1. WELCOME TO TUTORIAL STUDY HALL! Mrs. Gingrass Resource Teacher

2. ABOUT ME  I live in Morton with my husband and two children: Madison, 9, and Eliot, 5.  I graduated from Rockford College in 2008 with a BA in History and Secondary Education.  I have endorsements in both Language Arts and Special Education.  I am halfway through the MS in Special Education program at ISU.  This is my 7 th year teaching Special Education and my 5 th year teaching at Morton Junior High School.

3. RESPONSIBILITIES  Pull-out classes: 7 th grade Language Arts, Tutorial Study Hall  Collaboration classes: White team Language Arts, Green team Language Arts, Green team Science  Accommodations: White team Language Arts, Green team Language Arts, White team Science, Green team Science, White/Green team Health

4. CONTACT INFORMATION  Email Katherine.gingrass@morton709.org Katherine.gingrass@mcusd709.org  Phone: School line: 309-266-6522 x225 Direct line: 309-284-5225  Planning periods are 3 rd hour (10 – 10:50) and 6th hour (12:20 – 1:10)

5. TUTORIAL STUDY HALL  Review & discuss assignment web page Link from MJHS webpage under “My Class: Resource” Link  Work on homework/Check for accuracy  Pre-teach/Re-teach – as time allows  Review for tests (very limited on time - still need to study at home!)

6. TUTORIAL STUDY HALL GUIDELINES  Homework not finished at school needs to be completed at home.  Just save questions for study hall – NOT the entire assignment.  Time management: an ongoing process  Tests: Students need to use the provided study guides and review for tests and quizzes at home with a parent.

7. CLASS DOJO

8. COMMON MODIFICATIONS  “Homework helpers”  Copies of notes or fill-in-the-blank notes  Study guides  Written directions  Possible math worksheets for book assignments

9. COMMON MODIFICATIONS  One-on-one assistance  Small group instruction  Checking homework for understanding  Re-teaching concepts  Organizational support  Assignment sheets  After school check

10. TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS (AS NEEDED)  Oral testing  Testing in the resource room  Chunking vocabulary  Word banks  STUDY GUIDES – Please use these to review with your student at home!  Review time before the test (limited!)

11. MODIFICATIONS POLICY  I tell the students that the modifications I give to them (“homework helpers”, study guides, etc.) are not to be shared with other students.  They are for students in the resource/collaboration program and their parents.

12. CHECKING HOMEWORK & GRADES  Resource webpage All white team assignments are posted each day on the resource webpage. This webpage is reviewed with the students each day in study hall.webpage  MyHomework app Students will have this app on their iPads to keep track of their assignments. Assignments are automatically added to the assignment calendar.  PowerSchool Students will have the PowerSchool app on their iPads. Please check your student’s grades on a weekly basis.

13. RESOURCE STAFF  Mrs. Gena Jones Fellow 7 th grade resource teacher 28 th year at MJHS Responsibilities: 7 th grade pull-out math, READ 180, Tutorial study hall, Collaboration Geography (green & white), Collaboration Math (green & white)  Mrs. Jackie Herr 8 th grade resource teacher  Ms. Leslie Gray 8 th grade resource teacher

14. 7 TH GRADE RESOURCE AIDES  Mrs. Diane Conklin  Mrs. Kim Serrurier  Ms. Larilyn Hill

15. THANK YOU FOR COMING! QUESTIONS???