This week I completed my Small Claims mediation training with Kevin for N2N. I was surprised and grateful that he went out of his way to provide this lengthy training far outside of the normal schedule. He is very supportive and flexible. This training helped situate the Small Claims Court into the broader court setting. … Continue reading May 22- Small Claims Training
Author: Carrie Bennett
Educator, facilitator, mediator, backyard chicken lover and (retired) derby girl. Hoping to make the world a better place one difficult conversation at a time.
May 16- Small Claims Starts
Having met with Kevin about a possible internship with N2N, I was invited to come and observe the Benton County Small Claims Court mediation. I got to the courthouse really early out of paranoia that I would otherwise be late. I felt a little lost, not knowing where to go and then not having anything … Continue reading May 16- Small Claims Starts
July 1- Growing Connections
This has been a down week for my NPCC internship but I am excited about the work in progress for it. Yesterday I got to talk with Shannon, the logistics/event planner for the Governor's K-20 education summit that's happening in Bend in August. I was at PSU with Mari and Laurel when Shannon was hired … Continue reading July 1- Growing Connections
June 24- Evaluations
It was rewarding to synthesize the results from the UWEC immersion workshop. I think we often don't spend enough time pre-assessing students before we teach nor evaluating our work afterwards to see if we were successful. Assessment at the end gives invaluable insights into how to improve to further enrich the experience. Overall, the participants' … Continue reading June 24- Evaluations
June 20- Teaching
This was the big week! We taught the UWEC immersion workshop this week. I sprained my ankle in Roller Derby the Saturday before so I was a little worried about how it would go teaching on crutches. Laurel and Mari were great though and it really ended up not being an issue. I was very … Continue reading June 20- Teaching
June 10- News!
Having turned in the pieces of the UWEC workshop last week I didn't have anything new to work on this week. That said, I did learn that my tuition is covered over the summer thanks to the GTF "summer sandwich." Honestly, this made me feel like Dagwood, looking at the most exciting sandwich ever. I … Continue reading June 10- News!
June 3- Preparation
This week I created a tool to teach the UWEC students about Neutrality in a collaborative process. It was overwhelming to me to think about breaking down an issue as big as neutrality into 25 minutes of a workshop. We spend SO much time on this issue in my CRES classes. I worry that it … Continue reading June 3- Preparation
May 30- Preparing for Workshop
Today I met with Mari and Laurel at NPCC to plan the upcoming immersion workshop with the UWEC students. I admit, I was a bit overwhelmed at first, navigating to their building at PSU and then trying to find their particular offices. I was happy to have the good work habits of showing up REALLY … Continue reading May 30- Preparing for Workshop
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"I learned that people can easily forget that others are human." "Prisoner" from the Stanford prison experiment (1971)
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