Brianne+Patterson

Your do-now: Write down as many different uses that you can think of for the following objects:

1. a brick: build a house, to break into a building, to hold something up,

2. a blanket: to keep warm, to protect, to comfort, to snuggle, to sit on, for an afternoon picnic,

The brain rule that caught my attention was #4, which stated that people lose interest in boring things. In ILA, we implement a ten-minute mini-lesson with this in mind; however, I think the students would benefit from a more frequent deviation from this format through hands-on or group activities, as I think they get 'bored' of the monotony of this daily routine. I feel that by implementing more interesting activities relating to our classwork, students will be more likely to recall the focus of the activity, thus making them stronger reading & writing students overall. I might keep this in mind as I move forward with our Social Issues unit, as this would be a unit that really lends itself to group activities & discussions.
 * Brain Rules **

I noticed that many of the interest based subjects tended towards Learning Based, while the core subjects (or more often considered by students, the 'Boring' subjects) tended towards Performance based or the gray area. It made me consider how students view our subjects and classes - perhaps they are more intrinsically motivated to learn for the sake of learning in elective classes they have chosen than in academic classes they are forced to take.
 * Agree/Disagree or Along the Continuum**

Susan greeted each member as he/she entered the Media Center. Staff is chatting amongst themselves while starting their True Colors quiz. Susan explained the way today's workshop would be run so we would be aware of today's goals. Staff assisted one another with the quiz and directions.

Gold - 18 Blue - 16 Green - 10 Orange - 6

I was supposed to be named Courtney, but when my parents told the nurses this, one of them said, "Oh, Corky! How cute!" They hated the nickname and changed Brianna (a name they liked) to Brianne. I have the same initials as my dad.