Blog 19 - Third Answer

1. Essential Question

• How can a wildlife educator most effectively raise awareness?

2. Answer Three

• A wildlife educator can most effectively spread awareness by organizing reach-outs at public events and schools.

3. Three details to support the answer.

• This helps attract a variety of people. Usually nature centers draw in people who are already interested in the environment. This way, people can develop an interest and tend to want to learn more about the topic.
• Reach-outs can also influence people to volunteer and help out in programs that focus on benefiting the environment for the people and the animals.
• It will also educate the public. This can encourage them to participate in activities and events that will demonstrate care for the environment. This encouragement can spread from person to person.

4. Research sources that support details and answers.

• "Bring the Classroom Outside." projectwild.org. How to think, What not to think, N.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2016.
• "Wildlife Educator." greencareer.biz. Green Career Guide, N.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2016.

5. Concluding Sentence

• Reach-outs are important to raising awareness because it doesn't just target those people who are already interested in the environment, but those who disregard the issues and its importance. It can encourage them to volunteer and can develop an interest towards it.

Blog 12 - Holiday Project Update

1. It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school. What did you do over the break with your senior project?

• During the break, I wrapped up my independent component and I continued to volunteer. I also learned that there are other seniors volunteering at the nature center for a similar project and may help to contribute ideas.

2. What was the most important thing you learned from what you did and why? What was the source of what you learned?

• I realized that I really like to interact with people. I love seeing their face expressions when we hold the reptiles. We walk around them within the museum and the kids are amazed. At times they share their own stories when they have experienced something with the animals at our nature center. These presentations is what I look forward to the most because it makes me learn new things about different animals so I can share them with the public.

3. Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible answers for your EQ. Who do you plan to talk to and why?

• My actual mentor. I've switched mentors at least three times, but he is very knowledgeable about the animals and is always the man to go to when one needs help. He has several years of experience in this profession. I'm curious to know how he came to this field and how he became so passionate about it.

Blog 1 – Senior Final Lesson/Interview Reflection

1. What three lessons were most helpful for you to see, and why?

• Brandon Le Film Editing, Hannah Leonard Domestic Abuse, and Nick Herrera Rainforest Management were helpful for me to see because they were all very different topics. This helped me realized that there's different techniques and methods that you can take in order to demonstrate your topic thoroughly, through your essential question. Brandon talked about his topic, but he also explained and taught us what each editing technique was. He then made personal examples by making his own films and teaching his audience the rights and wrongs of a film. Hannah took a different route. She continued explaining her answers, but not in a teaching way. Instead she educated us by telling us the factors of what domestic abuse consists of. Nick on the other hand, presented his presentation in a more of a conversation style. He would engage with the audience while explaining his answers. 

2. List one thing that you learned about the senior project in interviews that will help you get off to a good start?

• I learned that the senior project is very time consuming and some seniors had recommended not to procrastinate for that same reason. I learned that you should always be on top of your stuff because you'll just make it harder on yourself if you shut out your work. This summer I plan to stay on schedule and do everything evenly spaced out to reach the requirements and turn in the assignment on time, without worrying about it at the last minute.

3. What topic(s) are you considering, and why?

• At first I really had no idea what I wanted to do for my topic, but I was always interested in forensic science and I've always enjoyed animals. So I'm considering either forensic science or animal rehabilitation. I really want to try and do something that I'm passionate about.

4. What EQ do you think might be interesting to consider in guiding a project like this? 

• "What is the best way to adequately nurture an animal in order to reach and obtain its full strength and potential to completely recover?" 
• "What is essentially the most important step in gathering information in order to get the most accurate results?"

5. What are some ideas you have about finding summer mentorship?

• I am currently looking into different programs and associations who are focused or involved in those topics. I also feel that talking to your family and friends might help find a mentorship because they might know someone in that field.

1. List the contact name, phone number, and organization of the person with whom you volunteered.

• Contact Name: Ronny Gregory 
• Phone Number: (909) 599-7512
• Organization: San Dimas Canyon Nature Center

2. What qualified this person as an expert in your topic choice?     

• He has had many years of experiences with these animals and makes sure he provides the right environment and shelter for their well-being. He is also currently sheltering hawks who are part of the wild wings organization. This organization helps prepare the Hawks so they can eventually be released into the wild. 

3. List three questions for further exploration now that you've completed your summer hours.    

• What is one of the most important pieces of information that people should be most aware of about wildlife animals?
• Is captivity better for wildlife animals and if so how do they adapt to it?
• Why is rehabilitating animals so important to the environment?

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

• During my experience, I met people who still are concerned for the future. I admire the fact that there's people who know what's happening to our environment and realize that we're taking it for granted. In the end I believe that that's what wildlife animals revolve around.

5. What is your senior project topic going to be?  How did mentorship help you make your decision?

• Wildlife rehabilitation. Mentorship has helped me actually experience how wildlife animals are and has taught me the differences between animals in captivity from the ones in the wild. Before mentoring, all I did was read about it online. Now I am able to be a part of it and I love that feeling.