Blog 24: Last Presentation Reflection

Pictures from my activity.

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?
I think I am most proud of how I was able to recover from the first part of my presentation. During the first section of my presentation I was nervous, and talking fast, and even forgot to put out my EQ placards. So during the first activity I calmed myself down, and then put out my EQ placards, so that when I continued my presentation I feld more calm, and on top of it.

(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation?  Use the component contract to defend that assessment.
I would give myself an AE I did all the things on the contract and then I felt like I put in some extra effort. So going down the contract I met all the requirements of professionalism dressing professionally, engaging audience, and so forth. For Organization and creativity I had props , and i felt i used my time very effectively. I had research, and a bunch of examples for my answers, and i felt everything in my activity was pretty clear, and produced some good results. As for going above and beyond I felt my activity was pretty well though out, I got to school at 6:30am and set up a crime scene, as well as the inside of the classroom.Everything else i did as well i felt was pretty solid.

AE       P          AP       CR       NC

b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project?Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

For senior project overall I feel I deserve an AE. This is because I never missed a notebook check or turned in a assignment late. I got a P+ on my first lesson, and an AE on my second. I felt throughout the year I consistently put out my best effort, and this project turned into something that did affect my life greatly.
AE       P          AP       CR       NC

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?
I think my mentorship worked very well for me, I have a good relationship with my mentor, and overall mentorship was my favorite part of senior year.

(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project?
I wouldn't do anything I felt I did each assignment with my best effort.

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples.
So I don't plan on pursing crime scene investigation as a career, but certainly going to mentorship and finding a mentor and doing these presentations has certainly helped me. I am now comfortable going out and making connections, and networking with different people. Which is something I certainly was always scared to do and never planned on trying, but with senior project if sort of forces you in a way to conquer these fears and grow up.

Blog #18: Answer 2

Forensic Photography of the Past. *see below*

1.  What is your EQ?

• What skill is most useful to a crime scene investigator in an investigation?

2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

• The most useful skill to a crime scene investigator to have is the ability to properly fingerprint.

3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

• The most useful skill to a crime scene investigator is photography.

4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

• Photography is one of the best ways to document how a crime scene looks, and if done properly give proportion. Or how everything is in comparison to one another. It is especially essential when documenting special case condition crime scenes, such as night time, or any other conditions which might distort the crime scene.
• Crime scene photography is also used to best capture evidence. A proper CSI as required documents all evidence found at the crime scene, and other locations as well. Certain evidence as well can only be seen with the aid of a camera.
• Another reason knowing photography is essential as a CSI, is because CSI's present evidence in a case at court. The best way to explain something to a jury is to show a picture, rather than read reports.

5.  What printed source best supports your answer?

• Staggs, Steven. "Crime Scene and Evidence Photography — Camera and Lighting." Crime Scene and Evidence Photography. Crime Scene Investigator Network, n.d. Web. 04 Feb. 2016. <http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/csp-cameraandlighting.html>.

6.  What other source supports your answer?

• My interview #2 with my mentor would be my second best source. During the interview we talked about skills that were without a doubt essential, and photography was one of them.

7.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought.

Forensic Photography of the Future.

• Photography is high up on there as one of the most important skills a crime scene investigator should have. There is so much more when forensics and phototgraphy combine. It is not so simple as to point a camera and hit shoot, there are many different aspects and specific things you have to do whilst competing forensic photography. Which is probably why this is one of my favorite answers out of the three.

Lesson 2 Reflection

1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

• Im most proud of the fact that I was able to pull off my activity. My activity was very complex, and walking in I thought there is no way I'm going to be able to finish this within my time frame,but somehow I did.

2. a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

       AE       P          AP       CR       NC

     b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

• I would give myself an AE because I met all the P requirements and then some. My hook seemed to engage the audience right off the  bat. I used appropriate volume, and effectively moved around the classroom, meaning I just didn't stand in front of the white board and read lines. My powerpoint was neat and use appropriately. I had little text on each slide and was able to recall information thoroughly, as well as answer questions in depth. Which proves depth of research. My activity was well executed though difficult,, the students were very engaged, and seemingly were able to understand my answer for the EQ in the debrief. My presentation was also very creative with allot of effort put in. I made placards with my EQ, and effectively referenced to props such as my shoe casting, and posterboard.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

• What worked for me was my understanding of my topic. I shocked myself by how easily I was able to recall information. I also liked how all my stuff for my presentation was coordinated, such as sticking to a color scheme. 

4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

• If I could change anything I would probably spend more time talking about background information, because I feel that is essential to fully understanding my topic.

5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

• My answer two is going to be photography.

Blog 11: Lesson 1 Reflection

My face after my first lesson.

1. What are you most proud of in your lesson, and why?

• Im mostly proud of how I didn't blank out or have a very long awkward pause during my presentation. As a freshman I would pace a lot during my presentations, and if I forgot something I would just blankly stare trying to remember it. I did however forget one bit of important information, and I accidently repeated a part I already said in its place. However I did not falter too much in that transition and just rolled with the information.

2. What assessment would you give yourself on your lesson? Explain why you earned that grade using evidence from the component contract.

• I would give myself a "P",based on the contract. Based on some of the commendations I received  most generally stated how I enunciated well and maintained good eye contact. I also noticed that I wasn't too nervous so my body language was very calm and I felt I did a fairly basic job of engaging my audience. I cited at least one source,  however I should have cited more instead of just stating all my information. Considering all this I felt I met the requirements outlined in the contract. I know I didn't go above and beyond, so hopefully after experiencing my first lesson, I can take what worked and didn't work and use it in the future to adapt my next lesson.

3. If you could go back, what would you change about your lesson?  How can you use that knowledge to give a better Lesson 2?

• If I could go back I would definitely work on my visuals. Allot of the recommendations I received were on my visuals, not being so great. So next time I will work to improve this and make them neater, as well as flow in a concise manner. I will probably print the text or make a poster board, to allow for this neatness. I will also bring more props and dress as the profession I am researching. Using all the knowledge I gained from the recommendations I know what areas I need to fix and how I can make lesson 2 all that much better.