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6th Grade Contemporary World Cultures
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C. Cox, Librarian
A Earl
JENNIFER FERGUSON, Ed.D.
Marques Guillory, Teaching Assistant/Coach
B. Harrist, US History
Gib Henington, World Cultures
Sheila Huffman
J. Marshall
Elizabeth Martin
Jessica Merrill
Claudia Miller
Coach O'Brien
Darby Pappas
M. Michael Perez
Ernest Ramirez
Celeste Reid
Citizen Schools
Welcome to the beginning of a great adventure.
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.

-T.S. Eliot
"Little Gidding"

About Contemporary World Cultures
Below is the Course Guideline for my class.

Link to About Contemporary World Cultures
After School Tutorials
I provide after school tutorials 1-2 times per week in my classroom. My hours are from 3:30pm to 4:30pm. I use an open station approach and kids can move to whatever station or project they need to complete. I also have all of my technology on, so I don't mind if a student needs to use a computer for another class.

I have an open door policy. Students can come whenever they need to up till 4:20. After that we start closing down the room and I am very busy with that task. Students can leave whenever they need to. Once a student leaves, My policy is to not let them come back into my tutorial as it is disruptive.

Link to After School Tutorials
Class Web Links
My list of cool and and useful links for my class:

GENERAL

Data and Statistics
CIA World Fact Book

Weather and Climate
National Hurricane Center
Weather Underground
Your Zip Code Wind Projection

Maps
University of Texas Map Collection
World Atlas and Map Links

Teambuilding
Teamtreks Game

THE HAND OF SOCIAL STUDIES (See Social Studies Toolkit below for diagram)

Geography (thumb finger):
National Geographic
Geography Games
Electrocity - Game
Stop Disasters - Game
World Domination - Game

History (index finger):
Mideast Conflict Timeline
Feudalism Game

Culture (middle finger):
India Rising
The Forbidden City Simulation (Requires XP,OSX, or Linux)

Economics (ring finger):
UC Atlas of Global Inequality
3rd World Farmer Game
Minyanland Game
Darfur is Dying Simulation

Government (little "pinkie" finger):
The Electoral College in US Elections
Getting to 270
Budget Hero Game
Cyber Budget Game (balance the French National Budget -this is in French - see what it's like to be in a country where you don't speak the language.)
Democs Game to Build Democracy (requires 4-6 people)
Balance New York City's Budget - Game
Plan a Future Park Game

Vocabulary
Vocabulary Games

RESEARCH - (See "How to Research" page below for detailed information and steps to research)

Online Search Strategies
Four NETS for Better Searching
Google Cheat Sheet
Search Engine Showdown
Search Engine Watch - Advanced
UC Berkley Search Tips
Netlingo - Dictionary of Online Terms



Bibliography
Online Bibliography Maker
Online Citation Maker
Easybib

Plagiarism
Plagiarism.org
Drew U Plagiarism Examples



Link to Class Web Links
Current Unit - Unit 4: South and Southeast Asia
We now turn our attention to the southern and eastern parts of the massive Asian landmass. In this combined region we have a struggle between the traditional and modern with two great religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, and some of the fastest-growing economies in the world. A wide range of governments, exploding populations and some of the last unspoiled forests on the planet - this area is worth a closer look...

Link to Current Unit - Unit 4: South and Southeast Asia
Design the New Grady Campus
"If I want people to think differently, if I want them to understand that this place is different from anything they've experienced, then it has to look different. You can't serve up the same old thing and then expect people to rethink their approach to the world."

Barry Frew - US Navy Center for Executive Education

We are building a new Grady campus! Your parents and teachers are discussing a new wing with room for 600 students. I would love to see what you could design. I have included a link to a Grady Map without the T-buildings. Try to fit your design into the space, leaving room for the football/soccer field. Before you start look at the "Language of School Design" booklet to get some ideas about how schools reflect research into learning. Go for it! What should your school look like? Make sure that you let me see what you come up with.



Link to Design the New Grady Campus
Education Research
To back up what I do in the classroom, I would love for you to review the research findings supporting my classroom structure. If I am doing something that doesn't work for your child - let's talk. I learn something every time I talk with a parent that helps me qualify the strategy so that WE can formulate success. Take a look at the findings and synthesis below and let me know what you think.

Link to Education Research
Homework
Homework is given every day even over holidays. Much of the homework requires the Our World Today textbook which your child should bring home and keep at home until the end of the year. Homework equals 10% of the course grade. I will take late homework at any point until the cutoff date when the six week grade is due. Progress reports, however, are a status check and reflect missing homework as "60's". Work can still be made up, but if it is not, is the 60 will stick.

I have moved my homework assignments to our 6th Grade Team Website. This site has all of our homework in one place.

Link to Homework
How to Research
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