Wheel

The 7th Grade Exploratory Wheel course is intended to allow students to explore various topics such as: digital citizenship, health and physical fitness, environmental studies, critical thinking, keyboard typing, and other critical skills necessary for 21^st century success. The Exploratory Wheel provides a variety and range of topics in various disciplines, and helps to introduce students to areas they may later want to explore more in depth. Content and skills introduced in one quarter may also be practiced, assessed and applied in additional quarters throughout the school year. Assessments to determine mastery of knowledge content and skills will be based on a variety of formative and summative assessments.

Class Expectations:

Students will be expected to:

1. Be prepared for class with required supplies and appropriate dress every day

2. Monitor your team’s Google Site

3. Complete all Wheel Google Classroom and hard copy assignments

4. Ethically utilize technology tools

5. Actively participate in all activities

6. Demonstrate all six General Learner Outcomes

7. Practice Character Counts

Grading:

Each quarter, students will receive a grade of "S" (Satisfactory) or "U" (Unsatisfactory) based on their formative and summative assessments. Student progress of General Learner Outcomes (GLOs) will be reported separately based on a student's demonstration of the six GLOs: 1) Self-Directed Learner; 2) Community Contributor; 3) Complex Thinker; 4) Quality Producer; 5) Effective Communicator; and 6) Effective & Ethical User of Technology. Students are expected to complete work by due dates and follow the policies and procedures of Mililani Middle School (refer to school planner) when a student is ill/absent/unable to complete classwork.