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For one of our next Co-op assignments, we had to create an Odessey Plan. An Odyssey Plan, as explained by Bill Burnett, is meant to help us visualize our future. Making plans will help us take action and make more meaningful decisions. This activity helped me reflect on my future, what do I want to do? What kind of person do I want to be?
This year I started working at PASS Adult Services Society as an Educational Instructor (EI) Assistant. During my last Co-op experience I was a Special Ed Assistant (SEA) working with grade 8 and 9 students on the spectrum. After that experience I have decided I wanted to further explore the path of working with individuals with ASD and I applied for the EI Assistant position at PASS. Here I work with adults on the spectrum and we provide educational and employment support. As a previous SEA I w
Over the course of my Co-op term, I took a Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training program and realized the importance of actually participating in these training opportunities. This training was optional and I decided to take it because I am always looking for opportunities to improve myself and my understanding of a subject.
I just completed my first Co-op term working as a Special Education Assistant at Greater Heights Learning Academy and these are some of the things I learnt from this experience.
In a first-year academic writing course, we were required to use appropriate data collection, research, oral presentation, writing and editing skills to present a topic of our choice and write a research paper. Here is an overview of all the steps I took to complete the project and what I learn from this experience.
After finishing my first co-op term I have reflected on my performance and thought of some of the valuable experience and accomplishments I have gained throughout the term.