Welcome! Quietly have a seat and take out your name tent from yesterday.
IB Mission Statement Fill in the blanks using the words provided in the envelop to complete the IB Mission Statement. Fill in the blanks using the words provided in the envelop to complete the IB Mission Statement.
IB Mission Statement The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment. These programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right. These programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
InquirersKnowledgeableThinkersCommunicatorsPrincipledOpen-MindedCaringRisk-TakersBalancedReflective We nurture our curiosity, developing skills for inquiry and research. We know how to learn independently and with others. We learn with enthusiasm and sustain our love of learning throughout life. We develop and use conceptual understanding, exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines. We engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance. We use critical and creative thinking skills to analyze and take responsible action on complex problems. We exercise initiative in making reasoned, ethical decisions. We express ourselves confidently and creatively in more than one language and in many ways. We collaborate effectively, listening carefully to the perspectives of other individuals and groups. We act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness and justice, and with respect for the dignity and rights of people everywhere. We take responsibility for our actions and their consequences. We critically appreciate our own cultures and personal histories, as well as the values and traditions of others. We seek and evaluate a range of points of view, and we are willing to grow from the experience. We show empathy, compassion and respect. We have a commitment to service, and we act to make a positive difference in the lives of others and in the world around us. We understand the importance of balancing different aspects of our lives intellectual, physical, and emotional to achieve well-being for ourselves and others. We recognize our interdependence with other people and with the world in which we live. We thoughtfully consider the world and our own ideas and experience. We work to understand our strengths and weaknesses in order to support our learning and personal development. We approach uncertainty with forethought and determination; we work independently and cooperatively to explore new ideas and innovative strategies. We are resourceful and resilient in the face of challenges and change.
Vacation! Choose the 6 Traits you think are the most important. Choose the 6 Traits you think are the most important. Write each trait you selected on a separate sticky note to pack in your suitcase for your vacation! Write each trait you selected on a separate sticky note to pack in your suitcase for your vacation!
Reflection Questions Answer the following in complete sentences: Answer the following in complete sentences: 1. How are the Learner Profile Traits related to the IB Mission Statement? 2. How did you feel as you attempted to narrow down the profile traits to only one? 3. Why do you feel the trait you selected is the most important?
Bell Work Tuesday 6/10/2014 Create a heading on a piece of paper that says “Bell Work 6/17/14” Create a heading on a piece of paper that says “Bell Work 6/17/14” Read through the text titled “The Horse’s Fodder” then solve the mystery by writing your claim, evidence, and reasoning. Read through the text titled “The Horse’s Fodder” then solve the mystery by writing your claim, evidence, and reasoning. CLAIM= which horse you think will eat the least CLAIM= which horse you think will eat the least EVIDENCE= facts and observations used to help you determine your claim EVIDENCE= facts and observations used to help you determine your claim REASONING= explain how the evidence supports the claim. REASONING= explain how the evidence supports the claim.
Class Norms Waterfall Waterfall Counting Down Counting Down Group Work Group Work
Critical versus Creative Thinking Critical Thinking : Critical Thinking : the process we use to reflect on, assess, and judge the assumption underlying our own and others ideas and efforts. Creative Thinking : the process we use to develop ideas that are unique, useful and worthy of further elaboration
Critical versus Creative Thinking Creative Thinking: brainstorming. Create a list of all the things a spoon could be used for. Creative Thinking: brainstorming. Create a list of all the things a spoon could be used for.
Roles People Play in Groups Objectives Objectives To promote an awareness of helpful group roles To promote an awareness of helpful group roles To learn how the accomplishment of group tasks depends on helpful behaviors To learn how the accomplishment of group tasks depends on helpful behaviors To learn collaborative skills To learn collaborative skills Answer the following in complete sentences: Answer the following in complete sentences: 1. Why do unhelpful roles prevent a group from completing a task? 2. What role do you think you usually play in a group? 3. Choose a helpful role that you can try today. What are some things you might do in this helpful role?
Kitchen Kapers Working within your groups, you will design a new kitchen utensil that “you can’t live without!” Working within your groups, you will design a new kitchen utensil that “you can’t live without!” You may only use the materials provided in the envelop- two index cards, 2 paper clips, 4 tooth picks, and 1 pencil. (You may also use scissors or glue) You may only use the materials provided in the envelop- two index cards, 2 paper clips, 4 tooth picks, and 1 pencil. (You may also use scissors or glue) Write a short commercial to pitch your new product to the class! Write a short commercial to pitch your new product to the class!
Kitchen Kapers Reflection Answer the following in complete sentences: Answer the following in complete sentences: 1. How did the purpose of the utensil change as you built it? 2. How did leadership in your group change as you continued to build? 3. How did it feel before your group knew what to build? 4. How did you help your group in a special way? 5. Of all the utensils created, which did you feel was best and why?