A "geometrical" view on the three interrelated sources of teaching and learning: Inquiry, Mystery and Mastery.

Cell phones have become totally integrated into our daily lives. Sitting in the classroom, on the bus, at the dinner table, we find ourselves constantly checking our cell phones for messages and updates. Now that the internet is available on our phones some seem to literally have their phones glued to their hands.

The impact of cell phones is seen in our legislation, and even serves as key evidence in political corruption. In the celebrity realm a stolen cell phone can ignite massive scandals damaging to individual reputation, family members, and anyone associated with that celebrity. We've seen the emergence of new forms of bulling and sexual harassment, and new challenges to school administrators in determining their role in appropriate cell phone usage.

Week of October 26, Brielle Stark

Project: Writing Workshop

Observations

Projects

• The subjects could either opt to write a scary halloween story or story based on the world series (their two main interests of the week).
• Previous to this observation day, the subjects had had time to prepare their topics by doing some free writing (rough drafts).
• This day, some chose to keep writing on paper, others worked on the computer and some chose to use the time to read more chapters in their respective fiction/nonfiction books about brain and behavior.

Discussion