GLOBAL HISTORY 9R

WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF GLOBAL HISTORY! I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO A FUN & REWARDING YEAR WITH ALL OF MY STUDENTS.  ALL STUDENT GRADES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE PARENT-PORTAL SITE.  SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS &/OR QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT: Akremer@sayvilleschools.org OR YOU CAN CALL THE HIGH SCHOOL AT: (631) 244-6600 AND LEAVE A MESSAGE ON MY VOICE MAIL. I AM VERY RESPONSIVE WITH MY SCHOOL EMAILS! 

 DUE TO THE CURRENT PANDEMIC, I WILL REACH OUT TO STUDENTS USING MY GOOGLE CLASSROOM, "REMIND" MESSAGES AND SHARE INFORMATION DIRECTLY IN THE CLASSROOM. TIME MANAGEMENT AND STAYING ORGANIZED ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS FOR SUCCESS IN THIS CLASSROOM.  READING IS IMPERATIVE AS WELL AS REVIEWING/STUDYING THE STUDY GUIDES & MATERIALS GIVEN OUT IN CLASS.  STUDY GUIDES WILL GENERALLY BE GIVEN AT THE START OF EACH UNIT, AND WILL NEED TO BE THOROUGHLY COMPLETED SINCE THEY WILL BE CHECKED & GRADED.  HOMEWORK IS A NECESSARY COMPONENT TO THE CLASS, AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY SINCE IT AFFECTS STUDENT COMPREHENSION AND ACHIEVEMENT. DUE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMON CORE STANDARDS, STUDENTS NEED TO DEVELOP BETTER SKILLS IN THE AREAS OF VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.  ONCE AGAIN, DUE TO THE CURRENT PANDEMIC WE ARE ALL FACING, WE WILL BE PUSHING OUT MATERIALS TO STUDENTS DIGITALLY, BUT THERE MAY BE INSTANCES WHERE STUDENTS MAY BE GIVEN PAPER TO TAKE HOME AND NOT TO BE RETURNED TO THE SCHOOL. SOME STUDENTS ARE TACTILE LEARNERS AND MAY NEED PAPER TO HIGHLIGHT AND ANNOTATE KEY POINTS WHEN READING/ANALYZING DOCUMENTS.  I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT STUDENTS REMEMBER TO COME TO SCHOOL WITH THEIR CHROME BOOKS CHARGED, AND BRING THEIR CHARGER. ALSO, HAVING EAR BUDS WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR LISTENING TO VIDEO CLIPS AND OTHER RESOURCES ONLINE. STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A GLOBAL HISTORY TEXTBOOK TO KEEP AT HOME. THE ASSIGNED READINGS AND HOMEWORK QUESTIONS WILL SUPPORT THE CURRICULUM THEY NEED TO KNOW.

I ASK MY STUDENTS TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND, AND BE POSITIVE ABOUT LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM.  WHATEVER PRECONCEPTIONS YOU HAD ABOUT HISTORY NEED TO BE RE-EXAMINED - EVERY YEAR IS A FRESH, NEW BEGINNING!  I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE NEWS, AND KEEP ME INFORMED ABOUT INTERESTING ARTICLES, UPCOMING DOCUMENTARIES/SHOWS PERTAINING TO GLOBAL HISTORY (PAST OR PRESENT).  IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE AWARE OF WHAT"S GOING ON INSIDE OF OUR COUNTRY AS WELL AS THE WORLD AT LARGE.  THE UPCOMING ELECTION IN NOVEMBER IS INTERESTING TO FOLLOW AS WELL (HOPEFULLY, SOME OF YOU DO ARE DOING THIS ALREADY).    

LASTLY, I WILL ASK IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PATIENCE, UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME.  VIRTUAL, LIVE TEACHING IS SOMEWHAT SCARY HOWEVER, I WILL PROMISE TO DO MY BEST TO EDUCATE YOUR CHILD, BE PROFESSIONAL, RESPECTFUL AND COMPASSIONIATE - I ASK THAT THEY DO THE SAME.  WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER AND TRYING TO NAVIGATE THIS NEW LEARNING JOURNEY, AND HOPEFULLY, WE WILL BE STRONGER FOR IT.  PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS AT: akremer@sayvilleschools.org