Radio Park Elementary School Field Trip

Question:

You wrote about your expectations for the trip before we went.  Now that we have gone, what was similar to and what was different from your expectations?

Compare this elementary school to others you have seen.  What was similar and what was different?

What recommendations do you have for IECP students who go on trips like this in the future?

Answer:

• Base on the experience I have years ago, deal with a large group of children could be a nightmare.  However, this new experience shows me a whole new perspective.  It might because their ages is younger which are just about the cutest age for a child or might because the number of them are fewer than I imaged, they all looks like little angels who are excited to show us what they have learned.

• Compare this elementary school than the two I have attended to both in U.S and in Taiwan, Radio Park Elementary School is smaller than I expected.  Also as a international student in kindergarten twice (learning English at the first time, and learning Chinese at the second time), I can understand how difficulty for them to try to integrate into a new environment.  They are all very smart and brave.

• Relax and respect, they are all very excited to meet you.  Don't forget to give the children a big hug.

25 Questions For Interview Assignment

1. How was the spring break?
2. Can you introduce yourself first?
3. Where are you from?
4. Can you tell me more about your home country?
5. Can you tell me one thing that you think is important or interesting for me to know about yourself?
6. Why did you came to IECP?
7. Why did you chose Penn State?
8. Did you have any plan after IECP classes?
9. As you know, we are the only "mixed" field group.  So, what is your major or what do you want to study in the future?
10. Why you chose this as your major or why you are interesting in this field?
11. Do you want to obtain a Bachelor degree, a master degree, or a PhD degree in the future?
12. What kind of job usually be in your chosen field?
13. What kind of job you want to get in the future?
14. Do you have any plans or expectations for the long-term future such as 5 years, 10 years, 20 years or more?
15. Can you tell me one wish you have recently?
16. If you have the opportunity to learn any skill, what will be your choice?
17. Do you have any hobby?  How did you find it interesting?
18. Do you like reading books?  What is your favorite book?  What is it about?  Why you like it?
19. Do you like watching movies?  What is your favorite movie?  What is it about?  Why you like it?
20. Do you like any sports?  Do you like to play it or watch it?
21. Do you like traveling?  How many country you have been to?  What will the next be on your list?
22. I think American culture should be very different than your own culture.  What do you think about it?  What make you feel most uncomfortable?  What do like the best?
23. Choose an animal to describe yourself?
24. What is your dream?
25. Did you ever had the experience of frustration?  How was it?  How did you overcame form it?

Article Summary - "Online Education Grows Up, And For Now, It’s Free"

Daisy Chia
February 2, 2014
Reading 3A
Summary #0

Online Education Grows Up, And For Now, It’s Free

    This article is focuses on online education’s grows and how it is going to changes the traditional education. The article is separated into three parts. First, the article give an example of a small college’s student took a Stanford’s online class and get a job offer by the certification. Then, the article shows how the growing of online education open up education by create more opportunities. Also, online education system might not be free eventually, for students or for employers. Third, the article points out how the growing of online education is going to change the way universities provide education both online and in classroom. At the end, the article reminds readers that online education still have many problems need to resolve, but it definitely be the trend of the future.

NPR STAFF(2012, September 30). Online Education Grows Up, And For Now, It’s Free. NPR News. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/2012/09/30/162053927/online-education-grows-up-and-for-now-its-free

Class to Observe

	Class #1	Class #2	Class #3
Class name and  #(for ex.: Ag 113)	PSYCH 221 Introduction to Social Psychology	A&A 100 Introduction to International Arts	ASTRO 001 Astronomical Universe
Days and time it meets (MTWRF, 2:30-3:20)	T R 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM	T R 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM	T R 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Classroom	112 Chambers Bldg	112 Borland Building	026 Hosler
Professor’s name	NICHOLAS PEARSON	RANDY JOE PLOOG	CHRISTOPHER PALMA
Professor’s email	nbp101@psu.edu	rxp5@psu.edu	cxp137@psu.edu
Reason you’re interested in observing it	Feel interested to know more about this.	Feel interested to know more about this.	Feel interested to know more about this.

Hello Everyone~

Hi, I am Daisy.
Welcome to my Blog.
I'm a Penn State IECP student for spring semester, 2014.
And this Blog is creating for the assignment given by my oral communication class.
Hope this can help me having more opportunity to connect with people and sharing some details in life.
I am looking forward to enjoin this semester.

Here are some basic data of me you might want to know.
I was born in Maryland, United State, and move back to Taiwan with my parents when I was 5.
I have a Bachelor degree in Mathematics and a Master degree in Traffic and Transportation Management.
I have a wonderful family and many good friends which are all the best.
I play basketball in college.
I play a little piano.
I paint sometime.
I enjoin watching those masterpiece all around the world.
I have been to Italy, Switzerland, United State, China, and Japan.
I like to travel. I like to see many different places.
I like to read books. Reading can always help me relax.
I like to watch movie except the horror one. Movie give me a way to escape from the real world for temporarily.
Hope this information help you understand me better.
Thank you for being here.