Which state is home to the World Cow Chip Throwing Championship?

November 17, 2015

A. MaineB. WisconsinC. OklahomaD. FloridaE. Colorado

C. OklahomaYou would need to travel to Beaver, Oklahoma, which proudly claims the (undisputed) title of the Cow Chip Throwing Capital of the World. This western-style festival of fun was started in 1970, and includes a chili cook-off, parade, horseshoe throwing, carnival rides, golf tournament, and, of course, the highlight of everyone’s day, the World Cow Chip Throwing Championship. The wearing of sandals is not recommended!

Learning Objectives: Analyze and

discuss your novel

Consider Ken Robinson’s ideas about our educational system

A. I could teach this objective to the class!

B. I have a pretty good grasp of this one.

C. I’m not completely comfortable with this one.

D. I don’t really understand this one.

E. I don’t understand this one at all.

TURN IN YOUR TED TALK ASSIGNMENT

LITERATURE CIRCLE #2

WORK ON YOUR PROMPT FOR ESSAY #4

Remember, the rough draft is due on Sunday, so the closer you can

get today, the better.

BREAK

Discuss Your TED Talk Summarize your TED Talk—what was the

speaker’s main point? Would you recommend it? Record each person in your group’s TED

Talk and recommendation

Educational System Diagram the educational system as you

know it For example—

Pre-school (How does it work? Who goes? Who teaches it?)

What’s next? Include as much detail as possible but do

not get specific to your life or Porterville If you don’t know something, put a

question mark

TURN IN YOUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

DIAGRAM

SIR KEN ROBINSONTED TALK: SCHOOLS KILL

CREATIVITYLink

SIR KEN ROBINSONRSA ANIMATE: CHANGING EDUCATION PARADIGMS

Link

Homework

Due Thursday, November 19, in class: Read and annotate the Ken Robinson article Based on Robinson’s TED Talks, interview,

article, and your own ideas from everything we have read, design a new educational system Draw it in the same way we drew the

current system in class Prepare for your literature circleDue Thursday, November 19, at 11:55 p.m.: Post to the weekly discussionDue Sunday, November 22, at 11:55 p.m.: Respond to at least two students in the

weekly discussion

SIR KEN ROBINSON:CBS NEWS—CREATIVE SCHOOLS,

TRANSFORMING EDUCATIONLink

Learning Objectives: Analyze and

discuss your novel

Consider Ken Robinson’s ideas about our educational system

A. Yes, completelyB. MostlyC. Sort ofD. Not reallyE. Not at all (I’m

lost!)

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