1. Welcome to Curriculum Night!
Mrs. Hickey
Room A216

2. Tonight’s schedule
6:30-6:50 1st Hour 6:56-7:05 2nd Hour 7:11-7:20 3rd Hour 7:26-7:35 4th Hour 7:41-7:50 5th Hour 7:56-8:05 6th Hour

3. Bond information

4. Class Schedule 1 –Psychology 1 2 –Psychology 1 3 –AP Psychology
4 - Conference Period
5 –Psychology 1
6 –AP Psychology

5. Communication E-mail: mhickey@rochester.k12.mi.us &
School number (248)
Follow me on twitter - Mary Jo , too!

6. Website
I use my website daily
I write to absent students
I attach as much info as I can to the website: videos, worksheets, links to websites used in class, articles, etc…
Lots of resources for the AP Psychology students

7. Missing Work for Psych 1
You will have homework every week but not every day
If I assigned it, it’s worth doing
Assignments are reduced by 10% every day they’re late
Grade reduction stops at 50% percent
I will accept papers for up to 50% credit up until the last week before the end of the marking period

8. Missing Work for AP Psychology
You will have homework almost every day
If I assigned it, it’s worth doing
Assignments are reduced by 20% the first day they’re late, 40% the second day and 50% the third day
Grade reduction stops at 50% percent
I will accept papers for up to 50% credit up until the last week before the end of the marking period

9. Extra Credit Offered every marking period
Worth up to 3% of your ten week grade
Usually at least 2 different options
Due the last week of the marking period (same day missing work is due: to be determined)
Usually assigned at the middle of the marking period

10. Due Dates May be changed!
Benefits of organization
48 hours prior to due date (eg. Wed for a Fri)
No questions asked
Has worked well for years!

11. Classroom Rules
Be kind
Work hard

12. AP Psychology Info I expect everyone to take the AP exam
May 2, 2016 at noon
Sign up info to come in winter
Majority of students have gotten 3,4,or 5 in the last few years
Class is not just focused on exam
Reading quizzes or reading checks every reading assignment
Class time spent reinforcing concepts

13. AP Psychology Grades will be calculated on a weighted basis
40% of the students grade will be based on unit tests (multiple choice and free response essays)
15% will be IDA cards
15% reading quizzes
and 30% class assignments

14. Psychology Info This class works on two levels
It provides basic information about the study of psychology
It is personally meaningful
Psychology 1 covers half of the text. Psychology 2 covers the other half. Each course is a semester.

15. Standing Desks