DayOne

The first day will set the stage for the rest of the year. Right away, we will establish norms based on concrete experiences.

Overview
 * Puzzles || Don't give away the fish ||
 * Dyad Interviews || Respect others' experiences ||
 * Broken Circles || Find ways to help others ||
 * Sundials || Make sure everyone is involved ||
 * = || Explain your thinking ||
 * Author Study || Think from someone else's point of view ||
 * Captions || Be willing to take risks ||
 * Class Norms || Respect others' opinions ||

First Day

 * Things to think about
 * Problems from aha! Insight (Gardner)
 * kenken
 * What word starts with "he" and ends with "he"? (dictionary)
 * Build a cube (http://www.scienceu.com/geometry/activities/tetrapuzzles/index.html)
 * Norm 1: Don't give anyone the fish
 * Dyad interviews
 * Rules: One person talks or writes. When I say "start," start. When I say "stop," stop.
 * **__Round 1: Work with your partner.__**
 * //Prompt 1: Describe a game that you like.//
 * Explain how you play it.
 * Talk about someone you have played it with.
 * Describe whether it is more or less fun the more you play it.
 * //Prompt 2: Describe a time you learned something interesting or useful.//
 * Talk about who you learned it from, or how you learned it
 * //Prompt 3: Describe a time that someone you know was disrespected, or treated unfairly//
 * Why do you think it happened?
 * Was it something that happened just one time, or did it continue over time?
 * Did the situation get better?
 * //Prompt 4: Describe a time you solved a problem, or did something you were proud of//
 * **__Round 2: Work in a quad.__**
 * Green ink pairs match up with a black ink pair.
 * Black ink left partner: tell the green ink partners about your partner.
 * Green ink left partner: similar.
 * Green ink right.
 * Black ink right.
 * __**Round 3: Whole-Class**__
 * Green ink people: talk about one of the black ink people you just heard about & vice-versa
 * Run through all five prompts
 * Students volunteer
 * Now, what did it feel like to hear someone talk about you to the class?
 * Is there anything you want to clear up?
 * What was it like to hear your partner tell the other group?
 * Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Information
 * Norm 2: Always consider thePolitely ask where someone got that information
 * True/False Equations
 * Charlie Chaplin Illusion: You see what you expect to see
 * 10 + 10 = 20
 * 20 = 10 + 10
 * 15 + 5 = 10 + 10
 * Make up 5, at least one false, at least one true, to challenge partner
 * With partner, choose 4 to challenge another pair
 * As a quad, choose 2 to challenge the class
 * Norm 3:
 * Captions