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Lunch and After School Support - Academic and Behavior - 23-24.rtf
Help! I don't really understand how to do my assignment.
Reread the directions for the assignment.
Look on Google Classroom to see if your teacher posted any extra materials and resources for you to reference.
Talk to your teacher or email your teacher with your questions.
Help! I was absent and need to find out what I missed.
Check Google Classroom for any new posts.
Email your teacher if you have questions about new posts or previous assignments. Find out when your absent work will be due.
Ask a trusted classmate for assistance.
Remember - thanks to modern technology, we have many methods of communication. If an absence is unavoidable, it is highly recommended that you follow along online and keep up with your work as best as you can. Don't wait until you get back to class to find out what you missed. By that time, you will be behind and catching up, while not impossible, will be more diffucult and stressful.
Help! I got behind on my classwork and now I'm totally overwhelmed.
Focus on the current assignments. Make sure all of your new work gets completed on time, so that you receive full credit.
Each night, try to spend any extra time you have on making up missing work. Start with the work that is worth the most points. Try to make up one task each night if you can. Use the weekends, when there is usually no new classwork, as additional makeup time.
You can ask your teacher to help you by creating a list of the top 3 assignments you should make up. When you finish that list, your teacher can make a new one. Keep in mind, if you ask your teacher to put in extra time to help you, and then you don't complete any of the items on the list, you have wasted his/her time and he/she will not be happy.
Help! I want to improve my grade(s), but I don't know how.
Remember, YOU earn your grade THROUGHOUT the semester - not just at the end. Every point counts. While you may WANT a higher grade, you can only EARN one by improving your scores on participation, practice work, and assessments.
Please do not ask your teacher for extra credit or bonus points to help boost your overall grade. This leads to grade inflation and is unfair to the students who truly earned higher grades.
Here are some tips for how you can EARN a higher grade:
Past Work
If you have any missing assignments, complete them ASAP.
If there are any assignments that can be revised, make the necessary corrections and resubmit.
Current Work
Be present and engaged in every class session. There is no substitute for showing up and paying attention.
Complete all current work on time and to the best of your ability. Try to get 100% on each task. Every point counts!
Score as high as you can on projects. Higher-point-value projects will heavily impact your overall grade. Don't just do the minimum. Try to earn as many points as you possibly can.
Overprepare for tests. Use all the resources that your teacher provides so that you can score high on the tests. These will also heavily impact your overall grade.
Still unhappy with your grade?
Ask yourself this, did you do everything you could possibly do both in and out of class?
If the answer is YES, then you should be proud of the grade you earned because you gave your best effort. Each student has different strengths and weaknesses, and each of you learn at different rates. Not all students will earn As.
If the answer is NO, then you need to identify where you can put in more effort and do that in the future.
Help! I think my teacher messed up my grades
Errors DO happen. Teachers are collecting, scoring, and manually entering hundreds of grades at a time (along with late work), so mistakes can happen from time to time. Such errors can be easily fixed, but you need to handle the situation appropriately with courtesy and respect.
Follow these steps to remedy a mistake:
Email your teacher. Be sure to follow the guidelines for sending a respectful, courteous, and professional email if you want a favorable response. Emails that are rude in tone will not be received well, so be aware of how your message may come across.
Check the no-name pile to see if the assignment in question was submitted with no name. If you find your work there, add your name and put the paper in the late/absent bin. (You will still receive full credit, but I don't want it to get mixed up with our current work.)
Help! I'm having issues with technology.
Use your Clever login whenever possible. If supplementary sites allow you to login with Clever or Google, choose that option instead of creating your own account or using an alternate username and password.
Help! I need social and emotional support.
Hang in there! ASI can help! Here is a link to our ASI student resources page.