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Welcome Parents, Friends, and Family!

Welcome Parents, Friends, and Family!. Auburn Mountainview High School Open House September 11, 2014. Education & Experiences. Attended WSU in Pullman B.A. in English with teacher certification in 2005 Starting working for AMHS in Sept. 2005

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Welcome Parents, Friends, and Family!

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  1. Welcome Parents, Friends, and Family! Auburn Mountainview High School Open House September 11, 2014

  2. Education & Experiences • Attended WSU in Pullman • B.A. in English with teacher certification in 2005 • Starting working for AMHS in Sept. 2005 • Masters of Science in Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in 2009 from Walden University • National Board Certification earned in 2012 • Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange in London 2012-2013

  3. A Little About Me • Live in Auburn • Small dog • Love to travel • Enjoy making crafty projects

  4. My Teaching ScheduleRoom 403 & 105 • 1st Period: College Writing • 2nd Period: College Writing • 3rd Period: Societies of the Future • 4th Period: Planning • 5th Period: Societies of the Future • 6th Period: Yearbook Production

  5. College Writing Curriculum • Career and College Search projects • Expository Writing • College Essays • Research, summarizing, synthesizing • Style and sentence structure • Grammar and punctuation • Editing and revision

  6. Societies of the Future Curriculum • Introduction to science fiction genre • Nonfiction articles, Twilight Zone episode • Gov’t sponsored restructure of society • Anthem by Ayn Rand • Pandemics • Short stories, “Survivors” BBC • Failure of Modern Technology • Short stories and “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” film • Cataclysmic Climate Change • The Road by Cormac McCarthy • Supernatural Take Over • War of the Worlds radio broadcast

  7. The Senior Project • The portfolio • Documents on the school website • Deadlines throughout the year—students have these and will check in with their advisers on deadlines • The presentation • Not intended to just show off the portfolio • Instead it’s a chance for seniors to tell their story • Creative • Where were they freshman year, what happened, where they are going

  8. Yearbook Curriculum • Press history and press law, 1st Amendment • Planning, designing & marketing the book • Photography • Interviewing • Writing & Editing • eDesign • Journalism Day at UW next Thursday—cost is $15, last day to sign up is tomorrow • NSPA/JEA Nationals: • April. 16-19, Denver • Optional; cost: ~$500

  9. Grading • More detailed info on the syllabus      93-100     A          77-79     C+      90-92       A-        73-76     C      87-89     B+          70-72     C-      83-86     B           67-69     D+      80-82     B-         60-66     D

  10. 80/20 Grading Policy Move to standards-based education 80% of a student’s grade is from assessments 20% of a student’s grade is from practice/daily work Assessments can be made up within 5 days of being returned Daily work is not accepted late for credit (unless from an excused absence) but will be required as practice before redoing an assessment Final deadline for makeup work (absent and re-done assessments) is five days before end of first quarter, then 10 days before end of semester for second half of the semester's work

  11. CORE/CHOICE Every Tuesday through Friday after second period for 25 minutes • CORE • For students with D’s or F’s in their classes • Students rotate through every 3-4 weeks after a grade check • Work with teacher during CORE to complete work • CHOICE • For students with A’s, B’s and C’s • Space available in the commons, library, teachers’ classes • Choice students can also meet with teachers during this time

  12. Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) • Purpose is to improve student achievement • Every Monday, one-hour late start district wide • Teachers meet during this time to improve curriculum, discuss assessments, evaluate student progress and adjust lessons accordingly • Begins in October • Check district calendar for exact dates

  13. Auburn Library Tutoring The KCLS Auburn Library offers several tutoring services (free!) http://www.kcls.org/teens/

  14. Contact Information • I can be reached before school and after school. • 253-804-4539 extension 4030 • skeagle@auburn.wednet.edu • District website: www.auburn.wednet.edu

  15. Want to help? Our classroom needs tissue and hand sanitizer Please consider sending one of those items with your student to school

  16. Thank You! I appreciate you taking the time to come in and visit tonight! Please let me know how I can better serve your student’s needs.

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