Canyon Hills Junior High Back to School Night Dr. or Mrs. Rowcliffe World Cultures

Education B.A. in History Single Subject Clear Credential in Social Sciences Preliminary Administrative Credential M.Ed in Multicultural Learning with thesis emphasis in Critical Thinking in the classroom. E.d.D, specialization in K-12 Leadership Common Core training and Unit planning – Santa Ana Unified School District

Expectations Stay in communication Canyon Hills E-mail tamra_rowcliffe@chino.k12.ca.us Call me Conference Check their Agenda Sign it every Thursday night after reviewing their week. Notes from you or for you in agenda

Grading Grading Assessment is 60% of the grade Assessment can include history journal assignments, projects, and tests. 20% of their grade is homework 20% of their grade is classwork Online grading! (Hopefully sooner than later) Grading

Common Core

What does CCSS look like? Unit: Rome Lesson: Fall of Rome Complex texts: 10 Theories on the Fall of Rome and seven political cartoons Objective: Students read, highlight and annotate Theories, analyze political cartoons utilizing prior knowledge of the U.S. and the 10 theories. Writing Assessment: Analyze a political cartoon utilizing the 10 theories

In Addition Problem-Based Learning Project-Based Learning Proper Debate Structure

Volunteers Contact me whenever you want to volunteer in the classroom or observe. Site Council – Please volunteer to assist the school in making curriculum and monetary decisions English Learners Advisory Council (ELAC) – help make committee decisions for English Language Learners. We need assistance from parents that speak Mandarin, Taiwanese, Korean, and Tagalog.