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Welcome to Mini-School!!. Texas Discoveries Mrs. Luann Hailey. About Me. 25 th year to teach Certifications 1 husband and 3 kids Richard…petroleum engineer Brian…radiologist (fellowship in IR) Jennifer…clinical psychologist (doctorate degree) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Welcome to Mini-School!!
Texas Discoveries
Mrs. Luann Hailey
About Me• 25th year to teach
• Certifications
• 1 husband and 3 kids
– Richard…petroleum engineer– Brian…radiologist (fellowship in IR)– Jennifer…clinical psychologist (doctorate degree)– Melissa…special education teacher (masters in special education)
Recipe for Success!• Homework
• Check my website frequently (assignments, etc)
• Syllabus posted
• Stay organized– 7th grade is a year of transition – 7th graders tend to be forgetful!
My Website• List learning plan for week
– Reading/homework assignments• Check if student is absent—know what missed and what need to
do– Test dates– Other important info
• Power Point lessons/homework posted
• Good books to read about Texas History
• Good websites for Texas History
• Class expectations, etc
• Check it frequently and encourage child to do so also
Focus: GCISD Portrait of a Graduate
• Skilled Problem Solvers
• Effective Communicators
• Collaborative Workers
• Global Citizens
• Self-Regulated Learners
Grading Policy• 35% = homework
• 20% = daily and/or completion grades
• 45% = tests
• Late Work– 20 points off for one day late– Zeros are not fun and they kill a grade…require work to
be done for lowest grade of 50
Texas History Curriculum• Geography (currently doing this)
• Early Texans
• European Contact and Influence • Government (around elections)
• Revolutions
• Republic of Texas
• Statehood
• Civil War and Reconstruction
• Growth and Change (ranching, cattle, oil, World War I, Great Depression, World War II, etc
Modern Day Texas will be mixed in as appropriate
Class Format
• Most work will be done in class…not much homework
• Note-taking
• Discussions…I believe in fact-to-face talking!!
• Projects
• Digital – Chrome Books– Google Drive– Google Classroom
Discoveries Classes
• Collaboration with Mr. Bland– we align the ELA/SS Curriculums as much as possible
• Novels
• Higher level thinking; deeper discussions; more insight
• Writing/essays
• Socratic Seminars
• Speakers
GT Parent Organizations
• SAGE– GT Parent Support Group
– Interested in being a representative?
– More info posted on my website as it becomes available