Core 1: Prepare-on: You will be talking directly to the students from Washington D.C. today. You will be introducing yourself in the following way: Your name Your Blog Title One thing that you really like to write about on your blog or read about on other people’s blogs. One thing …
Core 1: Write-on: Which is more effective at creating social change: Verbal persuasion or Written Persuasion? Why? Debrief from commenting on Mr. Mayo’s students’ blogs. What did you see that was good? What can we learn from them? What types of conversations should we start having? Who would like to …
I will be out both today and tomorrow at the Colorado association for Gifted and Talented. I will be presenting tomorrow about The Academy of Discovery, so wish me luck. Here are the sub plans for today: 100107.doc
Cores 1-4: Discuss-on: What is the most meaningful feedback you have ever gotten (on writing, on playing a sport, or anything else)? Introduce final procedures for Academy Authentics. Work toward turning in your first Academy Authentic. Extensions: If you haven’t yet finished the process, share out with four people (your …
Share-on: Reveal to at least two other people the progress of your persuasive weekend. Were you able to persuade your family/friend to do a piece of work for you without resorting to fallacious means? What would it take to persuade this person to permanently take over your duties from you …
Sometimes we get so caught up in creating the system and the environment for learning that we forget about the most important element of that environment: creation. The singular act of creation is not something to be glazed over; it is the backbone of all that we do, and sometimes …
Core 1: Share-on: Reveal to at least two other people the progress of your persuasive weekend. Were you able to persuade your family/friend to do a piece of work for you without resorting to fallacious means? What would it take to persuade this person to permanently take over your duties …
Core 1: Write-on: How can the specific words that we use affect how persuasive we are in our writing or speaking? Continue working on “Tom Sawyer Whitewashing the Fence.” Does Tom make fallacious arguments or real ones? How does he convince others to do his work for him? Extensions: Plan …
Core 1: Write-on: What is the one chore that you despise the most? Read “Tom Sawyer Whitewashing the Fence.” Does Tom make fallacious arguments or real ones? How does he convince others to do his work for him? If time allows, work on your Academy Authentic. Extensions: Plan out how …