1. WELCOME TO EGE!
English 9 / Government / Economics…EGE…Get it?

2. Who are These Guys? Matt Cirbo – Government and Economics
Chris Warner – English

3. Know Your Neighbor! Introduce yourself! Who are you?
What are you interested / involved in?
What are your goals for high school?
How are you more similar than different?
Anything else to share?

4. Our Philosophy Knowing more is better than knowing less.
Education gives you choices.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Socrates
To prepare you for HS and for life.

5. How Will We Get There? Expect that you question things.
Expect that you learn material.
Expect that you ENGAGE in the process.

6. What IS Learning? Not something that is done TO you.
Something you do for yourself and for your future.
True learning is DIFFICULT!
Work WITH us and your other teachers.
Our goal is not to just make life difficult!
Form connections with your instructors.

7. About the Class ALL freshmen take this course
Interdisciplinary between English and Government / Economics
Historical / contemporary topics

8. Interdisciplinary? Philosophy of government Comparative government
Free market failure
Government Regulation

9. Supplies Paper Pencils / pens Organizational system
Flash drive /Google Drive
Computer / internet access
A cell phone is not a supply.
Although very helpful!

10. Texts The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Persepolis
Of Mice and Men
Johnny Got His Gun
To Kill a Mockingbird
Lord of the Flies
In the Heights
Inherit the Wind
Government text book

11. Controversy? How do we handle this? Controversial topics
What defines controversial?
Every unit probably has something!
How do we handle this?

12. Standards-Based Grading
Students will need practice to attain the standards.
May take some time!

13. Grading Standards-Based Grading Throughout….
WILL end up with a traditional letter grade (A-F)
Throughout….
Bar set…
Feedback on EXCEEDING, MEETING, APPROACHING that bar

14. “Bins” of Standards-Referenced Grading
English
Writing (Narrative, Informational, Persuasive) (35%)
Reading (Fiction and Non-Fiction) (35%)
Oral Expression (10%)
Formative (20%)
Government
Content (30%)
Communication (30%)
Source Analysis/Research (20%)
Emphasis is on SKILLS and CONTENT

15. Grading
20%
80%

16. Grading Periods Quarters 1 and 3 – Progress grades
Quarters 2 and 4 – Grades of Record
On transcript
“Count”
Eligibility / Interventions – Pulled Thursdays

17. Projects and Assignments

18. Life Lessons Forming an opinion on an issue
Using evidence to defend said position
Taking risks

19. Self-Advocacy To take responsibility for choices
To practice time management
To experience challenges
To speak for themselves
Push for students to talk to us first!

20. How You Can Keep Up Access Infinite Campus
Grades
Messages
Check the class wiki – Course Schedule
Weekly calendars

21. Date of Class
Reminders
Handouts from Day
Assigned Work
Lecture Material

22. Observations Over the Years
Students struggle with work load and expectations at first.
Students DO figure it out.

23. Communication Email is best Phone is less good (never at desks)
Contact anytime
Will push for student involvement in process

24. Practical Elements of Class

25. Independent Practice vs. “Work with a Partner”

26. Restroom?

27. Stay Awake!

28. Not Out in Class!

31. The researcher mentions, in a recent study on multitasking, that if we study with our books open, watch TV at the same time and text friends every so often, we get a great feeling of fulfillment. We are getting all these things done at once, and we feel incredibly efficient.
Unfortunately, exactly the opposite is the case. Students who engaged heavily in multitasking activities felt great, but their results were much worse than that of people who didn’t multitask.

34. Cutting Edge Technology!

35. Use…the…WIKI Course Schedule! Day-by-day of what we DID and will DO!
Absent? Sick? On vacation? On a field trip? Forgot something? Lost something?
Go HERE!

36. Controversy???

37. Textbooks??

38. Sports Eligibility… STUDENT-Athletes

40. “Questions…Lots of them.”

41. Everyone is Geeky!

42. Let’s Begin….