THRIVE - Director Notes

  THRIVE Director Notes Posts on this Blog will be directed to help families see what is going on in our THRIVE Program.  Items discussed on the Blog have already occurred.  To keep updated on what’s coming up please refer to your students or UCM activity calendar First-Year Students: Workplace & Community Skills - (Mrs. Southard and Dr. Manning):    Wednesday Dr. Manning discussed workplace issues. Problems that could come up at a job and how to deal with different situations. Friday students presented their jamboards. Students worked on them the week before. There were to include pictures of “Things they would like in their future life”  Learning Strategies-   Monday was Martin Luther King Day. Wednesday Karlie Kriss presented a lesson about communication. Which included different ways people communicate and different forms of communication. Friday students were reminded to use the activity app. Several students did not do that the previous week....

  THRIVE Director Notes Posts on this Blog will be directed to help families see what is going on in our THRIVE Program.  Items discussed on the Blog have already occurred.  To keep updated on what’s coming up please refer to your students or UCM activity calendar First-Year Students: Workplace & Community Skills - (Mrs. Southard and Dr. Manning):   We discussed how to email professors, getting organized for the new semester, and being proactive in completing assignments. Dr. Manning explained job shadowing. This class does not have a textbook. Information will be presented in power points and other information is on Blackboard.  Learning Strategies-   Students have done well being back on campus. All are working hard. Monday students were given two homework assignments that were due Friday. Wednesday we discussed the class syllabus and class expectations. Friday we began working on notability Students should have read the first 15 pages in Chapter 1. T...