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May Term Brennon Sapp 2005 bsapp.com
The Problems • 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? • 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? • Credit Recovery • Special Interest Classes Such As: • 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? • 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 Cooking Healthy/Yummy Golf History in Movies Psychology in Movies Sign Language Vietnam Yoga Visual Arts in Kentucky Aerobics Fitness Ballroom Dancing Brain Teasers Boat Building/Design Caving Chess CSI Goshen College Prep Cooking
Students Who Don’t Want to Play • 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
More Info? bsapp.com