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My name is Heather Muscatell. I have always been the leader of my group and the person to get things done. My goal is to be a successful middle school math teacher. Right now I am in Marching Band and love every minute. You should really stick around during half time and check us out. Also just to worn you I am a terrible speller so never ask me how to spell something because I am sure that I will be asking you at some point. I am a freshman and dorming in Columbia on the 8th floor.

ABOUT ME:

Before Bloomsburg, I lived in…Flemington NJ
At Bloomsburg, I want to major in…Elementary/Mid-Level Math

Right now, I’m most interested in…passing all my classes and making new friends

My favorite musical artist is….I don't really have one. I don't pay attention to those things

My favorite movie is….uummm this is a hard one...

One thing I like to do in my spare time is…watch tv and talk to friends

When it comes to technology, I’m most comfortable with…(put X next to all that apply)

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Powerpoint
Email
Cellphone
Text messaging
Taking cellphone pictures
Taking cellphone video
Taking cellphone audio
Video editing
Blogging or Social Networking (e.g., Facebook)
Making websites

My favorite teachers were the ones who…share a simular personality with the students

But I didn’t like classes in which…the teacher talks the whole class

In this class, I’m most nervous about…posting everything the right way

In this class, I’m most excited about…how there is no writen final

If there’s one thing you should know about me as a student, it’s…that I am a terrible speller

If there’s one thing you should know about me in general, it’s…that I tend to take control

Learning Styles Profile

Rate each of the following on the basis of 1 to 4.

1=least like you; 2=a little like you 3=quite a bit like you; 4=most like you

Learning Style #1
Do you:
Like to write? 2
Like to learn new words? 1
Like to tell stories? 4
Enjoy reading? 2
Give good directions to others so that they understand the first time? 4
Have a good memory for names, dates, facts? 2
Enjoy making or hearing puns? 3
Enjoy metaphors? 3
Total score: 21

Learning Style #2
Do you:
Like to work with computers and calculators? 2
Enjoy math class? 4
Easily add numbers in your head? 2
Enjoy doing science experiments? 3
Ask a lot of questions about how things work? 3
Enjoy chess, checkers, or other strategy games? 3
Enjoy logic puzzles or brainteasers? 3
Like to go by steps, from A to B to C, rather than jumping from A to D? 4
Total score: 24

Learning Style #3
Do you:
Read maps, charts, or diagrams more easily than text? 2
Build interesting three dimensional constructions (like LEGO buildings or others)? 2
Prefer to draw pictures rather than tell stories? 3
Find your way to a new place easily? 1
Like to take things apart and then try to figure out how to put them back together? 2
Doodle a lot on notebooks? 4
Visualize the back side of an object from looking at the front? 3
Estimate distances between objects easily? 2
Total score: 20

Learning Style #4
Do you:
Find activities like riding a bike, skating, or walking on a balance beam easy? 4
Run, swim, and exercise without getting tired? 3
Learn to play new sports easily and quickly? 3
Learn a new dance step easily and quickly? 1
Use a lot of hand gestures and body movements when talking to friends? 4
Like touching things you’ve just seen? 3
Cleverly mimic other people’s gestures or mannerisms? 4
Move, tap, or fidget while seated for a long time in one spot? 4
Total score: 26

Learning Style #5
Do you:
Enjoy playing a musical instrument? 4
Listen to music a lot? 1
Hum or sing a lot? 3
Tell people when music sounds off-key? 2
Have a good singing voice? 1
Remember the melodies of songs? 2
Sing harmony? 1
Compose music in your head or on paper? 2
Total score: 16

Learning Style #6
Do you:
Like to work and/or play with others? 3
Understand how people are feeling by looking at their faces? 4
Give advice to friends who have problems? 4
Have a good sense of empathy or concern for others? 3
Seem to be street-smart? 3
Seem to be a natural leader on teams? 4
Get energy from being with people rather than being alone? 3
Feel that several minds working on something are better than one? 2
Total score: 26

Learning Style #7
Do you:
Often need a quiet place to work or just be alone? 3
Like to make collections of things that have special meaning for you? 1
Remember your dreams? 4
Display a sense of independence or strong will? 4
Have a realistic sense of your own strengths and weaknesses? 4
Accurately express how you are feeling? 3
Have an interest or a hobby that you don’t talk much about? 2
Get energy from being alone rather than being with people? 2
Total score: 23

Learning Style #8
Do you:
Enjoy collecting bugs, flowers, or rocks? 3
Like to closely examine what you find in nature? 2
Keep detailed records of your observations of nature? 1
Like to watch natural phenomena like the moon/tides and hear explanations about them? 1
Become fascinated with one thing from nature and want to learn about it thoroughly? 2
Want to find out the name of a bird or a bug you’ve seen? 3
Like to classify things? 1
Want to become a geologist, biologist, or some other type of scientist? 1
Total score: 14

MY REACTION TO LEARNING STYLES

From a pervious class I took, I knew I was a kinesthetic learner. So I was not surprised to find out I was a kinesthetic learner again and long with an interpersonal learner. A kinesthetic learner tends to talks with their hands a lot and sometimes my hand gestures become so over used that my friends will sit there and mimic me (which I find very annoying). As an interpersonal learner, that means I like to take charge, and trust me, I do. I also like to help out other people with their problems and I can give great advice or at least get peoplet thinking in a new direction. I will never doubt that I am a kinesthetic and interpersonal learner and I know my friends will agree.

Topic Talk: Event, Issue, or Other Topic of Interest

Topic Choice:
List five facts that you already know about this topic:

The Jersey Devil, also known as the Leeds Devil, was born in 1735
Located in the Pines Barrens
Lived in the basement of the Leeds house until it escaped
Born as a boy and is the 13th child form Mother Leeds
The Jersey Devil was banned for 100 years

Answer these questions about this topic:
1. How did it/will it impact the world?
A lot of people in Jersey and around that area heavily believed in the legion. They blamed the Jersey Devil for when a child or cattle disappeared. There was also a lot of carnival shows with the “Jersey Devil” but actually it was usually a kangaroo. Still today, people walk the woods of the Pines Barrens in search for the Devil.

2. Why is there still interest in it today, or why will there continue to be interest in it?
Today people still do look for the Leeds Devil just as there are people who still look for and believe in Sasquatch and other legions.

3. Why are you interested in researching this topic?
I found the book Tales of the Jersey Devil in my high school library and was instantly glued to it. I got the book for a graduation present and read it in the summer. I love myths and being from Jersey I was very interested in it.

4. How do you personally connect with this topic?
I am from Jersey

Resources
What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other?

Tales of the Jersey Devil
Films of people who “hunted” the Jersey Devil
Reporting’s of sightings
Find a “hunting” website of the Jersey Devil (a group of people who go out on a regular bases to find the Devil)
Interviews of sightings