CollegeEd™
June 2nd, 2006 - Students were given work sheet Unit 6.1-3: Paying for College.
June 1st, 2006 - We read pages 92-97. Students did the quiz on page 95. We discussed the questions.
May 31st, 2006 - We went to the computer lab so that students could write their essay on the movie.
May 30th, 2006 - Students finished watching "Ennis' Gift".
May 26th, 2006 - Before watching the rest of "Ennis' Gift", I passed out the "Ennis' Gift" worksheet. We will be watching this movie twice so students can have enough notes to write the 3-5 paragraph essay.
For further information on the video, visit: http://www.disabilityworld.org/01-03_02/arts/film.shtml
May 25th, 2006 - We started watching the video "Ennis' Gift." This is a video showcasing various people who have been successful in their lives and careers and the learning difficulties which they had to overcome. For more information on Ennis Cosby and the impact he has had on other's lives, please visit: http://www.hellofriend.com/
May 24th, 2006 - Today, we worked in the computer lab and students were given time to complete their essays. The essays are due today.
May 23rd, 2006 - We read pages 90-91 and discussed Test-Taking strategies.
May 22nd, 2006 - Students continued working on the Common Application.
May 19th, 2006 - students began work on the Unit 5.3: The Application Process, completing the Common Application.
May 18th, 2006 - covered main points from pages 77-85 leading up to the Common Application.
May 17th, 2006 - First we looked at Unit 5.2: Essay. Students were given time to choose an essay topic and brainstorm ideas for the creation of their essay. We then went to the computer lab and students began creating their essay.
May 16th, 2006 - We finished up Unit 4 and proceeded on to Unit 5. Students worked on Unit 5.1-3: Applying to College.
May 15th, 2006 - Discussion around pages 68-70. Students worked on Unit 4.3: Improve Your Skills.
May 12th, 2006 - Students continued working on Unit 4: College Scoop.
May 11th, 2006 - most of the time was spent getting students caught up on missing work so they wouldn't be penalized.
May 10th, 2006 - Students were given a progress report to find out missing work.We went to the computer lab and students worked on Unit 4.1 Choosing A College.
May 9th, 2006 - Students worked on SAW vocabulary words on page 59: Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctorate and Liberal Arts. Students having time started on Unit 4: College Scoop.
May 8th, 2006 - Students worked on their College Pennants.
May 5th, 2006 - Students finished their maps. We hung some of them on the wall. Students also started work on their college pennants.
May 4th, 2006 - Students continued working on their College Maps.
May 3rd, 2006 - We went to the computer lab and students were given Unit 4.1 designing a school pennant. Students were to go to Campustours.com and look at various things like school size etc...
May 2nd, 2006 - Students began working on what they think a college could look like. Students could work in groups designing their colleges and draw them out on paper. We'll work on this some more on Thursday and Friday. It's due Friday.
May 1st, 2006 - I taped out on the floor a basic layout of a dorm room (10 x 14 feet). Students were then given a paper on which they could design a dorm room.
April 28th, 2006 - We studied pages 60-64. Students filled out the questions on page 63 "Portfolio: Which College is Best for You?"
April 27th, 2006 - Students finished sharing the Course Catalog search sheets.
April 26th, 2006 - Class did not meet today because of WASL scheduling.
April 25th, 2006 - Students were given High School Course Catalog search sheets to find information about the various programs and requirements at the High School. We then began sharing that information.
April 24th, 2006 - We studied pages 58-59 in the College Ed Book.
April 21st, 2006 - Class did not meet today because of WASL scheduling.
April 20th, 2006 - Students finished work on Units 2.2-2.3.
April 19th, 2006 - I shared with the class some interesting information about the University of Washington's change in policy for admission to the Undergraduate Program. The University is considering students holistically rather than just looking at their GPA and SAT scores to determine eligibility to enter into their college. Apparently, UW is not the only college that is doing that. The University of California is likewise taking a similar approach. Links to two articles about this change can be found at:
Afterwards, students continued to work on Units 3.2 and 3.3.
April 18th, 2006 - Class did not meet today because of the WASL scheduling.
April 17th, 2006 - Students began working on the precursor (Unit 3.2 & 3.3 High School and Beyond) to their PEP (Personal Education Plan) which outlines what classes they think they would like to take when they get in High School. This will be due on Monday, April 24th.
April 14th, 2006 - I passed out print-outs of missing assignments and several students made attempts at turning work in. Basically, we spent time catching up.
April 13th, 2006 - Students began presenting their bumper stickers today. In between presentations, we discussed various aspects of the field trip and students shared what they had learned.
April 12th, 2006 - Field trip to Pacific Lutheran University and Clover Park Technical College. Students not going on the trip were given a Campus Tours assignment investigating PLU and Oregon University.
April 11th, 2006 - Final information was given regarding the field trip and students continued working on their bumper stickers.
April 10th, 2006 - Students were given the Unit 2 Final assignment which is to create a bumper sticker about what why High School Matters.
March 31st, 2006 - Students attempted to catch up on missing work. Last day before Spring Break.
March 30th, 2006 - We discussed more elements of the WASL and the testing schedule. I emphasized that students need to check with their 4th period teacher for more information regarding the WASL. Students continued turning in essays.
March 29th, 2006 - Students first turned in essays and then we went to the computer lab where students worked on Unit 2.2 Exploring What's Best for You which explores the CKHS web-site. Unfortunately, CKHS had changed their web-site sometime the previous day so some of the prompts on the work-sheet no longer made sense. We managed as best we could.
March 28th, 2006 - Some time was spent discussing the WASL and missing assignments. We continued the discussions from yesterday.
March 27th, 2006 - We read pp 40-41 and discussed the different learning styles and ways to plan.
March 24th, 2006 - Computer lab paper 2.3 Next Step, High School. We worked on the new vocabulary words for the pages read yesterday: Extracurricular Activities, GPA (Grade Point Average), Prerequisite and Transcript.
March 23rd, 2006 - I passed out the field trip forms for the April 12th field trip to PLU and Clover Park or Bates Technical Schools. If the form has been misplaced, you can download it here. Please notice that the form has two sides. Please make sure both sides are filled out.
Due date on the WOIS research will be Wednesday, March 29th. Students can turn in a draft on Monday, March 27th. Basics of the assignment: Students are writing research paragraphs on two separate careers. For students to have the chance to receive an A, they need to write 4+ paragraphs per career, a B, three paragraphs, a C, two paragraphs, a D, one paragraph. A paragraph generally consists of 3 full sentences or more. That's 8 paragraphs total. The WOIS worksheet is designed to help the student write the paper. It is not the final product. We read and discussed pages 35-38.
March 22nd, 2006 - Students went to the computer lab and continued research on their WOIS Careers page.
March 21st, 2006 - Students completed the SAW for the terms on pages 27 and 32: College Major, Financial Aid, Advanced Placement and College and Career Fairs.
March 20th, 2006 - Students were given several papers that have been graded along with a current grade progress report. Assignments can still be turned in for full credit. We then continued reading in the book. We discussed the information on pages 27-28: "The Value of Education", the chart on page 31 entitled "More education = More earning power", and the first two paragraphs on page 32 under the heading "Explore What's Best For You". We discussed two new terms: College and Career Fairs (that's actually 2 terms, but we're combining them as they're pretty much the same thing) and Advanced Placement Program (AP).
March 17th, 2006 - Today, we started Unit 2 "Why School? Students were given the worksheet Unit 2.1 Value of Education. After discussing the various areas of the paper and making sure the students knew how to do the paper, students were given class time to finish. This assignment became homework for students not finishing during class-time.
March 16th, 2006 - We read and discussed pages 20-24, Section 3: "Lifelong Learning." We discussed the terms: Undergraduate Degree and Graduate Degree. Students were asked to answer the following questions on their own paper: 1. Why might some people change careers? 2. How can you prepare yourself to take your life in a different direction? We discussed these questions and the answers which students had written.
March 15th, 2006 - We worked in the computer lab on the WOIS paper.
March 14th, 2006 - Students filled out a SAW page on the vocabulary words on page 16: Associate Degree, Community College, Degree and Graduate School. We looked at the Reference chart on page 19 and discussed the years it took for certain areas of study for a Post-Secondary Education.
March 13th, 2006 - Read and discussed pp 16-18, Section 2: "Pathways to Your Career" in the book. We learned the meanings of the words: Associate Degree, Community College, Degree and Graduate School. I told them my history of changing majors, and some of my experiences in Graduate School - mainly dealing with Degree Plans, and upholding a high GPA.
March 9th, 2006 - Assigned Unit 1.2: College Ed Vocabulary. We discussed how to fill the sheet out and then students filled out the sheet using the acronym SAW (Student Action Words) to discover the meaning of "Job" and "Career." Students turned that in today. Next, assigned Unit 1.2: Steps to Secondary Education. Students filled out the front of the page and their College Ed Partner is to answer the questions on the back. Due: 3-14-06.
March 8th, 2006 - Students filled out the back of the bumper sticker page and then went to the computer lab where they continued to work on the WOIS paper.
March 7th, 2006 - Students presented their bumper stickers.
March 6th, 2006 - Students worked on their bumper stickers.
March 3rd, 2006 - We finished the answers on the Myth Quiz and I told them the story of my brother-in-law Simon Combes (wild-life artist) who was tragically killed on December 12th, 2004. I talked about how he spent a large part of his life in the military and gave that all away so he could paint wildlife in Africa. I then passed out the Bumper Sticker activity and students began working on it, but class time ran out.
March 2nd, 2006 - Passed out the Unit 1.2 Myth Quiz. Students took the quiz and we began going through the answers.
March 1st, 2006 - We went to the computer lab and students logged onto the WOIS (Washington Occupational Information Systems) web-site where students completed a 66 question interest survey and began exploring different careers.
February 28th, 2006 - Passed out Unit 1.1 Careers of Interest. We worked on the first part together and students were given class time to complete.
February 27th, 2006 - Completed my story of why I chose music and we talked about choices in life and how sometimes situations make us adapt those choices.
February 24th, 2006 - Went over the table of contents and pages 9-12 in the College Ed book. We talked about the difference between a career and a job. I started telling them the reasons I went into music.
February 23rd, 2006 - Went over pages 6-8 in the College Ed book.
February 22nd, 2006 - We started by looking at the first part of the College Ed student work-book. We then went down to the computer lab (room 23) and students were assigned seats. Students were then shown the location of the College Ed web-site on the Choir web-page. Students then looked at www.campustours.com.
February 21st, 2006 - I passed out a sample chat-room dialogue which I had students read. We discussed the dangers that we saw in the conversations in that dialogue.
February 17th, 2006 - We continued talking about the iSafe pages and Dangers on the Web, Dangers in E-mail, Dangers when Chatting, Dangers in Newsgroups, Forums and Bulletin Boards and resources for reporting incidents.
February 16th, 2006 - I passed out folders for students to use as a portfolio binder. In it, we placed the College Ed student workbook. We attached labels and continued discussing the iSafe pages. We talked about what to do when coming across an inappropriate web-site and the definitions and capabilities of viruses, worms and Trojan horses. We also talked about things students should never give out on the internet. This includes things such as: Name, Age, Phone Number, Social Security Number, Address, School, Friend's names and family's names. We also discussed what kind of names are good to use for User Id's or Screen names. We talked about good ideas for passwords and how important it is to keep those safe.
February 15th, 2006 - We watched segments 9-10 of "To Catch a Predator III". I handed out some pages from the grade 7 curriculum from iSafe. We then began discussing ways to protect oneself from internet predators.
February 14th, 2006 (Valentine's Day) - We watched segments 4-8 of "To Catch A Predator III.
February 13th, 2006 - We first discussed what they saw on Friday and I asked them to share with the rest of the class what they talked about with their parents. I then showed two segments from the iSafe web-site. One was a short promotional video about the iSafe mentor program. The other was about internet safety and chat rooms.
February 10th, 2006 - Students for the most part finish presenting their Autobiography folders. Students are shown the first 3 segments of NBC's "To Catch A Predator III" as part of the iSafe information on Internet Safety. It is a very disturbing report on child predators and the use of the internet (chat rooms) to set up meetings.
February 9th, 2006 - Students continue presenting their Autobiography folders.
February 8th, 2006 - Students begin presenting their Autobiography folders.
February 7th, 2006 - Students continued working on Autobiography folder.
February 6th, 2006 - Students continued working on Autobiography folder.
February 3rd, 2006 - Students continued working on Autobiography folder.
February 2nd, 2006 - Students continued working on Autobiography folder.
February 1st, 2006 - Students had class time to work on their Autobiography folder.
January 31st, 2006 - First day of class. Introductions and passed out the Syllabus. Assigned Autobiography assignment. Students began creating their folders. Grading rubric is here. Class decided that the Short Term and Long Term Goals could be done by tomorrow, February 1st. The 3 careers of interest could be done by January 3rd and the entire project could be done by January 8th at which time they would begin presenting their folders. Students will need to share with the class their Careers, quote, picture, Goals and three words that describe themselves. They will not have to read their essay.
Career (p.11) - a field of work that requires special education, training, or experience.
Job (p.11) - a service provided, or work done, for a set rate or salary.
Associate Degree (p.16) - a degree awarded by a two-year or junior college.
Community College (p.16) - a college that offers a two-year program. Some offer technical/vocational training, and others offer academic programs.
Graduate School (p.16) - a school one attends after earning a bachelor's degree.
Undergraduate Degree (p.20) - a degree pursued during the first four years of college.
Graduate Degree (p.20) - a degree pursued after completing a four-year program and earning a bachelor's degree.
College Major (p.27) - a primary field of study on which a student chooses to focus.
Financial Aid (p.27) - money that a student may borrow or be given to help pay for college.
College and Career Fairs (p.32) - one-day events where representative form colleges and certain careers meet students and give them information.
Advanced Placement Program (AP) - college-level courses offered in high school.
Extracurricular Activities (p.35) - activities in which students participate in addition to their classes.
GPA (Grade Point Average) (p.35) - a system for evaluating the overall scholastic performance of students.
Prerequisite (p.35) - a requirement students must meet before they can take a certain course. For example, algebra is a prerequisite for geometry.
Transcript (p.35) - an official academic record that lists all the classes a student has taken and the final grade for each class.