Wednesday, Feb 1

Proposed agenda–
A Design-thinking look at public speaking
Rereading our Duke Ellington biopoem
Creating our own biopoems (reading, thinking, writing, speaking/sharing)
Sharing and celebrating our creativity (i.e., our biopoems)
Practicing metacognition on ourselves

Upcoming topics–

• A Design-thinking look at practicing metacognition  (How many ways can you think of to practice metacognition?)
• Slow reading! It's good for you.

For Monday (and next week in general)–
Read Betty Ray's Design-Thinking piece online
Read Barbara Moss's Content Area Literacy in the Elementary Grades (pdf)
Blog entry #3 due Sunday night by midnight on these two pieces (follow blog guidelines)
Response to at least one of your peer's blog postings by Tuesday night at midnight

Our Duke Ellington Biopoem

Duke

Swanky, smooth-talkin’, piano-playin

Son of Daisy and J.E.

Lover of baseball, women, music and smooth-talkin’

Bored with the same ol’ one-two, one-two umpdy-dump piano sounds

Feared failure, rejection and guilt (his parents had different plans for him)

Inspired, he formed a band, learned how to play the piano, made it to the Cotton Club

Duke wanted to see music change–no more umdy-dump one-twos–to celebrate the pride and diversity of black heritage

Residence of Harlem

Ellington

Mon Jan 30

Proposed agenda–
Blog reflection discussions
Biopoems

Upcoming dates–
For this Wed, bring a biography book 
Wed, Feb 8: Student Think Center visit (we'll meet there)

Pics–

Wed, Jan 25 Week One

Proposed agenda–

1. Intro to the Design-Thinking (DT) Process (listening, note-making, questioning)
2. Experience stages 1 & 2 DT–Identifying a task and brainstorming
3. TED's 5 ways of listening (listening, note-making, thinking, questioning)
4. Experiencing listening in different ways
5. Reflecting together metacognitively

Blog #2 changes (if you've already completed your posting, disregard this change)

• Read two peer blogs (blog entry #1) and incorporate their thinking into your own posting
• Read Knipper & Duggan's "Writing to learn across the curriculum" article and respond using the blog rubric guidelines in the syllabus 
• Add "Links" as a "Gadget" to your blog and add our course blog as a link
• *optional–expound more on your listening experience. Tell us about it. 

Due dates–
Blog #2 Friday by midnight
Blog online and live by Friday midnight

Vivi with the train depot steel man sculpture

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)