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Monday, March 3 I. Visit the following blog posts and links: S.A.D. http://hansengeorge.blogspot.com/2007/11/seasonal-affective-disorder.html http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/seasonal-affective-disorder/DS00195/DSECTION=10 What tips can you incorporate into your daily life to manage the effects of S.A.D.? (Which suggestions could you realistically incorporate into your life today?) Extra Credit: (Choose one of two options) Option #1) See the link below on the research behind exercise and depression: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-02-18-brain-spark_N.htm Go for a 20 minute walk outside. In the comments section, tell me the date and time of your walk and if your mood improved after the walk. Option #2) See the link below for reasearch on the "Helpers High": http://hansengeorge.blogspot.com/2007/10/helpers-high.html Volunteer for a worthy cause (environmental, children's, animal rights, etc.) In the comments section, tell me what you did and when you ...

Rethinking Schools Article: http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/20_01/sham201.shtml NPR Story: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1872946 Harvard Graduate School of Education Story: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news_events/features/1999/orfielddeseg06081999.html Why is segregation on the rise?

Name tags: Your name tags will contain the results from the following inventories: http://www.truecolorstest.com/True_Colors_Test.shtml The Multiple Intelligences Indicator (given in class) "Every Child Has a Thinking Style" Survey (given in class) For additional personality, thinking and learning style inventories: http://www.uwsp.edu/education/lwilson/links/learningstyles.htm

This lesson was adapted from a lesson from Rethinking Our Classrooms: Teaching for Equity and Justice, Volume 2. http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/15_01/Hero151.shtml Part I: In class each student will receive one index card with a brief description of an "unsung hero" from the Abolitionist Movement through the post Civil Rights Era. Spend a few minutes acquainting yourself with your unsung hero. Each student will also receive a handout with the following questions: 1. Find one person who stood up against slavery. 2. Find one person who resisted the unequal treatment of women and African Americans. 3. Find one person who used non-violent civil disobedience as a form of resistance . 4. Find one person who was willing to use force if necessary to achieve the goals of their cause. 5. Find one person who thought the best method of bringing about change was to change laws. 6. Find one person who thought the most effective way of bringing about change was to or...

Psych-Central Link - Seasonal Affective Disorder http://psychcentral.com/library/seasonal_affective.htm Treating S.A.D. http://psychcentral.com/library/seasonal_affective_treatment.htm

Create a "Positive-Negative" Timeline focusing on the theme of Civil Rights throughout U.S. History. Visit the links below for further explanation. Teaching Tolerance Magazine - Lesson Plan (This is an article I wrote for Teaching Tolerance Magazine explaining the timeline project. It is short - one page.) http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=785 Webquest: Tolerance and Intolerance in America (If you need more detailed information on the project, you can find it here. You can also find a rubric here.) http://www.webquest.org/questgarden/lessons/17014-060317214459/ Resources for Students (Many of these sites have information you could incorporate into your timeline) and Teachers: For Teachers - Teaching Tolerance Lessons on the Civil Rights Movement http://www.tolerance.org/teach/resources/civil_rights_movement.jsp Eyes on the Prize Official Site (Resources for Teachers and Students) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/ Behind th...

Teaching the Levees Blog: http://www.teachingthelevees.org/ Time Magazine Article: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1675600,00.html CNN News Story: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/08/28/Soledad.childrenofstorm/index.html Rethinking Schools Article and Lesson Plans: http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/21_01/hurr211.shtml Rethinking Schools Editorial: Lessons of Katrina http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/20_01/katr201.shtml In class we brainstormed a list of governmental expectations we have as citizens in a democracy. Some examples you came up with include: healthcare, clean environment, safety, education We also discussed our role as citizens in a democracy. We discussed our duties as citizens as well as those actions we view as important but didn't rise to the level of civic "duties." Keep these lists in mind as you watch the documentary. Some examples of civic duties we discussed in class include: taking care of those in need, voting, r...