Open House Mr Cameron Robertson Cameron Robertsonhighlineschools org

Open House Mr. Cameron Robertson Cameron. Robertson@highlineschools. org

Our Vision Advisory is something that is so important to your development as a young adult HSD has made it mandatory for all secondary students. This is because we know there are many things that the world requires you to know and be able to do that can’t be taught in academic classes, which are already packed with content information. It is our vision that Advisory is a class where you are known well by your advisor and by your advisory peers. In your Advisory, you feel important and be able to work on pursuing your goals at MRHS and beyond. More so than perhaps your other classes, you should feel Advisory is about YOU and helping you to do the work it takes to succeed.

Advisor’s Role At school: main adult contact Liaison between school & parents Cameron. Robertson@highlineschools. org (206)631 -7059 Advocate after 2: 05 pm please for students Know my students by more than just name, strength and need

Advisory: District Goals Academic (Wednesdays) Social needs (Thursdays) Personal needs (Thursdays) College/Career (Tuesdays)

10 th Grade Advisory District focus on making sure our 10 th graders are successful Advisor’s role is to help intervene when students aren’t successful Advisor is the liaison between teachers and students/parents (of course you can contact a teacher anytime with a concern if you wish!) No Ignite mentors this year. PSAT, EOC Geometry, EOC Biology

Schedule: We will have Advisory for 30 minutes every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after 3 rd period. This year, our basic school schedule for Advisory will be: Advisory Schedule Outcome to focus on: This could look like: (Advisory is designed around the needs of my students) Tuesdays Wednesdays College and Career Preparation Academic Support SAT/ACT prep college/scholarship exploration HS & Beyond Plan Discover U career/college awareness Interview skills Resumes Critical thinking ***Much of our work last year was around the transition to high school and academic success. tutorial/study hall academic conferencing with students grade checks Thursdays Personal & Social Development Community building circles Goal Setting Habits of Mind work 5 -Minute Interview

Circle – Check in question Which blob best describes how you’re feeling today?

Circle – Discussion Question #1 Discuss a time you have felt successful (at school, home, sports, etc. ).

Circle – Discussion Question #2 How successful have you felt at school so far this year?

Circle – Closing Question Yesterday was the first day of fall, what’s something you like about this time of year?

Grading Advisory is a. 25 credit/year class that appears on your transcript. It is a Pass/fail class. This year, all MRHS advisory classes will be using the same standards to grade students in advisory. The things that will be considered when assigning a grade will be: work toward Advisory outcomes (personal, social, academic, college/career) Advisory and SLC attendance Participation in Advisory community and activities Advisors will be using a common rubric to assess your learning in Advisory. Students have these in their folders and we’ll be checking in on progress often!

Mr. Robertson Geometry Welcome to Room 1705! Grab a seat anywhere in the meeting area. Don’t forget to sign-in. cameron. robertson@highlineschools. org www. mrrlovesmath. wordpress. com

What makes me qualified to lead your students? ❖M. A. in Economic Development from University of San Francisco ❖M. A. in Education from Seattle University ❖ 4 rd year formally teaching, 2 nd year at Mt. Rainier (taught on Tyee campus the previous 2 years)--most of my teaching career has been working with 9 th and 10 th graders. ❖Taught math and reading in Peru and Nicaragua before formally becoming a teacher in the US.

Daily Routine Start in meeting space every day Focus Power. Point, examples, guided practice Work-time Practice Learn from each other Closure What was learned? Summarize together

Grading Classwork, homework, entry tasks, and quizzes are all PRACTICE (visible on Illuminate). HW is always due Friday, “random” worksheet from that week of class Tracked online Grade is based on in class PERFORMANCE Illuminate (website for accessing grades) First test was today, results w/in 1 week

How Grading Works This shows that students understand how to find missing angles given relationships of complementary, vertical, and linear pairs of angles, and CAN USE ALGEBRA IN ORDER TO GET THOSE MEASURES.

Illuminate Students will have an OVERALL score for each standard which then gets entered into ILLUMINATE. As more tests are taken, each score will be AVERAGED. 7/8: A 5/6: B 3/4: C 2/1: F

Re-Assess a Test? Grades should reflect what a student knows and understands about the content. Step 1: complete test corrections Step 2: check-in w/ me about mistakes Step 3: re-assess on Thursday afternoons

The Grade? The higher grade will completely replace the lower grade.

After School Tutoring Every THURSDAY 2: 05 -3: 30 pm. Metro bus passes and snacks provided. Chance to catch up on work, re-assess, get extra support

Resources Textbooks (students can check out for entire year) Online textbook (access info on syllabus) Remind 101 (texting service for reminders) Thinkthroughmath. com Login: student ID (s####), Password: birthday (MMDDYYYY) Class website (in progress): www. mrrlovesmath. wordpress. com (links to relevant topics and websites)

Questions? Cameron. Robertson@highlineschools. org

Mr. Robertson Geometry Essentials Welcome to Room 1705! Grab a seat anywhere in the meeting area. Don’t forget to sign-in.

Geometry vs. Geometry Essentials Class to provide extra support in Geometry Taught in morning BEFORE Geometry class (intentional pre-teach model) Small class (14 students) Not just Geometry support (Algebra + Test Prep) Online Wednesdays (thinkthroughmath. com) Elective course, not math

Math Graduation Requirements 3 Years of Math Credit Algebra Geometry _____ usually Algebra 2 Pass either Algebra or Geometry EOC To be taken at the end of May this year

Grading Based on in-class participation and homework from Geometry class, not tests. Not double the amount of work w/ 2 math classes A, Pass, No Credit Up to date grades found on Illuminate

Weekly Schedule Monday: Preview of weekly ideas in Geometry Tuesday: Algebra review Wednesday: Online practice (TTM. com) Thursday: “Get work FINISHED day” Friday: Summary of weekly idea in Geometry

Questions? Cameron. Robertson@highlineschools. org