Good afternoon, Class!

If you are reading this, it means you tried to log into your class this morning and were instructed to come here. I hope you are well and staying nice and warm.

My instructions for you today are to complete at least one missing Milestone Assessment. Please be sure to share your submission with staff@b21.allentownsd.org in order for me to access it for rating.

If you have completed all of your milestone assessments, then please enjoy the rest of your day. Be sure to check your remaining classes for further instructions.

Have a great day!

Mr. Raup

Greetings, Class!

With Learning Cycle 1 in the books, I wanted to take some time to get everyone up to date on where we are for the school year. With that in mind, I would like everyone in class to schedule a one to one conference. We will be discussing the following topics in our meetings:

1. Celebration of successes in LC1.
2. Discussion of Portfolio Progress
3. Explicit discussion of missing work and how to make it up.

Please click the link below to sign up for a time slot. Once I have confirmed it, it will turn green, and you will receive a notification in your Student e-mail with an appointment confirmation.

Conference Sign-Ups

Good afternoon, students!

I just wanted to take a few minutes to go over some housekeeping issues as we get ready to move into next week:

The first expectation that I want to set is that we are going to be cutting down our start-up delay to 5 minutes. If you are late beyond that delay, you will need to wait patiently for me to let you in. Once you are let in to class, you will need to wait until there is a moment where I am free to update you on the task we are doing at that time.

Second - Class participation. I’ve been seeing a number of kids who are checking out as soon as they are logged in. This is starting to reflect in task submission. Given that we are starting rated work next week, this practice will not be sustainable. You will now be required to periodically show active engagement. I will be implementing regular check-ins to verify that you are still at your computer. If you are not responding, you will be marked absent for the class.

Third - I cannot stress enough the importance of doing all assignments. While the Launch Activity was not rated, it was built to help me gauge where you are on the competencies that we will be rating in this project. Going forward, I will not be making accommodations on work after the date it was due.

To confirm that you have read and understand these expectations, please comment below.

To start class today, we are playing Two Truths and a Lie. Click the link below to complete the Google Form. Once we have everyone’s responses, I will read them out loud. You are challenged to find the person who said these things, and tell us which thing they said was the lie!

Two Truths and a Lie

Hello, Students!

I hope you had an awesome weekend. Please take a few minutes when you get the chance to fill out this Google Form. I want to know more about who my students are and what they enjoy.

Tell me about you!

Students,

After speaking with the administrators, I got clarification on Portfolio completion and contributions to the portfolios of the following year.

Your portfolio completion is still 100%. However, there is a small change to my Syllabus regarding a flipped portfolio. In order for assignments to contribute to the next year’s portfolio, you must meet the evidence requirements at the minimum passing level of mastery in order to flip your portfolio.

For example: John Doe is a Year 3 Social Studies student. He completes his portfolio, with 9’s, 10’s, and a couple of 11’s in his competency dashboard. His portfolio would flip to a Year 4, and any work he completes this year will go toward the Year 4 Portfolio.

Another Example: Jack Doe is a Year 3 Social Studies student. He completes his portfolio, but has some 8’s and 6’s. In order for his portfolio to flip, he will need to achieve the minimum level of 9 in order to complete that portfolio and have their work go toward the Year 4 Portfolio.

Final Clarification: The minimum passing requirement for Year 2 is 8. Your syllabus has been updated to reflect this information.

Here is the course syllabus for Social Studies 2. Please refer to it for information about the course, what our classroom expectations are, and importantly, my contact information to ensure you know how to reach me.

Syllabus

Edit: The Syllabus has been updated to include relevant Year 2 information, including grades, required texts, etc. Please be sure to check it. A copy of the required text will be posted at the end of the class day tomorrow.

Hello, and welcome back!

I am so excited to start this new school year with you. True, it is no fun that we are starting the year from home, but I believe that we will make the most of this situation and come out of it stronger! We will be meeting two times per week, with opportunities to meet during my Office Hours on Wednesdays.

Our Class Zoom link is here.

I will be posting our syllabus in the near future, so stay tuned for that.