In this project we taught our teacher how to use tools on WordPress blogs to enhance them. Currently in maker we are trying to improve our blogging skills so that our learning portfolios are a more professional and clean. Teaching our teacher a skill helped us think of tools to teach him but it also helped us to think of more tools we can use in our own blogs to improve them. The tool I chose was how to add…
POL Declaration Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning. I am the expert on my own learning. I am also responsible and accountable for my own learning. You can expect me to give an honest evaluation of my progress. We will discuss my strengths and opportunities for growth. Thank you in advance for listening and for offering feedback that I can use to improve as a learner. Introduction Grade 9 has gone by so fast, and looking back,…
Introduction The final post about the book is about the last habit, sharpen the saw. Sharpening the saw is all about renewal and rest. You can you can sharpen your saw physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually. If you are cutting down a tree with a dull saw, it will take so much time to cut down the tree. If you take the small amount of time to sharpen your saw, you can cut down trees faster and be more effective….
Introduction Welcome to my second post about the book 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. You can read my first post about the book here. This post is about the next three habits in the book, and they are: Habit 4: Think Win Win – have a mindset that everyone can win. You don’t have to lose for other people to win, and others don’t need to lose for you to win. Habit 5: Think First to Understand Then be…
Introduction The book 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is the teen version of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The book was written by Sean Covey, and his dad wrote the original version. This book talks about how you can implement 7 habits in your life so that you can be successful and effective. As I read this book I will be writing 3 blog posts and making 3 short videos about the book. You can watch me and…
Destination imagination is a big part of being in PLP. DI is a competition students compete in all over the world. This year the students part of the engineering challenge (the challenge I was in) had to build a transporter device to transport weights across a wire. We also needed to create a story in a contemporary circus style. We also needed to include 2 team choice elements during our presentation that showcase our teams skills and interests. On the…
POL Deceleration Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning. I am the expert on my own learning. I am also responsible and accountable for my own learning. You can expect me to give an honest evaluation of my progress. We will discuss my strengths and opportunities for growth. Thank you in advance for listening and for offering feedback that I can use to improve as a learner. VMV At the beginning of this school year I created a…
Introduction What you just watched was a successful run of me and my group’s Rube Goldberg machine. It is the outcome of months of hard work, research, building, and team work. A Rube Goldberg machine is a machine that preforms complicated tasks to accomplish one simple task. Our machine is a metaphor for the Haitian Revolution. Every action represents a things that happened in the Haitian Revolution. Our competency for this project was processing. We needed to be able to…
Introduction Ive come a long way since the beginning of this year. I’ve learned so many new things, a lot of them being about taking leadership for my own learning. POL Declaration Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning. I am the expert on my own learning. I am also responsible and accountable for my own learning. You can expect me to give an honest evaluation of my progress. We will discuss my strengths and opportunities for growth….
POL Declaration Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning. l am the expert on my own learning. I am also responsible and accountable for my own learning. You can expect me to give an honest evaluation of my progress. We will discuss my strengths and opportunities for growth. Thank you in advance for listening and for offering feedback that I can use to improve as a learner. Learning plan I would like to start off my by talking…