CTE EXPO Reflection Journal

           The CTE Expo was a great experience not only for me but for the visitors as well. This event allowed me to teach and show others the skills I have learned. At times we may not notice the things we have accomplished but when sharing our knowledge and ideas to others, we find out that we know much than we have expected. I feel that even if this was my first CTE Expo I did a great job creating and presenting my board. When showing others my work, I knew the main idea was to show them the benefits of being part of the web design academy. I did this by showing the logos I have created because being part of the web design academy requires you to be creative and organized. When you bring creativity and passion together, you can create something amazing. I found it necessary to explain to the freshman and teachers who came that creating a logo is not all that hard because logos are like symbols. It may be hard presenting others your work, but you do not have to tell others everything, just the main key points. In this special event I would say my favorite part was presenting my project to teachers who I had freshman year. I was excited to show them how much I have grown and demonstrate them that I will try my best to create magnificent things. For instance, a teacher who I was excited to show my work to were Mrs. Hyde and Mr. Rollon because I wanted to show them how hard I work, and to show them how much I have grown and learned.  I know they have been the most supporting teachers who believe in my capacity, I do not want to disappoint them but show them how great I can be.
          During the CTE Expo, I was jittering from nervousness and excitement. All I could think about was how to approach our following visitors and showing them around my work as well as the surrounding works made by the juniors and sophomores. I found it a bit difficult to approach some freshman's because some looked uninterested or not as friendly. However, although these obstacles occurred I still approached some freshman's (mostly the friendly looking students) and showed them my board or the boards of others to show the how we were all able to create different logos. All of us using different components or elements to make our logo as attractive as possible. I observed that the majority of freshman's were more interested in the work the juniors and seniors did because they were made digitally. Since I observed this, I showed the freshman's the work the juniors and seniors did. By the end of the day I was tired of walking around. I felt like at the beginning of the CTE Expo I was just getting used to speaking up to others, towards the middle of the CTE Expo I felt that I was more comfortable and confident in presenting my work and the work of others, and then towards the end I felt tired but I did not let that stop me from still persuading the freshman students the work us web design students did. I found this event very helpful because just as how I was showing others my work, I was also learning from the work the juniors and seniors made. The work the juniors and seniors did gave me a clear idea about the further skills we are going to gain to become great web designers. Overall, I discovered that communication is important as well as presenting something visually, I was able to improve my social skills.