Welcome To Open House

Mr. Harbaugh

7th Grade Civics

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reminders of homework.

About the Teacher

• 26th year teaching

• 16th year at Carwise

• Master’s Degreein curriculum

• Father of two

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Mr. Harbaugh’s Goals

• Create a classroom where every student has an opportunity to be successful and achieve to his or her highest potential.

Mr. Harbaugh’s Goals

• Create a classroom where every student has an opportunity to be successful and achieve to his or her highest potential.

• Have a positive attitude everyday.

Mr. Harbaugh’s Goals

• Create a classroom where every student has an opportunity to be successful and achieve to his or her highest potential.

• Have a positive attitude everyday.

• Provide a structured academic environment.

Mr. Harbaugh’s Goals

• Create a classroom where every student has an opportunity to be successful if he or she participates to the best of his or her ability.

• Have a positive attitude everyday.

• Provide a structured academic environment.

End of Course Exam (EOC)

• The EOC will count for 30% of the student’s end of year grade.

• Semester 1= 30%

• Semester 2 = 30%

• Mid Term Exam = 10%

• EOC = 30%

• It is important for students to do their best throughout the year. This will help them prepare for the EOC.

30%

30%

30%

10% Semester 2

Mid term exam

End of course exam

Progress Monitoring Tests (PMT)

• Students will have a PMT the 9th, 18th and 27th weeks of the school year.

• These tests will be sent from the county and will be aligned with the Civics curriculum guide.

• If students do well on the PMT’s and are earning good class/ homework grades they should do well on the EOC.

• The EOC and PMT’s are state mandates.

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Mid term exam

(PMT 2)After

grading period 2

19(10 new) Learning

Goals Tested

Progress Monitoring

Test 1 (PMT 1)

after grading period 1

9 Learning Goals Tested

Progress Monitoring Test 3 after

grading period 3

13 new Learning

Goals Tested

End of CourseExam

at the end of the year

32 Learning Goals Tested(all previously tested)

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Grading Period 1 Grading Period 2 Grading Period 3 Grading Period 4

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How can my student prepare for these tests?

• Make sure your student attends school daily unless necessary or contagious.

How can my student prepare for these tests?

• If absent, check Focus to see what was missed.

Focus.pcsb.org

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You can get your student’s username and password from any

teacher. Email harbaughs@pcsb.org for your student’s log in

information.

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Click on the % beside

the teacher’s

name

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Get detailed information about an assignment by holding your

mouse over an assignment title.

How can my student prepare for these tests?

• If absent, check the Daily lesson at mrharbaugh.com to see what was missed.

Mrharbaugh.com > Daily Lessons PageSee what we cover in class each day.

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Mrharbaugh.com > Daily Lessons Page

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How can my student prepare for these tests?

• Make sure your student does homework

Homework is at Mrharbaugh.com > Homework Page

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Mrharbaugh.com > Homework Page

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Homework assignments are put in Focus the day they are given or earlier.

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There is also a remind text sent home about quizzes, homework and other important info.

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How can my student prepare for these tests?

• Make sure your student is studying for quizzes.

As soon as the quiz date is determined it is put in Focus

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These in class quizzes are similar in format and complexity to the

PMT’s and the EOC.

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Mrharbaugh.com > Quiz Study PageWhat students need to know and study resources are there.

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Mrharbaugh.com > Quiz Study PageWhat students need to know and study resources are there.

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How can my student prepare for these tests?

• If unsuccessful on a quiz, do the makeup assignment.

In class quizzes can be redone to improve the grade and learn the curriculum.

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To improve a quiz grade go to mrharbaugh.com > Makeup Page

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Read the directions there.

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How can my student prepare for these tests?

• If your student is missing work, have them make it up ASAP.

Late Work

I always enter notes in Focus explaining how missing assignments can be made up.

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How can my student prepare for these tests?

• Help ensure your student understands the learning goals.

To review the learning goals on the EOC go to mrharbaugh.com > EOC Page

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To review the learning goals on the EOC go to mrharbaugh.com > EOC Page

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Click on EOC Study Page

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EOC Study Page at mrharbaugh.com

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Each learning goal has it’s own page.

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The C.2.1 Learning Goal Page

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Curriculum

• The state of Florida developed a new 7th grade social studies curriculum with a shift away from geography to a Focus on US civics.

• The curriculum was fully implemented in 2013-14 school.

• This is my 8th year teaching this curriculum.

• There is no at home textbook for this course. There is a workbook posted at mrharbaugh.com

Curriculum

• Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities of Citizens

• Origins and Purposes of U.S. Law and Government

• Government Policies and Political Processes

• Organization and Function of Government

• Global Studies and The United Nations

Other Monitoring Tips

• Progress reports are given to students with an average below 70% every 4 1/2 weeks.

• report cards are given to students every 9 weeks.

• Email me Directly, harbaughs@pcsb.org or through Focus

• Contact Guidance- Ms. Babcock

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Classroom Management

• positive and negative

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Recognizing Positive behavior

• Positive comments

• Raffle tickets

• Shark bites

• Stickers

• Certificates

• Express Cards

• Positive comments on report cards

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Consequences

• a verbal warning • moving the student’s seat • a phone call home • sending the student out of the classroom • an after school detention • a referral to the assistant principal or

guidance counselor

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• Make sure to visit mrharbaugh.com.

• A special thank you to those who have donated to the class.

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• Questions?

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