Welcome!

ON TIME:  Arrive in the classroom and be in your chosen seat by the bell.

DESK:  Remain in your seat from bell-to-bell with backpacks under desks during instruction time.

PREPARED:  Have required materials each day and make sure your iPads are charged and ready for daily use.

R.E.S.P.E.C.T:  Respect for and among teachers, students and toward school facilities is paramount.

CONTRIBUTE:  Please contribute to class learning and discussion – history nerdom is celebrated!

PASS:  Don’t Ask, grab the pass on your way out the door… No exit in the first or last 5 minutes of class.

ON TIME 2.0:  Late work will be accepted to the end of the quarter grading period, but for reduced credit.

QUALITY:  Quality of work reflects you as a student and working creatively beyond expectations is desired.

ORIGINAL:  Original thinking is a requirement of this course, and anything borrowed in research must be cited formally (or informally). Information literacy (originality vs plagiarism) will be a focal point in our learning, including the proactive, intentional and proper use of AI in writing and research.

FOOD:  Food and drink that is not a distraction to the classroom environment is allowed.

DRESS:  Hats, hoods and the many other dress codes of the student handbook are enforced in the classroom.

MEDIA:  Phones must be stowed in bags below desk once instruction begins (*see new school policy). iPads will be used frequently for instruction, reading & research. Ear pieces must be out of ears and stowed during all instruction times.

INTERPersonal:  Numerous opportunities to work collaboratively and share in the 

decision-making will require academic maturity and overcoming the inherent difficulties.

QUESTION:  The vehicle of history is INQUIRY -- ask questions, find interests and explore widely.