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Core Values
Communication
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Dojo!
MA
100
Respect, relationships, effort, reflection and struggle are key words from five of the six core values. What is the missing key word for the last value?
What is actions?
100
It is important to use these when you are having class discussions. They are displayed on five different posters around every classroom. You use these most often in Mrs. Brabson, Ms. Richard, and Mr. Geoghan's classrooms.
What are Communication Strands or Comments?
100
Marking and highlighting a text is like having a conversation with a book.
What is annotation?
100
These two Dojo merits are usually given for Do Now or giving a response or correctly asking a question.
What is Effort leads to growth and Good answer, Good question?
100
If you have a problem or a concern, you can go to this team for help.
What is the Culture team or Dean and Assistant Dean of Culture?
200
By using this core value, you'll experience growth in your academics or behavior.
What is "Effort leads to growth?"
200
The strand, "Could you please repeat that for me?" is an example of this category of communication strands.
What is Clarification?
200
These are two annotation marks that are opposite of one another. One stands for "I agree" while the other stands for "I disagree."
What is a smiley face and a frown face?
200
There are two of these positive merits; and they are given for succoring (verb) a peer. One is a 2 point and the other is a 5 point.
What is Helping a classmate - relationships, and Helping big?
200
Around once a month we like to showcase our students; reward their academic growth, attendance, GPA and find out who is the winning Advisory.
What is Town Hall?
300
It is very helpful to think about your actions before you do anything. It is also helpful to think about your words before you say them.
What is "Reflection provides direction?"
300
"I was thinking about what ___________ said, and I was wondering if ________________" is an example of this Communication Strand.
What is Extension?
300
This mark is used to annotate a text that is confusing to you.
What is a question mark?
300
These merits both use the reduce, reuse, recycle symbol.
What is Keeping the school clean or lunchroom help?
300
In this class you'll explore social justice issues, research colleges, take a position on local challenges, while simultaneously mastering technology skills.
What is Digital Investigations Media Explorations or DIME?
400
This Core Value is called "networking" in the adult world. Networking contacts are very important to your success. When you get to know people, they are able to support you. Your network people can write letters of reference, let you know about job openings, and put in a good word for you!
What is "Relationships open doors?"
400
"I'm not sure I agree with what ___________ said, because _______________" is an example of this Communication Strand.
What is Disagreement?
400
Whenever a passage of text is underlined, you are pointing out this type of information.
What is Key Facts and/or Important Details?
400
If you are not where you are supposed to be, or you don't have a pass, you'll get this demerit.
What is Out of Bounds?
400
If your parents filled out the paperwork, and one day you're not feeling well, you can go here (with a pass that comes from Ms. Bria, or Mr. Spearman of course!)
What is the Henry Ford Health Clinic?
500
One merit based on this Core Value is "working while frustrated." When faced with challenging coursework, or assignments, this Core Value makes you dig in, refuse to quit, or rush through. When you use growth mindset and this Core Value, you'll get positive results.
What is "Struggle is good?"
500
When you want to summarize everything that has been said during a discussion, you'll use this Conversation Strand.
What is a Review?
500
This letter of the alphabet begins the word, and stands for this information found in a passage or text.
What is evidence, or the capital letter E?
500
This formula calculates the impact of merits on demerits.
What is negative merits - (positive merits divided by 3)?
500
This system is used to provide students with immediate feedback about expectations for professional behavior. It also is used to reward positive behavior with perks like free dress, educational or fun excursions. It keeps all but the most serious offenses off a student's permanent record, providing time to develop professional social skills.
What is Class Dojo?