Luther Jackson Middle School Rising 7th Grade Orientation · Follows FCPS Program of Studies Is differentiated in depth, breadth, and pace of instruction Emphasizes critical thinking

Lut her Jackson M iddle Schoo lRising 7 t h Grade Or ient at ion

Advanced Academic Cent er Program Pre- Session

January 2 4 , 2 0 1 8

This Pow erPo int w il l be post ed on our LJM S w ebsit e.

Advanced Academic Center Program January 24, 2018


Guid ing Our W ork as a Pro f essional Learning Communit y

Positive and Productive School CultureWe are champions for studentsWelcoming caring environmentEmbrace diversityBuild relationships and communityEffective and efficient managementCommunicate clearlyHigh expectations for behaviorWellness is importantCelebrate Successes

High Quality InstructionFor all studentsLiteracy focusWe are all learningBe creative, innovative, and reflectiveCollaboration is essential to growthRigorous and relevant instructionEngage students and develop thinkersInfuse technology & Portrait of a Graduate skillsNurture life skills


Advanced Academic Cent er Program F ull- time academic placement in E nglish, S ocial

S tudies and S cience f or highly gif ted students f ound eligible through a central screening process

Algebra 1 H N placement is done according to M athematics test results

AAP f ocuses on dif f erentiation of C ontent, P rocess , and P roducts


Learning Exper iences inAdvanced Academic Classes.

O pen- ended work; increased

complexity, f aster pace

C hoices f or exploring interests

and deeper understandings

E mphasize us ing creative and critical

thinking skills

O ngoing prof ess ional

development f or teachers

S imulate the work of experts in the

f ield


Advanced Academic Cent er Program F ollows F C P S P rogram of S tudies

I s dif f erentiated in depth, breadth, and pace of instruction

E mphasizes critical thinking and analys is

I ndependent research skills development C hallenging learning experiences constructed around

students ' interests , learning styles , and pref erred modes of express ion

I ncorporates advanced reading materialsAdvanced Academic Center Program January 24, 2018

Science


D if f erent iat ion t hrough Cont ent U se of advanced reading, resource, and research

materials

C ontent is presented with greater levels of depth, breadth, complexity, or abstractness through levels of questioning, problem- based learning, and instruction that f ocuses on “big ideas”


General Educat ion Lesson f or Science

E xploring Living Things 8 cell organelles & f unctions C ompare and contrast plant & animal cells G iven analogy match to cell organelle f unction S lotted notes f rom video, reading, and direct

instruction


D if f erent iat ed f or H onors Science Class

S tudents explore all of the above with: Additional organelles (1 0 ) & f unctions C reate analogy of each organelle N otes with structured outline f rom videos, reading,

and direct instruction


D if f erent iat ed f or AAP Cent er Class

S tudents explore all of the above: Additional organelles (1 2 ) and f unctions E xplain their analogy in terms of a system. S tudents make inf erences about ef f ects of miss ing cell

organelles N on- f iction reading that correlates to the topic

challenges students to make connections with other content

O pen ended notes f rom videos and readingAdvanced Academic Center Program January 24, 2018

English

Lit erat ure and Lif e Advanced Academic Center Program January 24, 2018

D if f erent iat ion t hrough Product s O f f er ass ignments that are more open- ended in

nature

Assign products that require greater levels of independence or of f er a choice to students

Assess work with indicators of quality that model the work of experts in the f ield (P roject B ased Learning)


General Educat ion Lesson

I n the N onf iction U nit, s tudents study internal and external text structures . Teacher guides and coaches students ’ identif ication of organizational patterns .

F or a f inal project, s tudents will make a poster (physical or digital) that includes internal and external text structures . Two or three paragraphs are expected.


D if f erent iat ed f or H onors Class

I n the N onf iction U nit, s tudents study internal and external text structures . Teacher def ines and explains organizational patterns .

F or a f inal project, s tudents will create a f ull length piece of writing that includes all internal text structures . They will also create a visual guide to illustrate external text structures (s lideshow presentation)


D if f erent iat ed f or AAP Cent er Class I n the N onf iction U nit, s tudents study internal and external

text structures . Teacher def ines and explains organizational patterns . S tudents explore high level reading passages and analyze text structures .

F or a f inal group project, s tudents collaborate to create websites based on their topic of research. E ach text structure is represented in a f ull length article. F inally, s tudents present websites to their peers .

S tudent W ebsite


https://sites.google.com/fcpsschools.net/ljms-toure-womeninthearts

Social St udies- H ist ory

Reconst ruct ion t o t he Present


D if f erent iat ion t hrough Process

Accelerate the pace of teaching and learning

P rovide extensions to deepen content knowledge and skills

Apply ideas and skills to contexts that are unf amiliar and diss imilar f rom those explored in class

P rovide opportunities to make choices to explore deeper understandings and apply new knowledge


General Educat ion Lesson

S tudents will explain the results of the peace process af ter W W I .

F or E xample:“W hat part of the peace process do you think G ermany would like least and why?”


D if f erent iat ed f or H onors Class

“Af ter W orld W ar I , E urope was in ruins with f armland and towns destroyed. C ountless numbers of people were homeless and hungry. You are a citizen of __________. W hat are the long- term implications of the peace process on your country?”


D if f erent iat ed f or AAP Cent er Class

“Af ter W W I , E urope was in ruins . W ith f armland and towns destroyed, countless numbers of people were homeless and hungry. You represent the country of _______. C reate a resolution f rom your country’s perspective that will achieve a lasting peace.”


M at h course select ion is separat e f rom AAP el ig ib il it y .

M at h 7is 7 th grade curriculum

M at h 7 H onorsis 8 th grade curriculum

Algebra I H onors Prerequisit es Advanced M ath in 6 th grade9 1 % on Algebra abilities test

P ass Advanced 7 th grade S O L

M iddle School St ruct ure M ath C ourses consist of AAP C enter students and

general education students .

D epends on how students place into course regardless of AAP status


M at hM at h 7 Honors Algebra 1 Honors

M ath 8 C urriculumP lus extensions

S tudents who do not qualif y f or Algebra 1 H onors are automatically placed in this class

Algebra C urriculumP lus extensions

P lacement determined by C ounty- wide selection criteria

S tudents can choose M ath 7 H N S


Compar ison o f 3 LevelsMath 7 Math 7 Honors Algebra 1 Honors

One and two step equations Multi-step equations Multi-step equations with no and infinite solutions

Learn Order of Operations in that include negative numbers

Expand on Math 7 knowledge and incorporate square roots, cubes,

absolute value, and nesting

Expand on Math 7 and Math 8 knowledge and begin incorporating

positive and negative cube roots

5 272h+ = 2(4x – 3) – 8 = 4 + 2x 3( 1) 1 2 2(2 2)x x x x+ + + = + +

2(8 5) 3 8 ( 2)− + ÷ −

23 2 (3 6)

25 (12 2)

− + + ÷−

( ) 33

2

216 10 16 22

8

− + −

Placement in Algebra I HNR is ing 7 th grade students will be placed in Algebra H onorsbased on al l the f ollowing:

S uccessf ully completing Advanced M athematics (C ompacted or a year- long accelerated program in 6 th grade.

A score at or above the 9 1 percentile on the I owa Algebra Aptitude Test.

A score at or above 5 0 0 on the V irginia S tandards of Learning grade 7 mathematics test.


M at h Compet it ions AM C 8 AM C 1 0 V M L

C lubs M ath C ounts Af ter- school math help


7 t h Grade Required ClassesE nglish/Language Arts U .S . H istory, 1 8 6 5 - P resentI nvestigations in E nvironmental S cience

AAP students work with advanced academic peers .M ath 7 /M ath 7 H onors/Algebra 1 H onors

S tudents placed by skill level.P hysical and H ealth E ducation

AAP students take H P E with all s tudents .


Elect ive Course Of f er ings W e of f er a number of dif f erent semester and elective

course of f erings .

S tudents choose electives based on interest.

AAP students take elective classes with all s tudents .


Our AAP Cent er Teachers H ighly qualif ied in content area

H ave completed or working towards AAP endorsement

C ollaborate with AAP teachers f rom other center programs


Jackson’s AAP Cent er Program O ne of 1 2 AAP C enters in F C P S , established 9 year

program

C urrent enrollment f or 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8- 2 0 3 7 th graders ; 1 9 3 8 th graders

P rojected f or next year: - 2 1 2 7 th graders , 2 0 4 8 th graders

D raw f rom 4 elementary school AAP centers and 1 2 other elementary schools

P repares students f or AP /I B /TJH S S T Advanced Academic Center Program January 24, 2018

Jackson H ighl ight s R ich multicultural environment ref lecting our global community 6 2 C ountries R epresented 4 9 Languages S poken

O n- s ite H onors G eometry f or 8 th G raders

O n- line Algebra I I H N unless enrollment warrants on- s ite course. O f f ering on- s ite this year.


Jackson M usic Acco lades W e are a blue ribbon school f or the past 5 years W e also have taken top f irst place honors at all of our

spring competitions f or almost every year 1 0 students selected f or D istrict 1 0 H onors O rchestra 3 students selected f or D istrict 1 0 H onors Jazz B and 1 3 students selected f or D istrict 1 0 H onors C oncert B and 2 1 students selected f or D istrict 1 0 H onors C hoir 1 7 students selected to S tate H onors C hoir


Addit ional H ighl ight s & Accomplishment s










Addit ional H ighl ight s & Accomplishment sR obust af ter school program

O ver 3 5 dif f erent clubs and activities S cience O lympiad M ath C ounts O dyssey of the M ind C oding C lub R obotics Technology S tudent Association C yber P atriot M odel U N H omework Labs


Test imonialP arent of f ormer student writes :

“This program has been such a unique, motivating and challenging program. This was the best decis ion we made f or our daughter as f ar as going into middle school. E veryone on staf f has been so kind and helpf ul, and the teachers are f abulous!

I could not have imagined that the transition to middle school would have been so smooth, but it has been and I am so thankf ul f or the AAP C enter.”


Center-eligible students currently attending elementary centers or Local Level IV schools will be automatically assigned to Luther Jackson Middle School and placed in center classes for 7th grade.

If you do not want your child to attend LJMS…


Complete the Level IV Center Deferral Form (available on the FCPS website)

Return the form to your child’s current school

ASAP(BY March 1, 2018)

* This inf o rmat ion w il l af f ect st af f ing at bo t h t he cent er and t he base schoo l m iddle.

I f you previously def er red AAP services, and w ant your child t o at t end LJM S…

Complet e t he AAP REACTIVATION

f orm(on FCPS w ebsit e)

Send f orm t o t he AAP of f ice

St udent w il l be placed at LJM S


https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/AAPFullTimeReactivation_0.pdf

B eth B aldwin, M iddle S choolE M B aldwin@ f cps.edu

K elly B rown, I B M YPK AB rown1 @ f cps.edu

C hris P owell, H igh S chool C S P owell@ f cps.edu

AP W ebsite: https ://www.f cps.edu/academics/academic-overview/advanced- academic- programs


mailto:[email protected]

http://www.fcps.edu/dis/aap

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https://www.fcps.edu/academics/academic-overview/advanced-academic-programs

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Luther Jackson Middle School Rising 7th Grade Orientation · Follows FCPS Program of Studies Is differentiated in depth, breadth, and pace of instruction Emphasizes critical thinking