FRIDAY 8/29

HAPPY FRIDAY!  Lets focus on our presentations today and then enjoy celebrating your hard work on Labor Day :)

HAVE OUT:#15 Ancient Civilizations Digital Story, Computer and Project Work, Props etc

WHY? ID and JUDGE Glows and Grows of presentations & ID, Research and Evaluate an Ancient Civilization.

PLAN OF THE DAY

1. PREPARATION: Presentation, Documents Shared, Rubric to Me, Practice
2. PRESENTATIONS: Your audience roll. 2 GLOWS and GROWS
3. #15 Ancient Civilizations: Presentations

HOMEWORK
#15 Ancient Civilizations Digital Story DUE 8/29
Grade Reports handed out FRIDAY. PARENT SIGNATURE DUE 9/2

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL

THURSDAY 8/28

HAPPY THURSDAY! One more day of focused, creative and hard work and you are free to celebrate the workers of the world during Labor Day :)

HAVE OUT:#15 Ancient Civilizations Digital Story, Computer and Project Work

WHY? ID and Evaluate project rubric,   ID, Research and Evaluate an Ancient Civilization.

PLAN OF THE DAY:

1. REVIEW Padlet: NO NAMES "What is your greatest fear about presentations?"
2. ID and EVALUATE: Project Rubric
3. Success Tips:  Google Hangout, Share Documents, Checklist, Text Pages C4 PGS 112-115 And C9
4. #15 Ancient Civilizations: Presentations: Create and Practice

HOMEWORK
#15 Ancient Civilizations Digital Story DUE 8/29
Grade Reports handed out FRIDAY. PARENT SIGNATURE DUE 9/2

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL

Wednesday 8/27

Great Morning to you!  I hope that your parents enjoyed coming to STEM,  They were funny and embarrassed you as much as possible :)  We are all very fortunate to be here at STEM

HAVE OUT:#15 Ancient Civilizations Digital Story, Computer and Homework (research for SPRITE-G section 2)

WHY? ID and REVIEW Presentation Skills  ID, Research and Evaluate an Ancient Civilization.

PLAN OF THE DAY:

1. REVIEW Padlet ID the NAME of your CIVILIZATION, tell us one DETAIL from RESEARCH and EVALUATE your Civilization (good/bad/fair/unfair)
2. REVIEW: What are 5 important presentation skills?
3. Be A More Confident Public Speaker: ID  What Advice does this clip give you?
4. #15 Ancient Civilizations: Presentations/Research workHOMEWORK:

 Final RESEARCH CHECK, and BEGIN PRESENTATION CREATION and PRACTICE

#15 Ancient Civilizations Digital Story DUE 8/29

DO WONDERFUL THINGS:  Your ATTITUDE controls your ALTITUDE :)

TUESDAY 8/26

GO GO TUESDAY!  What could be in the SPRITE-G chart for United States Civilization?

HAVE OUT:#15 Ancient Civilizations Digital Story, Computer and Homework (research for SPRITE-G section)

WHY? Review and Apply Sprite-G Chart,   ID, Research and Evaluate an Ancient Civilization.

PLAN OF THE DAY:

1. REVIEW Padlet Question : What would a SPRITE-G answer be for United States Civilization? 
2. REVIEW: What is a requirement for the Ancient Civilizations Project?
3. Google Search Tips and Tricks
4. #15 Ancient Civilizations: Presentations/Research work

HOMEWORK:  2nd SECTION OF SPRITE-G Chart research for your Ancient Civilization

                          #15 DUE Friday 8/29. Presentations Begin

MONDAY 8/25

Happy first day of the week!  I hope you enjoyed your control of nature this weekend as you hung out in the kitchen next to the "fire" and helped your dog protect your "cave"

HAVE OUT:#13 C1 S3 Civilization  #14 How Humans Control Nature, Computer and Pen/Pencil

WHY? REVIEW how humans control nature, ID, investigate and elaborate on Civilization.

PLAN OF THE DAY:

1. REVIEW Padlet Question : How many of the 14 GRAND DESIGN CHALLENGES can you connect to How Humans Control Nature?
2. The Steps of Civilization : History Detective Activity
3. #15 Ancient Civilizations Digital Story :What, How, When and Why?
4. Google Search Tips and Tricks

HOMEWORK:  ONE SECTION OF SPRITE-G Chart research for your Ancient Civilization

                          #15 DUE Friday. Presentations Begin

FRIDAY 8/22

Happy Friday!  I hope that you are HAPPY and EXCITED about the future of humanity and YOUR future at STEM

HAVE OUT:  #13 C1 S3 Civilization & Paper/Pencil

WHY?  ID and BUILD how humans control nature,  ID, INVESTIGATE and ELABORATE on CIVILIZATION.

PLAN OF THE DAY

1. REVIEW POP UP:  ________________in the future makes me happy because_________ (You MUST USE a SPECIFIC DETAIL)
2. #14 HOW HUMANS CONTROL NATURE:  Connections and Clips
3. The STEPS OF CIVILIZATION:  History Detective Activity

HOMEWORK:

NONE!

THURSDAY 8/21

Happy Thursday!  What way are all Humans connected?  Lets work hard to build those connections between WHO we are, HOW we got here, and WHERE we are going

HAVE OUT:  #11 Humans Try to Control Nature, #12 Humanity and a pen/pencil

WHY: Review and Evaluate Humanity: WHO, HOW and WHERE.  ID and  BUILD how humans try to control nature

PLAN OF THE DAY:

1. REVIEW POP UP:  What Makes Us Human?
2. EVALUATE:  Where is humanity going?
3. ID and BUILD "Humans Try to Control Nature"

HOMEWORK:

FINISH C1 S3 CIVILIZATION

WEDNESDAY 8/20

Hi There!  I hope you do not ever have to go to the Latipsoh to have any magical spirits removed from your body.  Perhaps while you were there you encountered a NWOLC?  Scary

HAVE OUT:  Paper/Pencil and #7 C1 S1 Human Origins in Africa

WHY? ID, Evaluate and Analyze Humanity

PLAN OF THE DAY:

1. Nacrirema Exit Tickets: Y'all So Funny
2. #12 Humanity: ID, Evaluate and Analyze Who are we, how did we get here, where are we going?

HOMEWORK:  Finish C1 S2  Humans Try to Control Nature DUE 8/21
                           Begin C1 S3 Civilization  DUE 8/22

TUESDAY 9/19

Hola!  How are you crazy NACIREMA doing this morning?

HAVE OUT:  #9 NACIREMA, #10 NACIREMA Seminar Questions, Pencil/Pen and Paper

WHY:  ID, evaluate and challenge YOUR  Culture and Perspective,  ID, review and practice Socratic Seminar

PLAN OF THE DAY:

1. QW:  Nacirema/American Culture
2. Socratic Seminar: Why, How and Roles
3. Nacirema Seminar 
4. YOUR Nacirema Story Exit Ticket

HOMEWORK:

C1 S2 Humans Try to Control Nature 8/21

MONDAY 8/18

Happy Monday:  Such a pleasure to have you all back

HAVE OUT:  Namecard, Quiz Corrections, #8 Culture, Pen/Pencil

WHY?  ID, Investigate and Challenge CULTURE.

PLAN OF THE DAY

1. Table of Contents:  Create and Check
2. CULTURE:  ID Review Quick Write
3. #8  CULTURE Continued
4. #9 NACIREMA: Investigate B,V,C

HOMEWORK:

#10  Seminar Questions  8/19

 C1 S2 HUMANS TRY TO CONTROL NATURE 8/21

FRIDAY 9/14

Happy Friday!  I hope that this first week at STEM has changed you PERSPECTIVE of SCHOOL, LEARNING and LIFE....

HAVE OUT:  Name card, Pencil/Paper, #6 PERSPECTIVE and #7  C1 S1 HUMAN ORIGINS IN AFRICA

WHY?  Review, Analyze and Build Perspective,  ID, Investigate and Challenge Culture

PLAN OF THE DAY

1. Perspective Quick Write
2. World Perspective Quiz: Check, Correct, Discuss
3. #8 CULTURE

HOMEWORK:  #5 Cornell Notes/Class Letter Quiz Corrections  ASK YOURSELF:  IT may be RIGHT/TRUE but is it CORRECT?   This Quiz was to evaluate your understanding of the Class Letter and Cornell notes so your answers MUST BE FROM THOSE SOURCES.

CORRECTIONS: WRITE OUT the question you missed, not just the number.  WRITE OUT the corrected answer.  Staple your corrections to the back of your original assignment.

THURSDAY 8/14

Yeah Thursday!  I hope that you are Cornell Note - A- Rific :)

HAVE OUT:   Pencil/Paper, Namecard, Class Letter Cornell Notes

WHY?  Analyze, Review and Evaluate your understanding of Cornell Notes and Class Letter
ID, Experience, Analyze & Build Perspective

PLAN OF THE DAY

1. #5 Cornell Notes/Class Letter Quiz
2. #6 Perspective:  ID, Experience, Analyze and Build

HOMEWORK:
TEXTBOOK C1 SEC 1 DUE FRIDAY

What is your PERSPECTIVE of the World?

WEDNESDAY 8/13

Happy Wednesday:  What's YOUR VERSE for this year?

HAVE OUT: NAMECARD,  PAPER/PENCIL and CONNECTING HISTORY to the DESIGN PROCESS

WHY:  ID and INVESTIGATE  OUR CLASS CULTURE. CONNECT HISTORY to the DESIGN PROCESS and ID/REVIEW and CREATE CORNELL NOTES

PLAN OF THE DAY:

1. WHOSE THAT?: ID and INVESTIGATE our CLASS CULTURE
2. CONNECT HISTORY and THE DESIGN PROCESS:  Share STEPS and #5 FEEDBACK and THE FUTURE
3. CORNELL NOTES:  ID it and CREATE IT

HOMEWORK:

CLASS LETTER CORNELL NOTES PGS 2 & 3 DUE THURSDAY
TEXTBOOK CORNELL NOTES  Chapter 1 Sec 1 DUE FRIDAY

TUESDAY 8/12

WOW!  What an amazing first day.  You guys are some prepared and hard working kids.  Lets continue to ask WHY?

HAVE OUT:  NAME CARD  CLASS LETTER,  WORLD HISTORY FACE PAGE and QUICK WRITE TASK from YESTERDAY

WHY?  ID and REVIEW WHY WE ARE HERE.  ID and EVALUATE HOW THINGS WORK.
ID and PRACTICE  and CONNECT HISTORY to the ENGINEERING PROCESS

PLAN OF THE DAY

1. REVIEW: WHY ARE WE
   HERE?
2. WORLD HISTORY FACEPAGE, out for me to collect
3. QUICK WRITE REVIEW and COMPLETE
4. CONNECT HISTORY to the ENGINEERING PROCESS

HOMEWORK

Review and Organize

Monday 8/11

Happy FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!  I hope you are here with bright smiles and eager minds.  You have an amazing life and WE are going to have a fabulous year


PLAN OF THE DAY

HAVE OUT: PENCIL/PEN and PAPER

WHY?  ID, EVALUATE and ASSESS WHO WE ARE, WHY WERE HERE and HOW THINGS WORK

1.  REVIEW EXPECTATIONS:  Student Handbooks
2.  WORLD HISTORY DAY 1: Who, Why and How
Fight For Your Mind
Your Verse

How are YOU going to FIGHT FOR YOUR MIND to create YOUR VERSE this year?

HOMEWORK:  #1 COURSE LETTER SIGNATURE and #2 WORLD HISTORY FACE PAGE