Aug. 28

No class

Aug. 29

No class

Aug. 30

Introduction to class

     Syllabus/Grading

     Class rules

      Classroom management

What does a learning community look like? Sound like?

What does a good teacher look like/sound like?

Article: In Search of Happiness – Finding Your Strengths

Assignment: Bring 2 magazines to cut up and scissors for Sept 31.

Aug. 31

Build a collage highlighting your strengths and what you “bring to the table”.

Sept. 1

Share your collage with the class and put on the wall

Personality Assessment – Meyers Briggs (if time)

Sept. 5

Personality Assessment – Definition assignment

Sept. 6

Student Panel – How to Be Successful at FHHS

Sept. 7

Discussion about Panel and Reflection

Please Understand Me - Video

Sept. 8

Video Please Understand Me

Sept.  11

Personality w/careers and as students

Assignment/Discussion

Sept. 12

Values – Goals -Decision Making

Evening – Preview of materials

Sept. 13

Sept. 14

Steve Smith Guest – Network Use

Sept 15

Lisa Salisbury – Library Use – Research Techniques

Sept. 18

Lisa Salisbury – Library Use – Research Techniques/ Practice

Sept. 19

Finish Goal Setting – Intro to Drug-Alcohol Unit

Risk Factors – Reading Assignment

Refusal Skills

Guest Speaker TBA- Bill Cumming - Sheriff

Sept. 20

Refusal Skills –Refusal Skills homework (Evening –Back to School Night)

Sept. 21

Intro – Drug/Alcohol Project – Assigned as class work and homework (Library open until 4:30)

Sept. 22

Project Work

Sept. 25

Prevention Coalition Guest Speaker – Cynthia Stark-Wickman

Sept. 26

Video:  Natural High 2 – www.DrugFreeWave.com (Discussion guide and video clips)

Project Work

Sept. 26

(Evening – Panel discussion – Teen Health Issues)

Sept. 27

Discussion/Information

Project Work

Sept. 28

Discussion/Information

Project Work

Sept. 29

No class – Work on project work

Oct. 2—Oct.6

Drug/Alcohol Presentations –

Discussion and video:  Natural High 2

Final Reflection  - due Tues. Oct. 10

Oct. 9 - 13

Planned Parenthood Guest Speaker

   Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships

   Responsible decision making

   Teen pregnancy and parenting

    Sexually Transmitted Infections

    Contraception

Oct. 13

Guys vs. Girls – Relationship questions

Oct. 16

Martha Sharon – School Nurse – HIV/AIDS education

Oct. 17.

The Faces of AIDS in Rural America (Whatcom County) – Video from Evergreen AIDS Foundation – Documentary about six people living with HIV/AIDS in Bellingham, Washington.  Through their stories, we explore the physical and emotional geography of HIV disease, witness personal struggle and triumph and confront the changing notion of mortality, as new treatment regimens improve and prolong the lives of many.                                                                             

Oct. 18

No class – PSAT testing

Oct. 19

Video:  Sex, Lies and Alcohol

Oct. 20

Guest speaker; Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Keeping Yourself Safe/Activities

Oct. 23

DVSA – Speaker/Activities

Oct. 24

DVSA – Speaker/Activities

Oct. 30

Diversity Panel – (Issues: Disabilities, Latino, Disenfranchised, Harassment, Safety)

Oct. 31

Discussion, Film – Disabilities

Nov. 1

Film:  Growing up Gay  Write questions for guest speakers (Jay Westphalen, Shahn McGuire)

Nov. 2

Panel on Gender Identity

Nov. 3

Discussion, Introduce Communication