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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Sometimes a GTA video, is more than just a GTA video. An open letter to my friends.


October has been a nightmare of busy for me, and not in a "I have a lot on my plate" sort of way, but a "Holy cow, for the first time in my life I have real, legit, can't sleep at night, stress in my life".  I was preparing for submitting my application on Thursday only to discover late Monday night that it was due in 2 hours and I had not yet started the video above.

I quickly scrapped whatever ideas had been cooking in my head and decided to go with what you see above.  It was almost effortless, as between twitter, and G+, I had built a massive account of people being there for me, in ways large and small, when I need them.  Watching the video now (though it does not capture it) I am so thankful for the recorded story that has been my use of social networks to problem solve over the past year. Before last summer,  I had never been into this stuff, so to reflect back on how essential things like Google Plus communities, Twitter, Google Hangouts, et al have become in my professional life are exceptional.

It could have been a 10 min video, full of strangers spending time, helping me...and then me, spending time, helping strangers.  Had I had more time (1 minute is really short) I would have added the following.

1.  Sometimes the best place to find oneself is when we are stretched beyond the limits of our own capability, and we are forced to look for solutions, support elsewhere...this is really important for "hard workers" more here #lovingthisbookrightnow

2.  People with sincere questions are just as important (or more so) as people with knowledge and answers.  The helpers out there are active, and people with questions, inspire, drive, and even help them learn.  So please, everyone.  Ask questions, lots and lots of questions.

3.  The habit of seeking help FIRST (and not waiting until one is out of options), leads to a cultivated skill of seeking help.  And people who are really really good at seeking help, are often the most valuable (though rarely most valued) part of the organizations they quietly contribute to.

Thank you to everyone who has ever responded to a G+ community post, spotlight on ChromebookEDU, Gorilla Learning, and Google Apps for Education 

Thank you to the contributing members to twitter chats I frequent, spotlight on #caedchat #norcalchat #kyedchat #sbgchat #tnedchat #napaedchat

Thank you to the people I work close with specifically in the hard working leaders around the North Bay CUE area that I constantly ping with request for GHO's, plan #pdparties, and in all ways lend their time for things that matter.  #Ithinkyou'regreat

This was a fun one,

Cheers


Friday, October 3, 2014

Pre=Adolescent Weight Lifting


Becoming a Genius in….
Share a general topic or idea worth learning about.
Weight lifting for young kids



Why I’m curious about  
List any details about yourself that help us understand your interest in the topic
I have a 5 year old that is very into sports, mostly golf and bowling and soccer...at what age should he start doing some kind of training if he wants to stay competative..



Questions worth Asking:
Spend 2minutes asking as many questions as possible about this topic/idea.  If you get stuck try improveing a question you already thought of to make it stronger, more challenging, more searchable, less obvious...etc.    

is lifting bad for young kids or good?
what kind of weight lifting routines are good for kids
what kind of routines are bad for kids
what happens physiologically when young kids work out
What kind of research exsist for young kids that work out….and how it affects them later in life?









Notes on Learning
Please include links to website where you found information
pre-mature bone fusion (epiphyseal fusion), and, as a result, irreversibly stunt growth.  What is this?

According to both the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), prepubescent children can safely engage in resistance training, with certain limitations. These bodies have issued guidelines on childhood strength training.

American College of Sports Medicine:  suitible to use weights that include the body mass as a source of resistance.  7 or 8 free weights.  Research shows that growth plate injuries do not occur when basic guidelines are followed.

Allow at least one day of rest

all muscle groups with full range of motion, 15 reps, no heavy lifting and specilized lifts








Summarize What you Discovered
write in paragraph format...5 of you will be picked to present so it should be a narrative format.



Assess your research

My Focus During Research Time

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I was texting, looking around at random stuff online, etc.

Spent very little actual time on my questions.

wasted the majority of my time be distracted by one thing or the other.
I was generally researching, though not really focused on the topic.

 Mostly reading stuff, looking at pictures, videos that were not really helpful.  I was often distracted by stuff online or the web, or Messaging people.

I needed to be reminded by others (students or teachers) to focus on my work.
I was focused on my questions throughout the period.  

I persued multiple questions or found multilpe sources for complex questions.

I often recorded evidence/information from my research as I went

I occasionally got distracted though was able to refocus quickly without anyone reminding me
Focused on questions throughout the period.

I recorded new questions on the doc as they came up.


I consistently recorded evidence from my research as I went.

I had my phone away and was not distracted by it or random stuff online.








Overall letter grade below with explanation  (not just the research focus by also the quality of all parts of today’s Genius Hour,