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kwyrick — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:47:05 CDT

This is my Wiki for planning for the 2008-2009 School Year. Any feedback and comments would be greatly appreciated!

Objectives for the upcoming year:

Successfully integrate state/district curriculum into Academy curriculum
Advance usage of Web 2.0
Better student performance on district benchmark exams

Calendar--2nd Six Weeks (US & Canada)

kwyrick — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:40:00 CDT

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Begin 2nd Six Weeks -Carryover from 1st Six Weeks	-Carryover from 1st Six Weeks	-Carryover from 1st Six Weeks	-Carryover from 1st Six Weeks	-Carryover from 1st Six Weeks
No School--Fair Day	A Begin Unit 2--US -Mapping the US	B -Mapping the US	A -Physical Features -Climate -Resources	B -Physical Features -Climate -Resources
A -8th History Review--Timeline Project (Timetoast)	B -8th History Review--Timeline Project (Timetoast)	A -8th History Review--Timeline Project (Timetoast)	B -8th History Review--Timeline Project (Timetoast)	A -Present Timelines
B -Present Timelines	A -US Government: 3 Branches & Processes -BrainPOP	B -US Government: 3 Branches & Processes -BrainPOP	A -Decision 2008: Who would you vote for? -Research Candidates	B -Decision 2008: Who would you vote for? -Research Candidates
A -Presidential Debate--CreateDebate.com	B -Presidential Debate--CreateDebate.com -Vote	A -Regions of the US	B -Regions of the US	A -State/Capital Review--Sheppard Software games -Regions of the US
B -State/Capital Review--Sheppard Software games -Regions of the US	A -States/Capitals Test	B -States/Capitals Test	A Canada -Mapping Canada -Physical Features/Regions of Canada	B End of 2nd Six Weeks -Mapping Canada -Physical Features/Regions of Canada
A Begin 3rd Six Weeks -History/Government of Canada	B -History/Government of Canada	A -Canada Quiz -Make-up day	B -Canada Quiz -Make-up day	A -Bridge to Latin America -NAFTA -Immigration

Calendar--3rd Six Weeks (Latin America)

kwyrick — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:26:33 CDT

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Begin 3rd Six Weeks -Carryover from 2nd Six Weeks	-Carryover from 2nd Six Weeks	-Carryover from 2nd Six Weeks	-Carryover from 2nd Six Weeks	-Carryover from 2nd Six Weeks
No School--Thanksgiving	No School--Thanksgiving	No School--Thanksgiving	No School--Thanksgiving	No School--Thanksgiving
B -Bridge to Latin America -NAFTA -Immigration	A -Mapping Latin America	B -Mapping Latin America	A -Intro to Latin America -Comparing Latin America to US (climate, population density, economics, etc.)	B -Intro to Latin America -Comparing Latin America to US (climate, population density, economics, etc.)
A -Introduce Latin America Project: Travel Brochure/Wiki	B -Introduce Latin America Project: Travel Brochure/Wiki	A -Economy in Latin America -Work on Project	B -Economy in Latin America -Work on Project	A -Work on Project
B -Work on Project	A -Rainforests--uses, destruction, prevention -BrainPOP: Rainforests -Work on Project	B -Rainforests--uses, destruction, prevention -BrainPOP: Rainforests -Work on Project	A -The Lorax -"Medicine Man" After School	B -The Lorax -"Medicine Man" After School
No School--Winter Break	No School--Winter Break	No School--Winter Break	No School--Winter Break	No School--Winter Break
A -Present Projects	B -Present Projects	A -Panama Canal	B -Panama Canal	A
B	A -Exams	B -Exams	A -Early Release Day -Exams	B End 3rd Six Weeks -Early Release Day -Exams
No School--MLK Day	No School--Teacher Work Day	A Begin 4th Six Weeks	B	A
B	A	B	A	B

Calendar--1st Six Weeks (Unit 1)

kwyrick — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:47:56 CDT

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
A First Day of School--Aug. 25 -Rules/Policies (?) -What is Geography: Why Study? -Laptop Training Day 1	B -Rules/Policies (?) -What is Geography: Why Study? -Laptop Training Day 1	A Intro to Geography -Laptop Training Day 2: AUP -Map skills/Lat. & Long. -BrainPOP Activity	B -Laptop Training Day 2: AUP -Map skills/Lat. & Long. -BrainPOP Activity	A -Finish AUP -Laptop Test
No School--Labor Day	B -Finish AUP -Laptop Test	A -Laptop Distribution -Set-up favorites, create folders, etc. -Assign "Geography of Me"	B -Laptop Distribution -Set-up favorites, create folders, etc. -Assign "Geography of Me"	A -Laptop Make-up day (test/distrib) -Google Earth how-to -"Geography of Me"
B -Google Earth how-to -"Geography of Me"	A -Present "Geography of Me"	B -Present "Geography of Me"	A Physical Geography -Intro Quiz -How the earth is shaped -Landform Project	B -Intro Quiz -How the earth is shaped -Lanform Project
A -Finish Landform Project -Erosion/Movements of the Earth -BrainPOP	B -Finish Landform Project -Erosion/Movements of the Earth -BrainPOP	A -Landforms Quiz Seasons & Weather -Climographs: Creating & Analyzing	B -Landforms Quiz -Seasons & Weather- -Climographs: Creating & Analyzing	A -Climate Zones -Vegetation Regions
B -Climate Zones -Vegetation Regions	A Human Geography -Weather/Climate Quiz -Culture: What is it? How does it spread? -World Religions	B -Weather/Climate Quiz -Culture: What is it? How does it spread? -World Religions	A -Finish World Religions -World Languages	B -Finish World Religions -World Languages
A -Religion/Language Quiz -Population Growth -Population Pyramids	B -Religion/Language Quiz -Population Growth -Population Pyramids	A -Economic Systems -Levels of Econ. Activity -International Pencil	B -Economic Systems -Levels of Econ. Activity -International Pencil	A End of 1st Six Weeks -Developed/Developing Nations -Material World Activity
B Begin 2nd Six Weeks -Developed/Developing Nations -Material World Activity	A -Political Geography -Forms of Government	B -Political Geography -Forms of Government	A Early Release Day (Oct 9) -Econ/Gov/Pop Quiz -Make-up Time	B -Econ/Gov/Pop Quiz -Make-up Time

3rd Six Weeks

kwyrick — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:31:52 CDT

Unit 3--Latin America and the Caribbean

Topics

Culture--Spanish, French, Portuguese, Native American
Life on the Islands
Land Use Conflicts--Amazon Rainforest
Physical Geography--Life in the Andes (Elevation Zones)
Comparing Aztec, Inca, & Mayan civilizations

Objectives

Activities

Latin America Travel Guide (website, wiki, brochure, etc.)
Life in the Andes reading/Graphic organizer

Resources

Wikipedia
BrainPOP
Planet Earth--Jungles
Material World/Hungry Planet
Geography Alive! textbook

2nd Six Weeks

kwyrick — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:08:26 CDT

Unit 2--United States and Canada

Topics

Review of 8th grade History
US

States/Capitals
Government/Economy
Regions
Climate
Physical features
Resources & Vegetation
Current Issues--Migration, Urban Sprawl, Environmental Concerns

Canada

Regions
Climates
Culture
History
Government
Current Issues

Objectives

The student understands how people, places, and environments have changed over time and the effects of these changes on history.
The student understands how political, economic, and social processes shape cultural patterns and characteristics in various places and regions.
The student understands the types and patterns of settlement, the factors that affect where people settle, and processes of settlement development over time.
The student understands the growth, distribution, movement, and characteristics of world population.
The student understands how people, places, and environments are connected and interdependent.
The student understands the distribution and characteristics of economic systems throughout the world.
The student understands how different points of view influence the development of public policies and decision-making processes on local, state, national, and international levels.
The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology.
The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms

Activities

Presidential Campaign research--Who would You vote for and why?
US State Project--Learn how to research properly
US History Timeline--review of 8th History
State/Capital Test

Resources

CreateDebate.com
TimeToast.com
Wikipedia.org
YouTube.com
Textbook--regular and Geography Alive!

1st Six Weeks

kwyrick — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:08:11 CDT

Unit 1--Intro to Geography

Topics:

Reading a map--key, distances, latitude and longitude
Landforms--formation, effects on climate
Interior Forces & Plate tectonics--weathering; erosion; formation of volcanoes, mountains; cause of earthquakes
Climate & Weather--Factors affecting climate, reading climographs, seasons
Culture--how spreads and changes, religions, languages
Population--growth, distribution, reading of population pyramids
Political Geography--political systems, what makes a country a country, boundaries
Economic Geography--International Pencil, global interdependence, developed/developing nations

Objectives:

All students will learn proper laptop care, the AUP, and successfully pass the Laptop Test.
The student understands how physical processes shape patterns in the physical environment (lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere), including how Earth-Sun relationships affect physical processes and patterns on Earth's surface.
The student understands the patterns and characteristics of major landforms, climates, and ecosystems of Earth and the interrelated processes that produce them.
The student understands how political, economic, and social processes shape cultural patterns and characteristics in various places and regions.
The student will construct and analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics, and maps to describe the population characteristics of different societies and to predict future growth trends.
The student will describe the impact of and analyze the reaction of the environment to abnormal and/or hazardous environmental conditions at different scales such as El Niño, floods, droughts, and hurricanes.
The student understands the reasons for the location of economic activities (primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary) in different economic systems.
The student understands the distribution and characteristics of economic systems throughout the world.
The student understands how the components of culture affect the way people live and shape the characteristics of regions.
The student understands the impact of technology and human modifications on the physical environment.
The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology.
The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms.

Activities:

Review latitude & longitude skills--marking cities on a map (large desk maps)/How to use Google Earth
Geography of Me activity
Landform Dictionary (also serves as Laptop Training activity)
Create & analyze Climographs (?--very time consuming)
Climate database (?--very time consuming)
Create & analyze population pyramids (?--very time consuming, may analyze only rather than create)
Weather Encyclopedia (?)
Religion Project (Pre-AP)
Religion comparison (Regular)
International Pencil activity
Current Events class blog

Resources:

www.unitedstreaming.com
www.weather.com
Wikipedia
National Geographic podcasts
Planet Earth clips (?)
Google Earth
CNN.com
Wetpaint (?)/Wikispaces (?)/etc.
BrainPOP

6th Six Weeks

kwyrick — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:46:33 CDT

Unit 6--Asia and Oceania

5th Six Weeks

kwyrick — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:45:29 CDT

Unit 5--Middle East and Africa

4th Six Weeks

kwyrick — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:45:11 CDT

Unit 4--Europe and the former USSR