Transcript May Term Brennon Sapp 2005 bsapp.com

May Term
Brennon Sapp 2005
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The Problems
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State testing is over
AP Tests are complete
Students and Teachers have a
difficult time continuing on as usual
Attendance and attention is less
than desirable
What to do?
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Give finals
End regular classes
Schedule field trips for the last two
weeks
Spend the last to weeks of school in
special classes
Perform credit recovery
What Do We Do The Last Two Weeks?
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Credit Recovery
Special Interest Classes Such As:
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Cross Curricular Activities/Classes
Educational Field Trips
School Projects
Exploration Classes
Introduction Classes
College Readiness Classes
Important Issues not Referenced in the
Core Content
How do We Decide What to Teach?
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Survey the Staff, Community, and
students for talent
Survey the Students for interest
Have conversations with
administration for legalities and
funding
Sign up students and have fun
Some Sample Classes
Aerobics
Fitness
Ballroom Dancing
Brain Teasers
Boat Building/Design
Caving
Chess
CSI Goshen
College Prep Cooking
Cooking
Healthy/Yummy
Golf
History in Movies
Psychology in Movies
Sign Language
Vietnam
Yoga
Visual Arts in
Kentucky
Students Who Don’t Want to Play
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Ask them to come up with projects
Allow them to shadow or learn in
the real world
Allow them to tour colleges
We want real world education
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