Syllabus

Curriculum Support Syllabus

[Fall and Spring  2020-2021]

Instructor Information

Mrs. Alma Coniconde

alma.coniconde@twinriversusd .org

Foothill High School

[Resource Specialist]

[TRUSD Email address]   

5000 McCloud Dr.

Sacramento, CA 95842

(916)566-3445  ext. 26060 

(916)538-9848

 

General Information

Description

To provide support for individual learning needs and learning strategies, as well as supporting the core subject   

  • supplement instruction and provide support for students’ specific areas of need
  • provide strategies for study skills and organization skills 
  • monitor student progress and provide support for core subject classes
  • assist students learn, understand, and reinforce concepts and /or assignments presented in the general education and IEP benchmark goals  
  • provide opportunity to develop and strengthen good study habits and learning strategies through various instructional methods and strategies
  • collaborate with mainstreamed teachers on an on-going basis to develop strategies and design lessons to best meet academic requirements of the mainstreamed classroom 
  • Curriculum Support class is for students taking regular education classes. Emphasis is placed on core classes. 

Students’ grades are based on (Please see Method of Assessment below)

1) Productivity - includes daily entry digital notebook, work completion (google classroom),  and on-task behaviors.

2) Mini-lessons - strategies instruction, assignments, ice breakers/games

3) Attendance  - daily attendance (virtual/physical)

 4) Academic Progress- Progress checks

 

Course Materials

  • Chromebook/laptop
  • Internet connection
  • Digital Notebook
  • Core subjects textbooks/materials

Grading Scale

Grades are on a weighted scale based on productivity, academic progress, mini-lessons, and attendance.

A 90-100% ( A-90%-93%, A 94%-96%, A+ 97%-100% )

B 80-89% ( B-80%-83%, 84%-86%, B+ 87%-89% )

C 70-79% (C- 70%-73%, C 74%-76%, C+77-79% )

D 60-69% (D-60%-63%, D 64%-66%, D+67%-69%)

F 0-59%

Topics to be addressed

 

Test Preparation                                       Transition Planning       

IEP goals & objectives                               Learning Strategies 

Test Taking Skills                                       Time Management       

Organization                                             Self-Advocacy

Research Skills                                          Learning Strategies     

                                                                          

  • METHOD OF ASSESSMENT

Curriculum Support assessment based.

 

 

 

4

 

3

 

2

 

1

 

0
 

Student has contact with the teacher during the week and showed evidence of logging in to the computer and class website, zoom, activities or assignments

 

Student engaged in assignments with work representative of best work.

 

Student had contact with the teacher during the week and showed evidence of logging in to the computer and class website, zoom, activities and assignments

 

Student engaged in assignments with some work representative of best effort

Student had contact with the teacher during the week and showed evidence of logging in to the computer and class website, zoom, activities and assignments

 

Student engaged in assignments with some work representative of best effort

 

 

Student had contact with the teacher during the week or showed evidence of logging in to the computer and class website, zoom, activities and assignments

 

Student did not produce any work for the week.

 

Student had no contact with the teacher during the week and showed  no evidence of logging in to the computer and class website, zoom, activities and assignments

 

 

 

COURSE INCENTIVES

 

Perfect attendance who log in and participate in this class earn points and rewards. Incentives include positive note/phone call home, no homework pass, brain break choice, digital raffle, etc.

 

CONSEQUENCES FOR BEHAVIOR

 

  • Warning
  • Email the student regarding concerns. Review Zoom expectations
  • Invite a parent to sit with the student during class (observation only)
  • Zoom meeting with a parent, student, and teacher
  • Zoom meeting with a parent, student, teacher and school administrator
  • Referral to administrator

 

WHAT PARENTS CAN DO TO HELP

  • Log in daily in Aeries and  monitor class attendance and grades
  • Build a schedule and make sure that it is followed.
  • Set-up a designated quiet space with easy access to materials and supplies
  • Plenty of notepapers, pens, and other office basics.
  • Get to know the Online Learning Platform. District website has several videos on topics such as Zoom basics, google classroom and digital notebook
  • Stay in communication with your child’s teachers. Teachers can be contacted by phone and email.