Today’s Challenge: Using only newspaper, 24 inches of tape, and one scissors, you and your partner need to create one shoe that fits either you or your partner’s foot. The shoe must be able to come on and off without falling apart.

Teamwork Rubric Focus (Communication):

My goal for communication today within my team is not to be so difficult with my teammates.

My Individual Plan <insert photo of sketch and/or type out the plan>

I am going to make a slide. This shoe would be easy to make and easy to put on or off.

Why I think my plan will be successful: Because it is easy to put on and take off and then it would be sturdy because we could use all the tape on the on the strap.

Our Group’s Plan <insert photo or sketch and/or type out the plan>

Our plan is to make slip-on slippers.

We chose this plan because it was a combination of both of my and Smishelow21’s plans.

Possible challenges that may come up during construction we could have not enough tape or we can tear the shoe.

Each partner will be responsible for I will be the taper and Smishelow21 will cut.

After the Build

<insert photo of completed shoe>

Our design worked well because it was somewhat sturdy and easy to get on and off.

This activity was challenging because my foot was really wide so we had a hard time getting the strap length just right.

This activity was comfortable because our design was simple and easy t0 make.

I met my teamwork communication goal by not getting frustrated so I wouldn’t be difficult.

A strength of my partnership was we didn’t argue once.

An area of growth for my partnership is being a little bit faster workers.

For our next challenge, my new teamwork communication goal for myself is to not be negative at all.

How have you changed as a group member this year in ETC?  I think that I have improved at not raising my voice as much because I get fewer voice warnings.

How has working in ETC made you a better student in other classes? (Social Studies, ELA, Jewish Studies, Hebrew, Math, Science) I am quieter and I can sit for a longer time.

Thinking about my blog posts, I have improved by being more detailed in my responses because the teachers have helped improve my work.

In the future, I plan to improve my blog posts by being more detailed because I have 1-2 answer sentences.

Today’s Challenge: Using only provided materials ( 6 straws, 1 piece of paper, a piece of tinfoil, 12 inches of masking tape, 2 paperclips, 2 pieces of string, 1 envelope, and 2 pipe cleaners)  create a structure that holds two cups as high as possible and as far apart as possible.

Teamwork Rubric Focus:

My goal for participation today while working in my group is not to be a rage monster

My Individual Plan <insert photo of sketch and/or type out the plan>

I would make a lot of supports (as many as I can) and the surface

Why I think my plan will be successful: because it is stable and won’t break easily 

My Groups Plan <insert photo or sketch and/or type out the plan>

We chose this plan because we chose it because it had a lot of support and is tall.

Possible challenges that may come up during construction it will  be off balance

Each group member will be responsible for tape construction and cups

after the Build

<insert photo of completed chain>

Our design worked well because We got a lot of height and width.

This activity was challenging because one of the towers kept falling over.

This activity was comfortable because we had a good grasp of what we are doing.

I met my participation goal by helping put on tape and cups.

A strength of my team as they were easy to work with, they could have their plans shifted a little bit.

An area of growth for my team is not to say it is one person’s fault.

For our next challenge, my new participation goal for myself is to get a really active job.

Today’s Challenge: Using only provided materials (two pieces of construction paper, 1 pair of scissors, 1 ruler and one 12-inch strip of masking tape) create the longest paper chain possible.

Teamwork Rubric Focus:

My goal for teamwork today is to not be super bossy

My Individual Plan <insert photo of sketch and/or type out a plan>

Why I think my plan will be successful: I think it would be successful because it’s going straight to the work

My Groups Plan <insert photo or sketch and/or type out a plan>

We chose Smishelow21’s plan because it made the most sense.

Possible challenges that may come up during construction The strips might be to thin and break.

Each group member will be responsible for I am the Monitor, Smishelow21 is the taper with Akaswan21, and Mmesserman21 is the connector

After the Build

<insert photo of completed chain>

Our design worked well because it could get more strips.

This activity was challenging because of people bending the rules to their advantage.

This activity was comfortable because we had a pretty good setup.

I met my teamwork goal by not yelling and doing mean stuff when we didn’t win.

A strength of my team was we were super organized.

An area of growth for my team is we need to find a way not to talk when someone else is talking.

For our next challenge, my new teamwork goal for myself is to do as much as I can to help my group/

In August, I thought the following about myself as a learner: I thought that I was smart and I got everything about what learner I was but now  I need to add stuff.

Today, I would add the following to my puzzle piece….because I get frustrated really easily, I need people to stop talking so much when the assignment is due that day or it would be homework.

Today, I would tweak or modify my puzzle piece by…because I would accept peaceful music, not like heavy metal or anything like that.

I think I’ve already grown this year as a learner by not having no music at all now I can learn with peaceful music.

Thinking about working in teams in ETC, my classmates can best support my learning needs by supporting me when I get angry.