CoachReidWorldHistorySyllabus

ContactInformation:
Emailareid@jefcoed.comPhone:2053794730

Expectations:
Expectationsarenotaboutwords,butactions.DonttellmewhatyouaregoingtodoShowmewhatyouare
goingtodo.Bringyourbesteveryday!Iwillbringmybesteverydayandwantyoutodothesame.Thisclassis
apartnershipbetweenstudentsandteachers.Wecanonlyreachourpotentialifwebothdoourpart.

EssentialSupplies:
Everystudentwillneedtheirnotebook,writingutensil,indexcardsandpostitnotes.

Technology:
Irecognizethattechnologyisessentialtoa21stcenturyclassroom.Studentsshouldbewellequippedtowork
withtechnologyastheyprogressinschool.ThisclasswillbeaBYODenvironmentwhichallowsstudentsto
bringintheirownelectronicdevices(phones,tablets,laptops,etc)touseinthelearningenvironment.I
understandthatbothparentsandstudentsmightbeapprehensivetobringthesedevicestoschoolincaseof
lossortheft.Toaddressthis,Iwillofferthestudentsanopportunitytoplacethemintoalockedcabinetfor
safetyandsecurity.Wewillusebeusinganumberofresourcesintheclassroomthisyear.

Notebooks:
Studentswillberesponsibleforkeepinganotebookforthisclass.Classworkwillbekeptinthesenotebooks
andwillbeperiodicallycheckedtoensurestudentsarekeepingupwiththecoursework.

Grading:
Gradinginthisclassisnarrowedto2categories:TestsandProjectswillbe75%ofyourgrade.Classworkand
homeworkwillbecombinedforatotalof25%ofyourgrade.

Assignments:
Allassignmentswillhaveaduedateandstudentsareallowedtoturninworklateatapenaltyofalettergrade
perday.Studentsareheldtohighexpectationsandifthoseexpectationsarenotmetwillbegivenadditional
opportunitiestoredotheirwork.

MakeupWork:
Studentsareresponsiblefortheirworkwhenitismissed.ItwillbelocatedonEdmodo.comaswellaslocated
inthemakeupworkcrateslocatedinmyroom.Youmayalsoaskaclassmateforassistance.

CoreValues
Wehaveasetofcorevaluesthatwebelieveinandwantallmembersoftheschooltoabidebytocreatea
positivelearningenvironment.Webelievein
1.BeSafe2.BeResponsible3.BeRespectful4.BePrepared
Ourvaluesarereflectedinourapproachtobehavioraswelooktopromotepositiveinteractionamongall
membersoftheschool.

ClassGuidelines:
1.RespectYourself(Arriveontimetoclass,Completeyourworktoyourbestability,Doyourownwork,Make
sureyourlanguageisappropriatetoschool)

2.RespectOthers(Letothersfocusonthespeakerandnotyou,Bepositivetowardsothers,Cleanupafter
yourselves,Valueothersproperty)

VoiceLevels:
0notalking
Thislevelisdefinedashavingnocommunicationwithfellowclassmates.Thisislargelyduringindependent
work.
1whispering
Whisperingisappropriateforuseinthelibrary,hallwayorduringsemiindependentworkperiods
2conversation
Thisisaspeakinglevelformeetinginpairsandsmallgroups.
3havefun
Appropriateforuseduringoutdooractivitiesandsportsandperhapsevensomeindoorlearninggames.

ClassConsequences:
Studentsarealloweduptothreestrikesfortheirbehavior.Aligningwithourcorevalues,theconsequencesare
basedontheideaofreflectionandrestoration.Consequencesarenotnecessarilyprogressiveasallsituations
areunique.Someoftheconsequencesincludebehaviorreflectionforms,restorationactionplans,lunch
detention,timeowed,parentcontactsandofficereferrals.

LeavingtheClass:
Studentswillreceive6studentpassesevery9weeks.Theyareresponsibleforkeepingthem.Iftheylosethem,
theywillnotbereplaced.Thesepassesaretobeusedforgoingtotherestroom,goingtotheirlocker,etc.

Concerns:
Itismyaimforstudentstobegintotakeownershipovertheiracademicsandbehavior.Iaskthatifstudents
haveconcerns,thattheycomeanddiscussthemwithmefirst.Ifwecannotresolvetheissue,thenIammore
thanhappytomeetwithparents/guardianstoaddresstheconcernsandworktowardasolution.

IacknowledgethatIhavereadandunderstoodthesyllabusforCoachReidsclassforthe20132014school
year.

ParentSignature:_________________________________ Date:____________

StudentSignature:________________________________ Date:_____________