Designing the Future Today
Designing the Future Today
Transportation Careers Academy Program
Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
Dream Design DO
Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
Design Juniors
Period 2
This course emphasizes the Problem Solving, Career & College Exploration, and design, state standards and vocabulary. Students are provided a strong foundation in design, drawing, and vocabulary in a student-centered, teacher-structured environment. 21st-century thinking skills like problem-solving and decision-making are emphasized throughout this class.
Online Daily Agenda 2017
Agenda Week 18
Monday, May 15, 2017
Title: 2+2 Modified 5/11/17 Agenda
EQ: How can I maximize my learning and efforts?
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2 + 2 - TCAP Flag of Interdependence: Indie abuse, Want, We need more
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Draft due today (Again)- Clear and specific Plans
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Car Challenge- Materials- Time -Friday May 19 Slope challenge- Aesthetic Challenge +-10 Enough time? Do you need help?
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Short Essay &?- Trifold 500, Notebooks & Grades Focus on Learning (& Effort) not grades
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Simple
Agenda Week 16
Monday, May 1, 2017
Title: What do you want? What is your adventure?
EQ: What do you want? What is your adventure?
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Keep your notes- Cornell questions/ summary Stamp
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What do you want? Trifold 7 areas- Your Why's - Your hope's and Dream's - ChAll
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Do Do Do chart - Analogies/ Connections - Hunters - Washing Dishes - Exercise -Ib
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Personal connection- Who are you? GMS Emotions- Blame game- excuses - Permission -LH Commitments - Decisions - Choices
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Beliefs- Can/ Can't / Can't Yet- Limiting beliefs Making change/ Difference/ / Excuses
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FLOW- /Mastery / Next time/ Anything worth doing
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Commitment/ Decision/ Choice/ Little steps
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Land Vehicle/ Challenge- Motivation- Independent-
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Agenda Week 17
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Title: Due Dates?
EQ: What do you want? What is your adventure?
What is your mission?
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Keep your notes- Cornell questions/ summary Stamp​
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Draft due today- Clear and specific Plans & Describe what each Letter in your personality means
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Short Essay
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Agenda Week 17
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Title: What do you want? What is your adventure?
EQ: What do you want? What is your adventure?
What is your mission?
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Keep your notes- Cornell questions/ summary Stamp​
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Do Do Do chart - Analogies/ Connections - Hunters - Washing Dishes - Exercise -Math
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Challenge- Emotions- Blame game- excuses - Permission Commitments - Decisions - Choices
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Beliefs- Can/ Can't / Can't Yet- Limiting beliefs Making change/ Difference/ Excuses
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FLOW- /Mastery / Next time/ Anything worth doing
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Commitment/ Decision/ Choice/ Little steps
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Trifold Draft Due Thursday
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Car Due next Friday
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Trifold and essay Timeframes on Monday
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Land Vehicle/ Challenge- Motivation- Independent-
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Agenda Week 14
Monday, April 17, 2017
Title: Personality Essay
EQ: What makes you, you?
Warm Up: ​​Celtic design​
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Schoology: Personality Essay- April 21
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Finish 0's and incomplete's by Friday (Notebook)
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Land Vehicle/ Indie day next Thursday
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Agenda Week 13
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Title: Spring forward
EQ: What is the priority? What needs to get done?
Warm Up: Celtic drawing​
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What is TCAP? What are we aiming for?
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Standards Based: What are standards?
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IB ATL's ?
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Schoology: New Due dates
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Agenda Week 10
Friday, March 17, 2017
Title: Plan
EQ: How can you make the best use of your time?
Warm Up: Celtic drawing​
Apologies- Radical Forgiveness- Planner
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What is TCAP? What are we aiming for?
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Standards Based: What are the standards?
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English Language Arts GOALS ?
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Oracy Rubric: Self Assessment
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Go over work: Schoology Duedates
IB Project Saturday Class
Agenda Week 9
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Title: If not NOW when?
EQ: If not NOW,
when will you start working for what you want/ need?
Warm Up: Fish
SUB work: Stamp- Grid Drawings - Review
1. Passion vs Purpose
2. Do, Do, Do Chart: Challenge, Work, Fun
3. Time: Plan
- How many hours in a work week/ year?
- $ an Hour = $ a year equation
4. FT/ Reflection Monday: Schoology Work
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College- plan? - PLAN
Grades- Reflection- Notes/ Final
Copy interview questions
Engineering Presentation Survey
- Reflection in your notebook
Agenda Week 8
Friday, March 3, 2017
Title: Future you vs Present You
EQ: Can you change the future you? Decisions and choices
Warm Up: Dogs
SUB work: Stamp
1. Career: Care? The Future you? If not then what? Dis
2. Schoology : Grading vs Learning
Copy interview questions
3. Engineering Presentation Survey
4. Reflection in your notebook
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Copies of
Bus quote
Senior reflection
Panels
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POP and reflection-
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The BILLION Dollar Idea - Nick Woodman
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Agenda Week 7
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Title: Engineer Day
EQ: How will/ does engineering improve my life ?
1. Engineering Presentation Survey
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Kid President: Change the world
Agenda Week 6
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Title: Future you
EQ: What do you want? What do you need?
1. DISCUSSION:
WHERE ARE WE? WHAT ARE WE DOING?
WHERE ARE WE GOING? WHY? WHY? WHY?
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WHAT DO YOU WANT? NEED? FUTURE SELF?
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Schoology : A4 + A5 Patience Persistence
3. GET TO WORK:
100 points 200 points x Group
Agenda Week 5
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Title: Assign computers
EQ: Do I test my patience and persistence with technology?
1. Warm up: Triangle Faces 2 or 5 minute Challenge
2. Schoology : A4 + A5 Patience Persistence
100 points 200 points x Group
Agenda Week 5
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Title: 5 week Grades
EQ: Do I make the best use of my time?
1. Warm up: Circle Faces 2 or 5 minute Challenge
2. Get your work up on Schoology TODAY!
This includes your graded Notebooks
3. Counselor Visit Thursday
Camping Trip
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Finished with the agenda? Get to work !!!!
100 points 200 points x Group
Agenda
Friday, February 3, 2017
Title: Patience and Persistence
Essential Question:
How can we strive for excellence and enjoy the journey?
PATIENCE & PERSISTENCE
1. Warm up: Cows
2. BPP Technology, People and Goals
3. Schoology: 60 minute Challenge
Do A2: Career Research Transportation, Engineering & Design
4. Work on (and Finish) A2 Part 2
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Notebooks - Camping
Agenda
Friday, February 3, 2017
Title: Grades are Dropping
EQ When are things due? What do I need to do now?
1. Warm up: Block Forms
2. Research Done
3. Counselor Visit
Notebooks are due today
Camping Trip
Agenda
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Title: Schoology: Career Essay
Essential Question:
What do I want to do for a career?
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1. 10- 15 minute Warm Up
Why?! Why? Why?! Copy your top 5 reasons
Drawing skill is important but more important is...
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Define who you are- Can Can't (I Can) Who are you?
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Self Discipline, Self Control
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Focus and Concentration
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Challenge yourself- Confidence - Believe in self
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Evaluate and reinforce the Habits of Mind
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Power of Practice (Build Confidence)
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Level of drawings- Level of Challenges
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21st century skills
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Problem Solving
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Commitment and Goal getting
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Foundational Art & Engineering Skill
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Visual Communication Skills- Maps - BluePrints
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Imagination and creativity
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Express yourself
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How do we evaluate? Rubrics - Criteria building
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Science and Math
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Standards: Observational drawing
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How:
Due (Almost) every Friday
Must have
- An up to date table of contents
- Warm ups (Usually drawings sometimes writings)
- 3 stamps minimum (Subject to change)
On time and on Task Some days will have no stamps
- Copy of the Agenda ( - Minus blue text)
- To earn T bills notebooks should have the above
* The notebook is 30% of your grade
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2. Go over Schoology and assignments
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Agenda Titles and dates
Agenda
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Title: Career Research
Essential Question:
How can I make research fun?
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1. Warm Up: Busy Bees
2. Review Notebook How:
- Due (Just about) every Friday
- 5 minutes Prep and work
- Draw 5- 10 minutes of absolutely no talking
- Do your best to better your best
- RAPP: Understand Ratios, Angles, Proportions, & Practice
Notebooks must have
- An up to date table of contents and page numbers
- Warm ups (Usually drawings sometimes writings)
- 3 stamps minimum (Subject to change) Effort
On time and on Task: Some days will have no stamps
- Copy of the Agenda ( - Minus blue text)
* The notebook is 30% of your grade
** Upload a picture of your graded notebook for points
- To earn T bills notebooks should have the above
3. Go over Schoology: Essay due today
Next, Career Research
Different types of prototypes
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Working Model
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Representational (non-working) Model
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Miniature / Scale Model
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Factory Sample
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Video or photo demonstration
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Drawings: Story Boards
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CAD Drawings (Computer)
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Faux prototype
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Pronto Prototype
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Agenda
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Title: Problem Solving- Prototypes
Essential Question:
How can I communicate my ideas?
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1. Warm Up drawing: Squirrel
2. What are the different types of prototypes? What is a prototype? Why make one?
3. Create a practice pronto prototype. 38 minutes - Present
4. Pronto prototype Next generation Challenge
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Create teams (1-4 persons)
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Choose idea- Create sketches of idea in your notebook (Everyone draws) Include innovations/ Improvements
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Team Members
Product proposal- Write about products features and benefits (Notebook)
Finance - Create an invoice, list needed supplies - Keep track (Notebook)
Prototype Maker- Create the prototype
Prototype Maker assistant- Help the artist
4. 5 minute
5. Present Product, describe the features, benefits, and cost
When 5 minute cleanup time is up be in seats
Glue & Markers are free-
Clean up Fine- Glue bottles must be closed areas must be clean
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4. Brainstorming: Careers Being open Minded Possible projects present to class Friday
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Week 1 TOP
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Title: New Year , New Dreams
Essential Question: What do you want?
How are you/ we going to make it happen?
1. Seating Chart
2. 20 minute Drawing: TREES, ANIMALS, PEOPLE, BUILDINGS, MOUNTAINS
Fold your paper in Half !!! Do your best, beat your best
3. Go over Syllabus/ requirements/ Schoology
4. Projects this semester: Design Cycle- LAUNCH - Due dates and Deadlines
- Drawing Skills
- Sketchup/ 3d printer
- Computer aided design
- Colleges & Careers: Websites, brochures,
- Mission to Mars - Rockets/ Robots/ Programming
5. Draw Maps from Memory-
Streets freeways - States- Countries- Solar system
Share Maps
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http://brainboxtools.wixsite.com/standards
http://brainboxtools.wixsite.com/standards/ng-science
http://brainboxtools.wixsite.com/tools
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5 10 15 and 20 week Goals
Who are you http://you.visualdna.com/
https://www.visualdna.com/quizzes/
Go as a team
Evaluation: Measuring Typing Speed
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Agenda
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Title: Challenge yourself- Trust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkNfW5ych64
Essential Question:
How can we meet our potential?
1. CHOICES: Drawing warm up, Simple Dog - FACES
Write about your career and college aspirations
2. Simon Sinek- Seek Mentors: Begin with why
Build Trust- Believe in self, build confidence,
Believe in others, DANGER- STAND TOGETHER
Simon Sinek Leadership 3 min. video start :33
3. Work
- CaCareerZone.org Registration and exploration
- Brainstorm Research : Make a real Difference
- Tower Challenge
3 yellow sheets, glue, Scissors, 1' of tape
1:08 Measurement time
1 Tb for every foot (4' 8" 2nd period record)
+2 Tb for tallest
Agenda Week 18
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Title: Last Call
EQ: What were your favorite essential questions?
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Due dates Cars Friday 5/19/17 Notebooks Tuesday 5/23/17 Trifold Wednesday 5/31/17
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Short in class essay and questions for Final
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5 essential life questions Cornel notes 6:49