Good job Sebastian and Brad! I thought you both did a great job leading class on Wednesday.  I really liked your icebreaker of asking the other mentors yes or no questions in order to determine which Iowa State building or landmark was taped to our backs.  I had never seen this icebreaker before. 

Our first activity we did was to get us thinking about positive and negative goals.  I really liked this activity, because when I reflected back on it, it really clicked with me.  When I tend to make goals, I tend to make them negative such as, “I’m going to study for this test so I don’t fail.”  I find myself making negative goals all of the time.  I really need to change this, not only to set an example for my students next semester, but also to help myself achieve my goals.  You are more likely to meet your goals if they sound pleasant and achievable.  Why would you want to meet a goal that is negative?!  This has definitely become one of my SMART goals for this next year.

Our next activity helped us determine whether our topic given was formative or summative.  I wasn’t familiar with these two terms, but Sebastian explained them to us quite well.  An example of a formative goal would be managing your money, you need to keep tracking your progress in order to determine if you are indeed saving money or not.  A summative goal would be studying to get an A on your next test; your goal has an end, which is determined when you receive your test grade. 

Overall, good class!  You all have done some great lessons.  Making it hard for us that have to go near the end of the semester, a lot to measure up to! Have a great week!