Our mission :

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http://www.photoshow.com/watch/VG6nF6MN

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Applying Bloom's Taxonomy

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TAC         Click here to be able to access the TAC:

Home Access Center is now available to parents.  Click here for directions on using the site. 

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Woodlawn Middle is a PBS School

 WMS fully supports anti-bullying

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=videos+on+bullying+in+usa+schools+you+tube&

INSTRUCTIONAL PHILOSOPHY: LEARNING-CENTERED CLASSROOM

Three themes of the Learning-Centered Classroom

• High Challenge
• Active Learning
• Diversified Instruction

 Strategies that Promote Learning-Centered Classroom Practice:

High Challenge

• Raise expectations for all students
• Identify standards, benchmarks, performance activities and assessments for student achievement in the written curriculum document
• Use new research that delineates new strategies that help underachieving students learn curriculum material at grade level expectation
• Promote higher level thinking skills through curriculum that is based on inquiry, problem-solving, and application of key knowledge, issues, and conceptsProvide opportunities for enrichment

Active Learning 

• Emphasize that the process of acquiring knowledge and the development of concepts, skills, and attitudes are of fundamental importance.

• Design learning experiences that include opportunities for cooperative learning and for individual inquiry
• Design interdisciplinary curriculum opportunities so that students can understand the connections in the knowledge they are learning to other fields and to real-world applications
• Use technology to explore knowledge, to conduct investigations and to produce products

 Diversified Instruction                                

 Teach using a variety of strategies and approaches.

• Use flexible grouping

• Use assessment to understand student needs and design responsive instruction
• Compact the curriculum for advanced students and provide extended learning opportunities
• Use technology to create a learning environment that is responsive to different learning needs
• Design school schedules so that they maximize opportunities for active learning and diversified instruction. 

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AR BOOK FIND

Check out an AR Book in the Libraray to see if the book you are reading will earn you AR points.

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DIRECTIONS FOR STUDENTS TO LOG INTO PASS or NEWTON'S CLASSROOM

1. You must first click HERE.

2. Use the first-time screen name and password to log in. These are: screen name: student; password: tiger.

After log in, students must make up a screen name. You should write this name and password in a safe place so that you can use it again every time you need to log in. Now you can begin your practice! Good Luck!!

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The EXPLORE^® program is designed to help 8th- and 9th-graders explore a broad range of options for their future. EXPLORE prepares students not only for their high school coursework, but for their post–high school choices as well. It marks an important beginning for a student's future academic and career success. To learn more visit http://www.actstudent.org/explore/.

Internet safety tips :

• NEVER give out personal information.
• NEVER arrange an in-person meeting with someone you've met online.
• NEVER post pictures of yourself, your family, or friends online.
• NEVER open files sent to you by anyone you have met online.
• Avoid people who ask too many personal questions.
• Do not respond to e-mail when you do not know the sender.
• Do not respond to rude, threatening or harassing e-mail.
• Trust your instincts!! If something does not feel right, do not respond to e-mail, leave the chat room or exit the website.

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The basic Internet safety rules to parents include:

• Place your child's computer in an area where you are best able to monitor his or her online activities.
• Take an active interest in your child's online activities.
• Warn your child never to arrange an in-person meeting with someone met online.
• Warn your child never to accept anything sent to him or her by a person met online.
• Consider using filtering or blocking software.

                            "Internet Safety: Advice from Kids Who have Faced Danger Online"

 Disney Kids Internet Safety

 From the Federal Trade Commission. Excellent information for kids, parents, and educators.

Safe Kids

http://www.safekids.com/

Tips, advice, and suggestions for safe online surfing. Scroll down to Kids' Rules for Online Safety.

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