Welcome Parents! Mr. Curran Open House 8th Grade Social Studies This PowerPoint can be found under my Documents page on my class website. http://www.mychandlerschools.org/Page/72304

History Masters of Secondary Education in curriculum and instruction from NAU. 13 years of teaching experience with middle school students. Experience teaching a wide range of diverse student backgrounds.

Love and Logic The Enhancement of Self-Concept Shared Control Consequences with Empathy Shared Thinking

Curriculum By Semester 1st Semester Review of the American Revolution Government/Civics (Foundations and Structure) Economics Geography (Human) Rise of Dictators 2nd Semester World War II The Cold War and America in the 1950’s The Vietnam War and the 1960’s Civil Rights Human Rights (Global) Contemporary U.S.

Student Expectations Parents Need to Know! Late Work: 60% the first week and 50% until the end of the grading period. Redoing Assignments Students may redo assignments where they struggled with comprehension, but excludes incomplete or late assignments. Exam and Quiz Retakes Any quiz or exam may be retaken for one week after the original assessment. Students always take the higher grade. This is done before or after school during tutoring or by appointment.

TEAM PROTOCOLS/PROCESSES How agendas will be used Parent communication: Backlines H = missing homework M = missing materials B = behavior issues in class

TEAM PROTOCOLS/PROCESSES Email Distribution List Bi-weekly communication on upcoming events, notifications, projects in each class that parents should know about. BCC will ensure your privacy

Team Tutoring Schedule Monday: McDaid - Math Tuesday: Chapman - Science Wed: Keppley - ELA Thurs: Curran – Social Studies

Student Advocacy The most successful students advocate learn to advocate for themselves. Students demonstrate more growth when they ask questions and are invested in their learning.

Spirit Building Team building and spirit activities Examples of past activities: Team Breakfast Team Building Games – connecting with peers they may not normally associate.

Book fair Currently open in the Media Center so feel free to visit before you leave tonight!

Questions? ??? If you ever have any questions please feel free to email me at: curran.kevin@cusd80.com This PowerPoint can be found under my Documents page on my class website. http://www.mychandlerschools.org/Page/72304