| RETURN to INDEX TREE OF WISDOM <<<< from HACC Here's a worksheet for you to complete... Let's talk about our heroes. They sacrificed time with their families and they didn't spend a lot of time watching TV. Your ancestors sacrificed time to protect their families, to make their lives better, to make your life better. In your blood is that same ability. You can focus on the goal: IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS. Step one: do the worksheet problems. Whne you find a problem you can't do, PUT A QUESTION MARK and bring the worksheet to class. Step Two: in class, ASK QUESTIONS. Sometimes the teacher will answer the quetion, sometimes another student will answer the question. Step Three: at night, look at your notes. You can reach this page by going to www.teacherstoteachers.com and then click on MATH 101 Here's the schedule with a "theme" for each day. Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "You tend to move toward the things you think about." 10 Left brain, right hand. right brain, left hand. "If you see it, you can be it." 11 Intravert, extrovert -- solo or team? "The letter I is not in TEAM." 12 Methods of learning: audio, visual, movement (learn by doing) 13 aptitudes -- where are we naturally strong? What can we learn from others? (You will get a videotape) EXTRA PRACTICE (EP) WEEKEND watch the video 16 "Map reading changed my life." Results of EP 17 "If you are curious, you will be successful." 18 "Most decisions, like wine, improve with time." 19 "The road split and I took the less traveled one, and that made all the difference." converge, diverge-- two strategies and preferences EXTRA PRACTICE (EP) 20 "The lottery is a tax on people who don't understand statistics." Results of EP It's not the last day! You have two weeks of "opportunity" to continue to develop your skills.... "vacation" will take you to your "vocation." Each day: two periods of Communication, 2 periods of Math If your score is below 700 in math, then you will be expected to attend the two periods for math. If your score is below 700 in communication, then you will be expected to attend the two periods for communication. Each day I will begin the class with a "pep talk". The topics are given for each day. Most people like to hear a story, so you will get a story. I will videotape my talks to the group. If you are absent or if you are late, you can still watch the videotape. You will receive question sheets each day. You will complete the worksheet, alone or with a team. Each day you will work in teams. Each person will find a group to work with... you can work with the people of your choice, but sometimes I will select the groups. Each person will lead their group of four or three students at least once. When you teach a solution, you learn the subject in a stronger way. "flexibility exercise" EXAMPLE Noun: I have flexibility. Flexibility is useful. Verb: I will flex my mental muscles. Adjective: my mind is flexible. Write the three forms.... Then write sentences NOUN Friend He is my friend. VERB ______________________ He ________________ me last year ADJECTIVE ____________________ He is a ___________ person. NOUN __________________ I will study _________________ VERB _________________ I will _________________ ADJECTIVE economical NOUN I made a decision VERB Tomorrow I will ___________ ADJECTIVE That question was d_______________ yesterday. ADJECTIVE NOUN He is a teacher. VERB He will teach us some new things ADJECTIVE For some words, you can think of a noun and an adjective but not a verb: EXAMPLE: happy. What is the noun? Make a sentence... Print out this exercise and ask someone to check your answers, or write to Mr. Mac at mistermath@comcast.net Return to www.newFCAT.com |
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