Monday March 31, 2009  (top of page)
Due Today:
Class Topic: (today's notes)
      	Welcome Back!
	Intro to Spring Term
	Introductions and New Students
	Material World and Hungry Planet Photo Essays by Peter Menzel
Mentor-session Activity:
	
Assigned today:
	Read: (by Wednesday) Worldchanging: Table of Contents, Forward, Introductions (pp. 1 – 26) 
	Read: (by Monday) Worldchanging: Stuff (pp. 29 – 137, except pp. 51-73)

Wednesday April 1, 2009
Due Today:
	Worldchanging: Table of Contents, Forward, Introductions (pp. 1 – 26) 
Class Topic: (today's notes)	
	Readings: Orientation to Worldchanging
	Response Essay #1: Stuff (Response Essay General Guidelines)
	Academic Essay Structure
Mentor-session Activity:
Assigned today:
	

Monday April 6, 2009  (top of page)
Due Today:
	Read Worldchanging: Stuff (pp. 29 – 137, except pp. 51-73)
Class Topic: (today's notes)	
	Readings: Stuff
	More on Essay Structure
	This I Believe Assignment
Mentor-session Activity:
	This I Believe Essay Project: Part 1
Assigned today:
	Read Worldchanging: Shelter (pp. 139-223, can skim pp. 186-198)	
	This I Believe Essay (with revisions and revision planning)

Wednesday April 8, 2009
Due Today:
	Response Essay #1: Stuff (Response Essay General Guidelines)
		Essays Should be Uploaded to Blackboard
	This I Believe Essay: Reflection on other essays
		Turn in this assignment on paper in class
Class Topic: (today's notes)	
	Stuff Continued
Mentor-session Activity:
	Topic Sentences
Assigned today:
	Response Essay #2: Shelter(Response Essay General Guidelines)  
  

Monday April 13, 2009  (top of page)
Due Today: 
	Read Worldchanging: Shelter (pp. 139-223, can skim pp. 186-198)
	This I Believe Essay: First version of your essay (BRING 3 COPIES)
		Turn in this assignment on paper in class
Class Topic: (today's notes)
Mentor-session Activity:
	Peer Review of This I Believe Essay: version 1
Assigned today:

Wednesday April 15, 2009
Due Today:
	Response Essay #2: Shelter(Response Essay General Guidelines)  
Class Topic: (today's notes)	
	Video Project
	Shelter
	Refugees in New Orleans
Mentor-session Activity:
	Form Groups For Group Project: Product Lifecycle Video
	Propose Possible Products for project
Assigned today:
	Read Worldchanging: Cities
	Response Essay #3: Cities(Response Essay General Guidelines) 
	Group Project: Product Lifecycle Video 

Monday April 20, 2009  (top of page)
Due Today:
	Read Worldchanging: Cities
Class Topic: (today's notes)	
	Follow-up on Stoves
	Follow-up on Globalization 
		Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen 
		Hans Rosling: New insights on poverty and life around the world  
Mentor-session Activity:
	This I Believe Revision Plans
	Product Lifecycle Video Proposals
Assigned today:
	This I Believe Revision Plans

Wednesday April 22, 2009
Due Today:
	Product Lifecycle Video: Video Proposal (1 per group, by end of mentor session)
	Response Essay #3: Cities (Response Essay General Guidelines) 
	This I Believe Essay: Revision Plan
		Turn in this assignment on paper in class
Class Topic: (today's notes)
	Motion Chart tutorial	
	Earth Day
	Cities and Sustainability
Mentor-session Activity:
	Product Lifecycle Video Proposals
	City Design (LEGOS)
Assigned today:
	Read Worldchanging: Community	
	Response Essay #4: Community(Response Essay General Guidelines)
	

Monday April 27, 2009  (top of page)
Due Today:
	Read Worldchanging: Community
	Portfolio Main Page (by end of mentor session)
Class Topic: (today's notes)	
	Schedule Changes (see today's notes)
	Cities follow up
Mentor-session Activity:
	Portfolio Main Page (with links to dummy pages)
Assigned today:
	Portfolio Assignment

Wednesday April 29, 2009
Due Today:
	 
Class Topic: (today's notes)
	Guest Speaker: Dani Dennenberg, Northwest Earth Institute
Mentor-session Activity:
	Portfolio Communication Page
Assigned today:
	

Monday May 4, 2009  (top of page)
Due Today:
	This I Believe Essay: Final Version
		Turn in this assignment on paper in class
		Also submit to This I Believe website
	Portfolio Assignment Communication Page
Class Topic: (today's notes)
	Worldchanging: Cities
	Debate: Property Rights vs. Environmental Regulation
Mentor-session Activity:
Assigned today:
    

Wednesday May 6, 2009
Due Today:
	Response Essay #4: Community(Response Essay General Guidelines)
Class Topic: (today's notes)
	Debate: Property Rights vs. Environmental Regulation
Mentor-session Activity:
	Portfolios
Assigned today:
	Read Worldchanging: Business	
	Response Essay #5: Business(Response Essay General Guidelines)
    

Monday May 11, 2009  (top of page)
Due Today:
	Product Lifecycle Video: Individual Research Paper (1 per student)
	Read Worldchanging: Business
	Portfolio Critical Thinking, Diversity, and Ethics pages
Class Topic: (today's notes)	
	Worldchanging: Community
Mentor-session Activity:
Assigned today:

Wednesday May 13, 2009
Due Today:
	Product Lifecycle Video: Video Production Plan (1 per group)
Class Topic: (today's notes)  (Dr. Hall's Presentation)
	Guest Presenter: Dr. David Hall: Native American Perspectives on Sustainability
Mentor-session Activity:
	Finishing Video Proposals
Assigned today:
	    Read Worldchanging: Business

 Saturday May 16, 2009
	Columbia Gorge Field Trip--details in May 11 notes
	Meet at 9:45am at the corner of SW 11th and Mill St.
	Handout on Field Trip

Monday May 18, 2009  (top of page)
Due Today:
	Portfolio Reflection Essay
Class Topic: (today's notes)	
	Follow-up on field trip
	Follow-up on Native Perspectives 
	GDP, exploring alternatives
Mentor-session Activity:
Assigned today:

Wednesday May 20, 2009
Due Today:
	Response Essay #5: Business (Response Essay General Guidelines)
Class Topic: (today's notes)	
	Worldchanging: Business
	Economic Measures of Success, Alternatives to GDP
Mentor-session Activity:
Assigned today:
	Read part of Worldchanging: Politics or Planet (assigned in class)
	Extra Credit:
		Response Essay EC: Politics or Planet (Response Essay General Guidelines)

Monday May 25, 2009  (top of page)

Memorial Day Holiday: NO CLASS OR MENTOR SESSION

Wednesday May 27, 2009
Due Today:
Class Topic: (today's notes)	
	Guest Presenter: Dr. Chip Masarie
		Jammii: respectful sharing with our real world communities as a way to live more lightly on the earth
			A case study of taking an idea of passion and making it happen (or not)
Mentor-session Activity:
	Groups work on video productions
Assigned today:

Monday June 1, 2009  (top of page)
Due Today:
	Product Lifecycle Video: Finished Video (1 per group)
		Final Videos should be uploaded to YouTube (or something similar)
		Email me link by 3pm before class today (Monday June 1)
		Alternatively you may put your video on a DVD and bring it to class
	ALL Extra Credit Work
	FINAL DEADLINE for ALL LATE ASSIGNMENTS
	Portfolio Final Version
Class Topic: (today's notes)	
	Student's Video Film Festival
Mentor-session Activity:
	End of year evaluations
Assigned today:
	

Wednesday June 3, 2009
Due Today:
Class Topic: (today's notes)
	Student's Video Film Festival (continued)
	End of Year Wrap-up
	Sustainability Haiku?
	Student's Video Festival Awards
Mentor-session Activity:
Assigned today: