May Term

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May Term

• Brennon Sapp 2005

bsapp.com
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The Problems

• State testing is over
• AP Tests are complete
• Students and Teachers have a difficult time
  continuing on as usual
• Attendance and attention is less than desirable

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What to do?

• Give finals
• End regular classes
• Schedule field trips for the last two weeks
• Spend the last to weeks of school in special
  classes
• Perform credit recovery

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What Do We Do The Last Two Weeks?

• Credit Recovery
• Special Interest Classes Such As
• Cross Curricular Activities/Classes
• Educational Field Trips
• School Projects
• Exploration Classes
• Introduction Classes
• College Readiness Classes
• Important Issues not Referenced in the Core
  Content

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How do We Decide What to Teach?

• Survey the Staff, Community, and students for
  talent
• Survey the Students for interest
• Have conversations with administration for
  legalities and funding
• Sign up students and have fun

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Some Sample Classes

• Aerobics
• Fitness
• Ballroom Dancing
• Brain Teasers
• Boat Building/Design
• Caving
• Chess
• CSI Goshen
• College Prep Cooking

Cooking Healthy/Yummy Golf History in
Movies Psychology in Movies Sign
Language Vietnam Yoga Visual Arts in Kentucky
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Students Who Dont Want to Play

• Ask them to come up with projects
• Allow them to shadow or learn in the real world
• Allow them to tour colleges
• We want real world education

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More Info?

• bsapp.com