Welcome ACDS Families to the 26/27 School Year!!!

I’m looking forward to an exciting year with all of my students. This website is organized to help you find information about my Social Studies curriculum and class expectations. You can also learn more about the various electives I will cover this year. I appreciate you taking the time to read through my syllabus and become familiar with my teaching philosophies.

This will be my 5th year at ACDS and I am looking forward to a great one. I am a Middle School teacher through and through and have had experience with 6th through 8th grade. I have a year of exciting activities and learning planned for my students and every class will utilize a variety of formats to teach concepts to allow every student to connect to the material. This year’s students will experience many activities: historical simulations, discussions, dramatic re-creations, as well as more traditional lectures and essays.

I hope that this is the first of many contacts with you over the course of the year. Open lines of communication between teachers, students, and parents are essential to a positive educational experience. I encourage you to contact me whenever you wish to discuss the class or your child’s progress. With your help we can make this a great year for you and your child. As a first step in our communication I hope you will consider filling out my parent questionnaire to help me get to know your child better. You can find the link in the helpful links section