1. World Geography Mr. Palmer
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2. Instructor’s Background
Education
BA in History – Cal Poly Pomona, 2009
Single Subject Credential in Social Science – Cal Poly Pomona, 2011
Teaching Experience
One year of World Geography at CHHS ( )
Long-term substitute at Montclair High School – 18 weeks (Special Ed. Biology) School year
Long-term substitute at San Antonia High School – 12 weeks (U.S. History) School year
Coaching experience
One year as Head Varsity Baseball Coach at CHHS ( )
Four years of varsity experience as an assistant coach at Montclair High School (2011—2013 and )
Two years with Major League Baseball in China as the head coach of a MLB Development Center.
Instructor’s Background

3. Class overview Five Themes of Geography Physical v. Human Geography
Regions of the World
-compare & contrast
-current events
-map/travel skills
Consider talking about:
Physical geography
Human geography
Integrated geography
Geomatics
Regional geography
Related fields

4. Classroom Procedures Bell work and discussion (opening activity)
Lecture with notes
Independent or group activity (map assignment, current event, book work)
Summary or quick informal assessment

5. Grading policy and late work
65% Assessments
Students that score below a 70% on any quiz or test can retake it and earn up to 70%.
Students may retake map quizzes as many times as possible and earn up to 100%.
35% Classwork, Discussions, homework
This is based primarily on overall effort
Late work is accepted for partial credit.

6. What we’ll cover first:
Unit 1 – Basics of Geography
Map skills (longitude & latitude)
World Climate Regions (climate v. weather)
Culture

7. Up next…
Project Based Learning
Design a road trip across the United States and Canada.
-Description of physical landscape
-Route (map skills)
-Description of activities at each location (entertainment, outdoor adventure, etc.)
-Population profile of each destination

8. Email address: Robert_Palmer@chino.k12.ca.us Class website:
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