I have been teaching at Jack Benny for 22 years!

I have a Masters in Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Bachelor's degree from the College of the Ozarks.

Email: wfreels@wps60.org

Remind Codes:

• Period 1-2: @3kd6gf8bh3

• Period 5-6: @d6e2dfh932

• Period 8-9: @9ddk3h8khh

Google Classroom Codes:

• Period 1-2: lu2cdzw

• Period 5-6: g34qnak

• Period 8-9: 5kseaij

Mr. Freels office hours every day from: 8:00-8:30 and 2:00-2:15 or by appointment. Please email me if you have questions or need help.

Google Meet Schedule: Each day we will meet in Google Meets which can be accessed in the upper left hand corner of Google Classroom. Some days will be live teaching with me leading the class. Other days might be a video of me giving you directions for the day.

Some programs we will be using include:

• ReadWorks is a program that provides reading passages with questions. We will do and Article a Day which will take about 10 minutes at the beginning of class. We will also do reading passages to supplement the topics we are studying. We are using ReadWorks now.

• Achieve 3000. We will do Achieve 3000 each week. Achieve gives students articles at or just above their reading level to improve reading. This program also tracks student progress throughout the year. We will begin using Achieve 3000 soon.

• Expeditionary Learning is the curriculum we will use throughout the year. It consists of 3 modules with a novel attached to each module. We will begin EL soon.