Last Journal Entry of the Year!

Q:  What would you like to say to your parents about what you've learned in the this class?

• Turn in Journals (begin Nov 18-today)
• Set up to present!  We must be efficient today
• Presentations: "Something I Want to Say to the Class"
• Review missing assignments (if time, otherwise, see me after school)

Have a Merry Christmas!!  I've enjoyed having you ALL in Honors Teen Leadership!

Family and Personal Relationships

Q: How many minutes on average does a dad spend with his child?

• Turn in Covey books
• Improving the quality of relationships
• Family dynamics

Journals are due tomorrow!!

Time to Prepare for a Final!

Q: What is the most important lesson you learned from the conference?

• Good things!
• Business
• Turn in 10 Examples of Synergy (Habit 6)
• Pop Quiz (Summative): Eight Cues of a First Impression AND 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens (NO NOTES)
• Topic for Final: "Something I Want to Say to the Class". (A speech that reflects what you have learned and how you will grow as a leader--not "preachy", but reflective.) 

Covey Habit 6

Q: "A major reason capable people fail to advance is that they don't work well with their colleagues." - Lee Iacoca

• Discussion of Habit 4 and 5
• Begin Synergy, Habit 6
• Begin reading (p. 182-202).  Answer question 4 on p. 202.  Provide TEN examples around you.

Covey Habit 5

Q: "I once complained because I had no shoes until I met a man who had not feet." - Anonymous

• Quietly, read Habit 5 in your Covey books (p. 163-180).
• Answer questions 4 and 8.  In question 8, describe the situation, but don't give the name.
• Keep the room neat.  7th period, if you finish early, help Mr. Bell staple the conference program.

See you soon!

Covey Habit 4

Q: What was the greatest thing you have ever done on a team or in a group?

      I have very little voice today.  So, please be quiet and complete the following:

• Read Habit 4 (if you haven't yet)
• Provide an example of (one paragraph each)
• win-lose
• lose-win
• lose-lose
• win-win
• Begin reading Habit 5 on p.a 163

Thoughts, Attitudes, and Actions

Q: If you had to write yourself an affirming letter, what would you say?

• Good things!
• Business
• Thoughts (lesson 44)
• Attitudes (lesson 45)

HW:  Read Covey's Habit 5 in your book.  We will discuss habit 4 tomorrow.

Creative Thinking

Q: What could you do today that could impact the world in a positive way?

• Humor!
• More lateral thinking
• Some students need to catch up!

Lateral Thinking

DO NOT TOUCH THE DICE UNTIL TOLD

Q: What are some things in our community or school you would like to see changed?  What could you personally do to make it happen?

• Current events
• Turn in homework
• Begin Lateral Thinking!

HW: Read Covey 132-143 (Habit 4)

Putting First Things First

Q: "I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions." - Stephen Covey

• Discussion of priorities
• Activity: Four Quadrants

HW: Covey p. 86-89, the "Great Discovery"

Rescuing Skills

Q: Why is it important for a leader to handle inappropriate comments?

• Good things!
• Business
• Refusal Skills
• Rescuing Skills

HW: Read Covey p. 106-127

PVSA Input Instruction

Q: List 3 things you are thankful for.

• SPECIAL GUEST:  Mrs. Bark, Director Extraordinaire of Academy Community Service (Chief, Campus Volunteer Service Consultancy)

Remember to sign for your shirt after school.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Defending Skills II

Q: "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." - Benjamin Franklin

• Good things!
• Business
• Finish Defending Skills and I and begin Defending Skills II

HW: Bring your records of Community Service for tomorrow's input to the PVSA web site

Defending Skills I

Q: “Live so that your friends can defend you but never have to.” - Arnold H. Glasgow

• Humor!
• Defending Skills (Part I)

Peer Pressure (concl.)

Q: What is the difference in peer pressure and conformity?

• Conclude discussion of peer pressure
• Skits with remaining time

Saving and Budgeting

Q: What do you hold onto to enjoy at a later date?

• Budgeting (cont.)
• Saving
• (3rd Per: Begin Peer Pressure)

Budgeting

Q: Define budget.  Why is having a budget so important to individuals and families?

• Good things!
• Business
• Turn in Car Purchase assignment
• Budgets
• Saving

Car Purchase (compl.)

Q: "The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money." - Anonymous

• Humor!
• Turn in your Journal
• Complete car purchase exercise
• (7th Period: Presentation on Kazakhstan)

Car Purchase

Q: Do you think Americans are obsessed with automobiles?  Why or why not?

• Computer instructions
• Research on purchasing a car

HW: Journals due tomorrow!

Finances

Q: What do interpersonal skills have to do with managing money?

• Current events
• Continue discussion of credit cards (examples)
• Student self-description
• Making a car purshase

Credit

Q: What does the wise use of credit have to do with being a good leader?

• Good things!
• Business
• Debt and credit

Presentations (concl.)

Q: How could the way you handle your money show others what your principles are?

• Humor!
• Free Enterprise (Lesson 28)

Have a great Veteran's Day weekend!

Presentations (cont.)

Q: "The deterioration of of every government begins with a decay of the principles on which it was founded." - C. L. de Montesquieu

• Continue presentations on "A Principle I Will Live My Life By and Why"

Begin Presentations

Q: “Important principles may and must be inflexible.” - Abraham Lincoln.
“I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.”- Former Senator Everett Dirksen

• Current Events
• Instructions for Speech Evaluations
• Begin Speeches

Special Presentation

Q: What is the most important life lesson you have learned so far?

• Watch Randy Pausch's presentation, "The Last Lecture"
• Using the speech handout, prepare a speech using the topic, "An Important Principle I Will Live My Life By" (:30 mins)
• Consider the principles of Professor Pausch when writing your presentation
• Remember to prepare 3 main points about your principle and two supporting point for each main point.
• Push all chairs under your table--be neat!  See you tomorrow!

Principles (cont.)

Q: What is our greatest enemy?  What is the greatest obstacle to our success?

• Good things!
• Principles exercise
• Preparing for upcoming speech: "A Principle I Want to Live My Life By and Why"
• Instructions for tomorrow

Principles

Q: What is the difference between a value, a standard, and a principle?

• Humor!
• Lesson on Principles (Lesson 26)
• Notes
• Covey discussion

Standards and Principles

Q: Who is watching you?

• Continue with our discussion on Standards (Lesson 25)
• Moral Relativism
• Two more questions: 
• How do you decide what is right or wrong in your life?
• What do you value?
• Principles (Lesson 26)

HW: Reminder: By Friday, read p. 74-103 in your Covey books

Standards

Q: What do our words and actions tell us about our values?  What affect do they have on us as leaders?

• Current events
• Discussion of yesterday's work (circles)
• Begin Standards (Lesson 25)
• Again, about yesterday's work (what do you value?)
• Special speeches

HW: Read p. 74-103 by Friday in your Covey books.

Habit 1 (cont.)

Q: Describe one thing your friends do that is beyond you comfort zone.

• Complete the Circles of Control/No Control (p. 55) and the questions 8 and 10 on page 72.
• Remember, to add HOW you are going to drop it (question 8)
• Turn in these items tomorrow.
• With the remaining time, read pages 41-50 in your Student Manual.  Complete the chart on page 45.

See you tomorrow!

Being Proactive--I Am the Force!

Q: Describe the last time you exaggerated (or embellished) the retelling of an event that happened to you or something you witnessed.

• Good things!
• Business
• Habit 1 - Being Proactive

HW: Answer questions 8 and 10 on page 72 of the 7 Habits book

Test Day!

Q: “The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.” - Robert Green Ingersoll

• Short discussion about the test
• Test!

'Minder: Tonight is our Formal Meeting.  Time: 6:59pm, Cafeteria.  Mr. Dominguez is our guest speaker.

Review for Test

Q:  If every word you said was recorded, would this change your speech pattern?  How?

• Current Events
• Review to tomorrow's exam

Image and Public/Private Self

Q: Why is it important to speak from your own experience?

• Clean up Public Speaking (lesson 20)
• Image
• Pop Quiz over Eight Cues
• Public vs. Private Self

Public Speaking

Q: What qualities do you think are important in a friend?

• Good things!
• Business
• Public Speaking examples
• Effective communication

"An Important Relationship" (concl.)

Q: What is the shared success secret for school, community, and family?

• Humor!
• Complete presentations

Test coming up--Lessons 1-19 in workbook.

"An Important Relationship" Speech (cont.)

Q: As a leader, why is it important to keep up with current events?

• Resume speeches!

PSAT Day

Q: Why do those we have "special relationship" with often hurt us the most?

• Discussion of the Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
• Resume speeches

"An Important Relationship" Speech

Q: What part of speaking in front of a large group comes easy for you?

• Quick look at "uptalk" (YouTube)
• Audience responsibilities
• Begin presentations

Wrap-up Day for Emotional Intelligence

Q: What would a person be like who had great social skills but had no empathy for others?

• Good things!
• Business
• Wrap-up of Emotional Intelligence
• Begin writing speech: "A Relationship That's Important to Me and Why"

HW: Speeches tomorrow!

Emotional Intelligence (cont.)

Q: Where are you?

• Review IPOSSESS as it related to October Sky
• Complete entries in workbook (begin p. 27)

HW: Tomorrow: Empathy Day.  Bring a story that evokes empathy--may be a personal story.

Recovery Day!

Q: Of all the emotional intelligence traits, which one(s) do you need to improve?  How will you improve it?

• Current Events (brief)
• Sub report
• Review of October Sky questions and IPOSSESS chart

HW: For tomorrow, be prepared to share an "empathy story". 

Being Proactive

Q: What is proactive and reactive language?  Give an example of each.

• Complete the worksheet related to Habit 1 and turn in at the end of class.

See you tomorrow!

Emotional Intelligence Debriefing

Q: Which Emotional Intelligence skill do you need to work on most?  Why?

• Good Things and Business (This may take you into :15 minutes of class time.  With their tablemate, students are to identify an example of IPOSSESS for the movie October Sky.  After about 10 mins, the Daily Record Keeper will write their class example on a piece of flip chart paper (:15 mins).  Be prepared to share with Mr. Williams on his return. 
•  HW: Read p. 59-70 in your Covey books.

Video Application (compl.)

Q:  Think of something about yourself you like.  Write it down.  Share only if you want to.

• Complete October Sky.  If time permits, discuss examples of Emotional Intelligence seen in the film.

Video Application (cont.)

Q: Why is optimism important to a leader?

• Continue watching and taking notes on October Sky.

Video Application of Emotional Intelligence

Q: Why is Emotional Intelligence more important to success than I.Q.?

• Begin watching October Sky.  Keep up with your note taker.

Emotional Intelligence (cont.)

Q: Why is it important for leaders to evaluate their speaking abilities?  How would you rate yours so far?

• Role playing
• Persistence and Optimism
• A word about the next few days...

Begin Emotional Intelligence

Q: “We are dangerous when we are not conscious of our responsibility for how we behave, think, and feel.” -  Marshall B. Rosenberg

• Good things!
• Business
• Discussion of assignments
• Begin Emotional Intelligence

A Memorable Experience (concl.)

Q: "You will find that you'll survive humiliation.  And that's an experience of incalculable value." - T.S. Elliot

• Humor!
• Turn in Journals.  Staple loose-leaf pages of warm-ups together and turn in.  You will given credit for each entry ONLY if there is a date, the quote/questions, and your response/reflection.
• Complete speeches on "A Memorable Experience"  (Remember our social contract--the sensitive things you hear stay here.)

Have a great weekend!

A Memorable Experience (cont.)

Q: "Experience is what you got by not having it when you need it."  ~Author Unknown

• Continue with speeches (you're doing well!)

Begin "A Memorable Experience"

Q: Why is body language and tone of voice so important to leaders?

• Current events
• Discussion of evaluation criteria for speech
• Begin presentations of "A Memorable Experience"

Getting it all Together

Q:  When you are alone, what do you think about mostly?

• Reseating
• Voting!
• Preparing your next speech!

Developing a Plan to Develop a Talent

Q:  Without looking at your workbook, how many “cues that people notice” do you remember? (Afterward, look at p. 20 of your workbook.)

• Good things!
• Remember, see Mrs. Bark in Room 120 to check on community service opportunities
• Take one of your talents identified in question 5 on page 45 and complete the attached handout and turn it in at the end of class. You may quietly work with your tablemate.

A Memorable Experience

Q: Where do you feel most comfortable?  Is there anyone there or do you go by yourself?

• Humor!
• Using your own paper, draft a speech using the topic "A Memorable Experience"
• Use the structure taught (Introduction with attention-getter; Body with 3 main points and two details about each point; and Conclusion with two things for the listener to remember)

• Turn in this draft

See you on Monday!  Bring your Covey book!

The Personal Bank Account

Q:  How many compliments do you give each day?  To who(m) are they given?

• Read p. 32-44.
• Complete questions 5 and 6 on p. 45
• Hold your input for discussion on Monday

Self-Confidence for Leaders

Q: What are some of the negative things we hear about ourselves?

• Your centers as discussed in the Covey text 
• Your strengths (p. 18)
• Practice reframing (p. 19)
• Self-confidence in professional settings (p. 21)
• Instructions for the next two days

Personal Centers

Q: "My __________ means the most to me--I would miserable without it!"

• Using your Covey book, look at the wheel on p. 25.  Consider your current and past "centers."  Provide an example of 4 non-principle centers in your life and one principle center in your life.  Describe all four in a brief paragraph and turn in.

Elections tomorrow!  Bring your Teen Leadership workbook tomorrow, too.

7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens

Q: What is a habit?  Describe one of your good habits.

• Good things!
• Business (to include signing for a 7 Habits book)
• Overview of the book (short silent reading)
• Discussion of Centers

Note: Elections to be held on Wednesday!!
Bring your Covey book tomorrow.

Self-Concept and Self-Confidence

Q: What does a positive self-concept have to do with being a leader?

• Humor!
• More about you...
• Circle of Influence
• Self-Confidence
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

HW: Read in Covey: p. 11-27 for Monday

Self-Concept

Q: Why is it important to affirm others?

• Continue with lesson on first impressions
• Eight cues
• Self-Concept formation in three ways...

(FOR 7TH PERIOD: Read p. 11-27 in the 7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens.  Answer questions 3 and 5 on page 28--hold on to your responses.  Also, write down at least 3 of your "centers" and explain why they are your centers.  We'll discuss all on Friday.) 

First Impressions

Q: How long does it take you to make a first impression?

• Debrief of the "Outback" experience
• Diagnostics
• Orienteering
• High ropes
• Low elements
• Other?
• Making a good first impression!

At the "Outback" Today!

No quote today--everyone be safe, learn, and have fun (in that order!!).

Finish Presentations

Q: "What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals." - Henry David Thoreau

• Good things! (quick!)
• Business (quicker!!)
• Complete speeches: "My Goals for the Course and Two Specific Things I'm Going to Do to Help Me Achieve Them"

HW:  Sleep is on your agenda. Big day tomorrow at Newk's!

Goals for the Course Speech

Q: "You seldom hit anything unless you aim at it." - Anonymous

• Humor!
• Begin speech: "My Goals for the Course and Two Specific Things I'm Going to Do to Help Me Achieve Them"

Preparing a Speech

Q: "You can win more friends with your ears than with your mouth." - Anonymous

• Speech preparation instructions
• Writing your speech
• A word about tonight...

HW: Practice, practice, practice your presentation

Goals for the Course

Q: Think of someone you know who has set goals for his/her life.  How do you know that this person has goals?

• Personal Mastery
• Goals for the course
• Preparing a Speech

Presentations Debrief

Q: How is the ability to develop good relationships critical to good leadership?

• Good things!
• Business
• Debrief introductory presentations
• Developing relationships

Presentations (Day 2)

Q: "If you think you can or can't, you're right!" - Henry Ford

Humor Friday!
Continue with presentations

Presentations

Q: How do  you feel about speaking in front of a group?

Good things!
 (Catch from previously planned events: Trust Walk and signing contract)
Additional points about public speaking
Procedure for presenting, supporting, and affirmations

• Presentation: "About Myself"

Attitude

Q: What are the leadership skills you believe you already posses?

Good things!
Review and sign social contract
Discussion on Attitude

• Exercise: Trust Walk

Preparing to speak tomorrow!

Social Contract

Q: What does not putting others down have to do with being a good leader?

Good things!
Discussion about social contracts

• Exercise: Formulate a Social Contract

Issue workbooks

Welcome to Honors Teen Leadership!

Q: What is the coolest thing (singular) you did this summer?

Welcome!
What is this course all about?

• Exercise: Getting to know each other...

Classroom procedures and Academy business