Independent Study (Passion Project) - At Home
Welcome Back!
I am so happy to be getting "back together" and excited to see how we can tackle some curriculum together in this new format. Given the government mandate of 3 hours of task/assignment work per week, we will have to cut back our focus a little for the time being, but we will still hit many of the major items that were on the agenda. I aim to take this month-by-month, with the (slim?) hope that we will be together in class again soon. For you this means to just think about it week-by-week, and with "one month" in mind. We will all see where we're at come May.
Given the already almost completely independent nature of this course, our transition to more of an on-line format should be quite smooth, with the potential hiccup of assignment submission (for larger, more concrete assessment products, if applicable), but we will work through that when/if needed.
For April we will be focusing on the completion of an abbreviated unit 1 for the 1st week, and then looking towards the completion of "unit 2" for the remaining 3 weeks. How this will be accomplished will be outlined in more detail in the "Task Page", linked at the bottom of this page.
I will also be attempting to tackle a "Showbie" account. Please sign up for the class on the application, using the code I e-mailed to you yesterday. I am new to that app, but hope it is beneficial to all of us. As always with technology, I appreciate your patience, as well as your help. You students are my technology-life raft :)
My e-mail, as always, is [email protected]. Please DO NOT e-mail my GAFE account, as it is not my primary e-mail. There is also the class chat feature on Showbie. I will venture to answer all of your questions in a timely fashion. Please note though that a focus throughout all my classes is "learning how to learn", which you have all heard me say ad nauseum (what language is this and what does it mean?). Have confidence in your own ability, use the internet, and lean on each other in order to try and figure out small issues. I will always be here as a safety net if you are truly stuck and need guidance.
LET US GET STARTED! (Click the picture below for the detailed task sheet)
Given the already almost completely independent nature of this course, our transition to more of an on-line format should be quite smooth, with the potential hiccup of assignment submission (for larger, more concrete assessment products, if applicable), but we will work through that when/if needed.
For April we will be focusing on the completion of an abbreviated unit 1 for the 1st week, and then looking towards the completion of "unit 2" for the remaining 3 weeks. How this will be accomplished will be outlined in more detail in the "Task Page", linked at the bottom of this page.
I will also be attempting to tackle a "Showbie" account. Please sign up for the class on the application, using the code I e-mailed to you yesterday. I am new to that app, but hope it is beneficial to all of us. As always with technology, I appreciate your patience, as well as your help. You students are my technology-life raft :)
My e-mail, as always, is [email protected]. Please DO NOT e-mail my GAFE account, as it is not my primary e-mail. There is also the class chat feature on Showbie. I will venture to answer all of your questions in a timely fashion. Please note though that a focus throughout all my classes is "learning how to learn", which you have all heard me say ad nauseum (what language is this and what does it mean?). Have confidence in your own ability, use the internet, and lean on each other in order to try and figure out small issues. I will always be here as a safety net if you are truly stuck and need guidance.
LET US GET STARTED! (Click the picture below for the detailed task sheet)