Previous+Years'+Skills+III+Classes

=2013-2014 School Year= This year, 8th Grade Skills III is taught by both Enrique Jasso and Cody Shilling.

Goals for the Class:
school student and more fulfilled person.
 * __**Goals for Cody Shilling's Class:**__ || __**Goals for Enrique Jasso's Class:**__ ||
 * Everyone will walk out of this class prepared to be a successful high

We will be dealing with 4 big questions over the course of the year in every unit. Those four questions are: **Grading:** Quarter Grades: Homework - 20% Participation and in-class assignments - 40% Projects, Presentations, Paper - 40%
 * 1) What kind of person do I want to be?
 * 2) What does it take to be a successful student?
 * 3) What does it mean to be healthy?
 * 4) What does it mean to give back? ||   ||

Your semester average will be: Q1(40%) + Q2 (40%) + a Culminating Project (20%)

If there are any discipline issues with someone not following any of the class rules, you will earn the following consequences: 1. The first time – a warning from me. Can include a look, a reminder to focus, or tap on the desk as I walk by. 2. The second time – I will talk to you individually and you will fill out the reflection sheet. It will also go on the infractions list. 3. The third time – I will call Ms. Scrutchin. I will also be calling home and let your parents know of the unacceptable behavior and how you and I plan to improve the situation.
 * Discipline:**

**5 and 10 Year Plans** This year, the largest project we will work on will be having the students create, write out, and present plans and goals they have set for themselves 5 years from now (as a freshman in college) and 10 years from now (having recently graduated college). They will work on the 5 year plan during semester 1, then the 10 year plan during semester 2. They will be presenting both later in the Spring Semester.

Schedule:
While each class will cover the same topics, the schedule of when each class covers topics will be different part of the time. the 5 Year Plan throughout Quarter 2, but it is not a separate unit by itself. ||  || 5 Year Plan - We will work on the 5 Year Plan throughout Quarter 2, but it is not a separate unit by itself. || Setting || Unit 4 || Self Reflection and Goal Setting || the 10 Year Plan throughout Quarter 3, but this is not a separate unit. ||  || 10 Year Plan - We will wok on the 10 Year Plan throughout Quarter 3, but this is not a separate unit. || Presentations - We will work on presentations skills and will present both the 5 and 10 Year Plans later in Quarter 4. ||  || 5 and 10 Year Plan Presentations - We will work on presentations skills and will present both the 5 and 10 Year Plans later in Quarter 4. ||
 * = **__Cody Shilling's Class:__** |||| **__Enrique Jasso's Class:__** ||
 * = __Quarter 1__ ||  ||   ||
 * Unit 1 || Organization Skills and Habits ||  ||   ||
 * Unit 2 || Self Reflection and Journaling ||  ||   ||
 * = __Quarter 2__ ||||= __Quarter 2__ ||
 * Unit 3 || Nutrition and Physical Health || Unit 3 || Nutrition and Physical Health ||
 * || 5 Year Plan - We will work on
 * ||= __Quarter 3__ ||  ||= __Quarter 3__ ||
 * Unit 4 || Self Reflection and Goal
 * || 10 Year Plan - We will wok on
 * Unit 5 || Interpersonal Relationships || Unit 5 || Interpersonal Relationships ||
 * =  ||= __Quarter 4__ ||=   ||= __Quarter 4__ ||
 * || Continue Unit 5. ||  || Continue Unit 5. ||
 * || 5 and 10 Year Plan

=2012-2013=

This year we will be constantly working toward answering the main questions “How can we serve ourselves?” and “How can we serve our community?” While seeking the answers these questions, our three main goals in this class will be to

(1) **plan and implement a year-long service project** (2) **become proficient in classroom technology skills** (PowerPoint, Prezi, Excel, video production, etc.) (3) **learn the necessary social and study skills for becoming successful high school students and global citizens**. We will assess the class’s achievement of these objectives based on students performance on in-class assignments and service project benchmarks.

Service Project:
As a class, we will plan and implement a year-long service project that positively impacts our community. You will receive a grade each quarter according to your completion of each quarter’s benchmarks (listed below). Each quarter, we will be presenting our progress to Jessica Edward’s 8th grade life skills class in addition to providing this class with feedback on their project. // 1st Quarter // – Report/presentation of researched needs in the community and three potential projects that address them // 2nd Quarter // – Decide on a project, set up necessary contacts, and submit an outlined plan for implementing the project 3rd Quarter – Submit and present a progress report on project work 4th Quarter – Submit and present a final report

Schedule:
Each quarter we will cover approximately two units that encompass two to three essential questions. Throughout these units, we will learn about valuable life skills while continuing work on our year-long service project. The general schedule for the year is as follows:

How can we give back to our community? || Planning a long-term service project ||
 * ** UNIT ** || ** QUESTIONS ** || ** SKILLS ** ||
 * 1 || What is the Chinquapin culture?
 * 2 || How do we interact with people? || Working effectively with others ||
 * || End of 1st Quarter  ||   ||
 * 3 || Who are we? || Self-awareness ||
 * 4 || How can we be the best students possible? || Studying strategies, time management, stress management ||
 * || End of 2nd Quarter  ||   ||
 * 5 || How does the outside world influence us? || Assessing the media and peer pressure ||
 * 6 || How can we influence the outside world? || Researching heroes and analyzing their impacts ||
 * || End of 3rd Quarter  ||   ||
 * 9 || How and why should we keep track of the world around us? || Researching current events ||
 * 10 || What are we going to tell the world? || Reflection, presentation of year-long service project ||
 * || End of 4th Quarter  ||   ||

Career & College Readiness Unit:
__Personal strengths__ - Reflect on strengths and what makes them unique - Strengths finder test - Career cluster survey - [|__http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/pdf/cruiser.pdf__]

__Career Exploration__ - Potential career research - Focus on education and skill requirements - Students will present on an assigned “career cluster” - Careers in the community (career day, shadowing, etc.)

__College Exploration__ - What is college? - Types of schools - What type of schooling is required for your careers of interest? - What do colleges look for in admissions?

__High School Planning__ - What do we need to do/accomplish these next four years? - SMART goals - Test preparation - Extracurricular activities - Service - Daily best practices

=2011-2012= Syllabus

For discussion: media literacy, digital citizenship, copyright and fair use; culture of niceness vs. culture of meanness; social boundaries; code switching with language
Digital portfolio -- final project Do we need discussion of digital safety earlier? =Life Skills/Character Skills= =Study Skills= =Technology Skills:=
 * Peer pressure.
 * Body image.
 * Balancing social life.
 * Decision making.
 * Conflict resolution.
 * Living in a digital age - Communication - What, how, why, where, and to whom you are communicating.
 * 1) Digital footprint.
 * 2) E-mail etiquette.
 * 3) Chatting w/teachers. Chat status.
 * Public Speaking
 * Learning styles.
 * Organization.
 * 1) Digital organization - finding what you need, when you need it.
 * 2) Physical organization - leaning environments.
 * Planning
 * Advanced internet research.
 * Making the internet a place for learning.
 * Collaboration
 * 1) Understanding digital property.
 * Copyright laws.
 * TEACH Act 2001
 * DMCA
 * Creative Commons/Public Domain.
 * Fair Use
 * 1) Balancing social media.
 * Facebook/Myspace, texting, chatting, tweeting, etc...
 * e-mail ettiquette.
 * 1) Word Processing. (Google Docs, Open Office, Microsoft Word)
 * 2) Spreadsheets/Survey Software. (How to create, gather, and display data).
 * 3) Web 2.0 tools.
 * 4) Presentations. (Death by PowerPoint - how to effectively use a visual aid while presenting information)

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