1. FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
IN LOVING MEMORY REMEMBERANCE OF EXCUSES… WE SAID GOODBYE, NOW WE REMEMBER YOU OH BELOVED EXCUSES
FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE

2. Session: Helping to Create the Environment

3. Investigative Question: Do I know what is expected of me during class?
Work for the day:
Rules & Procedures
Building a Team: Google Study
Brainstorming Community Agreements
Reflection & Closing

4. Rules and Procedures Preamble Why do we have rules in our society?
Take 2 mins to write your response
Talk to your Star Wars Partner to you to check in
Empire you speak first for 45 seconds
Jedis you listen
Jedis- You will be summarizing what your Empire partner said
Bringing this out to the floor…
How are rules and procedures different?

5. Rules…
Turn off and/or silence ALL electronic devices before entering class
Put away ALL electronic devices unless otherwise instructed
Bring ALL materials needed for class
Follow procedures practiced throughout year

6. Consequences… Verbal warnings Phone call Referral
Teacher/Student Conference
Parent/Teacher/Student Conference
Administration/Parent/Student Conference

7. Rebel With a Cause! Does anyone recognize who this person is?
Rosa parks “broke” the rule regarding sitting in buses.
Are some rules justified to break?
Rule breaking as something Constructive not destructive!

8. Procedures- Entering/Leaving
Have a seat, take out materials, and ready for Preamble
Dismissal will be by Mr. Morgana (Not your phone, the clock, or the bell)
Push in your chairs all the way to table
Periods 4 &7- You put chairs up after bell has rung
Questions?

9. Procedures - Bathroom MUST use planner
During instruction (me talking to you) is not the best time to go
During Thinking Logs time also NO BUENO
During Breaks TWO at a time
10/10 Rule No leaving 1st or Last 10 mins of class
Ask for permission at Best times (get better at “feeling” when it could be ok to go”

10. Procedures – Absent Work
Recommended to see me during Office Hours
Mondays– 2:45-4:00 OR by APPT
You MUST communicate with Mr. Morgana within those the days are absent
Based on that communication we will discuss a reasonable time frame for completing missed work
Questions?

11. Procedures- Academic Help
Come to Office Hours
specific questions
Example: Hello Mr. Morgana, I have a question about what exactly we are supposed to turn in on Friday? Can you give me a response whenever is convenient?
Thank you
Paul

12. Procedures- Academic Help-Contd
Non Example for
Hey, what’s the homework?
Follow Up with Mr. Morgana if needed

13. U.S. Women’s Soccer World Cup Champions
This year, the U.S. Women’s Soccer team won it’s 4th world cup championship and back to back win (2015 & 2019)
Some footage of victory…
U.S. vs. Netherlands Final
Some questions to discuss & consider:
How does any team win any major championship?
What does the team need to do to win?

14. Building a Team: Google Study
It is hard to argue that Google plays a major role in our lives and has changed the way we interact with the internet
In order to do this, Google has depended on having a strong team
They conducted a study over 5 years long to determine what makes the best team…
Team Building: Google Study
Psychological Safety

15. Building Our Team: Brainstorm
What we are going to do now:
Based on Google study- brainstorm what we are going to put on our “Community Agreements” Poster
You will use document to help you
Here are the components of the brainstorm:
Characteristic
What we are doing to show this:
Language on Poster
Dependability
2. Structure & Clarity
3. Meaning
4. Impact
5. Psychological safety

16. Community Agreements Poster
Now that we have brainstormed ideas…
Lets move onto language of our poster:

17. Reflection & Closing We have language for our poster
Let’s pick who will be our “graphic designer(s)” for our community agreements poster
To close a little reflecting…some questions to consider:
Take 2 mins to freewrite and reflect:
How will you hold yourself accountable for these community agreements every session we are here?
How will you hold your community members accountable and support the team to accomplish our goals?