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5. Let’s Get Started
1. Find a partner to work with.
(Someone you don’t know!)
2. Give your partner your full
name.
3. Search your partner online -
take notes about them.
18. TYPE III
INDEPENDENT OR SMALL GROUP INVESTIGATIONS
PRODUCTS AND/OR PERFORMANCES
TYPE I
GENERAL
EXPLORATORY
ACTIVITIES
TYPE II
METHODOLOGICAL
TRAINING /
HOW-TO ACTIVITIES
(Renzulli, 1977)
74. AP EXAM
In 2005
1.2 million students took 2.1 million AP
exams
in 37 subjects
75. AP EXAM
In 2009
1.6 million students took 2.8 million AP
exams
in 37 subjects
76. Admission to College
• Students with an AP class on
their transcript were 30% more
likely to be accepted into a
college or university
77. Admission to College
• Students with an AP class on
their transcript were 30% more
likely to be accepted into a
college or university
• The percentage increased when the
number of AP courses on the
transcript increased
78. Top College Admissions Criteria
5th Number of AP Courses
6th AP Class Grades
9th AP Exam Scores
92. Relevancy
The usefulness of the information that exists
about you and how consistent that
information is with you you say you are and
what you claim to value
93. Purity
The amount of information that comes up in
an Internet search that is about you and not
someone with a similar name or similar
interests
94. Diversity
The mixture of information found when you
are searched online:
• Do you have a website?
• Are you found in real time content?
• Are there images and video of you?
127. Writing Prompt
● I would like to improve…
● Some people are unhappy with…
● I want to learn more about…
● An idea I would like to try…
● Something I think would really make a
difference is…
● Something I would like to change is…
137. S
TO
W
Helpful
to achieving the
objective
Harmful
to achieving the
objective
Internal Origin
Attributes of the
Individual
Strengths Weaknesses
External Origin
Attributes of the
Environment
Opportunities Threats
SWOT
Analysis
158. S
TO
W
Helpful
to achieving the
objective
Harmful
to achieving the
objective
Internal Origin
Attributes of the
Individual
Strengths Weaknesses
External Origin
Attributes of the
Environment
Opportunities Threats
SWOT
Analysis
166. High achieving students
demonstrated greater
autonomy and
competence than low
achieving students in
computer-based learning
tasks.
(Otta & Tavella, 2010)
167. • Interesting
• Integral to one’s
vision of the
future
• Immediately
useful
• Tied to one’s identity
Achievement Motivation
168. Capable
All members must be capable of absorbing, applying,
and recognizing the value of new information.
188. write stories
design graphics
paint pictures
program softwaretake photographs
make movies
start a business
perform music
invent sculpt
build
serve the community
advocate
create computer games
conduct an experiment
present research
raise funds
189.
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205. Fight the Good Fight
“I wish a politician with no teaching
experience would just come in and
tell me how to
teach,” said no
teacher EVER.
220. Learning &
Performance
Environment &
Behavior
Life Outside
School
Digital Access
full electronic participation
in society
Digital Security & Safety
electronic precautions to
guarantee safety
Digital Law
electronic responsibility for
actions & deeds
Digital Communication
electronic exchange of
information
Digital Etiquette
electronic standards of
conduct or procedure
Digital Health & Wellness
physical & psychological
well-being in a digital world
Digital Literacy
teaching & learning about
technology and its use
Digital Rights &
Responsibilities
freedoms extended to
everyone in a digital world
Digital Commerce
electronic buying and
selling of goods