Presentation

Today I worked on setting up my presentation. In doing this I added sources to the slides. Presentations are coming soon and I am nervous because I don't like to present in front of people. I am still wondering what my opening is going to be for my presentation. I am also wondering what the first is going to be that I will say when I began my presentation.

What I Been Up To

Lately I have been working on my presentation for the day we have to present I have been putting all of the information I have learned into my powerpoint. I have talked about my action as well. I have also been working on my paper and I am now waiting for teacher edits. Also I have been working on my website. One thing that I do need to do is try to find a way to document the action plan that I have already done.

What I Been Up To

Its been a while since I blogged last but alot has been going on with my project. I have gone through self and peer edits with my Literature Review, I have applied those edits and finished my paper as well. I have must recently been concentrating on my action plan which was working with Mark Kuczinski and talking about having a disorder and discussing or not discussing it with your employeer, as well as shadowing him at his job and recording what he does, and talking about job interviews and coming up with question answers. As an expansion of my action plan I am spreading epilepsy awareness by taking part in a health fair at the school which will take place on Parent- Teacher Conference day. This will give the people who come the oppurtunity to learn about different health issues. I have to make sure I document my action plan whatever way possible so I will have proof of my action when it comes to my presentation.

What's Goin On

Today I worked on adding to my outline and I am adding the information I find to my paper. At the same time I am doing these things I am trying to do my self edit.

Done Today

Today I worked on trying to fix up my outline to hand in as well as finish my rubric rewrites, so they can also be turned in. Im also ready to soon start my Literature Review self edit.

Progress Today

Today I worked on my paper some more. I am trying to look at my outline and place things from my outline into my paper.

Outline and Blog Process

Right now I'm dealing with notes, trying to finish them. I am also working on my outline for my paper. It is getting longer by the days. Thats the main focus for now. I am trying to include examples of studies as well as findings from them so I can put them in the paper.

Meeting with Mentor

I had a meeting with my mentor, Mark Kuczinski who works with the Pittsburgh Penguins, yesterday. We talked about different things such as talking about my seizures and epilepsy and things that relate to the two. We talked about the different things that relate to how epilepsy may make people look at me in the work place. This is important to me and my project because it deals with epilepsy awareness and the employeer should know about my epilepsy but, only if I tell them after I have started working. This is because the employeer shouldn't ask about it because that is against the law, as I found out, this is because epilepsy is an disability/ disorder.

Citing Sources

Its been a while since I blogged, but right now Im dealing with notes and citing my sources, we went to the library this week and I checked out books. I am pulling info from them and citing the book. Thats about it for now.

Thesis

Today I am working on my thesis statement, but I'm having a little bit of trouble with wording. Im not sure what to say exactly. Its a work in progress!

More... After Hours!

I had a meeting today after school with my mentor in the Employment part of my project. This is part of my action because, through this it is very likely that knowlege will be shared on the subject of epilepsy. The meeting was with my mentor Mark Kuczinski and one of my other contacts, Francine Reyher. My mentor is with the Bright Horizon Program. There are 4 sessions that I will be participating in at different points in the near future and I have different points at which times I will be meeting with Mark in which we will discuss dfferent things,( More details may come) This will give me some work experience, which can be added to what work experience I already have and this can be part of my action because it does what I want to do in my project ...Spread Awarness!

Notes... This is It!

Im spending my last day on my notes trying to organized them, putting the source with the info. I'm looking for new imformation ar the same time. I have been very consentrated on one foundation question and I have alot of info on it. I am answering some foundation questions that I havent had time to focus on in depth.

Notes... Again!

Im still at it... Im working on my notes. I am still putting the sources with the information. This is taking a while. Im finding some different information and making sure I put it on with the rest of the notes. This is is taking a while and I'm kind of flustered but this is kind of anoying, although some days are better than other.

Mentor Meeting

I just recieved a email and I have a date and place for when I can meet my mentor. This will be good for me because I can get help on my project from my mentor. I am hoping I can learn things from them that I can incorporate into my classes once I get my classes on the "run". I am working on answering my questions at the moment.

Interview Construction prt.II

I have sent an email to Jordan Hinds regarding my interview, interview questions, and meeting with Jordan. I am now waiting for a response to that message. I am also thinking about the next step that I wish to take with my project.

New Website

I have found a new website that has to do with epilepsy and I am still trying to figure it out. I am also still trying to figure out what questions I want to ask during my interview. My next task will most likely be scheduling my interview after I have finished my questions. I am waiting for an email from Jordan to tell me if I will be able to videotape at the Cardello building.

Interview Construction

I am on the roll with my project, I am now constructing questions for my interview with Jordan Hinds. I am planning to ask him these questions, Now I have to finish the questions and share them with him and set a date.

Busy.... Busy!!

The last couple days have been busy! They are the type of days that are getting me closer to my goal that I have set for myself and my project. I have been getting emails from the people who work at the Cardello Building which houses the efwp. I have found out about an 11 hour training that I want to take, also I have been trying to figure out how I want to be apart of the epilepsy walk that takes place later this month. Also I have the oppurtunity with to attend meetings with a group called Bright Horizons. I am going to try and get set up with a mentor who would be the person I would shadow. This would be important because this would tell me things to know when it comes to being able to talk about epilepsy. This is a positive thing I am wishing to be able to be a part of epilepsy classes that I am trying to start. It will do exactly that, talk about epilesy and how to deal with it. So basically I am saying all of this to say I making progress!!

Process Presentation

Today I am adding to my powerpoint and explaining the different aspects of my project, this is important because doing this helps me know what it is that I want to share with my peers about my project so far. I am informing my peers and all those who look at the powerpoint and hopefully that will help them gain some knowledge, not only of my project but of epilepsy altogether.

Contact Progress

Today I got a reply on my email that I sent to Jordan Heinz, who is going to be my expert on the subject of my project. He shared with me in the email the different ways that I could get involved with the topic of epilepsy. Im now waiting until I get the chance to move on to the part of the project, which is meeting with Jordan to discuss the topic of epilepsy.

Progression... to some extent

Today I contacted the efwp and for those who dont know what that means, it's the epilepsy foundation of western pennsylvania. I contacted someone who knows a good amount of information about epilepsy and can help me in my project. That's the good thing, the bad thing is once again I have to play the waiting game.

Proposal Writing

I have been writting my proposal, its getting closer to an end. At these time I focusing and this other things I am focusing on like the epilepsy scholoarship, I am focusing on what I wish to do as an action plan . I have also, while doing that have emailed Mrs. Staples to see what help she can offer.

Setback

I've been moving along in my project most days but today I have hit a hard spot, I went to dive into the epilepsy scholoarship aspect of my project, but I went to call and contact them and I got no answer, this is the second time I have tried to contact them and so far I havent had much luck with that part, but I'm going to keep trying.

Proposing to Aware the Public

Today I started my proposal, and I was able to put thoughts together as I did this. I am as of right now in a good place with my project, I'm quite excited about my action plan, so I hope that my project ideas or worthy of being able to be put to action because I think that many people can beniefit from the knowlege they can gain in the classes about epilepsy because it is as important as other disorders and disabilities but it doesn't get the attention it deserves and that is why I wish to do this project.

Knowing About My "Did You Knows?"

I have started thinking about "Did You Knows?" about epilepsy. These which deal with things that people may or may not know about the subject of epilepsy. These give insight about epilepsy. Some of these deals with statistics that people should know because they help let people know the importance of epilepsy.

Epilepsy Did You Knows

Women with epilepsy have a 90% chance of having offspring without it

· 300,000 children in America are victims of epilepsy and these children are under the age of 14

· Approximately 200,000 new cases of seizures take place annually


· 10% of Americans will have a seizure at one time or another in their life.

· No articles are to be placed in an epileptics mouth if they are having a seizure and you are present

· Certain medications cause seizures

· Epilepsy is something that can get you a scholarship for college

· There are classes that have epilepsy as the focus

· Photosensitive epilepsy is the reason that strobe lights can cause seizures

· A seizure alert dog can tell that family members are having seizures
Seizure dogs know when a seizure is taking place

Collage Happenings

I have managed to get my collage together and all of my images should provide some sort of insight into the "Epileptic World"

Progress in the questioning world

So I've thought of a few possible foundation questions for my grad project. Now I just have to choose one and I am doing doing that as I write the questions. The World of an Ant is a big one with many questions I just have to find them, ask them, and answer them!

Dont know what to do

I know what I want to work around for my project, but I dont know what type of smaller projects I can actually do with it! I do however have an organiztion I wish to work with but other than that Im a little stuck in the same gear and can't move!!

Independent Questions

I think that constant blogging is a sign of obsession, because this shows that the person doing so has nothing else to do with their time.

When it comes to another's blog when you are interested in what they are talking about it is worth reading.

They should be considered when they comment on things on your blog because you put alot of time into your blog and for them to do whatever they want on your blog is disrespectful.