birth of a child. They call the mannequin "SimMom". Basically I watched a mannequin give birth. Then I helped Professor Turner deliver stuff and clean the lab. Then I went home at 4. Total Worktime: 5 hours.
Day 9: 7/9/19
Arrived around 9 as usual. Prepped a mannequin for a simulation (this included adding a beanie, arm band, and IV pull. Also cleaning his nose from sticky gunk). Helped create fake labels and fixed errors with white out. Proceeded to fill up simulated packets with distilled water for future sims. Sat in on two lectures and one simulation. Total Worktime: 8:15 hours.
Day 11: 7/11/19
Arrived on time at noon. Supervisor was forty minutes late due to dead car battery. Re-assembled dry injectipads. Total Worktime: 8:15 hours
Day 2: 6/4/19
I arrived and headed straight for Professor Turner's office. We began prepping more mannequins for more SimLabs. A single nursing student arrived to make up missed classes. Professor Turner turned on an educational video for the student and I sat in on it for a while. I then continued helping Professor Turner. The rest of the class arrived and Professor Turner and I could not prep the mannequins while the students were there. We sat in on their lecture and then headed to another building to check her mailbox. We came back and then she graded papers while I say in on the lecture. We are lunch and then supervised students during an exam. Then we headed back and continued prepping mannequins until I had to leave. Total Worktime: 6 hours.
Day 4: 6/11/19
Today I arrived and headed straight for Professor Turner's office. We sat in on lectures and I helped her prep more mannequins. Today we made fake poop and put it into an adult diapers for a simulation. We were then interviewed by Hondros College media people. We got our pictures taken and prepped more mannequins. Then we broke for lunch. After lunch, I helped her with more simulations and sat in on lectures. Then I left. Total Worktime: 6 hours.
Day 6: 6/13/19
Arrived an hour later than normal. They did skill test checks for individual medical students. We went to the other building and looked in her mailbox and for a certain staff member. We prepped sim labs. Then we had lunch. I sat in a lecture afterwards. I watched a simulation lab. Went home. Total Worktime: 6 hours.
Day 8: 7/8/19
Arrived around 9 as usual. Printed papers, relabeled manilla folders, wrote on the whiteboard, got out supplies for a new class coming in later that day. Set out sharps containers for IV practice. Went home at three. Total Worktime: 6:15 hours.
Day 10: 7/10/19
Arrived ten minutes early at 10:50. Sat in on lecture. Stapled many handouts for nursing students. Sat in on lecture. Went to lunch. Came back, set up simulation. Unfolded/broke down cardboard boxes. Washed pocket nurse "injectipads" and "popped their pimples." Left at 7:15. Total Worktime: 8:15 hours
Clara Schulze
Digital Portfolio
8th Grade Projects
Over the course of my 8th grade year I feel I have grown in Collaboration. I have had many group projects and as I experienced each one, my collaboration skills progressed. I have never been all that great working with people, I always want to do it because I always fear the other person will mess it up or not do it right. If they’re passive, they shrug it off, if they’re assertive, we clash. It’s like a huge war. Obviously, it doesn’t matter what their personality is like, it’s still not okay to boss someone around and do the all the work. This was how I behaved at the beginning of the year, but by now, I know better. I have grown in working with other people and that is really important because it can affect my future positively. In Plate Tectonics, my group members were all very assertive and fought a lot, but by the end of the project, we were all collaborating efficiently. This is a sign of collaboration growth. There is a quality however, that I probably most definitely need to work on, and that is Inquiry. I just don’t ask enough questions. Without being curious, I can’t progress as a high school student or in my career. I may need to be inquisitive for more group projects or simply need to ask my boss more questions about an assignment. Since I’m not the best at this, this is probably the quality I need to put most of my focus in.
How can I improve the memory of all people who forget; about why we forget, through an interactive, decorative bucket?
Genius Hour is a project done in many schools across the United States. You first start with an idea, any idea really, whatever you're interested in or curious about. You pick this idea or topic and you research all about it. Say my topic is, "Why are horses so fast?" I would research how their muscles work, how gravity affects them, how their brain interacts with obstacles, etc. Then, once you have as much research as you need, you create a final product like a website, book or poster board- anything that you want to do and are capable of doing. Once finished, you present your findings and product to a public audience. It's supposed to give students time to do a project that they are actually interested in, and will excel in. Whether this goal is met or not is up to the students. Go to Genius Hour Page.
Picture taken by: Laura Schmidt
Picture taken by: Laura Schmidt
Picture taken by: Laura Schmidt
Reflections
Collaboration
Class: Science
In science I grew in collaboration, more specifically, I grew in working with other people fluently to create something great. This is my science reflection where I explain how I grew this year. Click the picture to go to my Science Reflection.
Persistence
Class: History
This is where you will see my History reflection and artifacts proving my growth. This year in History I grew in persistence. Persistence is basically trying over and over again, even if you fail, to achieve your goal. Click the picture to go to my History Reflection.
Communication
Class: STEM FOUNDATIONS
This is where you will see my STEM Foundations Reflection and artifacts proving my growth. I grew in communication. I've always wanted to do things my way because I'm scared the other person will do it wrong or not good enough, so I'm always a control freak. But over the course of the Plate Tectonics project, that changes. Click the picture to go to my STEM Foundations Reflection.
Poetically Deep
Class: Language Arts
This is where you will see my Language Arts Reflection and artifacts proving my growth. I grew in being a poet. From book reports to essays, you can see my growth from inexperienced wanna-be to almost-slightly-is. Click the picture to go to my Language Arts Reflection.
