Ways to make the CONFERENCE into a WOW event

HEY there, below are brainstorms from 3 English classes... the question you brainstormed around was "what are ways to make the conference into a WOW event?"

By now, you should all be in groups...you have 2 questions to address over this weekend with your group:

1. What content / concepts will we present related to our topic?
2. HOW will present our topic?

You can use the brainstorms below to address Q2. 

HERE ARE THE BRAINSTORMS>>>

need budget -----
music playing--live music on sustainable instruments...
mannequin challenge
poster boards, power points, flyers, handouts
actual examples/ models / materials
fly drones around to take pics
miley song, animal sounds
rabbits and chickens , hay bales
George sketches
idea wall--
SWAG--give away stuff
use the 5 senses
projectors for every wall
PR for this event
tour the event , with docents
PR with teachers.
Bike that makes light work
Games! to make it so we don't lecture...
snack food candy
P. A. system--speakers
action figures puppet play
have people fill out exit form..take aways as you leave,. get a mailing list...
grand mother corner

 video ---make it... with questions after...

pictures ,  and plans, and posters
3-d models...pour water to show how it works
dark room... --
way for attendees to share...
food... garden food... footprint on the food--which food has the biggest footprint...the carbon price is right...

the benefits of a center...
short term and long term...

brochure ....
at each station , there is a docent... tour guide...
bring in the community....
compare and contrast types of buildings...
bring in people who have done this kind of building.
people who know the building materials.... actual materials..
organic gardeners... talk to Jahan
steps to make this all happen....timeline
plans for the building .... who could help build it..
barn raising... have students be part of the labor, make it a class, have community experts come in

have people respond to the ideas on a list... prioritize what they would want...

old school black and white movie...student using center and student not...
power points, displays, models,
open forum approach,
music, entertainment, musical,
MTV it...
name tags....
butterfly garden....
baby chicken ... give away ... rubber ducks eco friendly...
if you cant be there...
plants in the place...

2 diff plants,,, what happens if you strangle a plant with your bare hands...

jokes as a way to teach... comedy show...

hands on activity ,,,no sitting dammit.
marshmallow challenge...
kitchen: cooking class, home ed, portable kitchen, attendees make something...

rain forest , thunder, strobe light , rain forest café...bring some birds....

portable circus...

get them comfortably uncomfortable....

magic  show... we volunteer to do stuff, ask attendees to do stuff,

we are the servants...

haiku
free style
rap ecology

magic school bus....

could we dress in costumes.,..

captain planet  --

the old ways things were done... aquaduct

game: family feud, jeopardy, game show. ...
sustainability twister,

INTO THE WILD....HW for the WEDNESDAY NITE 1A CLASS

Hey there ,  this is HW for the wednesday nite class...

so we are starting on INTO THE WILD

Here is the HW:

1. pls read chapters 1-9 in the book
2. write 3 paras on this question: What kind of person does Chris seem to be? (do a rule of 3 on this)
3. What is the longest time you have ever been alone? (you can write about being totally alone, or in a situation where there may have been people around but you didnt know them.)
What was the situation? (one para)
How did you feel?   (one Para)

INTO THE WILD.....HW for MONDAY nite 1A and for the 102 classes

Hey there ,

so we are starting on INTO THE WILD

Here is the HW:

1. pls read chapters 1-5 in the book
2. write 3 paras on this question: What kind of person does Chris seem to be? (do a rule of 3 on this)
3. What is the longest time you have ever been alone? (you can write about being totally alone, or in a situation where there may have been people around but you didnt know them.)
What was the situation? (one para)
How did you feel?   (one Para)

MONDAY ENGLISH 1A class, update on Paper #3

hey all, because I had to leave campus last Monday, we are making THIS monday --November  7--draft night...and the paper will be due the following week. Nov 14

It is crucial for you to come to class tomorrow, even (or especially) if you aren't happy about the status of your draft...

see you !

pls bring 2 COPIES OF YOUR draft...

thx! 

SEan 

Check this website out for ideas about alternative building materials...

http://constructionclimatechallenge.com/2016/07/07/green-building-materials-that-are-alternatives-to-concrete/

SOme advice on doing the Sustainablity Center proposal...

hey there,

so the advice here can work for both Q#1 and Q#3.

Basically, we are suggesting that you move from general to specific in your paras...

GENERAL: in this para (or 2 paras) you would talk about the general shape, size, structure of the building. Don't just say "it will be a circle"--give us more detail about size, number of floors, special shape, etc.

MIDDLE: in these 2-3 paras you would talk about the specific spaces--what happens in the different rooms or spaces in your center


SPECIFIC: in these 2-3 paras you would talk about specific building features....such as solar, or water, art installations, etc...


Of course you will also want to talk about building materials that you are using, and that kind of thing... that kind kind of stuff can go  in the "SPECIFIC" or the GENERAL paras....


For the QA#3, instead of "building" you would substitute "garden" in the advice above...