Landonian, 

Welcome to Leadership in the Global Community.  I am so glad that you will be learning along with me this 2008-2009 school year.  I invite you to explore the site to see what we will be accomplishing; but, don't get too ahead of the group, we will all be learning it together.  This cooperative class will help you think, think deeply about the Global Community. You are now invited to learn...

                                                             

 

Start your learning experience by filling out this online survey. (disabled until Fall 2009)

What is the Global Community?

Who are citizens of the Global Community?

What questions should citizens of the Global Community ask?

Why, as a member of the Global Community, is it important to acknowledge your role?

When has leadership in the Global Community emerged?

Where is the Global Community?

How do citizens of the Global Community act?

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8th Grader Quick Links
School Projects
Evaluating Sources Tutorial

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Homework: Daily check the calendar to see what we will discussing.  Then, find a primary or secondary source that discusses that topic. Write a comment about what the source said and document the source in the pink, 'Read" section of your planner. How to judge a source. 

Agenda for Leadership in the Global Community

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Interactive spaces:
Okay, so this class is interactive, not passive! I will facilitate your learning experience.  Facilitate just means, that I will be asking you all sorts of questions and pointing you in directions of places that you can find possible answers.  Note that I said, "possible answers" I did not say that I would lead you to one answer! The types of questions that I ask are called interpretative questions; that is, you can find many different answers and judge which answers you think are stronger than others.  All this to say, that YOU will need places to interact with your own ideas, other student ideas, and global leader ideas.  Thus, I have tried to create three majors spaces for you to interact...

• Classroom-Our classroom is filled with opportunities for you to interact with ideas about the Global Community.  Take advantage!  When you have an idea, share it in our physical space.  
• School- You get to share your thoughts, your work, and your perspective with the entire school through the use of the television studio and our closed-circuit system.  
• Internet- You will be working, via an Apple laptop computer, with Google tools to interact with the Global Community

Based on the following grading system.  

• A=Outstanding (100-90% Mastery of Critical Thinking goals) consistentlly or independently masters goals
• B=Very Good (80-89% Mastery of Critical Thinking goals) usually masters goals
• C= Satisfactory (70-79% Mastery of Critical Thinking goals) sometimes masters goals
• D=Experiencing Difficulty (69-60% Mastery of Critical Thinking Goals) seldom masters goals

As a class, we will create a project rubrics based on the work of others who have gone before you.  They will be posted for each class as they are created and amended for every project.