Vocab
What word means putting yourself in someone else's shoes?
Empathy
What was our topic when we wrote letters to penpals and made paper cranes?
Peace
What activity did we do when we talked about conflict resolution?
Life-sized board game
The adolescent brain is wired in such a way that it encourages teenagers to take more risks. How can this be a good thing?
Teens are more likely to try new things, allowing them to discover new passions and strengths.
How many years has Mrs Burch been a teacher at ISI?
This is her 3rd year
What word means the process of planning and controlling how much time to spend on specific activities?
Time Management
What topic did we focus on when we had a competition between two people to see who could find information in a backpack first?
Organization
What project did we create when we talked about goals you have for this year and how you can motivate yourself to make them happen?
Motivational Magnets
True or False: The brain sees increased myelin formation during adolescence, which allows neurons to communicate more quickly by linking them together to support an integrated brain?
True
Mrs Burch teaches Gryphon Growth for what grades this year?
6,7,8,10
What word means communicating what you want or need in a respectful way?
Assertive Communication
What was our topic when we played the "or maybe" game to think about why someone may have acted the way they did?
Empathy
In addition to the feeling's wheel, what other tool did we talk about when we focused on Emotion Management?
The Window of Tolerance or Healthy Habits Activity Sheet
What is the part of the brain that is responsible for abstract thinking and critical thinking?
Prefrontal Cortex
Mrs Burch is the ISI school counselor for what grades?
6-12
What is the name of the group/system by which the President & Vice President of the US are chosen.
Electoral College
What was the topic when we created drawings of famous friends (clue: the answer is not friendship)?
Healthy Relationships
What game did we play when we focused on time management?
Small groups had to complete as many things as possible from a list, and points were awarded based on what they did.
By what age is the prefrontal cortex fully developed?
Age 25
What is Mrs Burch's house?
Bison
What is the document that we talked about that was created by the UN in response to atrocities committed during WWII?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
What was the topic when we played a game in which the class was divided into 3 groups and we competed to see which group could remember the most objects out of a list of 10 objects?
Memory/Memorization
What game did we play when we focused on active listening & communication?
What is the process by which the brain gets rid of some pathways so that someone can specialize in 1-2 areas they are passionate about?
Pruning
What is Mrs Burch's favorite school lunch?
Butter Chicken or the Gratitude Gathering Lunch