Rob Brogan

Past

• Camp Counselor at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
• Camp Counselor at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

Education

• Grand Valley State University
• Universidad Nacional

Connections

15 connections

Industry

Primary/Secondary Education

Websites

• My Blog

Rob Brogan’s Summary

I had the best employment and personal experience working as a camp counselor for middle school and high school groups of kids. It was an opportunity to immerse myself in the arts, adjust to a roll as a leader and gain a better idea of what it may be like to be an educator in the near future. This was truly an experience of a lifetime to me.

Another remarkable experience was to live with a Costa Rican family for two months. The courses I took were as valuable as the ones at my home university, however the privilege of becoming a part of a different family has left me with many memories of sharing stories of our cultural contrasts and discovering the many similarities we share.

This summer I will be spending a month and a half in Spain to continue practicing my Spanish. I hope to also have another opportunity to work as a counselor for high schoolers. Thinking ahead to the Fall of 2010, I look forward to my year of student assisting and student teaching.

Recently, I have come to understand another intersection of my many interests in college. I will be applying to graduate programs to pursue a PhD in Cognitive Psychology, which will allow me to study the way we think and process language.

Certainly, whatever the outcome of these two career paths, I will be in a position of teaching and learning. I look forward to this with much enthusiasm.

Rob Brogan’s Specialties:

Foreign Language:
-Spanish, Spanish linguistics, psychology of language

Technology in Education:
-Advanced level of computer literacy for both Windows and Apple systems
-Web development, Podcasting

Rob Brogan’s Experience

• Camp Counselor

  Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

  (Fine Art industry)

  June 2009 — August 2009 (3 months)

  (I returned for a second time in 2009, please read previous description.)
  **Each time I work with a group of children, I am presented with new challenges that help me learn about myself as well as how to work with youth. It is an amazing experience.

• Camp Counselor

  Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

  (Fine Art industry)

  June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)

  Counselor roll:
  Directly responsible for 12 campers each ‘session’ (48 total)
  Worked with other staff to organize large, student activities beyond the scope of art classes and rehearsals
  
  Teacher Assistant roll:
  Took attendance, individually assisted students, and was responsible for maintaining an orderly and respectable class environment during band/orchestra classes and piano practicing.

Rob Brogan’s Education

• Grand Valley State University

  BA , Secondary Education, Spanish, Psychology, Philosophy , 2005 — 2009

  Graduated with a GPA of 3.5 from Grand Valley with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, and minors in Philosophy and Psychology.
  
  My main academic interests include: linguistics, consciousness, and cognitive psychology.

  Activities and Societies:

  Spanish Club
  Apple User Group - secretary

• Universidad Nacional

  Spanish 2008 — 2008

  I lived and studied in Costa Rica for two months. Part of this time was spent at the National University, where I took a Spanish literature course and an advanced Spanish conversation course.
  
  Outside of the classroom, I had the opportunity to travel, practice speaking Spanish, and learn about the culture of this lovely country.

Additional Information

Rob Brogan’s Websites:

• My Blog

Rob Brogan’s Interests:

Spanish, classical piano, computers, philosophy, social media, linguistics, cognition, and experiencing different cultures

Rob Brogan’s Honors:

Dean's list each year at GVSU.

Rob Brogan’s Contact Settings

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