Mr.+Rodriguez's+Class

=Welcome To Mr. Rodriguez's Page = History: Where the Present was made.

Inspirational Initiative: When you think your life is hard and things seem impossible. Just know that when your down you can always get back up.

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Classroom Rules: Be Respectful Be Pleasant Be Responsible Be Accountable Be Courteous

Class Announcements: Class project the History of Halloween is Due October 31 Class trip to Museum of Science and Industry is November 19 Gettysburg Cyclorama is Due December 19

Grading Policy:

__Grading Scale__ A 100-90 B 89-80 C 79-70 E 69-60 F 59-Below

__Late__ work Will have a 5pt. deduction per day late. After one week of being late the grade will be a marked as a 0. Exceptions for late __work__ are sickness, funeral, doctor’s appointment, and the apocalypse.

__Extra__ Credit Find an article from a newspaper that is relatable to the current class discussion, summarize it and relate the article to the discussion. Points possible will be 5.

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Homework: Due the September 23 Read the website article and respond to the questions about the link. []
 * 1) Where else did the Japanese attack other on Pearl Harbor?
 * 2) Marine Corporal E.C. Nightingale was aboard that morning. Why didn’t he react to the siren to go to battle stations?
 * 3) Who ordered Corporal Nightingale and the others to leave the ship?
 * 4) What were Corporal Nightingale’s observations as he left the ship?
 * 5) Who saved Corporal Nightingale’s Life?

Homework: Due October 2

Review the flash Cards for October 2 and that day of Class we will have a quiz over the vocabulary.

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** Wrestling ** is around the corner.

First season Meeting is ** November 7th ** During Homeroom.

Meeting Agenda


 * We will discuss New Rule changes to the 2012 Season
 * We will discuss an overall view of our schedule
 * We will perform hydration and fat testing as well

Professional Development http://www.ihsfca.com/  Illinois High __School__ Football Coaches Association is geared towards coaches that want to __improve__ their teams abilities and fundamentals. The IHSFCA sponsors mulitple clinics through out the state of illinois. Clinicians range from the Professional level (NFL) __Major__ Universities, __Colleges__, and High __School__ Coaches.

[] The AAE is the fastest growing non-profit organization for professional development for educators established in 1994. The AAE not only __offers__ professional development oppurtunites but provides newsletters, __scholarships__, classroom __grants__, and legal protection.

[] NCATE __offers__ teachers __help__ in preprations in teaching skills. They provide educators with the skills they need to provide __students__ the __best__ __education__ that they gan give. NCATE also provides good oppurtunities for educators who are members to find sutable placemets for their abilities.

[] National Council for Social __Studies__ provides educators for chances for profesional development. The NCSS provides __assistance__ for Elementary, Middle, and High __school__ teachers that want to develop their ability present content in way that is condusive to the studnets that they teach.

[] The AMLE provides opputunities for educators who want specifically __work__ with middle school __students__. The AMLE provides opputinities for Aministrators as well as support staff and __college__ studnets. Through newsletters, books, and __technology__ the AMLE makes it affordable for those who want to enrich their abilities in their classroooms.

= = Top 25 Internet Resources Thess websites are my top 25 (in no particular order) Internet Resources. These sites are great for making Multimedia presentations, gathering research, planning papers, they are also interactive and fun. I have catorgorized them into five secitons: Multimedia, Resources, Booku Books, Videos, __Educational Games__


 * = Multimedia ||= Resources ||= Booku Books ||= Videos ||= __Educational Games__ ||
 * = [|www.prezi.com] ||= [|www.history.com] ||= [|www.scholastic.com] ||= [|www.youtube.com] ||= [|www.funbrain.com] ||
 * = [|www.animoto.com] ||= [|www.nationalgeographic.com] ||= [|www.amazon.com] ||= [|www.teachertube.com] ||= [|www.sheppardsoftware.com] ||
 * = [|www.photobucket.com] ||= [|www.thedailybeast.com] ||= [|www.bookfinder.com] ||= [|www.watchknowlearn.org] ||= [|www.factmonster.com] ||
 * = [|http://microsoft-photo-story.en.softonic.com] ||= [|www.timeforkids.com/] ||= [|www.buy.com] ||= [|www.kidsknowit.com] ||= [|www.learninggamesforkids.com] ||
 * = [|www.makeusof.com] ||= [] ||= [|www.half.ebay.com] ||= [|www.neok12.com] ||= [|www.studentsoftheworld.info] ||

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Book List

Service Learning

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