Project M.I.E. Who You Are and Why It Matters

What is Project MIE? Project MIE = Multiple Individual Expressions You will complete several “Me” Projects throughout the school Year. Project MIE is designed to give you several chances and ways to explore who you are and to learn to share who you are with our class and the rest of the world. In Project MIE, you will answer the question: How do I figure out who I am and how do I share who I am with the world?

Project MIE Areas of Focus… People Big Questions Places Knowledge Passions Interests Events Activities

What Your Interest Map Looks Like…

Who are the most important people in your life? Why are they important? Who do you go to for help? For Advice? Who influences the decisions you make? Who do you want to be like now? When you grow up? Ever met anyone famous? Project Factor #1- People

My People… My Wife My Son My Parents My Father-In-Law Bono Dennis Bergkamp The Time Bandit captains from The Deadliest Catch

Project Factor #2- Big Questions What are the Big Questions that bounce around inside your head? Big Questions have a lot of possible answers and deal with issues that are important to you personally or the world as a whole? Some Big Questions I wrestle with: Why is there enough food in the world to feed everyone, yet millions go hungry everyday? Why is there so much suffering in Africa? Why do people die of diseases we have cures for? What will Derek be like when he is in middle school? Why is sleep so needed and so hard to get?

Project Factor #3- Places What are the most important Places in your life? Home? Favorite Places You Go to Often? Favorite Places you’ve been? Places you want to Go?

Mr. Atherton’s Places My House Southern California Australia and New Zealand England- London Oregon Coast The Mountains I want to go to… Ireland Scotland Italy

Project Factor #4- Knowledge What do you know at lot about? What do you know a little bit about but want to know more? What do you know next to nothing about and want to find out? How do you learn best?

Mr. A’s Knowledge Things I know a lot about: U2 Music Politics Denver Sports Things I know something about, but could learn more: How to write a novel My family history Things I know nothing about and want to learn about: How Businesses and the Stock Market Work

Project Factor #5- Passions What gets you excited? What do you really care about? Mr. A’s Passions: My Son/Being a Dad U2 Music English Soccer “Light Bulb” Moments Problems in Africa

Project Factor #6- Interests What kind of things Interest You? What grabs your attention and holds it? Find a general interest For example, dogs Make it more specific For example, Hunting Dogs or Retrievers

Some of Mr. A’s Interests Mountains The Himalayas The Rockies Reading Into Thin Air Fever Pitch Travel Sports The Rockies

Project Factor #7- Events What Events Have Shaped Your Life So Far!! What Momentous Occasions do you Remember? Vacations or Trips? Successes? Fun things you’ve done? Lessons you have learned and how you learned them.

Momentous Events of My Life Getting Married Derek’s Birth Trips London Bulgaria Africa Late Nights in College with Friends Road Trips Losing my brother-in- law to cancer

Project Factor #8- Activities What do you do when you are not at school? Do you play sports? Do you play an instrument? Do you act? Do you play video games Do you volunteer your time? Do you sleep?

My Activities Reading Taking Care of my Yard Playing with Derek Playing computer games, usually sports related. Watching Movies Watching Sports

Your First Project M.I.E. Project You are going introduce yourself to us creating a photo story on the computer. But First, you need to figure out which project factors make you who you are. Write down as many things as you can think of for each Project Factor on your Project Planner Map. Figure out how you will share these experiences