2015-16 CIVICS WELCOME! Ms. Lincoln and Mrs. Tauro

2015-16 CIVICSWELCOME!

Ms. Lincoln and Mrs. Tauro

Simply Four Rules...

Ownership

Connection

Trust

Empathy

Ownership...Responsibility

Less excuses

Excitement

Enthusiasm

Anything you want to add can fit in this one rule

Connection...

Connection to self and world

Connection to learning (all subject areas)

IE...writing across the curriculum

Connection to each other

Connection to those less fortunate

Trust...

Recognize and be comfortable

Take risks

Fail and learning from that failure

Long term benefits

Empathy...

Common Good...(from our Founding Fathers)

Enduring Understanding (life, government, and learning)

See the world around them and care

Giving back, kindness and generosity

Live a Life That Matters

Guest Speakers

Community Service

St John’s Soup Kitchen

Open to new ideas

CommunicationEmails are okay with understanding

Better on the phone

Google Classroom is major form of our communicating

Conferences? Anytime just call me to meet!

Power School is open and grades are posted when completed (Time factor)

TESTS Grading

I give my students at least a week’s notice for a test ...I need at least a week to mark over 100 tests / essays /etc

Aristotle believed...

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all!!!

Questions???

To learn and never be filled is wisdom...to teach and never be weary is love...