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To whomever has 7th skills:

There is so much to do, don't even think about finishing it all! They need practice, practice, practice in everything you do, and constant reinforcement of every learned. There are the life skills, organizational skills, technical skills and just plain old learning skills, such as how to read various materials and get the needed information out, that all need to be covered, and covered in the first quarter! Don't stress, just do your best.Some of things we all discussed as Skills teachers this year were:

need a book to read together to facilitate discussions When is the best time developmentally to address each topic? Young Mens and Young Womens can be unofficial "skills" meetings Have Skills teachers be given the assignment of integrating with other grade-level courses -- as grade assignment in addition to the list I put on the other page.

Below find the schedule that Amanda created two years ago, but said she didn't cover altogether, but it's a good list, so here it is. The resources on the resources page are mostly hers as well. I found things mostly as I was going along and some of them made it into my diigo account, and some didn't. Sorry about that. IT would help the next person to beef that up. Maybe make a LiveBinders folder to store things. Good luck!

Jan

=This year we will cover the following important skills= =Life Skills/Character Skills=
 * Knowing Yourself.
 * 1) Self-esteem.
 * 2) Creativity and creative expression as integral part of self.
 * 3) Learning style assessments - type up a report explaining/summarizing your learning style to distribute to teachers.
 * 4) Activity/Assessment: What do want to be when you grow up? a look a your possible future. See the rubric for grading this power point.
 * Chinquapin community and individuals within it.
 * 1) Review and reinforce Chinquapin Ethos: Academic effort, quid pro quo, respect.
 * 2) What is Chinquapin? Why are we here? What unifies us? (older student visit as guest speakers)
 * 3) Transition from 6th to 7th - what to expect
 * 4) Group inclusion
 * 5) Bullying
 * 6) Diversity awareness
 * 7) Conflict resolution
 * Emotional wellness
 * 1) Stress management
 * 2) Anger management
 * 3) Relaxation
 * Sex education. Drug and alcohol awareness.
 * 1) Understanding your body and puberty
 * 2) Psychology
 * 3) Safety
 * Drugs and Alcohol

**Text:** The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

**Year Overview**
- Advanced Word documents - Excel/Spreadsheets - Presentation Software & Presentations - Advanced Google Docs - Internet Safety - Media Literacy
 * Technology Needs to be incorporated:**
 * social networking sites
 * evaluating websites, magazines, using different news sources
 * http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596/Units/media/MediaandBehavior.html

//**Review: Week 1-2**//

- *older student as guest speaker - crew, chores, quid pro quo - how would you describe the model chinquapin student? - why are you here? right vs. privilege - transition from 6th-7th - goals, organization, responsibility - academic effort, respect - coordinate with other 7th grade teachers to make sure they have all supplies and are well-organized
 * Chinquapin Ethos**

//**Unit 1: Community Part 1**// - getting along with others - participation in and out of classroom setting
 * Group Inclusion**

- shared drive, home folder - how and where to save - network, logging in - email & calendar - email etiquette, google chat, esp. chat status Setting up Moodle and Diigo
 * Week 3: Review: Chinquapin Technology**

//**Unit 2: Knowing Yourself Part 1**// - incorporate Media Literacy, teen magazines
 * Self-Esteem and Effort**

//**Unit 3: Life Skills Part 1**// - what is it? the facts. - what is truly "safe" sex? psychological and emotional considerations - pregnancy, abortion - intimacy other than/that can potentially lead to sex, dating relationships
 * Sex Education**

//**Unit 4: Life Skills Part 2**// - Stress Management - Sleep
 * Emotional Wellness**

//**Unit 5: Knowing Yourself Part 2**// - type up a report explaining/summarizing your learning style to distribute to teachers.
 * Learning Styles**

//**Unit 6: Community Part 2**//
 * Bullying and Conflict Resolution**
 * Anger Management**

//**Unit 7: Life Skills Part 3**// - *older student as guest speaker
 * Drug and Alcohol Awareness**

//**Unit 8: Knowing Yourself Part 3**// - creativity projects - something that illustrates something hidden about themselves; write a song/rap/poem, paint, mosaic, collage, drawing, build something, a dance, photography, short story
 * Creativity**