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WELCOME TO MR. LEADBETTER’S CLASS!. Room 322. About Me. Graduate of Miami University Middle Childhood Education Mathematics and Social Studies Published as a sophomore in Mathematics Journal Member National Council of Social Studies (NCSS)
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WELCOME TO MR. LEADBETTER’S CLASS! Room 322
About Me • Graduate of Miami University • Middle Childhood Education • Mathematics and Social Studies • Published as a sophomore in Mathematics Journal • Member National Council of Social Studies (NCSS) • Member International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) • Student in The Kennedy Half Century on Coursera • 4thYear Teaching at American Academy • Basketball and Soccer Coach, Student Council Advisor, RTI Team Member, 8th Grade Graduation Committee Co-Coordinator
General Rules • Three B’s • BE on time. • BE prepared. • BE respectful.
Sixth Grade History • Homework/Classwork – 25% • Quizzes – 30% • Tests/Projects – 45%
History Content • Spatial Sense • Great Deserts of the World • Judaism and Christianity • Ancient Greece • Ancient Rome • The Enlightenment • The French Revolution • Romanticism • The Industrial Revolution • Capitalism • Socialism • Latin American Independence Movements • Geography of Latin America • Immigration • Industrialization and Urbanization • Reform
Projects • Greco-Roman Games (Fall) • French Revolution Diorama (Winter) • Industrial Revolution Workers Versus Employers Contract Negotiation (Early Spring) • Immigration Project (Late Spring)
Eighth Grade History • Homework/Classwork – 25% • Quizzes – 30% • Tests/Projects – 45%
History Content • Breakup of the British Empire • Creation of the People’s Republic of China • Origins of the Cold War • America in the Cold War • The Civil Rights Movement • The Vietnam War • Social and Environmental Activism • Middle East and Oil Politics History • Geography of the Middle East • American Policy of Détente • Breakup of the USSR • China Under Communism • Contemporary Europe • The End of the Apartheid in South Africa • The Constitution (American Democracy) • Geography of Canada and Mexico
Projects • PRC Research Essay (September) • Cold War Children’s Book (October) • Civil Rights Google Trip (November) • Vietnam War News Broadcast (December) • Middle East Leaders Facebook Pages (January) • Apartheid Propaganda Posters (March) • Constitution Madness (April)
Late Policy • One Day Late – 20% Off • Two Days Late – 50% Off • Three Days Late – Thanks for doing it • Homework is due at the beginning of the period.
Respect • Students stand up for themselves • Students come to me first. If we cannot resolve it, then I will contact a parent. If a parent contacts me first, I will still have the student come talk to me.