Assignment #6 - Next step results

Congrats! You've taken the next step toward making your Genius Hour Passion Project a reality. For this post, please answer the following three questions by the end of class on Fri., Oct. 27:
1) What was your specific next step? What did you do? If you called or contacted someone or some place, who/where/what did you contact?
2) How did your conversation or correspondence go? What new ideas or information or direction do you have for your project?
3) What do you need to do next to keep the momentum of your project going? What are you going to do or create?   

Assignment #5 - Taking the next step

Now that you've identified what your passion project is, why you're doing it, and who it's going to benefit, the next step is to articulate what you need to do to get your project off the ground. For example, if you'd like to volunteer at an animal shelter, your next step would be deciding which shelter to volunteer at and to reach out to them. The most effective way to do that would be with either a phone call or an e-mail where you let them know you're available to help, and ask what it is they might actually want help with.
If you're planning to cook or bake items for the local food pantry, your first step would likely be contacting the food pantry to see what items they might want, and then looking up recipes for those items.
For this post, which is due on your blog by the end of class on Friday, Oct. 20, please state the following:
1) What you're doing for your project
2) What your next step will be
3) How or what, specifically, you will do to take that step
Regardless of your project, you should take your next step by Monday, Oct. 23, as your next post will involve writing about how your next step went and how your project is developing. 
    

Assignment #4 - Genius Hour/Passion Project Pitch

For this assignment, we will be using Flipgrid to make brief passion project pitch videos. Please answer the following questions in your video pitch, which should be no longer than 60 seconds.
1) What are you planning to do for your passion project? Ex: Create a step-by-step video tutorial on how to shoot a basketball free throw OR Spend 5 hours volunteering at the South Hadley Food Pantry and publish a vlog or blog post describing my experience OR Creating a public service announcement video on how people can do a better job at recycling or reducing their carbon footprint
2) How does this project relate to your interests, abilities, or hopes/desires/wishes?
3) Who will your project help? What will it improve or better or fix?
4) What is your next step? What do you need to do to get the ball rolling with your project?
Post your Flipgrid video HERE      

Blog Assignment #3 - Jung Typology Test

As we work to move from brainstorming possible Passion Project ideas to settling on a specific project, having a better understanding of our own strengths, weaknesses, and interests should make it easier to decide.

For this assignment, I would like you to visit this website: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp and take the Jung Typology Test. After completing the test, you will receive a personalized result. Explore the different links about your specific personality and answer the following questions in a new blog post on your Genius Hour/Passion Project blog:


1. What is your type? Provide the initials with percentages as well as the full words
2. What are three characteristics of your type?
3. Do you generally agree or generally disagree with your rating?
4. What are three possible career choices for people of your type?
5. What is one observation about the learning style of people with your type?
6. Who are three famous people with your type?

You may label your responses 1-6 or just write them all in a large paragraph.