This website is designed to be a resource for both students and parents who want to know more about sixth grade Social Studies, find useful information and research tools, and wish to explore the vast world around us, both past and present.
Check back for updates and please offer your feedback or suggestions to improve this site, as its main goal is to help you find anything you might need relating to Social Studies this year.
Lastly, here's a couple of useful links:
The High Rock School Home Page
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"The students may not remember every fact, or date, or detail that you teach them. But they will remember how you made them feel about learning history."
A great mentor I had once told me this as I started my career in sixth grade, and it has guided everything I do in the classroom.
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"The students may not remember every fact, or date, or detail that you teach them. But they will remember how you made them feel about learning history."
A great mentor I had once told me this as I started my career in sixth grade, and it has guided everything I do in the classroom.
Experience
High Rock/Pollard Middle School 2005-Present
Needham, MA
Social Studies Teacher, Grade 6
*Teach sixth grade Social Studies to four sections, as part of one cluster
*Plan, implement and assess lessons in accordance with state-mandated Curriculum Frameworks
*Engage students in a dynamic curriculum consisting of Ancient History and geography
*Integrate explicit instruction of expository writing and research skills throughout the year
*Implement Individualized Education Plans for students with specific learning disabilities
*Collaborate with Adjustment Counselor in addressing social and emotional needs of students
*Hold students to high expectations within a safe, exciting, and challenging learning environment
Additional Experience
-Fellow, Brandeis University Examined Life Program
-Needham Education Foundation
-Summer Explorations
-Pollard/High Rock After School Program
-Pollard/High Rock Site Council
-Pollard/High Rock Student Council
-Pollard TAT
-Middle School SBE Pilot Team
-Pollard Grading Task Force
Milton Academy Saturday Course 2007-Present
Milton, MA
Instructor, A Taste of Italy
*Created a course to teach kids in grades 3-7 Italian language, culture, and cooking
Hillside Elementary School 2003-2005
Needham, MA
Classroom Teacher, Grade 3
*Taught third grade class at Hillside Elementary School
*Planned, implemented and assessed lessons in accordance with state-mandated Curriculum Frameworks
*Implemented Individualized Education Plans for students with specific learning disabilities
*Collaborated with Adjustment Counselor in addressing social and emotional needs of the class
*Administered mandated assessment tools including Developmental Reading Assessment and MCAS
Avery Elementary School 2001-2003
Dedham, MA
Classroom Teacher, Grade 4
*Taught fourth grade class at Avery Elementary School
*Plan, implement and assess lessons in accordance with state-mandated Curriculum Frameworks
*Implement Individualized Education Plans for students with specific learning disabilities
*Collaborate with Special Education and Title I staff within the context of an inclusion classroom
*Administer all mandated assessment tools including Qualitative Reading Inventory and MCAS
*Implement the Bay State Literacy Grant to improve student achievement in Language Arts
Additional Experience
-Avery Summer Enrichment Program Coordinator
-Avery School Site Council
-Avery School Literacy Team
-Bay State Readers Initiative
Special Education Instructional Aide
*Worked with third, fourth, and fifth graders on Individualized Education Plans
*Collaborated with classroom teachers and special education liaisons
Dedham High School 2001-2002
Dedham, MA
MCAS Instructor
*Prepared evening courses for sophomores and juniors at risk of not passing the English MCAS
*Coordinated directly with the principal to assess and address students' individual needs
The B.E.L.L. Foundation 1999
Benjamin Banneker School, Cambridge, MA
BASICS Tutor
*Taught basic math and reading skills to third and fourth graders after school
Education
Post Graduate Courses
*Unmuddling the Modern Middle East
*Assessment to Improve Learning
*Reading in the Content Areas
*Writing in the Content Areas
*Instructional Strategies That Work
*Raising Student Achievement
*Differentiation and Grading
*Performance Based Assessment
*What Great Teacher Leaders Do
*Succeeding with Difficult Students
*Understanding Adolescents
Boston College 2004
Lynch School of Education
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, 3.8 GPA
*Teaching Bilingual Children
*Math and Technology in Teaching
*Assessment and Test Construction
*Math Problem Solving for Grades 4-12
*Cooperative Learning Structures
*Teaching Writing
Boston University 2001
College of Arts and Sciences
B.A., magna cum laude
International Relations and Italian Studies
*Golden Key National Honor Society
the top 15% of the graduating class
*Phi Sigma Iota Honor Society
for achievement in Foreign Language and Literature
*Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society
for achievement in Political Science
*BU Humanities Michelina Pietrangelo Award
for excellence in the field of Italian Studies
*Senior Independent Work for Distinction
The Second Italian Republic
*Boston University Study Abroad in Padova, Italy
European political systems and Italian literature
Boston Latin School 1997
*National Honor Society
*Boston Merit Scholarship to Boston University
*AP Scholar with Distinction
*Top Tenth of Graduating Class
*Open Gate Award
*President's Award for Excellence
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America 1997
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