1. Overall Class Expectation Mr. Fuas Technology Class at PREP Academy

2. Agenda Watch a Video Discuss Video Overall Expectations Class Syllabus Pre-Assessment on Tech Apps

3. From the Video What are some tid-bits of information you picked up? How will this affect you in the future? What does this mean to your education now?

4. Changing Your Learning Style In the Past: You learned the WHAT For the Future: You will learn the WHY and HOW – especially the HOW you think Critical Thinking is where its at!!!

5. Critical Thinking First, what is Critical Thinking? From the video why is Critical Thinking critical? Our Focus: How you think No Longer: Just What

6. High School, College and Beyond Middle School Blooms Taxonomy Elementary SchoolCreatingEvaluating Analyzing Applying Understanding Remembering Critical Thinking Where is your thinking ability on this pyramid?

7. Overall Class Expectations Critical Thinkers – Analyzing – Synthesizing – Evaluating Think for yourself Apply yourself

8. Other Class Expectations Golden Rule: Respect another and you will be respected back! – Definition of Respect: to show or feel high regards and esteem; to avoid violation of or interfering with. – Activity: Students idea of respectWhat does it look like to you? Discovery Protocols apply!

9. Discovery Protocols We will be using the following: The 6 Ps Attending Skills Tribal Rules

10. Discovery Protocols: The 6 Ps Prompt Prepared Polite PMA Participate Produce

11. Discovery Protocols: Attending Skills B: Being in the Moment E: Eye Contact F: Appropriate Feedback A: Ask Questions B: Appropriate Body Language

12. Discovery Protocols: Tribal Rules Desks Touch Introduce Self Use Names Attending Skills Wah/Space

13. Discovery Protocols: Redirects 3 Redirects – Hows your attending skills? – Can you fix it? – How many is that? 4 th Redirect – Hallway conversation – Adult Mode – Its to help you, not punish you.

14. Syllabaus Take a look at the handout Lets go over the entire syllabus