6th Grade Social Studies Western Hemisphere
Mr. Burdick
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Here is some quick contact information
Primary email: dylan.burdick@jeffco.k12.co.us (preferred contact)
Secondary email: dyburdic@jeffcoschools.us
Voicemail: 303-982-4305
About Me
This is my 6th year at Wayne Carle, all as 6th grade social studies and I have really enjoyed my time here in this community. This year I will be teaching one class of 7th grade. I love History and all things social studies. I have a fantastic daughter named Vivienne, a cat and a dog named Sampson. I love doing things outside like hiking, stand up paddle boarding, basketball, soccer, golf, biking and much more. I also just like hanging out and watching Netflix or playing video games. I love sports and a huge fan of the Denver Broncos, Rockies, Avalanche and Nuggets (World Champs!). I graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder (Psychology) and Metropolitan State University of Denver (History). I look forward to meeting students and parents and getting to know you. Can't wait for a great year!
Google Classroom Codes
Period 1 - kmnog32
Period 2 - 2irxwwd
Period 4 - cljjirs
Period 6 - 6g77ztf
Period 7 - fj3zkh5 (7th Grade)
Grading
Standards Based Grading: Wayne Carle is a Standards Based Grading School. We care deeply about student success in relation to state standards as well as in developing a strong work ethic. In our efforts to ensure that the focus of grades remains on student progress toward these goals, two separate grades will be reported: Content Knowledge/Skills and Work Habits. The Content Knowledge/Skills scale is designed to help students and families understand where students are on the learning continuum (in relation to state standards). Work Habits grades will reflect the student’s attainment of work habits and of a successful student, such as engagement, preparedness and perseverance.
· Exceeds Standard 4-3.5 (A): Mastery of content and skills, elements of advanced thinking and reasoning are present.
· Meets Standard 3.49-3.0 (B): Demonstration of content and skills are in line with grade level expectations.
· Progressing toward Standard: 2.99-2.0 (C): Grade-level elements are present, continued support and practice is needed to meet grade-level standards
· Does Not yet Meet 1.99-1.0 (D): Growth is needed to meet grade-level standards, significant support or intervention is needed.
· Insufficient Evidence: There is not yet enough evidence to determine the student’s achievement of grade level standards.
In Standards Based Grading, not every assignment factors into the “in-progress grade” for a class. As a result, you may notice grades being entered and percentages such as 4%, 3%, 2%, 1% showing up for the assignment. Please ignore the percentages, and only pay attention to the score. The content rubric is 4-A, 3-B, 2-C, 1-D. These are the grade equivalent scores. Once teachers enter mastery grades for their standard's categories, an In-progress grade will show in Campus. This strategy allows teachers to gather a body of evidence that more accurately represents your student's progress on a standard.
Jefferson County Student Friendly Proficiency Scales - This can help you see what each unit is measuring.
Level 2 - Assessments that help build up to what the target level (Level 3) is measuring.
Level 3 - Learning Target Goal-Grade Level Efficiency
Level 4 - Above Grade Level Efficiency
Level 2 Assessment Grading
3.5-4 - Exceeds Grade Level
3.1-3.4 - Above Grade Level, Approaching Exceeding
3.0 - Meets Grade Level (Standard)
2.5-2.9 - Progressing Toward Standard, Nearly There.
2-2.4 - Progressing Toward Standard
1-1.9 - Does Not Meet Standard
Below 1 - Insufficient Evidence