Tuesday, June 30, 2020

DAY 7 - PSA Production - De-Stressing.

DAY 7
Please sign the attendance sheet >>HERE

Today's Jamboard >>HERE

Today's Outcomes
Students share their first storyboard presentations.

Students create De-Stressing Videos and Resource List.

Students continue working on PSA

AGENDA
Guest Speaker Mindful Meditation
Virtual Walking Tour (Freshmen Presentations) earth.google.com
Storyboard - Stressed Character Skits - on Yesterday's Jamboard >>HERE
De-Stress Video & Reflection
PSA Planning Guide

Essential Questions:
-  How am I representing my knowledge and understanding?  How can I effectively influence an audience's opinion on a topic?

Mindful Meditation

Virtual Walking Tour (Freshmen sharing weekend homework)

Storyboard - Presenting the Stressed Character Skits - on Yesterday's Jamboard >>HERE

De-Stress Video & Reflection
TASK:  Watch the videos, and record in your notes the steps to each method of de-stressing.
-  Japanese Method to Relax in 5 Minutes >>HERE
- 7 Steps to Reduce Stress Right Now >>HERE
Reflection:  Which of these methods is easiest to remember?  Which are you most likely to use when you feel stressed?

Stress Resource Scenarios >>HERE
Design a storyboard of your assigned scenario which includes the issue and person who could help resolve the stress.

PSA Planning Guide >>HERE

Closing

Monday, June 29, 2020

DAY 6 - College Admissions Presentation, Reviewing Teen Stressors, and Intro to Storyboarding for PBL

DAY 6
Please sign the attendance sheet >>HERE
Today's Jamboard is >>HERE


AGENDA
Guest Speaker - College Presentation
Reviewing Teen Stressors,
Storyboarding - 1.  How-To, 2. Rough plan, 3. Refined slideshow
Presentation Rubric
PBL Team Work Planning
Assemble students into groups for PSA production
Closing

Essential Questions:
-  How am I representing my knowledge and understanding?  How can I effectively influence an audience's opinion on a topic?

Guest Speaker - College Admissions Presentation

Reviewing Teen Stressors
Emotions and Mental Health for Teens. >>HERE
- Read the articles about different causes of stress, and techniques to resolve or manage them.
- Jamboard STRESS - SYMPTOMS - STRATEGIES >>HERE

Storyboarding - 1.  How-To, 2. Rough plan, 3. Refined slideshow
Storyboard Example document >>HERE
Storyboard Template >>HERE

VIDEO: What is a Storyboard? >>HERE

Two methods of Storyboarding >>HERE

--ONLINE RESOURCE: StoryboardThat.com >>HERE
--ONLINE RESOURCE: Storyboard Creator  >>HERE

1.) Design a skit about a teenager who encounters a moment of stress, but also how it is resolved.  Decide where the story takes place, the specific causes of stress felt by the teen, and a technique used to manage the effects of the stress.

Presentation Rubric >>HERE

PBL Team Work Planning
PBL Task List document >>HERE

PSA production groups
The project presentations will take place at the start of class on Thursday.

Closing.  Student Project Work Time.




Friday, June 26, 2020

DAY 5 - Content Review, Research Skills, and Art Production Tools

DAY 5 
Please sign the attendance sheet >>HERE
Today's Jamboard >>HERE
Today's Google Slideshow >>HERE

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
-  What research skills do I need in high school?  How can I leverage my research skills to convey a message and manage stress?

TODAY'S OUTCOMES
-  Identifying Teen Stressors
-  Students prepare for debate
-  Conducting research & anchor understanding to credible research sources

AGENDA
1. ATTENDANCE/INCLUSION ACTIVITY (See Today's Jamboard >>HERE)
- EduCare Presentation
3. Mini-Research Lesson
4. IDENTIFYING TEEN STRESSORS (DEBATE ON MONDAY)
5. THE FAMILY STORY - Sequential art Jamboard
6. Virtual Field Trip
7. Art Production Skills Practice
8. Closing

EDUCARE PRESENTATION
- EduCare Presentation (Enrichment Programs, College Prep, After School, Community Service) -- GET THE PRESENTATION TO SIGN UP >>HERE

CONTENT REVIEW
I. Brain Anatomy
Take the Brain Anatomy Quiz Game two more times >>HERE
Snap screenshots of each resulting score, then upload the highest score to Mr. Webb >>HERE


II. JAMBOARD
A. BRAIN ANATOMY CHART
B. NUTRITION - image search

MINI-RESEARCH LESSON
FACTITIOUS 2020!
Fake vs Real News: LET'S PLAY >>HERE

-  CRAAP - Essential Criteria of Credible Sources doc >>HERE


IDENTIFYING TEEN STRESSORS
-  Teen Stressors - How might Fight Flight, Freeze or Appease look in these different situations?  MENTIMETER LINK >>HERE

Who is more stressed? Parents or Teens?

THE FAMILY STORY - Sequential Art Jamboard
Re-write your family story assignment from yesterday as a sequence of sticky notes on today's Jamboard.

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP/COMMUNITY TOUR
>>INSTRUCTION FORM HERE
- Using Google Earth.
-Must include: an introduction; One (1) community health resource (clinic, therapy, rehabilitation, etc.); Three (3) places you enjoy visiting; a closing.

ART PRODUCTION SKILLS PRACTICE
- Piskelapp (8bit animation)
- SumoTunes (music recording)
- Kapwing (online video editor)

CLOSING - Weekend Homework Tasks
- Freshmen Students collect additional articles, and write arguments for next week's debate.)

- Student Leaders (PSA on Teen Stress including:
1. Symptoms of Stress
2. Causes 
3. Stress Management and Elimination
4. Positive results of controlling or eliminating stress
[Write a poem, record a song, diagram a poster, or make a slideshow)



Thursday, June 25, 2020

DAY 4 - Stress and the Teenage Brain - Nutrition

DAY 4 
Please sign the attendance sheet >>HERE

Assignment drop-off >>HERE

TODAY'S SLIDESHOW >>HERE

Enter the Jamboard >>HERE.

Outcomes
-  Students assemble resources for Well-Being, and Meditation on a collaborative platform.

-  Students identify impact of Habits and Nutrition on Stress.

AGENDA
1. Do the check-in activity and upload art from yesterday to the Jamboard >>HERE.
Sharing our Anxiety, Frustration and Well-Being Illustrations. 

2. Fact vs Fiction

3. Habit

4. Article on Teen Nutrition and Mental Health >>HERE

5. Impact of Nutrition

6. Journal Reflection

7. Closing: SumoTunes Instrumental Music creation.

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES for your consideration

CONSTRUCT3 Games - DESIGNING GAMES FOR STRESS RELIEF


COMBINER
https://www.construct.net/en/free-online-games/combiner-73/play

FOX STORY
https://www.construct.net/en/free-online-games/fox-story-5365/play

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

DAY 3 - Overcoming Stress and Anxiety

DAY 3
Please sign the attendance sheet >>HERE


Today's Outcomes
I.    Students explain how stress affects our bodies
II.  Students share personal experiences with stress manifestations
III. Students compose a de-stressing strategy

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AGENDA
1. Warm-Up - Take the Brain Anatomy Quiz Game again.
2. Introductory Short Films & Reflections
3. Self-Assessment
4. Fight Flight Freeze Response
5. Art Activity - Pixilart.com
6. Art Therapy Activity
7. Self-Assessment Mini-Project
8. Closing

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1. WARM-UP
Take the Brain Anatomy Quiz Game three more times >>HERE
Snap screenshots of each resulting score, then upload the highest score to Mr. Webb >>HERE

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2. SHORT FILMS TO WATCH AND WRITE REFLECTIONS ON.
a. Short Film - BBC, Incredible animation on battling stress and anxiety

[BBC FILM REFLECTION]
-  List symptoms that the participants are saying they felt.
-  Describe how some of those emotions are illustrated in the animation

b. Short Film - Inner Workings
Inner Workings from jose chamba on Vimeo.
[INNER WORKINGS REFLECTION]
-  What is the main idea or basic story of what happens in this short film?  (Explain the plot)
-  If there is no dialogue or talking in the film, how are you able to understand the plot?


c. Short Film - Fight, Flight, Freeze - Anxiety Explained
[Fight, Flight, Freeze REFLECTION]
-  What is FIGHT?
-  What is FLIGHT?
-  What does it mean to FREEZE (as related to anxiety)?

c. Short Documentary Film - Art Therapy Can Reduce Stress and Anxiety

[ART THERAPY VIDEO REFLECTION]
-  What is Art Therapy?
-  How does Art Therapy help to reduce anxiety?

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3. Self-Assessment 
- What part of your brain causes stress (or anxiety) response and why?
- How do our bodies respond to anxiety?
- Is anxiety good or bad?

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4. Fight Flight Freeze Response
- Write in your journal about when you felt or observe fight, flight, and freeze responses in yourself and others during the coronavirus pandemic.
SHARE & DISCUSS

Read & Take Notes:
"Anxiety in Youth"
"Being Afraid"

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5. Art Activity - Using two online apps for digital art production
Drawing vector characters in Sketchpad https://sketch.io/sketchpad/.

How to use the app to draw 8bit art, otherwise known as pixel art.
https://www.pixilart.com/ (full scale illustrations) and https://www.piskelapp.com/ (animated sprites)


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6. Art Therapy Activity

TASK:
Draw a pixel art-illustration depicting what it looks like when you feel anxiety/fear.
Draw another pixel art illustration depicting what anger and frustration may look like for you.
Draw a third-pixel art illustration of what you look like normally when you are satisfied, contented, and happy ;-)
Add caption

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7. STRESS VISUALIZED Mini-Project
*Design characters based on the specific negative emotions listed below. Then, for each character, imagine that you are more powerful and can defeat the bad effects of the character like a superhero would.

Write a few sentences explaining how you might deal with the character to stop it from wreaking havoc in the lives of people.
- Anxiety
- Anger
- Confusion

- Shame/embarrassment
Draw your character in a pose that suggests their intentions, purpose, or behavior.

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8. Closing
- What songs help you de-stress?  What do each of these songs make you feel or think about?
TASK:  Create a playlist of 5-10 songs of your team's favorites to de-stress.
Find video links to each song on YouTube, to share with the class.

Art Activity - drawing pixel art with PIXILART.COM

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

DAY 2 - The Nervous System

Day 2
Please sign the attendance form >>HERE

See Today's Topic: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM class slideshow >>HERE

AGENDA
1. Intro Parts of the Brain Review
Complete notes assembly
Use this diagram to fill in your notes that you can use on the timed quiz.
Redraw the diagram, and list the parts using the letters that appear here.  Then write 1-2 sentences that reflect what that part of the brain is responsible for.

2. Nervous System
Part A.
Watch the videos below about the nervous system, then use the information you have learned so far to answer the following question in a short written response:
How does the brain tell your body what to do?
Type your response >>HERE

School House Rock - The Nervous System


Part B.
Read the handout, "What are the parts of the nervous system?" >>HERE
And write your notes on a piece of paper, to use later.

Part C.
Follow-up. List examples of body functions for homeostasis (or how the body compensates for a disruption in the body's environment) below to add to your notes.
-  How does your body respond when it gets too cold?
    + Shivering increases heat in muscles, helping the body maintain a steady temperature
    + Goosebumps increase the amount of heat between the hairs on our skin, helping the body maintain a steady temperature.

- What does your body do when it gets too hot?
- What about when you get scared?

3. "Test" Google Form Activity
Part B.  (15 minutes to review notes, then we will start the quiz)
Basic Brain Anatomy REVIEW QUIZ >>HERE
*Screenshot your scores; Play the quiz up to 3 times.

After the Test Reflection >>HERE


4. Kahoot! >>HERE

5. CLOSING ACTIVITY - DRAWIZE Challenge (https://www.drawize.com/)


Monday, June 22, 2020

WELCOME TO SVAH SUMMER BRIDGE 2020! Day 1 of 10.

- SVAH Summer Bridge Digital Design - 
Summer Bridge Program is designed to support incoming 9th-grade students as they transition to the high school environment.  
Digital Design assignments will be provided to the students.

Week 1, Day 1 Slideshow
>>Please click here to sign the daily attendance<<

Today's Outcomes.  Students will be able to...
1. Explain the expectations of the Project-based Learning project.
2. Identify parts of the brain and their functions.
3. Share collective knowledge of the brain.

Please complete the GETTING TO KNOW YOU survey >>HERE

AGENDA
1. Orientation
     - (Meet Mr. Webb, CTE Classes@SVAH, My Summer class Description-                    Projects/Expectations/Outcome)
-- Attendance Policy - Sign In & Sign Out of each class on the date, at the correct time or your attendance will not count.
-- Policies (Being present, participating, Respectful/Responsible/Safe)
-- Turning in assignments (email or Schoology?)
--CULMINATING ACTIVITIES: PSA, DE-STRESSING PLAN, and GOAL SETTING PLAN
-- Class Blog (https://svahsummer.blogspot.com/)
-- Schoology Class Code: 76DW-DC9N-CVWTN

2. PBL - Major project for the summer program. Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Example PSA > Coping with STRESS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faqvfSK4otQ
Glows and Grows Survey>

3. Articles (required reading).
Video: What are the parts of the brain?

Additional Resources
Article Links
- A Piece of Your Mind Brain Anatomy
- Brain Research Links
- My Notes Regions of the Brain
- P4S Launch Document
- Team Notes Our Part of the Brain

Video Resource
How to learn major parts of the brain quickly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FczvTGluHKM

- Visible Body Article.  The Human Brain: Anatomy and Function
https://www.visiblebody.com/learn/nervous/brain

- Use the BrainFacts.org interactive model to identify parts as well >>HERE

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE with this timed quiz>>HERE

Human Brain Anatomy Diagram
Diagram 2

Human Brain Dioramas


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- What's our daily class schedule?
9am-10am - Ice breaker/Welcome/What you will learn today.

11am-12pm - Time to work on your project with partners

12:30pm-1:00pm Time to check in with teacher if you have questions or concerns.

- Where can I find the class rules and policies? 
The content containing the summer course's policies  on attendance, behavior and academic expectations can be found in the syllabus <<HERE>>