Our Learning Management System is Google Classroom (GC). Most assignments and student announcements are posted on GC.
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All students joined their respective Google Classrooms during the first week of school.
We will be using a variety of Civics resources including:
HMH Social Studies - Civics (textbook aligned with Massachusetts standards)
iCivics
Scholastic UpFront Magazine (digital and print)
Olivia Phillips
About Ms. Phillips
This is my second year at Ottoson and my ninth year teaching middle school! I'm originally from Lakeland, Florida (near Tampa) and I now live in Cambridge.
I love to travel, go to concerts, read, cook, puzzle, watch tv/movies, etc. Teaching Social Studies is my favorite!
About Civics
Our government is an old, complicated system. In civics, we're going to spend some time understanding why the government was built this way, who decided how to build it, and how those decisions impact us all each day. Who does our government work for? Who does it work against? What even is the electoral college, anyway?
Understanding how the government works and how to participate in it is an essential part of becoming a good citizen and an informed human! Let's get to work.