Wednesday, May 14

Take the End-of-Year Survey HERE.

Learning Tasks for Tuesday, May 13

Essential Question:  How can I use test-taking strategies to become a successful test-taker?

Objectives: I can...

-identify test-taking strategies that work for me.

-reflect on my experiences as a freshman at LEC.
-design and create a guide to social life at LEC.

1.  Test-Taking Skills

Using the Tic-Tac-Toe sheet, select an activity to work on.  Remember that you must have seven total:  four across/down/diagonal and another three that intersect.  Select the activities that will benefit you most for exams!

3.  Incoming Freshman Handbook

We’re quickly approaching the end of freshman year, and you can now reflect on what it takes to “survive and thrive” at LEC.  All the challenges you have faced this year have made you experts!  So, how can you use this accumulation of knowledge?  Of course you will use it to your benefit in upcoming years, but why not share your knowledge with incoming LEC freshman?  As a class, we will compile your experiences and advice into a survival guide for next year’s freshman.  The final product will include a variety of pictures, rankings, lists, and rules that will help future Cobras navigate their first year at LEC.

You should NEATLY write them down on a piece of paper.  

Today, you will explain social life here at LEC.  You may discuss food, clubs, friends, or any else non-academic You will create:

• A mini-poster/advertisement for a club of your choice.
• A list of ten things freshmen need to know about non-academic life at LEC.

Learning Tasks for Monday, May 12

Essential Question: How can a positive mindset make unicorn rides more AWESOME???

Objectives: I can...-read an article online and annotate on paper.-list the 7 steps to positivity.-practice ways to be positive during unicorn rides.

1) Warm Up: Blockslide Puzzle

http://www.mathsisfun.com/puzzles/blockslide.html

1. Read the problem: How can you slide the numbered blocks around so that the numbers are listed from 1-3 top to bottom?
2. Write two things you are thinking.
3. List the steps you would take to solve the problem.

2) Positivity!

1. Before you read: 

1. How often are the things you think while you take a test positive? Predict how positive thinking can help you succeed.
2. Read the questions you'll have to answer after you read the article.
2. As you read: Make as many annotations as you can on your paper. Do these relate to the questions that you'll have to answer?  Article can be found here:  http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/7-steps-to-positive-self-talk/
3. After you read:
1. Describe what positive self-talk sounds and feels like.
2. How can you stop negative chatter in your brain?
3. List the 7 Steps to Postive Self Talk.
4. What do you think about your prediction now?
5. Write and illustrate a positive affirmation you can tell yourself on your book mark.
4. Mindfulness and Yoga Activity:
1. Meditation on an affirmation.
2. Chair yoga to relax and let go. 
3. Visualize a moment of joy. What are you grateful for? Thank yourself for taking the time to relax.

Learning Tasks for Thursday, May 8

Essential Question:  How can I use test-taking strategies to become a successful test-taker?

Objectives: I can...

-identify test-taking strategies that work for me.

-reflect on my experiences as a freshman at LEC.
-design and create a guide to study skills used at LEC.

1.  Test-Taking Skills

Using the Tic-Tac-Toe sheet, select an activity to work on.  Remember that you must have seven total:  four across/down/diagonal and another three that intersect.  Select the activities that will benefit you most for exams!

3.  Incoming Freshman Handbook

We’re quickly approaching the end of freshman year, and you can now reflect on what it takes to “survive and thrive” at LEC.  All the challenges you have faced this year have made you experts!  So, how can you use this accumulation of knowledge?  Of course you will use it to your benefit in upcoming years, but why not share your knowledge with incoming LEC freshman?  As a class, we will compile your experiences and advice into a survival guide for next year’s freshman.  The final product will include a variety of pictures, rankings, lists, and rules that will help future Cobras navigate their first year at LEC.

You should NEATLY write them down on a piece of paper.  

Today, you will explain the major study skills you've learned here at LEC: Cornell notes and TPEQEA format.  Remember, new students have not yet learned these strategies, so you will have to explain them thoroughly! You will create:

• A set of Cornell notes on a topic of your choice (e.g. favorite food, history of a sport, etc.).  Be sure to label each part of the Cornell notes with step-by-step instructions!
• A mini-poster that explains what each letter of TPEQEA means.

Learning Tasks for Tuesday, May 6

Essential Question:  How can I use test-taking strategies to become a successful test-taker?

Objectives: I can...

-identify test-taking strategies that work for me.

-reflect on my experiences as a freshman at LEC.
-design and create a guide to teaching strategies used at LEC.

1.  Test-Taking Skills

Using the Tic-Tac-Toe sheet, select an activity to work on.  Remember that you must have seven total:  four across/down/diagonal and another three that intersect.  Select the activities that will benefit you most for exams!

3.  Incoming Freshman Handbook

We’re quickly approaching the end of freshman year, and you can now reflect on what it takes to “survive and thrive” at LEC.  All the challenges you have faced this year have made you experts!  So, how can you use this accumulation of knowledge?  Of course you will use it to your benefit in upcoming years, but why not share your knowledge with incoming LEC freshman?  As a class, we will compile your experiences and advice into a survival guide for next year’s freshman.  The final product will include a variety of pictures, rankings, lists, and rules that will help future Cobras navigate their first year at LEC.

You may type them in a Google doc (and share with me) or NEATLY write them.  

Today you will explain motivation.  Remember, new students are unsure how to adapt to the coursework here at LEC - you have to explain motivation techniques to them. Soooo, what advice do you have for staying motivated? You will create:

• A checklist with 3-5 do's and 3-5 don'ts of motivatation
• A list of time management strategies
• A comic strip showing at least two potential roadblocks to being motivated and how you can overcome them.

Learning Tasks for Monday, May 5

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Learning Tasks for Monday, May 5

Essential Question:  How can I use test-taking strategies to become a successful test-taker?

Objectives: I can...

-identify test-taking strategies that work for me.

-reflect on my experiences as a freshman at LEC.
-design and create a guide to teaching strategies used at LEC.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

1. Writing into the Day

2.  Test-Taking Skills

Using the Tic-Tac-Toe sheet, select a row of four activities to work on.  Select the activities that will benefit you most for exams!

3.  Incoming Freshman Handbook

We’re quickly approaching the end of freshman year, and you can now reflect on what it takes to “survive and thrive” at LEC.  All the challenges you have faced this year have made you experts!  So, how can you use this accumulation of knowledge?  Of course you will use it to your benefit in upcoming years, but why not share your knowledge with incoming LEC freshman?  As a class, we will compile your experiences and advice into a survival guide for next year’s freshman.  The final product will include a variety of pictures, rankings, lists, and rules that will help future Cobras navigate their first year at LEC.

You may type them in a Google doc (and share with me) or NEATLY write them.  

Today you will explain the CIF strategies.  Remember, they’ve probably never heard of them before - you have to show them:

- The six strategies with a brief explanation of what each is

- A few sentences with how you see the CIF strategies being used at LEC

- An illustration of your favorite CIF strategy in use

Learning Tasks for Monday, April 28

Essential Question:  How can visiting a college campus help students decide whether a college is right for them?

Objectives:  I can...
-create a photo collage of my trip to UNC-G.
-compare LEC, CCCC, and UNC-G's mission statements.

1.  Warm Up

What was the most interesting or eye-opening part of our trip to UNC-G?

2.  ACA/AVID Survey

Please spend 5-10 minutes taking the AVID/ACA Survey.

3.  Venn Diagrams

Using LEC, CCCC, and UNC-G's mission statements, compare and contrast each school's mission and values using a Venn diagram.

Lee Early College:  
Lee Early College graduates will be collaborative and critical thinkers, effective communicators, lifelong learners with an enthusiasm for curiosity, responsible citizens through positive contributions to the community, scholars, technologically proficient, and workforce ready.

CCCC:
Central Carolina Community College serves as a catalyst for personal, community, and economic development by empowering people through education and training.

UNC-G:

UNCG is ...

• A learner-centered, accessible, and inclusive community fostering intellectual inquiry to prepare students for meaningful lives and engaged citizenship;
• An institution offering classes on campus, off campus, and online for degree-seeking students and life-long learners;
• A research university where collaborative scholarship and creative activity enhance quality of life across the life-span;
• A source of innovation and leadership meeting social, economic, and environmental challenges in the Piedmont Triad, North Carolina, and beyond; and
• A global university integrating intercultural and international experiences and perspectives into learning, discovery, and service.

4.  Photo Log

With a partner or individually you will write an entry in a photo-journal.

• This should be done in Google doc, Word, or another approved format.
• Your entry should include:

• What your day as a UNCG student is like
• At least 5 pictures (ideally ones that you took at UNCG, if not you use some from the web.)
• How your day addresses four out of the five components of the UNCG mission statement. Put the corresponding number next to where you address it in your journal.

For example, I will first talk about how UNCG is “A research university where collaborative scholarship and creative activity enhance quality of life across the life-span.”

My entry may start out like this:

 “I woke up early this morning, brewed a quick cup of full caf coffee, and trekked across campus to the math building. I am so close to being with my thesis, just a few more early mornings and I can submit it for review! So from 8-10 I used the computer lab to enter my data on various proofs of the Pythagorean Thoerem (3).”

UNC-G is...

1. A learner-centered, accessible, and inclusive community fostering intellectual inquiry to prepare students for meaningful lives and engaged citizenship;

2. An institution offering classes on campus, off campus, and online for degree-seeking students and life-long learners;

3. A research university where collaborative scholarship and creative activity enhance quality of life across the life-span;

4. A source of innovation and leadership meeting social, economic, and environmental challenges in the Piedmont Triad, North Carolina, and beyond; and

5. A global university integrating intercultural and international experiences and perspectives into learning, discovery, and service.