CADA Conference

I hope you all learned a lot at the CADA conference.
1. What is the most memorable thing you experienced at the conference?
2. Tell me about 2-3 idea you got from one of the sessions at CADA that we can use in our class.
Post by Friday, Dec. 4 at midnight.

Cheating and Plagiarism

Cheating and plagiarism are a huge issue at Alvarado, especially in the honors classes. Define both terms in your own words and what is means to you as a student and a leader.

Your New Committee

As you start the planning with your new committee what will you differently with this committee? What are you most excited about? What advice do you have for the next group taking over your committee?
Make sure to answer all questions. This blog is due by November 6th at Midnight.

2nd Quarter Committees

Reminder...
BIG EVENT your first priority is 6th grade visits.
STUDENT STORE is a semester committee.

Click HERE to sign up for your committee.

Blog Free Week

We have an incredibly busy week ahead of us. Make sure you are getting everything done for your committee. This is the last week in this committee. We will be picking new committees next week.

Everybody Dance

Your post this week is a little different. Your job is ask 5 student, who you are not really friends with, three questions.
1. Do you plan on going to the Spooky Ooky Dance?
If no... why not?
If yes 8th...what would make the dances more fun?
If yes 7th...what would you like to have at the dance?

2. Other than music what is the more important for a dance...
-decorations
-snacks
-theme
-other

3. What can we do to make the winter formal special?

Collect all your information and then write it up like this:

1. Two people said they weren't going to the dance because their parents won't let them go.
Three people said they were going and we can make it better by playing better music, making it darker, and having more snacks,

2. 2 people said theme, 2 said snacks and 1 said the people who are going.

3. More slow songs, beautiful decorations, have it on a Friday nights, offer flowers, allow students from other schools to come.


These are made up answers, but you should get the idea.

Good Leaders Set Goals

Whether you are already recognized as a leader and trying to earn the respect of others or you are trying to build your leadership skills goal setting is an important step.
Goal setting helps us determine our priorities, get organized, make decisions, and realize our dreams. It is not enough to just write down something you would like to do or accomplish. Goals needs to be SMART.
Specific
Measurable
Action-oriented
Realistic
Time and resources constraints.

Specific: what would you like to happen/accomplish
Measurable: determine if you accomplished your goal
Action: states what/how you will accomplish your goal
Realistic: It is possible?
Time/Resources: Give a time limit or resource limit if time is not an issue.

An example of a SMART goal:
Personal: I will to lose 20 pounds before the end of the year, by walking for 1 hour 5 times a week.

Class related: I will to have the student store organized by setting up the register with barcodes and training students by the end of the month.

Your job is to create a personal and class SMART goal. A well thought out goal will be more beneficial to yourself.
Your SMART goals are due by midnight on October 16th.

"SMART" goals was obtained from this site www.topachievement.com/paulchristenbury.html

Identify your weaknesses

Last week we identified our strengths and how those strengths will be useful in our leadership class. It is only fair and obvious that we identify our weaknesses. What is it that doesn't allow your strengths to shine? What trait is it that sometimes hold you back? What is it that does not allow you to give 110% in everything you do? Before you respond think about whether your weakness is something you can and are willing to work on. You will have an entire class to support you, but you have to be willing to work on your weakness.
So...
What is your weakness? How does it affect all areas of your life?

Using Our Strengths

We all have things we are good at or do well. As a team, it is important that we utilize each others strength. Tell us about one of your strengths and how it will be useful in this class. Make sure you come back at the end of the week and read everyones post. We will play a game with this information. There is no length requirement, just make sure you have a COMPLETE response.

Taylor, Kanye and Obama

Movie stars, singers, the President are all leaders in our society. Being a leader doesn't mean that everyone will always agree with your decisions but you do have to be RESPONSIBLE for your decisions and actions. Below you are going to watch three videos. The first video is of the VMAs when Kayne West takes the microphone away from Taylor Swift. Give me your reaction to the clip. This part of your response should include a main idea and supporting evidence.

The second video clip is a slide show with President Obama talking in the background. He was talking casually with the press and was asked his opinion about the incident. As the leader of our country do you think his comment was appropriate? Why or Why not?

The third video is of Beyonce's acceptance speech. How did Beyonce demonstrate good leadership and how did she demonstrate bad leadership? (Use both the first clip and third clip to answer this question.)

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Ultra D-Bag Kanye Hijacks Taylor Swift

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This video is no longer available. If you saw what happened please comment. If you don't know what Beyonce did then you don't have to comment.

Leadership Qualities

In your opinion, what is the most important leadership trait a good leader should have? Your response should include the trait, a definition(in your own words), and 2-3 sentences about why your think it is the most important trait. Also tell me if you think this trait can be taught/learned. I know it is hard to pick just one trait, because a good leader should have a lot of traits. Your response must be posted by Friday, Sept 18th @ midnight. Happy blogging.

What do you think so far?

The first two weeks of school have come and gone extremely quickly. Unfortunately with the Leadership class there is no time for any getting to know you stuff, we have to jump right in to event planning, poster making, working in the student store and more. Let me tell you a little secret... it doesn't end until June 10th.
I am sure many of you are feeling overwhelmed, or maybe you are excited about being part of everything that is going on. Tell me what you think about the leadership class so far. Don't worry about hurting my feelings. Just be honest. Your post should be about 4-5 sentences long. Then ask one question about the class. The question can be to me or to the leadership students from last year. Happy blogging! Your post is due by Sept 11th at midnight.

Evolution of Beauty

Someone posted this video on their Facebook and I think it is something that every should see. We are all so worried about looking perfect. Well it takes a crew of people, loads of makeup, special effects and photoshop to make models perfect. Remember to love yourself for who you are.
You didn't need to comment, but I enjoyed reading your reaction to the video.

Committees

You are going to click on the link below to sign up for you committee for the first semester. You can choose one committee and once the spaces are filled in, the committee is full. Remember you can only do a committee once and you must work with a different group of people each time.

Click here to sign up for your committee.

Welcome Alvarado Leadership Students

This year I will be incorporating blogging into our class structure. The purpose of the blog is to create a forum where the leadership class can engage in authentic discussions about leadership and character in the class, school or society.
Students will be required to check this blog regularly and comment on posts. I will post a question or discussion topic on Sundays. Students must respond to the question or discussion topic by commenting on the post by Friday, at 10pm.
In order to post a comment, students must have a Google account. Google accounts are free and will also provide students with an email address. Students are not allowed to post anonymously.
Students must also print, sign, and return the Blogging Terms and Conditions by September 1, 2009.
Finally students must review the “nettiquette” document. Students are expected to follow proper net etiquette in order to ensure a high level of learning.
If students do not have access to the internet at home, the computer lab is open everyday during nutrition and lunch, and afterschool until 3:30pm.
I am looking forward to this activity and I know it will be successful if everyone contributes to discussions and follows internet etiquette.