Assignments
- Syllabus Quiz #1 - Monday, September 9, 2019
- Prompt Extraction (+50) - Due Monday, September 9, 2019
- Education Paradigms Source 1-3 - Due Monday, September 16, 2019 (+100)
*Source 1 - Sir Ken Robinson's Changing Education Paradigms (watch in the 'Video Links' Tab) and answer questions
*Source 2- "Marita's Bargain" essay by Malcolm Gladwell (pages 3-14 in black Collections textbook)
*Source 3- "The Secret to Raising Smart Kids" science article by Carol S. Dweck (pages 21-26 in Collections)
**for source 2 and 3 write DETAILED notes**
- Education Paradigms Source 4 - Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligence Packet Annotations - Due Tuesday, September 17, 2019
- AICE EGP Exam Overview Test- Friday, September 20, 2019 (+100)
- Education Paradigms Source 5 (part II) - "Watch Finland has best education system in the world" and "Finland's Education Success" in the 'Video Links' tab, continue Country Case Study notes from the S. Korea video we watched in class -Due September 23, 2019
- Education Paradigms Source 6 - Read and annotate the article "Student grit matters as much as test scores" - Due Tuesday, September 24, 2019
- Summer Reading Test - Thursday and Friday, September 26 and 27, 2019 (+200)
- Multiple Intelligence Mandala - Due Friday, September 27, 2019 (+50)
- Education Paradigms Source 7-9 - TBA
- Education Paradigms Synthesis Paper - Due Friday, October 4, 2019 (+300)
- Resume - Due Friday, October 11, 2019
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We are also currently preparing for our AICE English General Paper Exam in May and reading everything that enlightens us about the world around us and writing balanced, informed essays to become global citizens! Below are videos, podcasts, and articles we have discovered along the way.
IN-CLASS INFORMATION GATHERINGS:
World Channel (PBS)-- 203 Videos!
NY Times- A Memory Shortcut, With a Little Help From Friends
Smithsonian Magazine- Four Things That Happen When a Language Dies
- Madonna Loses Legal Battle Over Tupac Shakur Breakup Letter
- Pass or Fail In Cambodia Town
- Secret State of North Korea
- Reel South: Gip
- The Triangle Fire
World Channel (PBS)-- 203 Videos!
NY Times- A Memory Shortcut, With a Little Help From Friends
Smithsonian Magazine- Four Things That Happen When a Language Dies
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