Welcome to “Back To School Night”

Welcome to “Back To School Night” Race and Social Justice AY 2010-11 Thank you for taking the time to be here tonight!

Please fill out a “Student / Parent Information Form” and leave it in the appropriate basket at the front of the room

Contact • Easiest: kwilliams@djusd.k12.ca.us • Phone: 757-5400 x. 377 • Staying current: • http://mrwilliamshistorypublic.wikispaces.com

What’s new this year? • Interwrite PRS clickers!! • Allow all students to participate • Homework check, discussion aid

Of the two images, which do you most believe to be accurate? 1. 2. 3. Neither image is accurate

Absences • Please clear all student absences. • I give 50 points at the beginning of each quarter • Uncleared absences and excessive tardies take away from these points.

Grades • 45% homework • 45% exams • 10% terms quizzes • I will send home progress reports at each grading period. • You can always ask for a grade update. I can email grades through my grade program. • Stay updated on grades and attendance through Parent Connect (link can be found on our class website)

Test Makeups • Test makeups are administered at lunch. • Students must have a cleared absence to take the test • Makeup tests are different from the original test (no multiple choice)

Year-long ProjectSolution to a RSJ Issue • Teacher selected groups will: • Select an issue and define a problem • Research the history of the problem and the previous attempts to solve • Offer solutions to the problem • Predict outcomes

Welcome to “Back To School Night”