December - January 
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What we are doing: 
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Writing Practice & Mental Math 
Considers the areas of
  assessment used in PowerUp: 
·     
  Exploration and understanding of
  oneself as a learner. 
·     
  Development, adjustment, and
  application of learning tools, strategies, and technologies. 
·     
  Gathers reflects on and responds to
  evidence of learning. 
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Due Dates: 
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1. PAT Practice Write - January 15th 
2. Mental Math Worksheet every other class 
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2. PAT Practice Write 
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I will be using the same rubric that was used for your School Wide Write for your rough draft which will be due January 13th. 
Use this link to access the assignment:Assignment 
Create a google doc for your assignment and share it to me: meaffleck@cbe.ab.ca 
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October & November 
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What we are doing: 
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This month we are
  finishing up our IRIS project: 
Consider the areas of
  assessment used in PowerUp: 
·     
  Exploration and understanding of
  oneself as a learner. 
·     
  Development, adjustment, and
  application of learning tools, strategies, and technologies. 
·     
  Gathers reflects on and responds to
  evidence of learning. 
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Due Dates: 
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IRIS
  Task A, B, & C: 
Task
  A - November 6th 
Task
  B - November 20th 
Task
  C - November 27th 
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Task A 
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I 
n your IRIS profile, you will update answering these
  questions with full sentences: 
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  Understanding
  Myself as a Learner 
1.    
  Are you a Visual, Auditory or Kinesthetic
  Learner or maybe a combination of two or all three? (Complete the survey) 
2.    
  What are your strengths as a learner? (Google
  search how your strengths and choices) 
3.    
  How do you describe yourself based on the type
  of learner that you are? 
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  My
  Goals 
1.    
  What has been a goal that you set for yourself
  when you began Grade 9? 
2.    
  Comment on a goal set early in the school
  year. Did you reach your goal? Are you continuing to work towards attaining
  that goal if it hasn’t been reached yet? 
3.    
  Based on your work and understanding of SMART
  goals, add your current short-term goals, both personal and academic, and for
  an extra bonus, add your long-term goal into IRIS. 
·     
  My
  Strategies 
1.    
  List all strategies that have helped you
  attain your goals. Please be specific. Consider the points below: 
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  What strategies support you when you write
  tests? 
§ 
  What strategies support you during regular
  classroom time, especially in subjects that you don’t care for? 
§ 
  What strategies support you at home or outside
  of school? 
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Task B 
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You will upload at least 2 artifacts from Grade 9, and
  include notes to reflect on your learning (including what you completed, what
  would you change, what was challenging about the task, what did you learn,
  what surprised you about your learning). Examples of artifacts that could be
  included are: 
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  CREED – Bucket list, responses to journal
  questions 
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  Favorite Poem – upload an image and describe
  the importance to you 
·     
  Favorite Book – upload an image and describe
  the importance to you 
·     
  Math/Science learning (a test or assignment of
  particular interest to you) 
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Task C 
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Complete a WORDLE or Word Cloud using 25 words to describe
  yourself as a learner. Upload the image onto IRIS. 
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