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Thank you for supporting our Student-Led Conferences!

10/27/2014

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It was so nice to see everyone during our student-led conferences. I still remember sitting with most of you during their first grade conferences. Wow! They have grown-up so fast! They are so committed to doing their best and being responsible. Thank you for supporting their efforts and for all you do for our class. Can you believe we're heading into November? 
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How We Express Ourselves

10/27/2014

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Central Idea; Expression and action open a door to change.


Lines of Inquiry;
Form; The many ways people express themselves
Causation; Ways expression and action shape society 
Perspective; The ways expression is influenced by culture and beliefs


Questions; 
What are the forms of expression?
What motivated individuals or groups to act the way they did? In what ways have expression and action shaped society?


Student-Initiated Action:
We hope to see students taking action modeling the Know-Care-Do to plan and reflect on ways to make the community a better place by solving problems in a way that  promotes the common good. (Social Studies; Government 10)
When you KNOW about something and you CARE about it, then you DO something about it 
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Claire taking action and collecting pop tops for charity. The money will go to the Ronald McDonald House.
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What action will we take this year and how we will we choose to express it...to open a door to change? 


For our summative assessment, students will either; create a presentation using any form of expression, of an idea for action that they hope will lead to change. They will present their ideas using the KNOW-CARE-DO model. Examples of expression are; music, movement, writing, art, etc.
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Choose a person who's expression and action have shaped society and create a timeline of their life along with a paragraph explaining how this person's actions have made the community a better place.
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Sharing our end of the unit games created

10/27/2014

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Task; Create a board game with directions and rules of play. Describe why the rules and directions are necessary.
Central Ideal; Rules and laws promote expectations.
Claire's game had government vocabulary from our unit of inquiry.
Griffin's game required some math skills.
Nia's game allowed you to get your hands in some play-doh.
Samone's game required you to be a thinker.
Ahmad's game reminded us of Uno.
Adam's game was simple and lots of fun!
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Ending our unit on Who We Are

10/12/2014

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We finished our unit of inquiry for, Rules and laws promote expectations, by creating final projects on either:
1. Creating a recess game or board game with rules and directions on how to play.
2. Creating our own country with rules and laws to govern it.


We had to present our projects, play the games and have them graded on rubrics created by our class on the criteria of a "fair" game or country. What makes a game or place to live fair? What do we need in order to play or live safely and with order? Our friends had fun making these decisions and have their classmates share their perspective. 
I'm not too sure about this group...
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Everyday Arrays!

10/12/2014

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We searched for examples of arrays in our school, home and community. Then we wrote number stories for them and came up with creative ways to present our findings to the class. What a fun way to find math in our everyday life!
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Meet our Class Council and New Pet

10/12/2014

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We read all about hamsters to become more knowledgeable before our pet arrived.
We named him, Cheez-It because that's what the color of his fur reminded us of.
Nia's mom brought him in and answered many of the questions we still had.
Cheez-It lives in a hamster dream house!
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    Author:
    ​Dora Bechtel

    Welcome to my Campus International School blog.  Campus International is an International Baccalaureate School on the campus of Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio.  

    As Instructional Leader at CIS, I am able to enjoy the learning  taking place in all classrooms K-8. This blog will give you a glimpse into our wonderful world of learning through inquiry, and share some strategies you can use with your child/students.

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