Sandra Young

Location: united states

About me

Sandra Young a native Washingtonian born in the District of Columbia attended DC Public Schools until the age of 14. Then relocated in Maryland a year or two. Had my first son at the age of sixteen and moved back to the District for five years. I left high school 1979. In 1980 I completed high school by attending night school. In 1981, I return to school by Trade in Office Skills under the Washington School for Secretaries where I received my diploma in the trade in 1982,. I always wanted to go to college therefore, I registered to find that I could not afford it, but never gave up. I entered Prince George's Community College and received my Associate's Degree in Business Management. After then, I continued and received my Bachelor's Degree in Management Studies under Maryland University Global College. I'm considered a Lifelong Learner where I continue to learn different majors. I worked in Elementary Education for over 17 years under the Special Educational and Computer Science Departments.

My greatest accomplishment is raising my three sons in a loving Christian home ,and they are now working citizens with great potentials. The second greatest accomplishment is meeting my wonderful husband of 33 years this August. Yes, it hasn't been the fairy tale live happily ever after, but constance loving over and over again. My third accomplishment is leading a group of students to win an award of being the sixth elementary school to become a Green School in Maryland under the MAEOE in 2016. Now, I'm very proud of being a President of an Association volunteerily (2019-2020) while leading a group of teacher in my church's Children's Church and Nursery (2018-2020).

Interests

swimming, reading, gardens, go=green, dancing, sports (gymnastics, basketball, footballs, tennis and hockey)

Skills

computer, swimming, going green, dancing

Activity

Sandra Young

Discussion Comment

Managing the E-Learning Environment | Origin: EL102

Karen,

You have half the battle won! Great so share some of your organizational skills with us. Categorize what and how? How long do you keep information stored in your folders? Do you have one classroom? I teach special area with K - 5th students. How would you organize the grade levels?

Thank you

Sandra Young

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Engaging Learners | Origin: EL102

Educators, I really stuck in understanding the differences in asynchronous and synchronous. To engage my understanding, please make it as elementary as you possibly can?

Thank a bunch!

Sandra Young

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Managing the E-Learning Environment | Origin: EL102

Doug,

Thank you for being direct with your comment in handling with distruptive students. Document all situations date and time who is involved, what was sayed across the platform and keep chat transcripts when necessary, and delivery communication to counselors, and administrators.

Sandra Young

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Course Delivery | Origin: EL102

Karon,

thank you for communicating being effective and answer questions student may have and remember to do it with a 24 hours timeframe.

In addition, you stated being familiar with the informatiion (content) and the CMS. Exactually what is CMS? Can you explain that more in detail?

Sandra Young

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Engaging Learners | Origin: EL102

Mary,

Can you commend on the names of the learning styles and their functions? Just asking to provoke more learning among us.

Sandra Young

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Engaging Learners | Origin: EL102

I've learned that asynchronous meeting is used when you want everyone views and opinions on content presented. Then the opposite for synchronous for those students who don't voice their opinions or views. During asynchronous projects, students of five or six groups are engage in the conversation with questions to encourage more intellectural conversations. Always have synchronous times with students who want clarity on items that don't quite understand. Always write short sentences, and questions prepared before sessions. Talk with students about netiquett among their peers. Remember to always have sessions 30 minutes before going to the next content, but always… >>>

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Blog

Keeping Students Engaged

Lesson learned. I am an online instruction under a college teaching ELL. Its difficulty especially when you have language barriers. Nevertheless, to engage the students, I've learned to commit to showing the students respect, and incorporate their learning styles. I've learned to use breakout rooms to engage students with a partner on any given assignment. In the future I will utilize more discussions with assignments. Therefore we can discuss and engage in real time. In addition have students post their answers in course related forum and general questions in general areas platform. (Think, Pair, Share)

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The Nature of the Course

How true this statement you bring Jannie because if I'm not sure of the content of the course how effective am I. I will be pondering and distracted by everything that is not going right. I must comprehend the nature of the course then fluently execute the material in a professional, fun matter that my students can be engaged.

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Projecting Your Presence | Origin: EL102

Reply to Gloria Evans's post: I love the idea of having the students have an expectation of their teacher.

Sandra Young

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Projecting Your Presence | Origin: EL102

What I am taking away from this lesson in making myself presence online is this assuring the students know that I have their interest at heart in the success in learning as well as getting to know each students and the way they learn. I will also write a biography but also present it in a dramatic way to show the diversity in learning styles.

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