September 24th

Thinking Cross Culturally

Dominate Culture: 

Language

Age 

Religion

Socio-Economic Status

Race

Gender

Sexual Orientation

Ethic Group

Ability 

September 19th

Today we had guest speaker Marisa Bueno

Why we make bad decisions:

Second guess

Indecisive

Prioritizing

Over thinking

Procrastination

Easily Influenced

Why we make good decisions:

Self-Aware

Knowledge / Information

Acting

Open to other opinions

Wight decisions-- sleep on it--- give it time

September 17th

Toastmaster Speech!

What Matters:

Words....7%
Tone.......28%
Body Lang...65%


Steak
Sizzle
Style


S: Script
P: Practice
A: Ask for Feedback


Remember: Feedback is an opinion!

DON'T SOUND MONOTONE!

September 12th

Monday Toastmasters. Have your speech ready!

Today we discussed Johari's Window

5 Questions from Managing ones self:

1. What are my strengths
2. What are my values
3.Where do I belong
4.What can I contribute
5. How do I work

E-mail I sent out...

Hello Again!

Deidre and I made a few changes to the schedule you should all know about!

Sept 24: Thinking Cross Culturally & Exploring Bias
            Readings:
               Martin Luther King Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" - R
               B. D. Tatum, "Who am I? The Complexities of Identity" - R
               Sandra Thiederman, "Making Diversity Work" - R
            Watch:
                http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html
                http://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_on_endangered_cultures.html

Oct 1: Organizational Skills
           Readings:
             David Allen, "Getting Things Done" Chapter 12 - R
             Steven Covey, "First Things First" pages 37-41 and Chapter 4 - R
             Ellen Van Velsor & Jean B. Leslie "Why Executives Derail - perspectives across time and culture" - R

Oct 15: Review for Midterm
              Review readings to date to prepare...

Oct 17: Mongolian PLP's
              No Readings
              Paper Assignment #3 due - Create draft action plan for PLP





Also, someone requested that I send out everyone's email so you could get in touch with one another need be:

ranstucker@gmail.com

joshiverson92@gmail.com

courtsuzsand22@gmail.com

zoemonten@yahoo.com

tyrel.obrecht@gmail.com

kaci.ak@hotmail.com

pstennis@ymail.com

msjennyhonkerson@gmail.com

tsanderson9231@gmail.com

katydonal1992@gmail.com

nina.clemens119@gmail.com

matt.m.williams@me.com

nomad_1992@yahoo.com

Michael.true1@msu.montana.edu

jendenhart@hotmail.com

LASTLY! Here are all of your Service Learning hours presentation dates ( I will also try to remind you the class day before):

Prithiv: 10/22
Jenny: 10/24
Katy: 10/10
Christina: 10/08
Faisal: 10/15
Damon: 9/17
Kaci: 10/03
Courtney: 10/17
Matt: 9/26
Zoe: 9/24
Randy: 9/19
Michael: 9/24
Jennifer: 9/19
Tyrel: DONE
Taylor: YOU NEED TO SIGN UP!

Later Gaters, have a good weekend!
-T

September 10th

 Due Wed.
4 People- 3 Strengths

We discussed C. Rice speech. What resigned with you? What didn't?

Discussion from readings:

SCARF
Mirror neurons
Drive--->MAP
EQ
SQ
Spindle cells



SCARF= Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, Fairness

Mirror neurons= want to be able to relate

drive--->MAP= intrinsic motivation

EQ= Emotional intelligence

September 5th

At the beginning of class we went over the following deadlines:

• 4 People---> 3 Strengths
• 1/2 page blog post on how you plan on spending your 10 hrs.
• BLOG POSTS MUST BE DONE BEFORE CLASS
• We also signed up for service learning presentation, if you were absent please see Tia 

"When in doubt, BLOG"

For class we broke up into groups of three to discuss the readings.

Deidre presented the DIE model: Describe, Interpret, Evaluate

The majority of the class was filled with discussion of diversity and our reactions to traditions

 Ex. Eating habits from different cultures: fingers, eating with mouth open, no eye contact (out of respect)

<-------- Traditions, Rituals, Uniform, Language


<------- Space, Authority, Belief systems, Prioritized Values




Leadership Styles (what are you in what situations?)

EARTH                                                                                                                              AIR
 -grounded                                                                                                         -Intellect
-stubborn                                                                                                           -Cerebral
-observant                                                                                                          -Fast acting
-detailed                                                                                                             -Great problem solver


WATER                                                                                                                             FIRE
-Flexible                                                                                                             -Vibrant
-Adaptable                                                                                                         -High Energy
-Reliable                                                                                                             -Passion
-Emotions                                                                                                           -Direct
-Feeling                                                                                                               -Invites conflict
-Avoid Conflict                                                                                                          

Aug. 31

Two Blogs due today: Kouzes exercises, daily blog on other readings.

The reading discussed in class was:

Deidre Combs, Worst Enemy, Best Teacher, selections from "Engage"- On Reserve
Kouzes- Chapter 1,2 with exercises (TO BE DOCUMENTED IN BLOG)
Watch:
Colin Powell, past Secretary of State
Zainab Salbi, founder and CEO of Women for Women


Additionally, the class was asked to come up with an individual and class "Code of Conduct."

Here is our final class list:

-Respect
-Honesty
-Listening/Communication
-Work Ethic/Modeling
-Gratitude
-Self Growth
-Love
-Fun

Furthermore, we discussed balance of task/relationship. When blogging service hours, make sure to follow the format we discussed in class:

REFLECT
O-Observing, outside
R-Reflect
I-Insights
D- Decisions

Basically, this model helps us to notice everything taking place around us. For example, how are you welcomed to your Service learning? How did they make you feel? how was the activity planned? Was the program successful? How did the leader lead? exc.