The key message I wanted the audience to understand was how the different symbolisms around the four corners interact and connect with my portrait in the center, and how they shaped my identity.

On the upper left corner, there are liquid-like threads coming out of my head, they represent my ideas and thoughts. Most of the time they are helpful and positive, sometimes they could be too much.

On the upper right corner, the bund is hanging upside down from the top, with “上海 (Shanghai)” in yellow, representing the place I grew up and my root.

On the lower left corner, I drew some doodles of shapes and lines, representing creativity, with the arrows pointing up, representing thinking outside of the box and innovation.

On the lower right corner, there are many small pieces glued together, they are all the multiple aspects and roles in my life. There’s also a big golf ball that stands out, showing how passion can balance all of the aspects of life and bring fun and joy.

During the creation of my artwork, I took a lot of different risks and experiments to effectively express my message. First, I cut off a piece of the top of my head to mimic the things breaking out. It was risky because I didn’t know how would it come out. In addition, I experimented making an golf ball out of white clay. I made a half and used hot glue gun to stick it on. I tried to make the texture of a golf ball by using the end of a pencil and making small holes. After that, I felt like the contrast wasn’t enough, so I used lead to on the clay to create shadows.

Introduction

The purpose of my conference is to share with you about my learning journey.

I’d like to share:

• What I’ve done and what I still want to achieve
• Some areas of growth, struggles, and some of my work
• My goals and how I plan to achieve them

My Vision Board

Some of the things included on my vision board are:

• Cello
• Learn
• Time management
• Golf

These are important because I am passionate about these things and they can also benefit me in the future.

My Goals

1. Hand in work on time by avoiding procrastination and be aware of deadlines.
2. Read more books by tracking progress and checking frequently.
3. Get more sleep by tracking time from my watch and finishing everything before bed, getting at least 8 hours of sleep each day.

Here is evidence of how I was able to start to make progress towards my goals.

Transdisciplinary Transfer Goal (TTG)

The TTG I chose to reflect upon throughout the year is critical thinker. For me, this means to have the ability to question, analyze, interpret, evaluate, and make an argument based on reliable information and reasoning.

Math

Strengths

• Showing all work
• Geometry

Areas of Growth

• Using units
• Fractions
• Converting units

Science

Strengths

• Gathering evidence
• Interpreting evidence
• Making predictions

Areas of Growth

• 3 for 3 consistency
• Following lab directions
• Time management

Evidence of Organization

My science notebook became more useful as the school year continued, as I took more care to add details and clarity to my work.

Evidence of Active Learner Habits

Evidence of Understanding of Key Concepts

Evidence of Growth in Science Skills

Language Arts

Strengths

• Annotating articles
• Working in a group
• Picking topics/ ideas

Areas of Growth

• Essays
• Poetry

Social Studies

Strengths

• Gathering and interpreting information
• Collaboration and discussion
• Finding patterns

Areas of Growth

• Effective use of class time

Grades and Reflection

French

I was active in class, completed work on time, and reviewed for quizzes and tests. Some areas for improvement would be to be more aware of due dates.

Example: “La Premiere Guerre Mondiale Lettre L4”

1- PRESENTATION
This work is part of the unit on Le Premiere Guerre Mondiale.
It’s to assess vocabulary and understanding of WWI.
What I needed to do was writing a letter from a soldier’s father’s pov.
I work collaboratively with my partner.
I chose to present this piece of work because I think it could reflect some areas of improvement.

2- FEEDBACK and REFLECTION
My teacher gave me the following feedback:

I think it’s quite accurate because we did use translator for some parts of the writing. In order to keep improve, my next steps will be to not use translator and keep my original writing, even though it could be imperfect.
 
3- CONCLUSION
Overall in this unit I have learned how to explain WWI with french vocabularies, and learned the lesson to not use translator.
I think I can apply this knowledge in real life if I ever have to talk about WWI.
I am feeling quite confident reusing it because I have an overall understanding.

PE

Strengths

• Racket games

Areas of Growth

• Active participation in unfamiliar games

Orchestra

Strengths

• Vibrato
• Rhythm and pulse

Areas of Growth

• Blending
• Bowing

Art

Strengths

• Creativity
• Use of materials and media

Areas of Growth

• Time management

Overall Strengths:

• I am good at identifying what is a priority. This helps me focus on what’s important and keep me organized and on task. 
• I am good at creativity, which helps me come up with many ideas.

Overall Areas of Growth:

• I could improve on time awareness by checking due dates more frequently.
• I could improve on changing and editing more actively according to the feedback received.

This oral is related to the unit on Etre en Forme.
I was having a conversation with my partner about a serious accident.
We were talking in french about how one of us got into a street fight and was injured bad, so I gave advice to go to the hospital.
For me it was easy to have this conversation because we wrote a script before the actual presentation so we were prepared of what to say.

My pronunciation was okay according to Ms Inna’s feedback.
I can improve by reusing more vocabularies and know the past tense better in order to be able to talk more naturally.

1- PRESENTATION
This work is part of the unit on Le Premiere Guerre Mondiale.
It’s to assess vocabulary and understanding of WWI.
What I needed to do was writing a letter from a soldier’s father’s pov.
I work collaboratively with my partner.
I chose to present this piece of work because I think it could reflect some areas of improvement.

2- FEEDBACK and REFLECTION
My teacher gave me the following feedback:

I think it’s quite accurate because we did use translator for some parts of the writing. In order to keep improve, my next steps will be to not use translator and keep my original writing, even though it could be imperfect.
 
3- CONCLUSION
Overall in this unit I have learned how to explain WWI with french vocabularies, and learned the lesson to not use translator.
I think I can apply this knowledge in real life if I ever have to talk about WWI.
I am feeling quite confident reusing it because I have an overall understanding.

This sketchbook cover expresses my identity in different aspects. The melting clock on the up left corner represents how the other objects I drew on the cover all come together and created my identity over time through passions, experiences, and memories. The golf ball will a club hitting it, represents my passion for golf. The city background shows that I grew up between those tall buildings and have always been living in big cities, which contributed a big part to my experience. The poker card represents the memories with my family when we played poker in my childhood.

Some of the design strategies I used for this cover are movements, colors, textures, emphasis, and a few others. The movement of the clock melting and dripping the numbers down is a use of movement, making the piece more alive. The grass and golf ball made of different papers created more interesting textures. The blue and white created stark contrast using colors.

I intended the audience to be first drawn to the golf ball and the clock, then to the big letters of my name on the right, because those are the three main objects of bright colors that stand out immediately. After that, the audience will look at the lower left corner, where they’ll see a fragmented poker card, some city buildings, and the grass under the golf ball. They will see these last because there is a lack of contrast or emphasis that can differ from other parts.

1. In what ways did you showcase your abilities as a Creative and Active Learner during this project? Refer to the attribute charts to help you identify specific examples.

We tried our bests as a group to come up with an original and creative idea that is in a shape of a coconut, which we all like to eat. During the process, we were flexible with changing based on the actual achievability. We planned to make an umbrella with clay. However, it could be very easy to break because it’s thin and vulnerable. So, we decided to stick it in at the end using paper. The same situation happened with our handle and foot. We thought it actually looks better and more like a real coconut without them, so we just didn’t make the handle and foot.

1. How does a sketchbook contribute to an artist’s creative process? Provide examples from your group’s experience to illustrate your points.

The sketchbook can help to sketch and plan out different ideas. It also enables us to organize and change original sketches after group discussions. In our group, I came up with the idea of a sphere with an oblique cut from the top to the side, but there weren’t any reliefs or patterns on the surface. After sharing my sketchbook with my group, we changed it into a coconut and added more details onto the original design.

Part 1: Active learner Habits

One strength I bring to math class is always submitting homework and projects on time. This requires time management skills and responsibility. Another strength I bring is coming to class prepared by bringing the necessary items, such as pencils and a laptop. This helps me arrive ready to learn. A third strength I bring is my active participation in group projects. We often discuss ideas together, help each other to revise, and check for errors.

One habit I want to improve this semester is being more aware of test dates in order to prepare better. This is an area of growth for me because sometimes I forget the test dates, even though the teacher had already reminded us. This is mainly because of not being organized enough, because if I have a lot of tasks to do already, i might not be able to remember that there’s a test tomorrow. I will work on this habit by making sure I use my organization system well. One specific action I will take is to always write the test date down in my to-do list to remind myself.

Part 2: Math Notation and Communication

Early notebook example:

Later notebook example:

My math work has improved because I now write down the lesson titles, dates, and learning targets for each lesson very clearly on the top. Over time, my math notebook shows improvement in organization, making it easier when I want to look back and review.

Part 3: Understanding Key Concepts

This example is a question from a test on Unit 2: Linear Equations and Relationships, showing that I understand functions and linear equations.

One strength in this work is being able to identify different concepts and correctly match them with the equation. 

This work shows growth because I struggled with this type of questions before; I always lose points when it comes to similar ones because of small mistakes due to a lack of attention to detail. This time, I was extra careful and got it right.

This is a part that I chose from the L4: Designing Your Own Problem project that I did together with a classmate. This example shows that I understand the key concept of a piecewise function.

One strength in this work is that we were able to connect mathematical concepts to real-life situations, like this one that we did, about Dr Khalil’s financial migration journey to the US because of war and looking for job opportunities. 

This work shows growth because I didn’t always know how to use piecewise functions well, but through this project, I learned a lot from my partner and had a deeper understanding.

Overall, my work shows that I can understand the concepts well and show my learning through tests and projects. My examples show growth in my ability to improve and correct through mistakes and misconceptions made before.

I improved the most on clear shots, which are good to use in a defensive position. It also helped me to vary the shot placements in games. Something I can improve on in the future would be serving the backhand serves closer to the service line.

Part 1: Unit 2 Topic A and B Test Reflection (Functions & Statistics)

A. Evidence of Best Thinking from U2 Test

• I chose Question 5 as evidence of my best thinking, because it contains multiple parts (a, b, and c) that show my understanding of scatter plots and residual plots, by identifying elements of the line of fit, drawing the line of best fit, and describing a residual plot.

• I chose Question 2 as another piece of evidence of my best thinking because it shows my understading of functions, tables, equations, and graphs, by matching an equation to a representation listed.

B. Skills Reflection

Throughout Unit 2, I improved the most at using formulas to solve questions related to geometry. One skill from this unit that I still need to work on is identifying all parts and elements of functions and creating myself. The biggest challenge for me on this assessment was the critical thinking part, because I didn’t make enough inference. One strategy that helped me on this test was reviewing before the test, so that I can make sure I didn’t forget any concepts or formulas.

Part 2: Goal Reflection & End-of-Semester Check-In

A. Looking Back at My Last Goal

Last unit, the goal that I set was: In the next unit, I want to do better at critical thinking. Some challenges that might get in the way while I’m reaching this goal is procrastination and time management. If I get stuck or need help, I can reach out to my teachers or try to figure it out myself by looking into Schoology.

How well did you work toward this goal?
☐ Very well ☐ Somewhat ☐ I struggled with this

• What helped you make progress toward this goal? I learned to manage my time better, and there has been a lot less procrasination for me recently, which gives me more time to review for tests and do homework.

• What got in the way of this goal (if anything)? I think not reading questions carefully and paying attention to details became a challenge for working toward my goal. Looking back on my tests, a lot of mistakes I made were because of careless errors and lack of attention to details.

B. End-of-Semester Self Reflection

• Three strengths I have shown last semester:

1. Understanding of different graphs and formulas
2. Improvement on time management
3. Use evidence and reasoning to justify answers

• Three areas I still want to improve:

1. Precise mathematical language in explanations
2. Extend understanding through reasoning, solving unknowns, and constructing a geometric argument
3. Critical thinking

C. New Academic Goal Moving Forward

In the next unit I want to be more careful with details in questions, and use more precise mathematical language to explain. Something that might get in the way of this goal is when the question looks familiar, I tend do use the exact same way to solve it, but sometimes it’s actually slightly different, and it could be easy to make small mistakes. If I get stuck or need help, I would either reflect and try to get back on track myself, or reach out to other people.