Cooperative Learning and Leadership 7/8 FCS

Once you receive your syllabus and smart goal, put them in your binder and put your binder in the front bookshelves.

Experiment Open up envelope and spread pieces on table. Each person get 3 or 4 pieces Goal: Form 5 squares of equal size. Rules: No one can talk! No one can ask for a card or in any way signal that he wants a card. You may give a card to others tho. Winner: Each person at the table group that wins earns a tiger track for cooperation!

Discussion Questions: How did you feel when someone held a piece and did not see the solution? What was your reaction when someone finished a square and then sat back without seeing whether his or her solution prevented others from solving the problem? What were your feelings if you finished your square and then began to realize that you would have to break it up and give away a piece? How did you feel about the person who was slow to see a solution? If you were the slow person, how did you feel? How did you feel when someone gave you a part you needed? Was there a climate of helping or hindering? What is the value of this exercise?

Leadership Think of a leader….. What makes that person a leader?

Are you a Leader?

Where are you a leader? – school, sports team, home, with your friends, at church, yourself, etc….? What type of leader are you? – Positional leadership is a position or a title that is given to you. – Personal leadership is the desire of an individual to take charge of his or her own life

Personal Leadership A leader takes charge of his or her own life by – accepting responsibility for the choices he or she makes What can you do to become a leader in all aspects of your life? – CHOOSE to: Be optimistic Make positive actions/changes Value others

Leaders know Etiquette Etiquette is a set of rules for socially acceptable behavior. – A person who follows these rules is said to have good manners. Leaders use good manners to – Build positive relationships – Interact in a respectful way – Show consideration towards others – Make other people feel important Leaders who know etiquette show that they VALUE others.

Where do we find etiquette? Home School Restaurant/At the dinner table When you are a guest Phone/Internet In other public places: – Mall, movies, church, etc..

Where does etiquette come from? 3 C’s of Etiquette Custom – Habit of doing things because others continue the habit from long ago (shaking hands, tipping hat) Consideration – Most Important!!! – Thinking about others and the way they feel Common Sense – Almost all manners have some element of common sense. (ex. Pushing your way to front of the line.)