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Title: 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
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