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​CENTRAL IDEA:
Some individuals within organizations desire and seek out leadership.

Attributes:
-Open-minded
-reflective

LINES OF INQUIRY & KEY CONCEPTS:
  • Roles and responsibilities of leaders
  • Different systems of organizations
  • Relationships among people within the organization
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Design Lab
Week of 11/15/21

Last week we watched a virtual performance of Charlotte's Web. Today, Ms. Goulden led the students through the Design Cycle in the new Design Lab. After viewing some short videos and pictures of spider and their amazing webs, students inquired in the form and function of spider webs. Partners planned how to create a strong web that would hold bugs, built the web, tested it, and reflected. This was a fun activity that focused on communication and cooperation.
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Kid Leader Presentations
Week of 11/2/21

Our study into leadership continues through kid leaders. You don’t have to be part of a government structure to make a difference. What does it take to be a leader? Does everyone have to be a leader? What characteristics do leaders have? During the provocation (with the Kid President) we discussed adult leaders who made significant contributions. 
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Concept Map
Throughout this Unit

A concept map is a large visual representation of a concept, or a topic. We have an on-going concept map of “LOCAL GOVERNMENT.” Information is added onto the concept map frequently. 
Picture
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Once Upon a Time
Week of 11/2/21

How does this video demonstrate the function of a local government?
This is a great site for all action-takers, young or old!
http://inspiremykids.com/
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PROVOCATION
Early October, 2021

Our new IB unit started this week. I told the class that one person truly inspires me to be a better person and to make the world more awesome. I took ten questions to guide students into my inspiring leader’s secret identity. Afterwards, I revealed the secret leader (THE KID PRESIDENT!) and we watched some inspiring videos of the leader. Then, I posed a question to the students. What can YOU do to make the world more awesome? Each student recorded his/her answer on a Jamboard.
Kid President Videos:
How Good Spreads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH5ozEo1Ao4
Pep Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwlhUcSGqgs
How to Disagree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghk-nDJB3Tk
How to Change the World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z7gDsSKUmU
Here's a great inspirational video about how ONE person, young or old, can make a difference!
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