Degree: Master's – Curriculum and Instruction: Secondary Science
School: University of Colorado at Denver
Completion: 20142015
Endorsements: Science
Teaching Experience - This is my first year teaching at TJ. Prior to this year, I worked at Adams City Middle School in Commerce City.
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Textbook: Earth Comm -5 Unit Edition: Earth System Science in the Community
Course Overview and Big Ideas:
Unit 1: Scientific method and measurementSolar System
Unit 2: Minerals and RocksThe Sun-Moon-Earth System
Unit 3: MapsWeather and EarthquakesClimate
Unit 4:Volcanoes and Plate tectonics4: Oceanography
Unit 5: Energy
Materials needed
and careers.
Notebook: Ms. Cummins will provide a 70 ct. spiral notebook at the beginning of each semester.
Binder: Students typically fill up their notebooks midway through each semesterare required to keep all notes and it isworksheets in their responsibility to purchase a new notebook to use untilclass binder. Binders may either be kept in the endback of the semester. Studentsroom or taken home. If taken home students are required to bring notebookstheir binders to class every day. NotebooksBinders will be
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done on the left page in your notebooks.clickers. Each warm-up
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on the left page in your notebooks.bottom of the Cornell notes. They will graded similar to warm-ups.as a part of the daily notes.
Homework:You will
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will be dueondue on the following
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is posted on a Google calendar on the
Make-up: It is the student’s responsibility to find out what make-up work they have. The student needs to come in on their own-time usually during lunch or after school. Also, Ms. Cummins’ Earth Science Website is a great resource for finding out what happened in class while they were absent. It is especially important to make-up labs immediately upon returning to school because they will only be set-up for a few days after the initial lab period. Students have 2 days per day absent to complete make-up work (DPS Policy). If the absence is unexcused the work may be accepted but for a 10% grade reduction for each day it is late. If the student missed the class but was at school that day, all assignments due that day are still required to be turned in. If the assignments are turned in the next day, the work is considered late at 10% off. Ms. Cummins has no obligation to give out make-up work during the passing period or during class instruction. If the student was present the day of an assignment and failed to complete and turn in the assignment by the due date, Ms. Cummins is not obligated to provide another copy of the assignment. Ms. Cummins does not usually accept work that is more than a week late. You may speak to Ms. Cummins if you have encountered a hardship and wish to request more time to complete an assignment. Because of the high volume of assignments in this Earth Science Class, it is very important to stay organized and do all of the assignments when they are assigned to avoid falling behind.
IMPORTANT: 3 GOOD WEEKS AT THE END OF A SEMESTER CANNOT MAKE UP FOR 15 BAD WEEKS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER.
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TJ Attendance/tardy Behavior/Discipline Policy: 1) Conference with student, 2) Phone call/email to inform parents 3) Meeting with student, parent and possible 3rd party, may include Behavior Contract, 4) Student referred to counselor, dean
Grades:Grades are based on a combination of homework, class assignments, labs, notebooks, quizzes and tests.
Homework = 10050 points
Class assignments/Quizzes = 50 points
Class assignments/QuizesParticipation = 100 points
Labs
Labs/Projects = 100 points
Notebooks
Binders/Notes = 100
Tests = 100 points MidtermFinal = 50
Total = 550 points
The grading scale in this class is as follows:
A (500-550 points), B (440-499), C (385-439), D (330-384), F (329 points or less)
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on the midtermfinal exam results.
Infinite Campus: IC Is DPS’ Internet based grade book. One may access grades at any time from any computer.
https://campus.dpsk12.org/campus/portal/icprod.jsp
User name: student ID#
Password: 6 digit birthday STUDENTS – Please bring this sheet home and get a parent to sign below to indicate that they have read the course expectations for Earth Science. Cut the bottom off and bring it back to school for a grade. Keep the top portion in your Earth Science folder for future reference.
Student name:
Parent signature:
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Hello Scientists!
Welcome to Earth Science! Back! I am so glad looking forward to have w…
Hello Scientists!
Welcome to Earth Science!Back! I am so gladlooking forward to haveworking with many of you in my classagain this semester, and hopegetting to know those of you that your are excited too.new to my class. Earth science
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semester including scientific method, rocksastronomy, meteorology, oceanography and minerals, earthquakes, volcanoes and plate tectonics.energy. We will
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will include journal entries,clicker quizzes, labs, projects, homeworks,homework, notes, discussions, and
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time to closely look over
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course expectations closely so that you know what to expect from my class.for second semester because there are a few significant changes. The course
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with respect.
On this
This website you will find a calendar with up to date information on project and assignment due dates as well as testing dates. You will also find a summary of what we do each day in class under daily agenda. If you must miss class check this website to find out what work you need to make-up. To receive needed make-up work you must tell me exactly what work you missed, so come prepared when you ask memostly be used for make-up work.
On this website we will also have homework discussions.
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alternative option. In addition to responding to the prompt I will award extra credit for any (up to three) constructive responses to your peers posts per homework assignment. Responses should go beyond agreement or disagreement. "I agree!" is not an acceptable response. However, "I agree because......" is.
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