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MONDAY August 14: Students received a GIA orientation packet which contains two copies of the syllabus(one to sign, one to keep), a GIA brochure, Reading in the Content Area brochure, and a Welcome Letter to parents.
They also received a homework assignment due WEDNESDAY. This is a vocabulary assignment which is part of their training to become GIA agents of investigative learning this week. Tomorrow, Tuesday, agents should bring a signed syllabus and their completed agent profile.
TUESDAY, August 15: Students are learning some classified information today! We returned to the roots of social studies...deep in early childhood where students learned about themselves, their families, their communities. We want to build a learning community in the GIA. How do we best accomplish this? The question? What do we know about group dynamics? What do we know about how how we best learn? How do we work in groups with students who learn differently than we do? How does a teacher meet the diverse needs of many learners in her classroom? Can creativity be taught? Can we shift from a preferred intelligence pathway to explore a new one? Students completed surveys in learning styles and multiple intelligences. By the end of Wednesday we'll have explored creativity and learning modalities and will have a complete "learning profile" on each student. These profiles will be the basis for our differentiated classroom and will be used to form a variety groups for projects at later dates. And, here's the real SOCIAL STUDIES lesson! Given knowledge of these concepts, we'll work more effectively in problem solving groups throughout the year!
Students, your SNEAKY WORD assignment is due tomorrow. Here's your chance to express your preferred learning style and make your first big impression! Remember the homework policy! If you do not remember your assignment tomorrow, it receives only half credit on day two and a 0 on day three. Stay on top of your game and remember your assignment the first time!
Don't forget your signed syllabus and remind your parents to email me at glenda.glenn@cobbk12.org so I can finish my group email list. We're off to a great start!
WEDNESDAY was our first DEAR-Drop Everything and READ in Social Studies. Each Wednesday we'll take 30 minutes to read. Students should be prepared with a book in hand. This is not a time for homework! Students will use reading logs to record the number of pages read toward their goal of a million words across subject areas in Grade 7 this year.
Today we finished our Learning Style Profile with a look at learning modalities (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) and creativity and combined those results with the Multiple Intelligence and Learning Style surveys from Tuesday. We'll use this information all year.
THURSDAY: Today students will take the pre-test for AC Social Studies. Books will be issued and students will begin a review of geography. Students began this work in class and should have it finished by tomorrow.
World Regions Globes, pages 4-8 Answer questions 1-5
Maps, pages 9-11 Answer questions 1-6
This is a basic review. Questions should be answered in complete sentences.
Tomorrow students need their notebook and five dividers! Don't forget to cover your books. These are VERY old and outdated books, so we use many rich supplementary materials. This is the last year we'll use these books.
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