1. Welcome! Melissa Burleigh H318 Psychology: Period 2 World History: 1 st and 5 th Period

2. My Education Hatboro-Horsham Graduate-Class of 2001 Millersville University-Class of 2005 B. S. in Social Studies Education Arcadia University-Class of 2010 Masters in Education- Instructional Technology

3. My Teaching Experience Solanco School District-Swift Middle School 2005-2006 8 th Grade Integrated Geography Central Bucks High School South 2006-2007- CP and H Government, U.S. History and Economics Upper Merion Area Middle School 2007-2008- 8 th Grade U.S. History Samuel Fels High School 2009-2013- World History and Psychology

4. My Philosophy It is my desire as an educator to help students meet their fullest potential by providing an environment that is safe, supports risk-taking, and invites a sharing of ideas. My role as a teacher is to provide students access to hands-on activities and allowing adequate time and space to use materials that reinforce the lesson being studied creates an opportunity for individual discovery and construction of knowledge to occur. I strongly support the Rigor, Relevance and Relationships framework I believe in hard work and personal responsibility. Incorporating technology into the classroom Open Communication

5. My Professional Responsibilities FBLA Advisor Red and Black Night-Black Team Facilitator 6-12 District Writing Committee Literacy Design Collaborative Penn Literacy Network

6. World History Curriculum World History is a required survey course that explores key events and global historical developments since 1450 C.E. Overview of World Religions Intro to World History-Seeds of Change Age of Revolutions and Reactions Age of Isms The World at War- WWI and Inter-War Years The World at War-WWII The Post World War-The Global Perspective

7. Skill-Based Assessment In addition to content we will be working on the following skills: Interpreting Primary and Secondary Sources Historical Context Intended Audience (Author’s) Purpose (Author’s) Point of View Outside evidence Map Skills Listening and Conversation Skills Literacy Skills-Authentic Research Methods, Close Reading, Argumentative Writing (writing for a purpose), Reading and Note-taking Annotations Topic taken from my Graduate Program-Penn Literacy Network-University Pennsylvania

8. Contact Information mburleig@hatboro-horsham.org Best way to reach me 215-420-5878 HATS 3A-B Schoology https://www.schoology.com/home