Week of May 21
Tuesday, May 22nd: Final reflection. The end is just the beginning, or so the aphorism, goes whether you’re talking about the caterpillar or the end of the school year. To capture your current knowledge that relates to a year-long study of this course, please write with the intention of informing your future selves. Click here for the instructions. Upload your document to Google Classroom. Thursday, May 24th: Letters to self. Letters to future ToK students. In class today you will receive the letters you wrote to yourselves in January, at the turn of the year. Also, we will hand-write letters to next year's juniors taking ToK for the very first time. |
Week of Memorial Day:
Tuesday and Thursday... the days we've been waiting for all year. THE INCREDIBLES viewing and discussion. Reviews and commentary on the film |
Due: April 9th at 10pm. Written reflection. You will turn in ONE written reflection only. You choose to write about either the PLE or your education observation experience. Just one. Due: April 9th. Upload to Google Classroom, please.
Week of April 9th: Four day week. Quarter grades due on Friday.
This week we begin to plan for our ToK IA Presentation [theory of knowledge internal assessment presentation]. This organization just loves the acronym. The "presentations" page is where all assignments, documents, examples, and links are located. |
January - April: Human Sciences and Education: follow this link to the EDUCATION page
where all assignments/links are. |
Happy new year, students and families:
As we begin 2018, we will begin a new unit of study: education. Looking at education through the lens of ToK we will consider
What is our baseline with this subject? What is the purpose of education? Follow this link to respond to your first survey about education Survey Results: Role of education: Comments section from period 3 Comments section from period 4 CHS experience Comments section from both periods |
For Friday, January 5th:
What did YOU look like in elementary school? Please bring a copy (electronic) of a photo of you at any age of elementary school for our classroom walls. Preferred = a school photo How to achieve this:
Friday, January 5th.
Quotes on Education. Once you finish printing and hanging your photo, please follow this link, read the quotes, and respond in your notebook. Friday, January 5th:
What is your experience with your own education? Follow this link for the next survey. |
Friday, January 5th
Unit introduction: Looking at education through the lens of Theory of Knowledge Slide deck link |
EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP
We will view this documentary? artifact? performance art? film after the presentations and ending on Wednesday, December 13th. Post-viewing we will read these three essays/reviews click here for shared folder Be prepared to write about this film and the reviews. Our discussion will be on the FORUM. You will be expected to contribute online. Week of November 27th
Follow this link to read a 2-page document prior to Wednesday's class. Answer the questions at the bottom of page 2. You will not turn in the answers; these are for your consideration as preparation for our conversation on Wednesday. Link to document |
This just in...
Connecting with our discussions around grade inflation and it's connection with SAT scores, here is an article with statistics of the 2012 National SAT scores. What are your thoughts? |
Week of November 13th:
The Great Art Assignment For this project you will select something that you believe is a GREAT piece of art. It can be from any discipline within this AOK: poetry, dance, music, sculpture, photography, literature, painting, film, animation, theatre, ceramics, baking, woodworking, drawing … There are two components: a presentation and a written reflection and the instructions are here
Presentation rubric here Written reflections are due on Google Classroom at the latest by Monday November 27. Of course, you may turn it in before then. Google Classroom Codes
Period 3 = w91808c Period 4 = bqg5pum |
Presentation order -
period 3 Monday November 20th
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Presentation order - period 4
Monday November 20th
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Week of October 30th and November 6:
Tuesday - due at the beginning of the period is your written reflection to Friday's discussions. See below for details/instructions. October 31, November 2, and November 7: Exploring The Arts as an Area of Knowledge. The slide deck (right) will inform these next days of discussion and activities. Expect to write, think, listen, speak about the questions at right. On Tuesday you will complete a 'student-led conference form' for our student/parent/teacher conferences coming up next week. It is my strong desire/suggestion that you attend, as you are the master of your educational ship. Week of October 23
Monday: continuation from last week. Generating a knowledge framework (KF) for your AoK.
"Losing is Good for You" "When A is for Average" Prepare for a Socratic discussion on Friday by doing the following:
What other issues should be considered when examining these situations?
Please, include answers/references to these in your written reflection:
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Slide deck including:
Link to ideas for Friday's discussion/discourse. You can edit this document.
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Week of October 16th
Homework to be completed PRIOR to Tuesday's class.
short enough to print on max 2 pages (double sided) long enough to do justice to the issue reliable source? credible source? Bring copies for your table-mates. If video or electronic article, create a google doc and share PRIOR to class. This is for an academic scholarship grade Thursday: the knowledge framework |
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Week of October 3rd and 9th
Monday: final presentations Wednesday: debriefing the presentation process. Acquiring and honing our presentation skills. Friday: faith as a Way of Knowing For Friday: In class, we will read/watch the following essays/articles. Some are edited for length. If you are not in class, please read them on your own time, as you could be responsible for writing about them at a later date. The harmonious relationship between faith and science. Taking science on faith Is religion good or bad? (it's a trick question) Atheism 2.0 |
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September 18, 20, 22
Investigating the technical vocabularies of Cleveland's Areas of Knowledge This is a partner/small group project where you will research and present the unique vocabulary (lexicon) of the subject areas currently being studied at CHS. Instructions can be found here. Essential Questions:
Desired outcomes:
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September 26, 28
Tuesday: presentations on the LANGUAGE of different areas of knowledge (subject areas). Period 3 =
Thursday: Faith as a Way of Knowing |
Week 3:
Tuesday, September 12th. Due. Reading and response to the article "by whose standards to we speak" (see right). Choose one of the questions/prompts and respond. Bring it to class in a physical form you can turn in. Discussion around the reading and ideas of language and power. Will be very helpful to read the article below (#5) Thursday, September 14th: speech and censorship Read the two articles (right) Watch the short video on this Newsweek site Newsweek article/video ACLU and its history of defending speech https://timeline.com/skokie-trial-white-supremacy-aclu-free-speech-history-4f71f0a12025 Excellent offering Q&A about the first amendment, freedom of expression, free speech, and censorship http://www.newseuminstitute.org/first-amendment-center/first-amendment-faq/#speech |
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Friday, September 7.
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Week 2: Ways of Knowing and reliability
Ways of Knowing: LANGUAGE TED: making up new words Another ToK site on language
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