Innovative Thinkers 3
TEKS
Fall Semester | |||||||
Unit Title | Team Building | High School Planning | Speech | Art with Purpose | Strength Showcase | Spheros | Entrepreneurship |
Time | 1 week | 1 week | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | 4 weeks |
Understandings | Students understand their own characteristics as GT individuals, best practices for functioning as a GT student, and how to foster relationships through social interactive activities. | Students understand high school requirements, the importance of mindfulness, and how to create SMART goals and a 4-year plan that connects to their future. | Students understand the basics of good presentation skills (PVLEGS: posture, voice, gesture, etc.) and strategies to reduce communication apprehension. | Students understand the intersection of art and activism, how propaganda and PSA posters express messages, and the rules of creating art with a specific message. | Students discover the power of their own voice, understand that their stories matter, and learn to connect their personal strengths to their passions through video podcasting. | Students understand how to use variables, if/then/else statements, and block coding to create logic-based programs (e.g., Rock, Paper, Scissors). | Students understand business models, the cost of goods sold (COGS), the unique value proposition (UVP), and how to create and market a product. |
TEKS | Character Traits: 120.7(c)(3)(B) ELA: 8.1(D) | Character Traits: 120.7(c)(2)(C)
ELA: 8.5(A) | ELA: 8.1(C)
Tech Apps: 8.7 | Art (MS3): 117.204(c)(1)(D)
ELA: 8.9(A) | Tech Apps: 8.11(A)
ELA: 8.6(A) | Tech Apps: 8.2(B)
Tech Apps: 8.1(B) | Social Studies: 8.14(B)
Tech Apps: 8.3(A) |
GT Continuum of Skills | Leadership Collaboration | Scholarly Habits Metacognition | Presentation | Creative Thinking Depth & Complexity. | Creative Thinking Scholarly Inquiry | Convergent Thinking Metacognition | Decision Making Creative Thinking |
Spring Semester | |||||
Unit Title | Medieval Minecraft | Spheros | Mock Trials | STEAM Challenges | Boats |
Time | 1 week | 1 week | 4 weeks | 3 weeks | 8 weeks |
Understandings | Students understand the architectural features of medieval castles and apply design skills to build a castle within constraints. | Students understand how to precisely control movement and speed through block-based programming, and apply logic to solve practical problems (e.g., jousting or soccer)., | Students understand the art of agreeing to disagree, logical progression, meaningful questioning, and legal terminology by analyzing evidence and perspectives. | Students understand the engineering design process, the impact of natural disasters, and how to innovate disaster-resistant structural designs through collaboration. | Students understand the science of buoyancy, the evolution of boat design, and the benefits of following the engineering process to build a functional cardboard boat. |
TEKS | Social Studies: 8.29(G) Tech Apps: 8.3(B) | Science: 8.7(A)
Tech Apps: 8.1(E) | ELA: 8.1(C)
Social Studies: 8.19(C) | Science: 8.1(B)
Science: 8.11(A) | Science: 8.1(B)
Math: 8.7(A) |
GT Continuum of Skills | Depth & Complexity Creative Thinking | Scholarly Inquiry Critical Thinking | Depth & Complexity Effective Communication | Decision Making Creative Thinking | Scholarly Habits Collaboration |