October 30, 2014

Thursday October 30, 2014

Circle Question: 
What is your favorite holiday besides Christmas and Why?

Activity:
Finish the Decades of Life

Activity:
Thinking about Death

Activity:
Looking into how the different perspectives can effect our behavior.

Introduction to Disorders
MUDA
Maladaptive or Destructive to oneself or others
Unjustifiable-without rational basis
Disturbing-troublesome to other people
Atypical-so different to violate a norm

Breakdown of how disorders are classified
Dissociative, Schizophrenia and Personality Disorders
Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Create Questions to be answered in Presentation

Zimbardo Video

Bio-psycho-social activity

27-4

Homework: Choose a disorder, make sure it is recognized by the DSM-V and look up bring a brief definition of the disorder.

Homework After Vacation:
Due Wednesday  Module 28 Tri Fold
Due Friday Module 29 Tri Fold

Wednesday October 22, 2014

Wednesday October 22, 2014

Circle:
One thing you have always wondered about adults or being an adult?

Collect Homework:
Letter to your teenager

Letter Activity:
Get into your groups of four and share, if you are comfortable, what you wrote.

Introduction to Adulthood:
What do you think is the hardest thing about being an adult?
At what age do you think adulthood starts?
What does it mean to be an adult?
What are you looking forward(or been the best part) to about being an adult?
Would you ever want to go back to being a teenager?  Why or why not?

Homework:
Ask an adult the above questions and record their responses in writing.
This is due Tuesday October 28th.

Monday October 20, 2014

Monday October 20, 2014

Circle:
If you had to be a cat or a dog, which one would you be and what would be the best and worst about it?

Homework Activity: 
 Breaking into groups of four answer the following questions using the I Am results.
-What surprised you the most about what you read?
-Has it changed the way you see the students in our school?
-Why do you think students keep these emotions inside?
-Do you think this school would be better/worse if students were able to talk openly about their fears/concerns?

-Why do you think its easier to joke about what kids wrote rather than taking it serious?

Documentary: Inside the Teenage Brain
What are the implications of your inability to read adult emotions correctly?


Interview Teachers: 
One piece of advice they wished they had or listened to as a teenager.  It does not have to be school related.


Homework:
-Letter to your teenager.  We will begin this in class if time allows.

Thursday October 16, 2014

Thursday October 16, 2014

Circle: 
One place you have to visit before you die?

Activity: Analyze the I am pages and report out what you notice.  This will be done in random groups of four.
-What are some commonalities?
-What surprises you?
-What can you relate to?

-Why do you think its easier to joke about what kids wrote rather than taking it serious?

Documentary: Inside the Teenage Brain

Note-taking: What have we learned so far?

Interview Teachers:
One piece of advice they wished they had or listened to as a teenager.


Identity Formation Activity: 
What is it?  Why is it so difficult?

Homework:
-Write a reaction to the I am packet and the discussion we had in class.

For next time

Letter to your teenager

Tuesday October 14th, 2014

Tuesday October 14, 2014

Circle:
What do you think is the hardest or toughest part about being a teenager is?

Return Perpectives papers

Return quiz

Review notes from documentary

Documentary: Inside the Teenage Brain

Note-taking: Things you should be looking for:

1.FIVE things you always suspected about being a teenager and the movie confirms.
2.FIVE things you just learned about being a teenager that you never heard or thought of.


Homework:
Interview an adult or parent about what they thought was the hardest thing about being a teenager  when they were growing up? (First make a prediction) And what is the hardest thing they think teenagers face today? (First make a prediction)  After the interview share with them what you thought they would say.  Were you right?  If not, explain why you came up with different answers.  These responses must be written down.

Identity Formation:
Why is it so difficult?

For next time
I am
Letter to your teenager

Wednesday September 8th, 2014

Wednesday September 8, 2014

Circle:
What is something your parents or adults forgot about being a teenager?

Check off homework: 
Module 5 Tri-Fold

Quiz: Adolesence


Documentary: Inside the Teenage Brain

Note-taking: Things you should be looking for:

1.FIVE things you always suspected about being a teenager and the movie confirms.
2.FIVE things you just learned about being a teenager that you never heard or thought of.


Homework:
Interview an adult or parent about what they thought was the hardest thing about being a teenager  when they were growing up? (First make a prediction) And what is the hardest thing they think teenagers face today? (First make a prediction)  After the interview share with them what you thought they would say.  Were you right?  If not, explain why you came up with different answers.  These responses must be written down.

For next time
I am
Letter to your teenager

Monday September 6, 2014

Monday September 6, 2014

Circle:

Growing up what is something you thought was going to be different about being a teenager?  Are your teenage years living up to your expectations?

Hand Back Quiz

Diagram Module 5

Tri Fold Module 5

Set up homework.  You will be doing the questions and visuals in class.  Answers for homework.

Activity
True False Quiz
Handout 5-1


Inside the Teenage Brain
Preload questions 2 minutes

Notes on movie:
1.FIVE things you always suspected about being a teenager and the movie confirms.
2.FIVE things you just learned about being a teenager that you never heard or thought of.



Homework
Interview an adult or parent about what they thought was the hardest thing about being a teenager  when they were growing up? (First make a prediction) And what is the hardest thing they think teenagers face today? (First make a prediction)  After the interview share with them what you thought they would say.  Were you right?  If not, explain why you came up with different answers.  These responses must be written down.

Thursday October 2, 2014

Target: To understand how we develop as human beings?

Circle: What is a habit or quirk about yourself and how would you explain it using one of the perspectives?

Check off Homework

Quiz over Homework

Review Homework

Zimbardo Video

Debrief: As a result of the homework, video and discussion, what do you now know about child development?