Open House

September 24, 2015

Welcome!Mr. T. Dickson

American HistoryI am a graduate of the University of Puget Sound, 1977. This marks my 39th year on the job, all at Miller.

Purpose of Open House

• Introduce myself.• Explain the class cirriculum.• You get to see the school and class settings.

District Scope and SequenceThe District teaches Social Studies in every grade K-12. For United State’s History in 8th Grade, we cover the era of colonial America through reconstruction.

Textbook

Should be at home! Classroom set.

My WebpageCan access monthly calendars, some assignments, resources.

iPadiPads are used for research, downloading the textbook, marking the text, as a text reader, and creating projects.

A.V.I.D.Advancement Via Individual Determination

We are in the process of becoming an A.V.I.D. school. I do use several strategies.

W.I.C.O.R. StrategiesI try to employ as many W.I.C.O.R. strategies in my lessons as possible.

Note TakingOne of the A.V.I.D. strategies and I have forever done this, is to go “beyond the textbook”. Note taking is then a critical skill. Someone wise would say “the ways be many”: outlining, graphic organizers, power notes, two column notes, and Cornell Notes.

ProjectsEach quarter some form of a project is assigned. During the second quarter we do our State mandated CBA (classroom based assessment)

Progress ReportsProgress reports are usually sent home after each test.

Online MonitoringI try to enter scores into the computer as soon as I can so parents and students can monitor progress on Skyward.

Questions?