Overview+of+Habits


 * Overview of our STEM Academy Habits (8/16) ([[file:1.Aug.Introduction to Habits.pptx]])**

Objectives: To develop student understanding of the L&N STEM Academy Habits and motto and to introduce students to a planning process.

Slide 1: Review school motto. (About 5 minutes)
 * Practice pronunciation (note the hard //c// in Scientiam.)
 * Reveal Francis Bacon quote. Invite students to infer the meanings of at least two words in the Latin.
 * If time/interest: What does omni// scient //mean?

Slide 2: (About 5-7 minutes)
 * Individuals study diagram to decide which way the Innovation cog would be moving (Click to next bullet after ~1 minute). Question for students: What might they need to make this easier? [Note individual learning strategies here.]
 * Partners discuss their reasoning and results. (2-3 minutes).
 * Individuals decide whether the diagram will work as drawn and then discuss as a class (2-3 minutes), focusing on their reasoning.

Slide 3: (2 minutes) //Quickly// go over process. [They won’t care much, but covering the process will enhance the concluding reflection/discussion.]

Finally, ask students to recall as many of the exercises they did today in advisory as they can on the board and then to try to match each activity with one or more of the habits in the graphic. (10 minutes)


 * **Exercise** ||  **Habit(s)**  ||
 * Practice pronunciations. ||  ||
 * Infer meanings in Francis Bacon quote. ||  ||
 * (Omniscient) ||  ||
 * //Innovation// cog ||  ||
 * Partners/class discuss ||  ||
 * Process ||  ||

This leaves a little time for attendance-taking and seeing how things are going.

**Overview of our STEM Academy Habits (PowerPoint slides)**