Vulnerability TED Talk and Technology Mini-study Work Time

STARTER

Watch the TED Talk called "The Power of Vulnerability" by Brene Brown and answer 2 out of 3 of these questions:

1. What is the MAIN POINT (or thesis) of her talk?
2. What is the relationship between shame and vulnerability?
3. How does this talk and the topic of vulnerability in particular, relate to yesterday's starter TED Talk on the learning v. performance zone?

Afterwards, Ashley will share her GOALS as an educator in order to demonstrate vulnerability and her efforts to be in the learning zone.....
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AGENDA

1. (4 minutes) Review homework/questions on this week's assignment
2. (60 minutes) Work time: Tech in classroom reading and annotation time (remember to write down the thesis statement for each article you're reading!)  
3.  Honors-- if you're planning on doing honors, take this survey NOW!
4. (15 minutes) Episode #2 of Attention, Please: Has Constant Stimulation Replaced Boredom?  (Don't forget to jot down the thesis statement of this podcast......and I'd encourage you to take notes as you listen)

Optional Personal Challenge/Reflection Activities

• Take the Digital Distraction Test: Honest check-in!  Share results with self, partner or whole class.  Ashley will reveal her fatal tech flaws too!
• Personal Addiction Check-in: Place your  phone on your desk, keep track, for 30 minutes, of how often you want to pick it up/look at it. Each time you feel the urge, make a tally mark on a scratch of paper.  Pay attention to your focus/distractedness/attention/anxiety during this time as well.  Maybe try putting your phone in another classroom for 30 minutes and see if it changes things for you?