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Showing posts with label professional. Show all posts

Friday, July 24, 2015

Constructive Kinder

Welcome to Constructive Kinder by Loorducation
Picture Constructive Kinder is focused on a hands on learning approach in Kindergarten. Constructivism is a perspective in the field of education that is based upon experimental learning.Children learn by playing and exploring, therefore they need to be in a learning environment that promotes play, movement and hands on learning. Following a curriculum that is based on constructivism allows children to explore, discover and be active participants in the learning process.

Play is fun but it is also a child's work, it is what they do- PLAY. When children play, they learn early math and language and develop skills for academic success.When a child is playing with blocks, he or she is counting, predicting, calculating and measuring, all which are skills required for mathematics. When a child is playing house, he or she is developing social emotional skills that help them build their character.

Children are not meant to be sitting at a desk for long periods of time. Doing so causes boredom and day dreaming. Children have the need to be active.Being active promotes learning. By having a curriculum that is constructive based, children will be able to learn by being hands on with tools. Children will learn by exploring their classroom. They will also learn by doing. Children will learn by tinkering and getting messy using play dough, paints, flubber, moon sand and other  sensory items.All the while children are actually learning how to count, write, spell, listen and learn. Yes, learn. Children who are active inside the classroom are learning how to solve problems and be creative, which are two qualities that are needed to be successful individuals.

Thursday, January 1, 2015

An Inspiring Award....

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Happy New Year Readers!  I appreciate you all, everyone of you who take the time and read my words, From the bottom of my heart, thank you foLOORs!!!
The lovely J from http://jsackblog.wordpress.com/ has given me the honor of Inspiring Blog Award. I love reading J’s blog because she has a profound way of expressing her  written words. I can relate to her. Her words are touching and very meaningful. We have many things in common. We have become great friends through the power of written expression. I am happy that our paths have crossed. I always follow along on her journey and read her blog. It is great stuff and I am really touched that she has given me a blogger award for inspiration. It means so very much.
There was a list of questions I was to answer upon receiving this nomination. You can read them below as I am glad to share them with you all.


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Very Inspiring Blog Questions

1.Why did you start your blog?

Well, I first started my blog because it was a mandatory element for one of my last classes in my Master of Education program. I started a blog because I had to post topics from class and about all things related to education. I never would have thought to start a blog if it was not for that class. I am so glad that I did. My blog has turned into something special and really got me into writing especially when I decided to write my first non class post. It was about my son. That was in September of 2013. From that very first post of sharing part of my son’s autism journey, I was hooked. From there I started writing frequently, sharing a little more of his journey each day, along with the stuff that was need to be done for class. Ever since, I became a blogger.

2. What is the book that you have read that has touched you the most?

The book that I have read that has touched me the most is The Four Agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz. But then there is The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. Those are 2 great, inspiring books of wisdom. They have really touched me and made an impression on my life to stay strong and be positive. As well, we are so much more than we believe ourselves to be.

3. If you could eat dinner with a famous person who is still living, whom would you choose?

Oprah Winfrey. I admire her. She is very strong and empowering to women all over. She is an inspiration to go out and chase your dreams. She is very successful and always pays it forward. She is a role model in my eyes.

4. Where is the one place you have visited that gives you complete calmness?

One place that I have visited that gives my complete calmness is Quito, Ecuador. That place is peaceful and beautiful. You can smell hopes and dreams in the air. The landscapes are wonderful. The weather is amazing. The total atmosphere is beyond aww inspiring. And..that is to say the least. I love going to Quito and I feel very blessed to have been there many times with my husband and several times with our son, too.

5. Are you a bucket list person. If so name one thing on it?

I would not say I am a bucket list person but one thing that I really would love to do is to travel to Africa and stay there for a month to teach the children. I would bring them gift boxes of school supplies and clothes. I would help them read and play games with them. I believe that they would teach me so much more than I would teach them. This is definitely something that is dear to my heart. I would document my time there. In that way, I can show the children here how fortunate they are and how really good we have it. That, in turn, can inspire others to pay it forward. This can be done through donations among other positive things.

6. What is the goal for your blog?

I want people to read and feel inspired. A goal is to keep the readers engaged and coming back for more with posts that truly come from the heart with passion. With that will come featured publications with highly reputable sites that will share with with the world.

7. What is a day well spent to you?

A day well spent is a day that is with my husband and son. One filled with laughter and cuddles. A day where we smile, have fun and enjoy one another’s company among great food, books and TV or spending quality time together going out.

8. How do you start your day?

I start my day by getting myself ready along with our son. I make an organic green smoothie before breakfast each morning. Then I will usually make coffee and breakfast.  On school days, I get my son up and ready for the day. I pack his lunch bag and give him his vitamins. He eats a little something then we wait for the bus to pick him up. After, I get my husband all set. The kitchen gets cleaned up and the day of creativity begins.

9. What is your favorite holiday and why?

My favorite holiday is Christmas. It is my favorite because it is such a special day. A day of love to celebrate the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Not too many words can explain it, but the day is magical and peaceful. It is so special to see children believe. We can learn so much from them. The smell, the wonder..everything.

10. Are you where you want to be professionally and if not, what will you do about it?

I am working on many things. I love to multitask, it is how I can stay focused. If I become overwhelmed with one thing, I can go continue working on another project. I always like to have something to do. I am working on promoting myself throughout all social media platforms. I am documenting all of my work. I am making a name for myself. I share my passion for education, art and autism and encourage and help others along the way. I put passion in everything I do and have faith and believe that my dreams are coming true. It is important to keep a positive attitude. I have my Bachelor of Science degree in Child Studies with a concentration in early childhood education as well I hold a Master Degree in Education with a concentration in teaching and learning. I am an educator, artist, autism advocate, photographer….the key thing is to keep me believing in me and know that God put this desire in my heart to share it with others. For that, I am thankful and blessed. I will keep on going, enjoying the journey that I must create to open doors.

11. What is your favorite quote?

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”
-John Lennon

If I would nominate a blogger for this award it would be right back at J, http://jsackblog.wordpress.com/ She is a very inspiring blogger <3
I will have some nominations. They will be coming up. Stay tuned.
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Thank you!!!!
It is such an honor.
Dany

Thursday, December 11, 2014

All in One Place

Danielle Loor M Ed


 FACEBOOK- http://www.facebook.com/loorducation

 BLOG- http://www.loorducation.blogspot.com/

TWITTER- www.twitter.com/loorducation

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TSU - https://www.tsu.co/loorducation

LINKEDIN
- https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=266178370&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile_pic

ABOUT ME
-http://about.me/loorducation

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

You Got Jokes, Huh???

“What is a moon’s favorite day, Mommy?”..hmm..”IT’s MOONday :). Love it!1 Absolutely love it. It really amazed me. He told me this joke, on his own, out of the blue sitting at the kitchen table. I cracked up, he cracked up. I was thoroughly impressed.Then he proceeded to tell me that the sun’s favorite day is SUNday. Each time something like this occurs, I revel over the achievements that he is making continuously and that he has been making over he years since being diagnosed with autism when he was three.Going from saying 6 words, to being nonverbal until the age of 4 and some change or so, now to completely blowing my mind with the vocabulary that he has. He is a little sponge and I feel that autism is his fuel to keep going, becoming stronger and he, too can make a difference in someone’s life because for my husband and myself; he surely has made quite the grand difference for sure. Autism will never hold him back. He is a child, first. Autism is secondary. My indigo <3. I do not want to change him but I do want to change how the world sees him. He is valuable, in fact he is priceless and has so much to offer. I am proud of my son Jorge Juan (J.lo.)
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Friday, July 11, 2014

From Loorducation

Jorge Juan is Au-Some

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Yes, Jorge Juan is Au-some. He is doing well n ESY. Still working on him saying good morning and thank you to the bus driver. Sometimes when he comes home, he is so stimulated and excited that he does not say hello to me or my husband. We re working very diligently with him on that one. We do not want to make him feel uncomfortable but at the same time, we want him to be polite and at very least acknowledge others with a hello when he is entering a home or room. He has been enjoying the trampoline park and being with the children at the Y also. He loves being around other children as it really makes him feel good. He loves company. It is great for his social skills. Speaking of that, he has been communicating well with the other boys at karate, engaging in back and forth dialogue. He is ausome, and autism will never stop him. It will empower him, full force. I am not sure if he knows or understands that he is different. He knows he has autism but does not exactly what it means and the effect it has etc, etc. He is a healthy child and that is what matters. He is keeping busy and active this summer. On the go, learning new things. I let him be- a “typical” child. He runs, plays and all that fun stuff. He wants to be included in all things. Any child that befriends my son will be rewarded with an honest, loving caring friendship. My son is wise beyond his years. He talks and repeats and repeats and states facts about animals and that is who he is. I never knew there were so many different types of geckos or that that octopuses have tentacle regeneration or that hawks use their talons for picking up prey – I did not even know what a talon was (lol) He is my indigo baby, my gift from God. Autism is just the icing on the cake we call Jorge Juan. It is not always easy but it IS easy to love him.
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Thursday, June 19, 2014

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

My Awesome "Non-Traditional" Resume

EDUCATION

Master of Art in Education - May 2014. Post University- Waterbury, CT Concentration- Teaching and Learning

Bachelor of Science in Child Studies – August 2012. Post University- Waterbury, CT Concentration - Early Childhood Education

Certificate in Web Design and Technology – June 2009. HCC-Bridgeport, CT

Associate of Science in General Studies – June 2006. HCC- Bridgeport, CT Concentration in Psychology/Nursing


EXPERIENCE

Garage PCS – May 2007 to present

Loorducation – May 2013 to present Creator and Founder

Precious Memories Early Childhood Learning Center  September 2012- June 2013 Lead Pre Kindergarten Teacher

Precious Memories Early Childhood Learning Center  June 2012-August 2012 Capstone Student Teaching Field Experience

Park City Magnet School of Science and Technology January 2012-June 2012 Student Teaching Practicum II, Practicum III, and Observations and Assessments


ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO

www.ConstructiveKinder.weebly.com Website created from scratch as a final product presentation to obtain Masters Degree
www.Loorducation.wordpress.com Blog created and maintained to share my son’s autism journey as well as other educational related stories
www.Facebook.com/Loorducation Page created and maintained to share my passion of early childhood education
www.Instagram.com/dany_loorducation Page created and maintained to share images of educational experiences. All photos are taken and edited by me.

SKILLS
  • Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking Spanish as well as teaching Spanish to English speakers and teaching English to Spanish speakers
  • Windows, Linux and Mac OS - Microsoft Office and Libre Office
  • Educator, Writer, Blogger, Artist
  • Teaching young children using differentiation: finding their learning style and accommodate my teaching style to fit their needs: preparing children for Pre K and Kindergarten
  • Planning original thematic units/lessons on all topics: designing and creating original work and activity sheets as well as projects
  • Working one on one, as well as with small groups and whole classroom: teaching, discussing, reading, preparing, tutoring, guiding, planning, assessing
  • Advocate for Autism, Children’s rights activist
  • Flexible, Professional, Creative, Organized, Reliable, Compassionate, Empathetic, Charismatic, Independent as well as team player

INTERESTS

  • Educational arts and crafts as well as Educational games and activities: Photography Edits
  • Constructivism – play based, project based and hands on learning and teaching
  • Brain Games such as Lumosity, Eye Q, Brain Age and Classes on Udemy

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Meet Me : )

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My name is Danielle.I have obtained my M.Ed with a concentration in Teaching and Learning.I also hold a Bachelors of Science Degree in Child Studies from Post University.I have learned so much studying education. It is my passion. It brings me joy.
I completed my first student teaching practicum at a public school in the city where I was able to work in two different classrooms. Both classes were Kindergarten.I also completed my observations and assessments in early childhood education at the same public school.My second student teaching experience was at a private school where I worked in a pre kindergarten classroom up until a week before receiving my degree the executive director asked for my resume while I was student teaching so I gave it to her. Two days after I obtained my degree, she called me for an interview. I went to the interview and she must have liked me because she told me she wanted to see how I interact with the children and teach. I was to go back the next week to be observed while working the day inside the pre kindergarten classroom.The second day, she called me into the office to tell me she liked me a lot and offered me a job as the lead pre kindergarten teacher at the school where I did my last student teaching practicum until they opened the brand new school in a month. I never got to go to the new school since the staff and parents really liked me, I stayed where I was placed.Two weeks after my interview I started working inside of the classroom for 9 hours each day. I looked forward to going to work every morning.In June 2013, I resigned from my position as a lead teacher because I wanted to prepare my son, who is on the autism spectrum, for Kindergarten in the coming fall. During the summer of 2013, I taught my son and reinforced many skills. I worked with him in all areas and subjects focusing on his well being.
I am a very happily married woman. My husband Jorge is a great, hard working man. I am blessed to have him and our son in my life. I love my family very much. My husband is very supportive in every way and encouraged me even more to obtain my Masters in Education sooner than I have thought I would.
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I love teaching children. It is a true passion of mine. I enjoy play based, project based and constructivist based learning.I enjoy painting and doing arts and crafts. I love creating original projects and lessons for children.I also enjoy taking photos of what I create and sharing them with others. I enjoy documenting the things that I do. I have built a wonderful PLE that I am very proud of and that I look forward to expanding. I already own http://www.loorducation.com and am waiting on getting it up and running because I want to make it extra special. for now you can share in my passion athttp://www.facebook.com/loorducation. I also am on twitter- @Loorducation and on Instagram as well- @Loorducation.
I am into brain games and use the speed reading program EyeQ.I also do Sudoku.I like to read new age books such as The Four Agreements, The Secret and The Power. I am a big advocate for Autism. For the past couple of years we have been walking for Autism and have raised money to support the cause.I enjoy creating autism awareness pins, ribbons and crafts.I love animals. I have two guinea pigs, George and Zebra Isabelle- my son named both of them.I like taking pictures of things that have meaning to me and enhancing them with different filters to share on the internet.I am so happy that I can share my son’s journey here on my blog hoping that it inspires people everyday. I want to do many things with my passion like writing children’s books and creating my brand for educational supplies and related things.
I love to cook. I would rather be on the internet than watch TV but when I do watch it is something like TedTalks, documentaries, sitcoms or a good movie based on real life.I believe in Karma and giving back as well as paying it forward x 10. I would rather be home with my family than partying or hanging out, unless it is at Barnes and Noble, we love that place.I love traveling. I have been to Canada, Panama and Ecuador. Actually every year we visit my husband’s family in Ecuador. I love the culture. I learned to speak, read and write Spanish about 11.5 years ago. I enjoy teaching English to native Spanish speakers and teaching Spanish to children.
I love God > anything because He placed this passion in my heart. He gave me my husband and our son and continues to bless us each and every day.
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Come Find Me...

http://www.facebook.com/loorducation
Come and see what is going on here. This is my Facebook Fan page dedicated to education, especially early childhood education. It is a place where I share many ideas on projects,arts and crafts, hand crafted games,teaching children, autism awareness and lessons among other things that are related to education. I share from other educational pages and I also put up pictures with descriptive details to give others ideas.

http://www.twitter.com/loorducatiom
It is a great place to connect with others in the field of education and other professionals that you can collaborate with and share experiences and ideas with. Quick and easy way to get your ideas out there and seen by others too. Come by today and follow. Lots of cool things and my posts from Facebook get automatically shared to Twitter. I have met many great teachers in my field and we have shared ideas.

http://www.pinterest.com/loorducation
Loorducation is on Pinterest. A fun, easy and organized way that we share our photos, links, quotes, pics and more. Activities, lessons, arts and crafts, organization and beyond. So many valuable things that I have learned and gotten ideas from that will enhance my teaching and more. It is super fun. Look for me there.

http://www.instagram.com/loorducation
Loorducation is on Instagram. It is a fun way to share pics and quotes and give them a different look using the many different filters. I like making my original photos look totally different and sharing them. It adds uniqueness and details.Like a digital photo album. I posts pics of many things that I create and of children being engaged and learning and playing too.

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Hey you!!!

http://www.facebook.com/loorducation
Come and see what is going on here. This is my Facebook Fan page dedicated to education, especially early childhood education. It is a place where I share many ideas on projects,arts and crafts, hand crafted games,teaching children, autism awareness and lessons among other things that are related to education. I share from other educational pages and I also put up pictures with descriptive details to give others ideas.

http://www.twitter.com/loorducatiom
It is a great place to connect with others in the field of education and other professionals that you can collaborate with and share experiences and ideas with. Quick and easy way to get your ideas out there and seen by others too. Come by today and follow. Lots of cool things and my posts from Facebook get automatically shared to Twitter. I have met many great teachers in my field and we have shared ideas.

http://www.pinterest.com/loorducation
Loorducation is on Pinterest. A fun, easy and organized way that we share our photos, links, quotes, pics and more. Activities, lessons, arts and crafts, organization and beyond. So many valuable things that I have learned and gotten ideas from that will enhance my teaching and more. It is super fun. Look for me there.

http://www.instagram.com/loorducation
Loorducation is on Instagram. It is a fun way to share pics and quotes and give them a different look using the many different filters. I like making my original photos look totally different and sharing them. It adds uniqueness and details.Like a digital photo album. I posts pics of many things that I create and of children being engaged and learning and playing too.
www.loorducation.wordpress.com
My Blog <3

Dany Loor - BSCS, M.Ed

Monday, May 12, 2014

Phew......

That flew by. I have completed my Masters in Education Course.
As my final thesis/Capstone Project, I have created a website to show my work. I have developed curriculum for early math and one for early literacy, for Pre K and / or Kindergarten. I have put them up on my site. I put a lot of time into my project but it was all done for the love of education and with a deep passion.Besides this website and curricula that I have developed, I also had to write a report on the process, only about 25 pages : ) As well each curriculum was between 11-13 pages. Yes, I put much effort and time into this. I wanted to feel like I have truly earned my Masters in Education Degree.Put Love in, get love out.
Enjoy!!!
I hope you check it out. Please let me know what you think. There is a contact form on my site. i look forward to hearing from you and I am very excited to showcase my work. All photos are original and owned/edited by me. I take pride in what I do.

Dany Loor BSCS, M.Ed