Week 1 of 17
Where we are in PLTW
Orientation, before the PLTW units begin.
- Mon · 08-24Welcome, expectations, and how this class works
- Tue · 08-25How to use the class website
- Wed · 08-26Cornell notes and the 6 Rs
- Thu · 08-27Lab safety, myPLTW, and how to submit
- Fri · 08-28WebXam pretest and goal setting
This week's deep question
Your WebXam pretest score is a starting line, not a verdict. Explain what the pretest is for in this class, and how the 6 Rs turn a Friday reflection into actual review.
Three or four sentences. If you did this week's work, you can answer it; if you are stuck, open your Cornell notes from the days listed above. That is what they are for.
The ten-minute walk
- 01My grade right now, and why
Predict it first, then open the portal or Schoology and check. Predicting first is the part that raises grades.
- 02My notes this week
What your Cornell notes show you worked on, and one thing you would improve about how you took them.
- 03What I understand now that I did not on Monday
Name it plainly. If nothing comes to mind, look at Monday's page and compare.
- 04Where we are in the PLTW curriculum
One line. The week page prints it for you; put it in your own words.
- 05This week's deep question
Three or four sentences. It is answerable from this week's work, and from nothing else.
- 06How I am feeling about this class and school right now
Honest is the only wrong-proof answer. Mr. Mendoza reads every one of these.
- 07Anything that might get in my way next week
Only if you want to say it. A heads-up on Friday beats an apology on Thursday.
- 08My SMART goal for next week
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound. One goal we can both check next Friday.
Turn it in
Open the reflection formThe link already carries your course and this week. Sign in with your district Microsoft account, type your student ID with all nine digits, and the thank-you page is your receipt. Your ID is there so a typo cannot lose your work. Nobody uses it as a password.