Pictionary

Maybe I mentioned this earlier... ISTEP is coming up.

We reviewed again today.  It's crazy how much stuff we covered this year.  Some classes did a good job retaining it.  Others... not so much.

We played a little Pictionary today.  See if you can figure out what any of these are:

Did you get them?  I thought they were pretty clever.

I'll give the students a review guide tomorrow, and post it on here as well.  As always, I don't know what's going to be on the test - but it's probably a good idea to take a couple "refresher" days.

If you want the extra credit for the blog today, think of two social studies terms and draw quick pictures of them.  See if I can guess them tomorrow.  Have the adult you discussed the blog with sign the paper.  Make sure your name is on it as well.

Sorry Everybody...

Once again, I don't have any extra credit for you.  I had meetings yesterday so I couldn't post, and I'm entering grades today.

You may want to check your grades - they're pretty much up to date.  I have a couple bellworks I'll still need to enter, but the Venn Diagram and China Map are entered.  (Unless your class didn't get the China Map finished.)

No E.C. Blog Today

There's no extra credit blog post today.  Go enjoy your free time.  Chat about something else.

I will remind you that most classes have the map for homework.  I'll give about 5 minutes during bellwork to finish up, but if you're more than 5 minutes behind - you should probably work on it at home.

(This does not apply to 4th hour since we didn't have class today.)

Human Capital and China

A good example of a young lady who took her human capital and turned it into financial capital:




The Hinduism/Buddhism Venn diagram is homework.

We'll finish up the China maps in class tomorrow.

If you want the extra credit for today's blog, discuss the following questions with an adult:

1.  Give some examples of Angela's human capital.  (You may want to refer back to the first chart I posted yesterday...)
2.  What do I mean when I say she turned it into financial capital?
3.  What are you doing to increase your human capital outside of the school day?

After you discuss those questions, write two sentences mentioning what you discussed, and have the adult you discussed it with sign the paper.  Then, write down roughly how many minutes this extra credit assignment took.

Human Capital

Today we studied human capital.  Students looked at the term, and explained some charts.

Image credit: http://www.hcdexperts.com/about.html

The students listed a job and gave examples of human capital that fit that job.  (For example, if they chose teacher, they gave examples of Knowledge: curricular content, math for grading, technology/computer knowledge - such as SMARTboard, document cam, etc...; Skills & Abilities: interpersonal, classroom management, technology; Creativity: classroom decor, lesson plan creation; Life Experiences: student teaching, travel experience.)

Then they went around the class, sharing their examples with three others.  They did a really good job with this activity - listing various jobs, and being very accurate about what skill sets, and knowledge bases were needed to succeed in them.

We also looked at another graph from the Department of State:



 Image credit: http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/rpt/eurasiafy07/116185.htm



If you want the extra credit for today for reading the blog, discuss the following questions: What job did you choose for the bellwork assignment?  Give examples of human capital needed for those jobs.  Why might a company want to invest in increasing the human capital of it's employees?

When you are finished discussing the blog, write a brief definition of human capital, and how you are investing in your own human capital.  Then, have the adult you discussed the blog with sign the paper.  Finally, write down the number of minutes it took you to complete this.