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Remind 101- Text Alerts
Yearbooks are currently on sale for $90 and will go up to $100 after Spring Break
To purchase a book, please see a staff member in room 111 or 112 OR order online at www.yearbookordercenter.com
PSAT scores/booklets were given today!
Yearbooks
Synergy: Please make sure students have access to their grades via Synergy◦ See Admin. 1 if they do not know their password◦ I enter comments into Pinnacle as well as grades so
check often We will cover over 5,000 years of history so
we will move quickly Reading quizzes on assigned chapter material
◦ Generally, these are open note/open homework!◦ Students retain more information when they gather
it themselves.
This Semester
Primary/Secondary source readings◦ Focus on writing school-wide◦ DBQ’s – Document Based Questions◦ Documents/Primary sources important for AP
classes◦ Use complete sentences ALWAYS! ◦ Be careful about text “lingo” B/C, &, 2, U, etc.◦ Use supporting details, examples◦ ALWAYS, ALWAYS explain WHY (never a yes or no)◦ First DBQ today: How Great Was Alexander
the Great? This is on the blog now.
This Semester
Summer Reading assessment Monday, Jan. 27◦ Given last Spring, 4 choices of books
Goal is to provide different learning opportunities to meet individual learning styles – writing, group projects, presentations, technology, web quests, visual projects, etc.◦ Example: Bonus writing activity – write an epic tale!◦ Athens & Sparta Body Biography - visual project
Focus on higher level thinking, analysis, application◦ Historical facts and information are important
but the concepts and themes are the most important
This Semester
Study guides are given at the beginning of each unit.◦ Do not have to be turned in◦ Use as a “mental checklist” to assess whether
students understand the term◦ Do not just memorize the words: ask yourself if
you truly understand why this person, place, event is IMPORTANT in history
◦ Always look at the big picture surrounding the historical facts – i.e. WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
This Semester
Academic Support and Enrichment 25 minutes extra in each class one day per
week Review, test preparation, online practice,
individual help www.classzone.com www.usatestprep.com
ASE
Provide a challenging and fun environment for my students
Create a warm, welcoming, safe environment where students are free to ask questions, challenge themselves and each other, make mistakes, learn from their mistakes and move on
Encourage students to leave class with more knowledge than they entered with
Allow students to explore differentiated material suitable for their academic needs
Allow students to create learning processes and products that suit their individual learning style
Goals
