B-9: A Community of Learners
English Language Arts:
The goal is to give students authentic work this year that allows them to prepare for their future. Students will be writing blogs, peer editing their writing online, and responding to their peers. Collaboration will be key and we will be utilizing technology, blended learning, and project based learning along the way. For students without access to the internet at home, I will be providing ways for them to complete assignments at school. Please let me know when you have any issues so that I can help work on solutions. The focus is to get the students reading and writing more, and filling out worksheets and completing exercises less.
Social Studies:
Social studies focuses on the time span between the beginning of man and the fall of Rome. Making history come alive for my students with several activities and project based learning this year is my goal. I will use both Ancient Civilizations by Glencoe and History Alive! textbooks, as well as additional activities and materials. The projects will allow students to utilize 21st Century technology to both process and share what they've learned with both each other and a wider online audience.