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| 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" |
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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 |
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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 |
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"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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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