HOMEWORK+TERM+3+2012

1 Make some initial reflections: How do you feel about the first few days of Galileo? What are your hopes and fears for this term? Write this as a new//post//.
 * Week**
 * Reflection**
 * Focus Question**
 * Other**


 * Due Friday 20th July**

__**Team Project Initial Reflection...**__

You have now been introduced to your team project team members and have had the opportunity to spend time working together as a group during the Hoddle Waddle...

What are your initial thoughts about your team project topic and group? Has your sense of the group changed as a result of completing the trail together? What did you notice in terms of: leadership, cooperation, time management and humour? What have you already learnt about yourself [working in a new group]?

NA Start an "About Me" page on your blog, and include the following:
 * Due Tuesday 24th July**
 * Complete the "About Me" sentences found on the Week 1 page of this wiki.
 * Due Friday 20th July**

Following our **goal setting session**, upload your chosen goals for the term (3 skills, 3 knowledge, 3 personal qualities). Write a paragraph or two for each goal describing why you have chosen these goals.

Choose ** one ** of your goals (one that is important to you) and add the following details:
 * break your goal down into smaller steps. what are some smaller sub-goals that you can aim to achieve along the way to reaching your goal?
 * what obstacles might stop you from achieving your goal?
 * how will you know when you have achieved your goal?

**Due Monday 23rd July** 2
 * Reflective Journal - Week 2**

Write a post about the classes, trails and events of the week.

Your reflection should include:
 * //Skills workshop:// From the different games and activities, what did you learn about how teams work effectively? What role do you think you play in teams?
 * //Community service:// How was your first visit to community service? What do you hope to acheive at your placement this term?

Focus Question practice task
 * Due Tuesday 31/7**
 * __Using evidence from Galileo trails and classes to answer questions__**


 * Due Wednesday 1st August.**

Answer the questions for your trail (Inner City, Fitzroy or North Melbourne).
 * __Part A:__**

__**Part B**__ Answer **one** of the following questions using evidence from Tuesday's "What is History" class and the Koorie Heritage Trust trail.
 * What kind of history has the most value: oral, written or pictorial?
 * Does history tell the truth, or, does it tell a story? Whose story?
 * Fitzroy Questions. Answer both of these questions using specific evidence from your trail to support your opinions.**

1. Is Fitzroy a liveable community?

2. What changes/projects would you suggest would encourage a greater sense of community in Fitzroy?

Open the document for questions & resources:
 * Inner City Homework:**

Melbourne CBD Statistics: 3
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:teamgalileo/Inner City Short Answer Homework.docx|Download]]
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 * [|Details]
 * [[file:teamgalileo/Melbourne CBD statistics.pdf|Download]]
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 * Reflective Journal - Week 3**

Write a new journal entry about your experience of Health Week. Add photos! //Photos will be up by Sunday afternoon - click on the link to the 'photo album' and follow the instructions!//

Reflect on how it felt to work alongside your team to accomplish the mini trail. How are you feeling about your presentation on Monday?

Is it hard to be healthy in Melbourne?
 * Due Tuesday 7th August**

Reflect on the sessions and trails you participated in this week.

Use the __planning documents__ and the __assessment rubric__ [//at the top of this page//] that we discussed in class on Thursday

Each day this week, write a post on your blog which describes three good things which happened to you during the previous 24 hours.
 * Due Wednesday 8th August**
 * Positivity Journal:**

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 * Team Project:**
 * finalise your research for your presentation
 * add media and other information to your team's Glog
 * prepare your speech for Monday
 * Learning Goals Reflection**

Review your nine learning goals. Which are you making progress on? Which aren't you making progress on? How do you know?


 * Due Thursday 9th August.**


 * General Reflection:**


 * It's almost camp - how are you feeling - excited, nervous, unsure? What would you like to achieve for yourself over the 3 days?


 * If you are not going - how will you use the time that you have to yourself?

__**Tamar's Homegroup:**__


 * Go to your team project page on the team project wiki:**

Is Melbourne Fair?
 * Write down what you are passionate about
 * Write down some of your skills
 * Write down - how could you combine the two to create some//action//??

Reflect on the sessions and trails that you went on this week.

Use your trail booklets to help remind you about your thoughts!

Go to week 4 to check out a whole range of additional resources about justice & human rights. There are also links to the places you visited on your trails.

Remember - use the feedback that you received from your homegroup teacher for your first essay:
 * What did you do well? **Repeat this!!**
 * How can you improve?
 * What unhelpful writing habits do you need to look out for?

Due Wednesday 15th August Mid-Term Progress Report - Self Assessment**

Using the progress report rubrics below give yourself a grade out of 100 for
 * Achievement
 * Attitude & Effort


 * [|Details]
 * [[file:teamgalileo/Mid_Term_ProgressReport_Indicators_July_2012.pdf|Download]]
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You must write a **justification** for each score referring to evidence to show you have satisfied the description for your chosen level. This justification will be sent home with your scores.

You may password-protect your post if you do not want it to be public.

Also: Make sure you have all the necessary clothing and equipment for camp! __** Camp Reflection: **__
 * Due Friday 10h August**
 * 5**

//Please respond to the prompts below://

//**If you were on camp:**//


 * How was your experience of camp?
 * Teamwork...
 * Camping in the bush...
 * The hike...
 * Being in a small group & then moving to a large one on the second night...
 * Getting to know new people... did you?
 * If you could have taken one extra thing - what would it have been?
 * If you could have left one thing behind [at home] - what would it have been?
 * How do you think your experience at camp will affect the rest of your time in Galileo this term?
 * Include a photo [or photos] - check out the album - Chapman Camp 2012**

//**If you were not at camp:**//


 * What was your experience of this past week like?
 * Enjoyable?
 * Uncomfortable?
 * Weird?
 * Why??
 * Camp was designed to take people out of their comfort zones and challenge them, while giving them the opportunity to discover their strengths - as individuals and as part of a team....
 * When was the last time that you overcame a challenge that took you outside of your comfort zone?
 * What strengths did you discover during that experience?
 * If you had been able to go on camp, how do you think you would have been - camping in the bush, working in a team, hiking 12km?
 * What would you like the next few weeks of Galileo to be like? How will you try to make this happen?


 * Due Tuesday 21 August**

6 Week 6 Reflection

This week was full of choice and opportunities to understand more about your preferred learning styles.

What did you discover about yourself? How did you experience learning this week?

How are you feeling now that everyone is back from camp? Has the 'vibe' changed at all?

Trail short-answer questions.
 * Due Tuesday 28 August.**

See the Week 6 page for details.

Shortcut to science trail homework here.


 * Due Wednesday 29th August.**

7 Week 7 Reflection.

Write a review of the week. Use some photos to help you tell your story. __**Mindfulness:**__


 * Would the problems of the world be solved if we were all more mindful?**

Click on this link to go to the week 7 page for resources on mindfulness. Use your trail and class experiences to help form your argument as well.

**__Philosophy:__**
Answer the following focus question:

** 'It's easy to do the right thing' Agree or disagree... **

Consider our work on values, ethics, the trip to Melbourne University, community service and other classes to formulate your argument.

__**Indentity focus question: **__ Use our brainstorm, your trail evidence and these slides to help you write your essay. 
 * "I have one identity, I always have, and it's mostly under my control." Agree or Disagree? **
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:teamgalileo/Art & Identity_Slides.pdf|Download]]
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 * Due Wednesday 5th September **

8 Reflect on the week as a whole - with a focus on your team project experience...


 * What was it like 'pulling it all together'?
 * Did the outcome [Options Trail] feel like a success? What stood out as a highlight / lowlight?


 * What else stood out for you this week? Community service? Skills workshops?
 * Complete an essay using your chosen Options Trail question as your Focus Question [go back to your wiki page if you've forgotten which you chose!]. **

Have you made sure to share all of the information that you gathered on Friday? How can you do this?


 * Photocopy it all on Monday?
 * Take photos and load them on to the wiki or text / email to one another?
 * Does someone have a scanner?


 * Due Wednesday 12 September **

9 Week 9 reflective journal

Review your final Galileo classes and trails. You might consider these questions:
 * How was it working with the teacher candidates from Melbourne Uni? What did you learn? What do you think they learned?
 * What did you think of the drama-game techniques we used?
 * What do you think about the Galileo rooftop garden?


 * Due Tuesday 18th September.**


 * Complete your required sections of your team's **final exhibition** (including your own personal journey speech/image). Details here.
 * Be ready to make the final adjustments with your team on **Monday**.

You should be ready for a rehearsal on **Monday**!
 * Prepare for your student-led conference. Details here.
 * complete the prepration sheet
 * prepare a visual presentation