Mr' Coles 8th Grade Geography Class

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Mr. Coles 8th Grade Geography Class

• Learner Outcomes
• Rules
• Curriculum
• Assessment

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Learner Outcomes

• Students will learn the Five Themes of Geography.
• Students will learn how to find locations on the
  globe using latitude and longitude.
• Students will be to define physical and cultural
  geography.

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Rules

• Tardy means that you were not in your seat when
  the bell started to ring. This means you are
  sitting down, quiet, and ready to learn.
• When I am talking, you are not talking. When you
  are talking, I am not talking. During a
  discussion you will wait to be called on before
  speaking.
• Keep your body to yourself. Do not touch anyone!
  This includes all poking with writing
  instruments, kicking chairs, desks, etc And
  this definitely includes touching me!
• If you try, you will succeed academically. I
  will help you if you first try, then ask me for
  help after you have made a serious attempt.
• Have all materials for class everyday, no
  exceptions. I will not remind you. You will not
  be allowed to go back to your locker to get
  materials you have forgotten.

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Curriculum

• Fall Semester
• First Quarter - Five Themes of Geography
• Second Quarter - Climate
• Spring Semester
• Third Quarter - Migration
• Fourth Quarter - Resources

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Assessment

• Students will have one major project per quarter
  (performance assessment) worth one-fourth of
  their grade.
• Students will have have a unit test at the end of
  every unit and quizzes at the end of every
  chapter (traditional assessment), all together
  worth one-fourth of their grade.
• In class activities and out of class homework
  will make up the remaining one-half of a students
  grade.

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Uses and Instructional Implications of Powerpoint
Powerpoint is a very versatile program that I
would use in various ways. For example, I would
use Powerpoint in my class occasionally if I
wanted to give the class notes via a multimedia
presentation. The use of Powerpoint in this way
would require having projector in the classroom
that could display the presentation on a screen.
The down side to having a presentation is the
need to dim the lights which may cause some
students to become sleepy. Powerpoint would be,
of course, just one method of many at a teachers
disposal to communicate knowledge to students.
It would be particularly effective when visual
aids are needed or when setting standards for the
school year, as I have done with this
presentation. The instructional implications for
students would be confined mostly to group or
individual projects, certainly not everyday use
in social studies. For a group project it would
be perfect for presenting the groups final
presentation to the entire class with a student
narrating. Students could easily integrate a
variety of visuals and audio with their
presentation making for an interesting,
stimulating presentation. The same would be true
for and individual students project. Powerpoint
is fairly easy and self explanatory software
program to use its similarities to Microsoft
Word, a word processing program, make its use
easy for teachers to teach to their students.