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Welcome Parents, Welcome Parents, Students, and Students, and
Family!Family!Auburn Mountainview High Auburn Mountainview High SchoolSchool
Open HouseOpen House
September 23, 2015September 23, 2015
Education & ExperiencesEducation & Experiences Attended WSU in PullmanAttended WSU in Pullman B.A. in English with B.A. in English with
teacher certification in teacher certification in 20052005
Starting working for Starting working for AMHS in Sept. 2005AMHS in Sept. 2005
Masters of Science in Masters of Science in Curriculum, Instruction Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in 2009 and Assessment in 2009 from Walden Universityfrom Walden University
National Board National Board Certification earned in Certification earned in 20122012
Fulbright Classroom Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange in Teacher Exchange in London 2012-2013London 2012-2013
A Little About MeA Little About Me
Live in TacomaLive in Tacoma I’m engaged I’m engaged Small dog and Small dog and
a huge doga huge dog Love to travelLove to travel Enjoy making Enjoy making
crafty projects crafty projects
My Teaching ScheduleMy Teaching ScheduleRoom 403Room 403
11stst Period: College Period: College WritingWriting
22ndnd Period: College Period: College WritingWriting
55thth Period: Societies of Period: Societies of the Futurethe Future
66thth Period: Humanities Period: Humanities
College Writing College Writing CurriculumCurriculum
Career and College Search projectsCareer and College Search projects Senior project/presentationSenior project/presentation Expository WritingExpository Writing College EssaysCollege Essays Research, summarizing, synthesizing Research, summarizing, synthesizing Style and sentence structureStyle and sentence structure Grammar and punctuation Grammar and punctuation Editing and revisionEditing and revision
Societies of the Future Societies of the Future CurriculumCurriculum
Introduction to science fiction genreIntroduction to science fiction genre Nonfiction articles, Twilight Zone episodeNonfiction articles, Twilight Zone episode
Gov’t sponsored restructure of societyGov’t sponsored restructure of society AnthemAnthem by Ayn Rand by Ayn Rand
PandemicsPandemics Short stories, “Pandemic” made for TV movieShort stories, “Pandemic” made for TV movie
Failure of Modern TechnologyFailure of Modern Technology Short stories and clips from “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” Short stories and clips from “A.I. Artificial Intelligence”
filmfilm Cataclysmic Climate ChangeCataclysmic Climate Change
The Road The Road by Cormac McCarthyby Cormac McCarthy Supernatural Take OverSupernatural Take Over
War of the Worlds radio broadcastWar of the Worlds radio broadcast
Humanities CurriculumHumanities Curriculum
New classNew class Year long Year long MobilesMobiles SpringBoardSpringBoard
College Board College Board Follows AP Follows AP
thinking and thinking and skillsskills
Lots of poetry, Lots of poetry, articles and articles and short storyiesshort storyies
Pygmalion/My Pygmalion/My Fair LadyFair Lady
OthelloOthello The ArrivalThe Arrival
The Senior ProjectThe Senior Project
The portfolioThe portfolio Documents on the Documents on the
school websiteschool website Deadlines Deadlines
throughout the throughout the year—students year—students have these and have these and will check in with will check in with their advisers on their advisers on deadlinesdeadlines
The presentationThe presentation Not intended to just Not intended to just
show off the portfolioshow off the portfolio Instead it’s a chance Instead it’s a chance
for seniors to tell for seniors to tell their storytheir story
CreativeCreative Where were they Where were they
freshman year, what freshman year, what happened, where happened, where they are goingthey are going
GradingGrading
More detailed info on the syllabusMore detailed info on the syllabus
93-100 93-100 A A 77-79 77-79 C+C+
90-92 90-92 A- A- 73-76 73-76 CC
87-89 87-89 B+ B+ 70-72 70-72 C-C-
83-86 83-86 B B 67-69 67-69 D+D+
80-82 80-82 B- B- 60-66 60-66 DD
80/20 Grading Policy80/20 Grading Policy Move to standards-based educationMove to standards-based education 80% of a student’s grade is from assessments80% of a student’s grade is from assessments 20% of a student’s grade is from practice/daily 20% of a student’s grade is from practice/daily
workwork Assessments can be made up within 5 days of Assessments can be made up within 5 days of
being returnedbeing returned Daily work is not accepted late for credit (unless Daily work is not accepted late for credit (unless
from an excused absence) from an excused absence) Final deadline for makeup work (absent and re-Final deadline for makeup work (absent and re-
done assessments) is ten days before end of each done assessments) is ten days before end of each quarterquarter
CORE/CHOICECORE/CHOICE
CORECORE For students with For students with
D’s or F’s in their D’s or F’s in their classesclasses
Students rotate Students rotate through every 3-4 through every 3-4 weeks after a grade weeks after a grade checkcheck
Work with teacher Work with teacher during CORE to during CORE to complete workcomplete work
CHOICECHOICE For students with For students with
A’s, B’s and C’sA’s, B’s and C’s Space available in Space available in
the commons, the commons, library, teachers’ library, teachers’ classesclasses
Choice students can Choice students can also meet with also meet with teachers during this teachers during this time time
Every Tuesday through Friday after second period for 25 minutes
Professional Learning Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)Communities (PLCs)
Purpose is to improve student Purpose is to improve student achievementachievement
Mondays, one-hour late start district wideMondays, one-hour late start district wide Teachers meet during this time to Teachers meet during this time to
improve curriculum, discuss assessments, improve curriculum, discuss assessments, evaluate student progress and adjust evaluate student progress and adjust lessons accordinglylessons accordingly
Begins in OctoberBegins in October Check district calendar for exact datesCheck district calendar for exact dates
Auburn Library TutoringAuburn Library Tutoring
The KCLS Auburn Library offers The KCLS Auburn Library offers several tutoring services (free!)several tutoring services (free!)
http://www.kcls.org/teens/
Contact InformationContact Information
I can be reached before school and I can be reached before school and after school. after school.
253-804-4539 extension 4030253-804-4539 extension 4030 [email protected] District website: District website:
www.auburn.wednet.edu
Want to help?Want to help?
Our classroom needs tissue and Our classroom needs tissue and hand sanitizerhand sanitizer
Please consider sending one of those Please consider sending one of those items with your student to schoolitems with your student to school