Mon Jan 23 Week One

Welcome to 411 Seniors!

Today's proposed agenda–

1. Read Aloud–Mem Fox's Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge (listening, viewing, feeling, thinking)
2. The Story of our Names (thinking, writing, feeling)
3. Quaker style sharing (speaking, listening, feeling)
4. Practicing metacognition (thinking, speaking, writing/note-taking)

If time permits–

• An introduction to Design-Thinking (listening, note-taking, questioning)
• Experiencing Stages 1 & 2 of the DT process (identifying a task & brainstorming)
• TED's video–5 Ways to Listen (listening, viewing, writing/note-taking, questioning)

Due dates–
Blog entry #2 due Friday (Jan 27) by midnight
All blogs must be online and going by Jan 27 (find me if you need any help)

Blog #2 requirements–

1. Watch (or review) the TED video about listening
2. Try one (or more) of the listening exercises and blog about your experience
3. Choose 2 other peer blogs (Blog entry #1) and incorporate their ideas  
4. Add a "Links" Gadget to your blog and add our CIR 411 course blog to your list

This is my daughter Vivian (Krispy Kreme with choc/glazed USM sprinkles)