- Get updates about class
HOW TO SIGN-UP
To Do List:
1. Make an account on The Volunteer Center of Whatcom County website.
a. Make sure to set your preferences for Volunteer jobs
2. Finish IEP self-directed worksheet
3. Complete writing your SOP
4. Sort through SD2 section of your binder
a. Recycling anything you don't need to keep to prove you have met a goal.
5/21
Next week:
We are walking to the Volunteer Center. We will leave CT at 12:40pm.
- If you catch a bus home from downtown, bring your things!
This week:
Write a Summary of Performance
The SOP should be saved in your Self-Determination folder on your H:/ drive, along with your Self-Directed IEP worksheet.
5/14
The Volunteer Center of Whatcom County
Why volunteer? Make a class list of ideas.
Who's volunteered before? What was the experience like?
Brainstorm a class list of places to volunteer in Whatcom County.
Plan trip to The Volunteer Center next week...
4/30
Smart Trips Sign-up
Plan a Smart Trip as a class for Wed, 5/7
Finish goals section on Self-directed IEP Worksheet.
3/19
TED Talks: Angela Duckworth - Grit
Use this note taking guide to answer the following questions:
- Define the term "grit"
- How does grit help make people successful?
- Identify areas you have shown grit
- Identify areas you need to show grit
3/5
Start self-directed IEPs.
- What makes a good public speaker?
- How can you apply these qualities?
- IEP Planning Worksheet
- Self-directed IEP Worksheet
- Your IEP (if you don't have your current goals on your IEP Planning Worksheet)
2/17
Your job:
- Take the Learning Styles Quiz
- Write down your results
- Read about your top three learning styles. Learning Style Quiz Results: Digging Deeper
- Be prepared to talk to the class about one of your top three learning styles
Want to know more? Read what the research says.
2/5
Disability Study
It is important to know about your disability. As an adult, here are some reasons you need to be knowledgable about it:
- Conduct your IEP meeting
- Accommodations for school
- Accommodations for a job
- Apply for services
- Know about resources for your disability
- Knowledge is power!
Start by filling out the K and W of the KWL chart.
Next, use these links to look up information about your disability. Fill out the L section.
Finally, use the links to fill in detailed information about your disability. Be ready to present to those at your table or the class.
12/4
Overcoming a Current Challenge lesson.
VOCAB
volition: willpower, self-control
- You may be extremely motivated to lose weight, but you need the volition to stop
eating so much unhealthy food
grit: you can get through failure.
- What usually happens after you fail?Being a PESSIMIST vs. OPTIMIST
- come up with examples of both
Wanting vs. Choosing
- What's the difference between wanting to be
something in life and choosing to be it?
11/6
- Self-esteem clip 1 - Being a leader (5:35 - 6:34)
- Clip 2 - Finding a way to succeed (6:34 - 7:40)
- Clip 3 - Leading during "the tough times" (12:44 - 13:27)
- Clip 4 - Mentally tough (13:27 - 14:58)
10/23
Your target is to finish a final copy of your IEP Planning Worksheet IEP Planning Worksheet.
- "But Brett, why the heck is this important?"
- Fact: you are 33% more likely to accomplish your goal if you 1) write it down, 2) tell a friend, 3) check on your progress weekly
- Any other reasons you can think of?

10/9
Download, and type rough draft of IEP Planning Worksheet
- Make sure to save this on your H:/ drive
- When done, use your gmail to email Brett a copy
> brett.allan.evans@gmail.com
10/2
Register to vote - deadline is Oct. 7
The big November voting issue: the BSD $160 million bond
Vocab: Hierarchy = being ranked in order of importance
Homeostasis = keeping things the same
Spontaneity = doing without thinking
Morality = strong sense of right vs. wrong
Prejudice = judging someone or something without knowing much about it
Here's a nice INTRO to Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs
Movie clips
Mini-quiz on the hierarchy of needs
Take the Self-assessment
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* NO CLASS Wednesday, 9/18.
After the questionnaire, we will go outside for a demonstration.
Rock Paper Scissors Championship Tournament?...






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