Hope > Positive Feedback & Self Assess

Instructional Strategy

• Providing Feedback

Learning Activity

• Positive Feedback > +1 every image that deserves it
• Self-Assess > Reflective Rubric Assessment > http://goo.gl/y62sdN  
• Self-Assess > Life Skills Survey > http://goo.gl/iEUqr

Goal Analysis > Form

The Big Ideas:

A system is a structure of interacting, intercommunicating components that operate individually and jointly to achieve a common goal.  

Designing is creating conceptual and visual unity by giving order to diverse but interrelated and interdependent parts.

Goal Concept:

From is determined by the organization of elements that make up the totality of a design.  

Access Prior Knowledge:

• “From the point of view of art, there are no concrete or abstract forms, but only forms which are more or less convincing lies.” ~Pablo Picasso

• “When I work with forms and colors, I get the edge.”  ~Ellsworth Kelly
• "In order to understand form in its complete three-dimensional reality, you must understand the space that it would displace if it were taken away" ~Henry Moore

Instructional Strategy

• Set Objectives

Learning Activity

• Focus the learning targets > 
• Respond > in the comment section
1. What does Pablo Picasso mean "convincing lies"?
2. How is Ellsworth Kelly's "the edge" different from an outline?
3. Why does Henry Moore believe we must understand "the space that it would displace" to truly understand form?

Providing Recognition and Feedback

Instructional Strategy

• Providing Recognition

Learning Activity

• Reflect > Reflective Artist Statement > http://goo.gl/HEA3tE
• put this in the caption section of one of your images

Instructional Strategy

• Providing Feedback

Learning Activity

• Peer Feedback > Hope Critical Thinking Critique >  http://goo.gl/vlTLb7
• post your thinglink URL to the community

View > Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work?

Instructional Strategy

• Cooperative Learning

Learning Activity

• View > Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work? > http://goo.gl/lp08M2

What motivates us to work? Contrary to conventional wisdom, it isn't just money. But it's not exactly joy either. It seems that most of us thrive by making constant progress and feeling a sense of purpose. Behavioral economist Dan Ariely presents two eye-opening experiments that reveal our unexpected and nuanced attitudes toward meaning in our work.




In the Comment section respond to the following:
"If we thought about how to create meaning, pride and motivation in our workplaces, I think we could get people to be more productive and happier."

1. Do you agree or disagree?  
2. What exactly did he say that makes you agree or disagree?