1. Mondays 6:30-9:00 pm North Seattle Community College, IB 1409 Candice Hoyt, Instructor Course online: http://northseattle.angellearning.com/http://northseattle.angellearning.com/

2.  Wetland Projects Phase 3  Projects  Who cares & why?  Documentation  Project sharing and mutual helping time  Goals for children  Essential Literature  Puppet work

4.  Directory: http://facweb.northseattle.edu/choyt/CCE285/Documents/Cou rse-Readings/ http://facweb.northseattle.edu/choyt/CCE285/Documents/Cou rse-Readings/  PROJECTS  “Thinking Big” notes by me - Word / PDF WordPDF  Organization and Presentation of Documentation: Opening the Window – PDF – WILL BRING ON WEDNESDAY  Audiences for Documentation and Assessment: “Who Cares?” brainstorm from 5/2004 - Word / PDF WordPDF  VALUES & COMMUNITY  Community Values list from 5/20/04 - Word / PDF WordPDF  Good Books for Large [and Small] Group Time - PDF – WILL BRING ON WEDNESDAY

5.  Community Values list from 5/20/04 - Word / PDF WordPDF  Audiences for Documentation and Assessment: “Who Cares?” brainstorm from 5/2004 - Word / PDF WordPDF  “Thinking Big” notes by me - Word / PDF WordPDF

7.  I (teacher) care:  Communication tool  Children care:  Parents care:  Government/high-ups:  Friends & extended family:

8.  Director:  Visitors:  Facilitators (of the work):  We (CCE 285) care:

9.  What you have done in your projects?  Legos (Emily): Lego store, building structures – Star Wars ships & photos, the Legos attacked my pond  Butterflies (Marianne & Katie): web, they know a lot, observing the chrysalis – webbing followed into frogs  Vegetable garden (Stephanie): planted beans & they measured them but they died when I put them outside  Gardening (Angelica): plants growing outside, seeds for snack, going to pea patch & farm  Bugs (Eric): lots of materials – maybe dramatic play?  S. Lake Union (Pam & Renee): initial documentation for investigating  Recycling (Michelle): 2 crafting projects with recycled materials – visit to the transfer station  Buildings & Structures (Celeste): in downtown – corner window views in 2 classrooms; toddlers & preschoolers already building things that they see outside & they already walk around downtown  Nature trails (Teresa): Twin Falls (flatish), webbing about what they already know, want to know - environmentally safe? – already been, so “this time what do you want to learn?”

10.  Group of 3  Mixed  Different than before  10 minutes each  Questions in general?

12.  INDIVIDUAL  Using the inside voice  Being “nice”/respectful to each other (while respecting yourself)  Sharing: (1) give something away, (2) use together, (3) take turns  Conflict resolution  Talking about it  Finding solution – coming up with it  Accept the solution  Compromise  Sensitive/respectful tone of voice and words  Recognizing when someone is distressed  Cooperation disposition  COMMUNITY  Cooperation  Inclusion  Communication  Recognizing strengths and challenges – certain children are “experts” for other children to use  Understanding differences in ability to participate  Non-judgmental

13.  Empathy  Good-bye  Frustration  Sharing  Anger  Loss  Patience  Anxiety  Grief  Perfectionism  Fear  Aggression  Revenge – vengefulness  Pain – physical pain  Being bullied  Tattling  Speech – being understood  Loneliness  Deprivation  Separation  Tiredness  Sickness  Inferiority  Shame / embarrassment  Sadness – depression “down”  Jealousy  Time – understanding time  Excitement  Exclusion  “Difference”  Acceptance

14. Classroom Values  List created 5/20/04  Possibilities (individual)  Cooperative play  Community relationships  Courteous actions  Our list Emotions  Our list of commonly felt emotions or situations children have trouble with?  Books for Essential Literature assignment – due next week

15. We will explore examples of these kinds of books in class. a)Conveying Commonly Felt Emotions Book = 4 pts b)Embodying Democratic Community Values Book = 6 pts: Represents through story at least one of these value clusters which are antithetical to competition, conquest, triumph of the individual, or deception.  Bring to class on due date:  1 book that conveys commonly felt emotions  3 books that embody democratic/community values  Post online on due date:  A3 drop box: List of your 4 books in Word document; identify emotion or democratic value  A3 discussion forum: List of books in text (not Word)  Extra credit: replies in A3 discussion forum = 0.1 each up to 3 pts

16. a)Conveying Commonly Felt Emotions Book = 4 pts i.Direct emotional experience (1 pts) ii.Experience shared by most children (1 pts) iii.Child’s perspective (1 pts) iv.No moralizing (1 pts) b)Embodying Democratic Community Values Book = 6 pts  Cooperation  Courtesy  Negotiation  Inclusion  Altruism  Aesthetics

17. a)Conveying Commonly Felt Emotions Book = 4 pts b)Embodying Democratic Community Values Book = 6 pts Represents through story at least one of these value clusters which are antithetical to competition, conquest, triumph of the individual, or deception.  Cooperation — characters aid or support each other in pursuit of a common purpose  Courtesy — voluntary, generous consideration of others which is of a helpful nature  Negotiation — problems are solved by characters coming to terms through discussion  Inclusion — acceptance of each person as a valued member of the whole  Altruism — selfless concern for the welfare of others  Aesthetics — love of beauty

18. In class: b)Embodying Democratic Community Values Book  You & partner choose 4 books neither of you have seen from those assembled in class  Identify key element and aspects of the book that qualify it for one of the categories  Cooperation  Courtesy  Negotiation  Inclusion  Altruism  Aesthetics  Absent: describe your books’ relevance in post (-20%)

19.  A Day’s Work  Day laborers – grandfather no English, kid tries to translate & help – grandfather does it wrong but works out in the end – grandfather angry with kid for lying, missed their day off, guy says he can help gf learn  Moral: no lying, being responsible  Courtesy – they fixed their mistake  Negotiation –  Inclusion – hirer, willingness to include after knowing no skills  Altruism of hirer & says “I’ll hire you….” & go out of his way  Cooperation…  Frederick  Little mouse gathering things for winter that seem unhelpful in terms of food, “traditional” basic necessities – beautiful things; they run out of food, but Frederick feeds them beauty  Community – inclusion even though he’s doing something different – but not “less”  Aesthetics  Acceptance – not blaming  Cooperation  One Morning in Maine  Longest children’s book ever  Sal helping sister – cooperation  Dad helping her find things to wish on bc she lost her tooth  Negotiation: Coming to solutions through discussion  Emotion – upset then finding solution

20.  Yesterday, 5/9: Interval Paper A7b(5) – drop box  Tonight, 5/10:  (A4) Bring puppet to work on (due 5/24) – no post  (A6) Bring project documentation to work on – no post NEXT WEEK  Sunday 5/16: A7b(6) Interval Paper  Monday 5/17:  Read tonight’s handouts  A3. Essential Literature – due in class & post A3. Essential Literature  (A 4) Bring puppet to work on (due 5/24)  (A 6) Bring project documentation to work on  REMINDER – A2. Manuscript Printing due 6/14 (5 weeks)A2. Manuscript Printing