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Work Under a Blue Sky

In the last month or so of school, it’s time for Blue Sky. It’s not really about anything to do with the actual sky, except for the fact that with this project, anyone could could reach for it. Blue Sky, essentially, is a time that workers at Apple get to peruse their own interests while…

tPol-End of Year Review of My Work

This blog post is for my TPOL – transitional presentation of learning. We have finally reached the end of grade 8, and the driving question I have to answer in my presentation is “Why do you feel you are ready to advance to the next grade level?” Thinking about this question, I know I am…

The Launch Cycle: Sports Edition

Look, Listen, and Learn We began a short unit in our Maker class just two weeks ago. It was about the Launch Cycle, a method of project working that follows seven steps. The first one is to look listen, and learn, so the class began by watching a video about the cycle itself. It explained…

Destination Imagination-Regionals

Oh, DI. That group project that lasts for months on end. That difficult challenge we had to solve. If you are wondering what DI is (and wondering why it sounds like die), in a sentence it is; a big organization that holds tournaments for kids where different challenges are presented and students must solve them…

M-POLs: The Work I’m Proud of So Far

It’s getting to the time in the school year where work is getting harder, more events are happening, and stress levels go up. This is also known as mid-year, so because of M-POLs (mid-year presentation of learning), and my own recollection I decided to make a blog post on the work I’m proud of so…

The Making of a Growth Mindset

To begin Maker class this school year, we (my classmates and I) started to learn about Growth Mindset. This is essentially a way of thinking so you or whoever else develops one, knows how to learn from mistakes, accept challenges, and work harder. Having a growth mindset is the option everyone should take over a…