Good morning everyone!
For today’s class, start the day by joining me on Discord to be ready for class to start at 9 a.m. It is best to login at least 5 minutes earlier to deal with technical difficulties. Click on our text and voice channel (mr_contes_class). We will begin each day this way. If I am not there, I may be experiencing Wi-Fi issues. Please be patient. We will follow our daily schedule as closely as possible.
During the exhibition process, specialist teachers (Mr. Orr, Mr. Oliver, Mme. Stella) with help facilitate learning for each of the exhibition groups during their scheduled class times. A quick message from Mr. Oliver regarding instruments: Please make sure to clean your instrument thoroughly before using it. You can find detailed instructions by going to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl93cyWnxvA&list=PLBB340E3D47C8B506
Time
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Location
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Topic
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9:00 – 9:30
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Class Discord Group
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)
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· Technical Difficulties
· Attendance
· Announcements
· Blogs will be discontinued soon. We will be using ManageBac moving forward. More information coming next week.
· Discord use will continue.
· We will try using Zoom soon. More information coming soon.
· We will continue using Google Docs
· General Discussion (Catch-up, Pandemic and our new way of life)
· Reflection on how the day went yesterday.
· Did you have a meaningful discussion with your parents regarding yesterday’s information session? Are there any new questions that you or your family now have?
· Did you complete your concept questions, central idea, and lines of inquiry?
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9:30 – 11:00
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Class Discord Group
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)
Exhibition Breakout Groups via Discord
‘Exhibition Planner’ Section 7. c) via Google Docs by exhibition groups
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· Learning Goal #3:Develop your group’s 3 lines of inquiry
· We will look at the next steps in the exhibition planner (via live stream) – 7. c) Focus the inquiry
· Once this is done, we will have breakout groups to allow individual groups to compose their 3 lines of inquiry.
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11:00 – 12:00
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Recess & Lunch
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12:00 – 1:40
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Class Discord Group
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)
Exhibition Breakout Groups via Discord
‘Exhibition Planner’ Section 9 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
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· Today’s Learning Goal #1: Produce
1 ½ pages of typed research notes that meet the criteria we discuss.
· We will look at the next steps in the exhibition planner
(via live stream) – Section 9 research and note taking:
· Once this is done, we will have breakout groups to allow
individual groups and students to begin their research. Try to be quiet in
your groups as you do this work. Use the curated database on our library blog
as their source. Make a note of the source of your information using MLA
formatting in the Research Organizer that is in your exhibition planner You
will also record all your notes in this organizer.
· I will be meeting with individual exhibition groups.
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1:40 – 2:20
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Recess & Lunch
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2:20 – 3:30
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Class Discord Group (meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)
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· Math lesson – Lesson 8.2.
· Mr. Conte to go through lesson – pdf copy provided to students for following along and for their own notes.
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Remember to visit Ms. Hayward’s library blog for more information about researching. Below you will find the databases she spoke about yesterday morning’s workshop.
Title
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URL
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Global Issues In Context
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Gale Canada In Context
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Academic OneFile
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Work that is not completed during class time will need to be completed as homework. Students should put more focus into reading at this time as well ensuring they are reading for a minimum of 30 minutes per day.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out so I can clarify and assist.
Steven Conte
