What I did: During this past week I drove to Detroit to work with Denee twice. (once last friday and this morning) She was not there this morning so I worked with two other girls from her class. I also spent some time talking with her teacher about the school, and the children she works with. (8.5 hours including driving) I also worked on creating a grant for IP which I am still working on for tomorrow ( 2 hours) I also have been editing some photographs that I had been taken while I was working with the kids (2 hours). Lastly I spent some time creating a project for the kids to do and making some examples to show them for class (3 hours)
What I learned: I learned that you should always be prepared, since Denee wasn't their I was lucky that I was prepared to work with two other children instead. I also learned a lot more about autism, and some of the issues that the students have to deal with every day.
What I should do next: I plan on creating a project that involves tons of textures for them to use for their next project since touch is an important element to an Autistic Child. I am also going to go to a meeting in Ann Arbor at the library on Monday to learn more about Autism and how to teach Autistic students.
I'm glad you able to be flexible Brianne, it can be frustrating working with people on a project that requiers their cooperation. It seems like you were able to make valuable use of your time. Think about what the final output will be of the project, will it be their work or yours or a combination.
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