Im proud that I was able to understand the material that I was taught because I tend to struggle with math and understanding it. The most difficult part was the testing because I’m not a strong test taker and when I would have to figure out which version of statkey to use, it would be difficult for me to figure out. This connects to critical thinking and communication because you would have to use critical thinking when you would be doing your work and working out the problems. I would use communication when I would have to go up and ask questions if I needed better clarity on a certain question or part. I plan to learn from this by understanding that if i needed to take more time learn different things from a unit that I should make more time to do that and to study.
Category Archives: Critical Thinking
Supreme Court Simulation
- For this case, we started by researching our side of it to get an idea of what it was that we were arguing. We learned about each side for the Altitude Express vs Zarda case. Being for Altitudes side, we started to put together some arguments as to why we fired Zarda.
- The part we had the most success with was being able to go up and present it to the justices that day and being confident with the case that we had and the information that we knew.
- The most difficult part was when we had to figure out the arguments to present in the court simulation and to word them in a way that didn’t come out in the wrong way.
- It connects to communication because for this assignment, we had to work with our partner to put together a case. We also had to potentially communicate with those arguing for the other side of the case to maybe help understand it better. Along with these, we also had to be able to go in front of the class to present it in front of the “Justices” to explain our side of the trial.
- I think that it was helpful to see at least an idea of what a supreme court case would be like, but I think that everyone, including my groups presentation could have been put together better and organized differently.
Sample Post – Creative Repurposing
In my 8th grade FACS class, I had the opportunity to help make the world a better place by upcycling items that might have ended up in our landfills. Instead, I was able to upcycle pallet boards into a beautiful new table. My team and I spent a lot of time determining what color we would have the table. My dad, helped us put it together. We had some challenges with the staining and had to redo a section because it go too tacky. We needed a smooth finish. We also wanted to stage the table so that it would look nice and we would market it to potential buyers.
Below is a video of our journey. Throughout this process, we hit a number of the POG C’s. We had to collaborate together to build, stain, and stage a table that was going to be sold to potential buyers. We used communication skills to share and listen to each other’s ideas and determine our final product. We also had to use communication skills to showcase our piece to an audience. We enjoyed the opportunity to be creative and have a choice in what we would produce and our ideas would be seen and potentially bought by people in the real world. We had challenges along the way and had to think critically on how to resolve those challenges. And finally, I believe the artifact below showcases an element of citizenship – as we are trying to repurpose items and keep them out of our landfill.