Glad you are back!

We discussed our Creative Coloring activity from yesterday based on these questions:

1. Was this a difficult task for the group? Why or why not? What would have made this easier as a group?

2. How did the group work to create the picture? Who was the leader? Who didn’t work very hard? Who was a helper (or made suggestions)? Who just walked away and did nothing? Who decided the theme? How or why was that theme chosen? Did you practice or trace the pictures? Did everyone listen? Did everyone participate? How well did YOU participate?

3. Is everyone happy with the picture that was created? What would you have done differently if you were working all by yourself? Is there anything you would change?

4. Is it easier to do things by yourself or with a group? Was the group too big or too small? Or just right?

5. Why is it important to be able to work with other as a member of a team?

Honestly, after ten years of doing this, I thought I’d seen and heard it all possible responses to these questions, but you guys gave some great insight.

Then we looked at our finished word cloud from yesterday to remember our focus for the year:

Honestly, I had to look up absquatulate. Good word. I like it when my students stump me! 🙂

Lastly, we discussed my ten Purpose Driven words that I believe in:

KEYS OF PURPOSE-DRIVEN LEARNING

 

KEY	DEFINITION	EXPECTATIONS	LEADERS
ENTHUSIASM	A strong and inspiring feeling of excitement	Smile!, Sit up and actively listen, Participate, Have fun	Jimmy Fallon Peyton Manning Oprah
EFFORT	Hard work; a serious attempt at accomplishing a goal	Turn in quality work that shows that you tried your hardest, Overcome obstacles that arise	Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jane Goodall Lionel Messi
CONFIDENCE	Faith or belief in one’s self; certainty in one’s abilities	Speak loudly and clearly, Make eye contact, Embrace challenges	Martin Luther King Jr. Amelia Earhart Muhammad Ali
FOCUS	Concentrated attention on the task at hand	Keep working for the whole time, Ignore distractions, Do what needs to get done	Rosa Parks Billie Jean King Michelangelo
RESILIENCE	Capability to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness	Accept that mistakes will be made, Ask yourself what can be done differently, Keep trying	Michael Jordan Abraham Lincoln Helen Keller
DEPENDABILITY	Trustworthy; able to be relied on to do what is expected	Always do what you say you’re going to do, Be an active participant of your group	Nelson Mandela Aaron Rodgers Mother Teresa
INITIATIVE	Power to act or take charge before others do	Volunteer, Meet the expectations without having to be asked, Lead others to make strong choices	Wright Brothers Bill Gates Jackie Robinson
CREATIVITY	Use of imagination and original ideas	Be an individual, Purposely be different, Brainstorm a variety of ideas before deciding on one	Steve Jobs Franklin D. Roosevelt Beyonce
CURIOSITY	Strong desire to know or learn something; inquisitiveness	Look for the answer before asking for help, Dive deeper into a class topic, Ask “why?”	Thomas Edison Marie Curie Neil Armstrong
EMPATHY	Ability to understand and share the feelings of another person	Put others first, Think about how your actions affect others, Be respectful of everyone	Gandhi Florence Nightingale Harriet Tubman

We ended by grading ourselves on these areas: A, B, C, D, and F. I also asked you to tell me what is one thing that you are concerned about for this year.

See you tomorrow for an old skool MySpace survey! 😉