The following are a series of short writing assignment for Cooperative Learning with Drs. David Johnson & Roger Johnson at the University of Minnesota in Spring 2015. Cooperation Cooperative Learning is a collection of theories and practices that encourage learning from positive interdependence and promotes individual accountability. Learning groups may be formed by formal and …
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Social media and game streaming sites are building teams of fundraising teams with greater reach more now than ever. Video game tournament payouts have skyrocketed since 2010, and participant and spectator counts have grown (Stahlke, Robb, & Mirza-Babaei, 2018). This vast new network of committed campaigners opens new fundraising opportunities that include personal storytelling, which …
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I went to the Twin Cities Social Justice Education Fair on October 18 and wrote a poem in a creative exercise during one of the workshops. #SJEF18 Perspectives between generations.Perspectives between societies.Perspectives between classes.Perspectives between cultures.Perspectives between people.Perspectives of change.
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I am weak, but not afraid.You have gone where I have not.Silence stands where you once screamed,We hear you, still, through the void.Your pain has ended, and mine will fade with time.You will never be the same.I will forever be touched by your words,Leading me through the foggy way.One more light has gone out,And I …
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For my Youth & Spirituality class in my undegrad, I went to my first big football game. I never went to a game in high school, and by this time in my college career, I should go to a game. It just so happened the Gophers were playing the NDSU Bison. Funny thing, cuz Fargo is my …
Spirituality usually assumes a religious identity. You are Christian or Buddhist, Lutheran or Catholic, Israeli or Muslim. Your faith is defined by a spiritual community into which you were born and raised. Yet, your faith is independent of the religion. There are many levels of spirituality, and to find the truth, one must look at …
In the summer of 1983, I was seven years old. My brother was 17. He had the role of Uncle Henry in Trollwood Performing Arts School (TPAS)’s production of The Wizard of Oz. I have few memories of that summer, but from what I’ve been told, I laid some bricks in the upper right corner …
Riviera Theory of Youth Development: Aims, Strategies, Ethos, Activities and Outcomes Written November 14, 2016 for YOST 5956 Organizational Approaches to Youth Development at the University of Minnesota, in pursuit of a Master of Education in Youth Development Leadership. Abstract Youth development is the process of teaching the process of learning to growing youth. Parents bring children …
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Definition of Youth Development Written November 7, 2016 for YOST 5956 Organizational Approaches to Youth Development at the University of Minnesota, in pursuit of a Master of Education in Youth Development Leadership. Instilling a process of learning and understanding is a fundamental function of youth development. Joe Flower said, “we cannot really know who we will be …
Written for Experiential Learning, a required class for my Master of Education degree in Youth Development Leadership. Topic(s) of Interest Self-Awareness Definition: having a clear perception of your personality, including strengths, weaknesses, thoughts, beliefs, motivation, and emotions. Who was I? Who am I? Who will I be? I want to learn how to reinvent myself. I …
I like the song Strangers by Portishead. The first stanza ends like this: Did you realize No one can see inside your view Did you realize For why this sight belongs to you Strangers by Portishead These lyrics tell the story of living inside your own being. What you see, no one else can see. What …
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