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2014-20152014-2015

About Me ~ ProfessionallyAbout Me ~ Professionally

Education• BA Anthropology WSU• MA Anthropology MSU• Education Licensure Program UD

Experience• Education Director Fort Ancient • Program Instructor Sunwatch and

Carillon Park• Substitute Teacher (long/short

term) Oakwood, Centerville, Bellbrook, West Carrollton and MVCTC.

• Head 10&under swim coach for the Dayton Raiders

About Me ~ PersonallyAbout Me ~ Personally

Early Years• Attended St. Matthew in Gahanna, Ohio• Attended New Albany High School in New Albany, Ohio• Competitive swimmer high school and club (State

Qualifier and Top 16 Honors)• NHS • Active member of Girl Scouts (Gold Award)

Growing Up Years• Competed for WSU in swimming• Coached Boys High School Swimming in MI• Got married to my first sweetheart.• Coach Varsity Swimming for West Carrollton High School• Travel • Attend Pow-Wows with my singing husband

Homework PolicyHomework Policy

I cannot grade what I do not have!

•There is no grade penalty for submitting late homework, HOWEVER four (4) missing assignments will result in a detention.

•A missing assignment in my class receives a note home.

•Missing assignments are tracked among all subjects.

•There is no reset, missing assignments will accumulate throughout the year.

•Papers and Projects will have a separate “On Time” component that is all or nothing.

66thth Grade Religion Grade Religion

• The division of the Bible into the Old Testament and the New Testament

• Recounting the story of the birth of Jesus

• Finding Scripture references by book, chapter and verse

• Defining peace

• Defining prejudice and discrimination

• The importance of prayer in a relationship with God

• Prayer as a response to an awareness of God’s initiative of love and goodness

• How to pray the Rosary

• Reciting the Acts of Faith, Hope, and Love, and the Apostles’ Creed

55thth Grade Language Arts Grade Language Arts

Reading•Quoting text•Vocabulary: Context clues•Compare/Contrast•POV, Theme, Setting, diction, plot sequence•Genres

Language Arts•Roots, Suffixes, Prefixes•Parts of speech•Prepositions (phrases)•Figurative language•Idioms, adages, proverbs, parables

Writing•Narratives (dialogue)•Letters•Writing Process•5 Paragraph essay•Research Paper

55thth Grade Social Studies Grade Social Studies

Focus: Founding and growth of the US

History: Early Native Americans, exploration thru American Revolution.

Geography: Map Skills, Canada, Central and South America

Government: Rights/duties of citizens/government

Economics: Interdependence; competition for resources

Social Justice: World Peace; human rights

77thth Grade Social Studies Grade Social Studies

Focus: Development of the US from Constitution to 1900

History: US Constitution through Spanish American War; connect to world

events

Geography: Expansion of the US; Mexico and modern Europe

Government: US and other types of governments

Economics: Trade/transportation; stock market; economic systems

Social Justice: Economic Justice

88thth Grade Social Studies Grade Social Studies

Focus: US 1900 to present; US in modern world

History: Post-Reconstruction to modern times

Geography: Modern Asia, especially in relation to 20th century and current events.

Government: Development of US government; other world government systems.

Economics: US and global economies

Social Justice: Relation of Church/state; Social Justice