I am applying to be considered for a merit and leadership scholarship. As someone who fundamentally believes in getting involved, I pride myself on engaging with the community and there is nothing I am more passionate about then the community within the Business School.
My engagement began in first year as a member of the Undergraduate Student Advisory Council – a leadership role which offered a platform to relay students’ concerns, offer feedback on core units, assessment practices and Business School programs. This experience taught me the importance of providing feedback and the concept of continuous improvement. In my second year at university I continued this role, taking on an additional role as a member of the Faculty Board. As a student
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As a publications executive for Sydney University Business Society I was responsible for leading a team of 7 students to create a 50+ page First Year’s Guide and Careers’s Guide. Completing this task taught me the importance of motivating your team, maintaining open and clear communication channels, setting deadlines, effectively delegating tasks and project management skills through the development of a Gantt chart to monitor progress. As an executive I am also responsible for recruiting subcommittee members by screening applications and conducting interviews, and for securing sponsorship from large corporations such as EY, JP Morgan, CBA and Chartered Accountants. This leadership role has aided in improving my client facing skills and business acumen.
I have also been a volunteer consultant for 180 Degrees consulting. Throughout the course of a semester I worked within a team of 6 consultants to produce a 65+ page client report, consisting of recommendations for a $20,000 crowdfunding campaign, the development of an ambassador program and advice regarding philanthropic grant applications. This experience taught me the challenges of gaining a client’s trust and creating actionable recommendations that can be realistically implemented within a reasonable time frame given resource
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This leadership position offered a platform to be a role model for younger students and gain a deep understanding of the importance of encouraging collaboration and peer-to-peer learning. I faced the challenge of facilitating sessions for international students with weak English language skills and a different learning background. From this I learned the importance of having empathy and being inclusive of all cultures. Understanding that many of these students felt anxious speaking in front of the entire class, I often split students into smaller groups and had individual discussions within each group before asking students to share their ideas with the entire class. Implementing this strategy was highly effective and after a few sessions the students felt comfortable enough to share their ideas from the
These discussions need to be meaningful and have purpose to create a higher chance of student engagement and participation. The article states, “cooperative learning is a natural way to provide opportunities across the curriculum” (Wright, 2016, p. 28-29). The smaller the group, the more likely the ELL student is to add to the conversation, as native English speakers typically dominant whole group discussions. It is important that every student in the small group contributes so the ELL student can hear and practice their own oral language. There are many activities that could be used to ensure this engagement, such as think-pair-share, that requires students to work together and actually get information from each other. Activities that cannot be completed alone and require the thinking of another student would be best for this
In my junior year of high school, I joined the leadership program called ASB, also known as associated student body. I had the honor and role of being the school’s unofficial videographer to promote events with videos and short films posted on our social media sites because of my passion for video editing and artistic abilities. I also became responsible as being chairman for one of our committees to organize special recognition events for our senior athletes. ASB made my work stressful and challenging, but it was a good way to connect with others.
...s the growing linguistic and cultural diversity within the classroom (Weinstein et al., 2003 p.270). Hack man (2013) argues that in order to provide an overall positive learning experience, teachers must be ever vigilant of the classes multicultural dynamics. Moreover, the environment of the classroom must be kept in mind when structuring these lessons, as a safe and supportive environment is not only requirement of the Quality teaching framework (2003), but it is a necessity in allowing students to take intellectual risks. This unit is centred on strategies, which incorporate socially justifiable principles, including student empowerment and social responsibility. The collaborative learning practices, which define this unit and ultimate assessment task, encourages students to listen and appreciate their peer’s perspectives that often appears different to their own.
Hughes, R. L., Ginnett, R. C., & Curphy, G. J. (2012). Leadership: Enhancing the lessons of experience. New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin
...ing ethnic backgrounds, chosen gender roles, and contrasting levels of confidence. Just as Jordan we must bolster self-assurance and create an unprejudiced learning environment where all students feel at ease. We must encourage our peers to value their voice and their own identities to create their individuality as a speaker.
Part II-----The classroom setting and arrangement was a little different specifically for my social studies students. Our classroom is a computer lab so every student had his or her own computer. It is a little different then the normal classroom setting, they are used for the core classes. There are some positive and negatives for this setting. Some positives are students are able to use the computer for every single assignment and have the help of technology at every step. Technology was helpful because students could use spell check for incorrect words, it could be used many times for Google translate. There are many different websites that can read the text for you. Some of the negatives is they do not have the benefit of sitting in a group and collaborating in talking in the way I would want them to. When grouping students for collaborative discussions and assignments I am required that we group
Another approach is to form peer groups that embrace cross-cultural dynamics (Herrmann et al. 8). Peer to peer sharing is more effective than lectures and other forms of communication. Peer to peer sharing can be done through social media although face-to-face communication creates a unique bond between the youth and the facilitator.
One thing I learned is the importance important of getting to know students and their cultural backgrounds. The practices used in the classroom should cater to the needs of students in the classroom. For example, I have several students who have been classified between Stage 3 and Stage 4 language acquisition. In order to serve these students effectively, I would need to know the stage they are classified at. Next, I would need to implement strategies to increase learning. The materials chosen to read in class should be interesting yet challenging for my ELL students. Knowing about my students’ background and using strategies and tools to support them is the most important lesson that I’ve learned in this course. This understanding applies to any diverse student that I may teach. Truly getting to know students and their backgrounds, as well as intentionally implementing strategies that will help benefit students’ academic growth are examples of best practices in teaching. This has been the most influential lesson learned in this class because it can be applied to every student that I will teach. I plan to implement what I’ve learned into my classroom and create an environment were all students feel safe and motivated to learn regardless of their
I am honored to be recognized as one of the students to be considered for the National Junior Honor Society. I believe that this organization has done great things for the community and I would like to help in doing so. It has been my goal all year to become National Junior Honor Society member, and now I am granted the chance to achieve my yearlong goal.
Several research projects over the years have been deemed unethical based on how researchers conducted the study. One of the main reasons why they are identified unethical is due to a lack of Code of Conduct in place. Due to the lack of rules in place researchers did not have to abide by any standards or maintain confidentiality. One of the most famous unethical cases of classical conditioning is called the Little Albert study.
Leadership has morphed into a redeeming quality that many people of our society strive to have. Although leadership is a sought-after quality, many do not possess the courage it takes to stand up and portray the positive examples of leadership. Instead, there is a warped image in our minds that leadership belongs to the loudest voice in the room. Leadership is so much more than this. To be a leader, means to set positive examples for others to follow. A leader is a shining beacon for others to find when they are struggling in the dark. A leader is not someone who simply takes charge of others. A leader is someone who commits to giving back to the community, focuses on schoolwork, and helps others. This is why I would be honored to be part of the National Honor Society, a society where all the qualities of a leader are prominent in its members.
As a young undergraduate, I attempted to prove myself as a hardworking student by attending my courses focused and well prepared, and conducting my assignments as required. Through my undergraduate studies, I was fortunate to participate in several student and voluntary activities. Furthermore, determinant to acquire relevant practical experience, I trained and worked at several establishments applying my theoretical ed...
The irony is that speaking to others is one of the most important, if not the most important, professional and personal skill students must have to be successful (Doyle 88). The student needs to understand the importance of this skill and realize that in the future many opportunities and career successes are directly impacted by working with others. Students are also encouraged to take charge of their learning. Giving the student control and as many choices is a good way to optimized their learning.
In building leadership capacity it is important to ensure that there is broad-based skillful participation. We want the students, parents, community, and staff to be participants. This is important because it allows for staff to take responsibility for the growth and development for not only themselves but for their peers in doing the work of leadership. It is helpful to have the community working together towards the common goal as opposed to ...
High impact practices are important to the development and engagement of students (Kilgo et al, 2014). Two high impact practices that have a positive impact on students are collaborative learning and undergraduate research (Kilgo et al, 2014). I think the high impact practices will give student affairs professional different methods and opportunities to help develop and support students through their college career. Student affairs professionals are going to have to learn how to participate to high impact practices and find ways to motivate students to do them (Schuh et al, 2011). By doing this I believe that student affairs professionals and faculty can bridge the gap to help success of