Lifeskills 9-23 We have been exploring what makes us happy, our self image, and how others may view us. This last class we discussed possible influences on these concepts. Your assignment, which can be done by yourself or with a partner, is to pick an example of violence in the media and answer the following …
Monthly Archive: October 2014
October 24, 27, & 28
C & D – 7, 8, & 9 I have spoken to the students about collecting the designing portion of their projects this week. The creating will be assessed after consulting with the students, as will the appraisal, and communication of their learning. I have discussed this approach with them as it is difficult in …
October 21, 23, & 23
C & D 7, 8, & 9 We took the time to go over some more safety items as we are now working with more equipment. This included cleaning up and safety tools and gear. We also discussed the need to slow down to make sure that we are doing things properly. This means that we do not …
October 16, 17, & 20
It is difficult for us to start the year in a space that is not ready and I appreciate the patience of the students as we work to finish the space. Construction & Design is also taking a unique approach which is allowing the students to select projects in areas that interest them. These range …
October 10, 14, & 15
Construction & Design 7, 8, & 9 Students are in all different stages of their projects. Some have almost completed their first project whereas others have just starting working on figuring out what they would like to do. I am impressed by the level of depth that some of the students are going into as they …
October 7, 8, & 9
C & D – 7, 8, & 9 Mr. Prosser is well aware of the expectations in the class and also the steps involved in the process. Please make sure that you are respecting him as a teacher. I have started training on some of the equipment for the classes that I am seeing in …
Morning Classes for the Next Two Weeks
Beginning, Tuesday October 7, I will be only working in the afternoon for the next two weeks for health reasons. Mr. Prosser, who is familiar with our school as he was Mr. Morgan’s student teacher, will be in for me. He is aware of how the class is progressing and is also comfortable with some …
October 2, 3, & 6
I might need to change my approach to this course in some of the classes as some of the students are struggling to work through the process required if they are to be selecting their own projects. We will determine this over the next few weeks as we work through this process and I see …