Class Syllabus
Mrs. Bauman/Mrs. Allen
Physics
Fall 2017
Course Syllabus
Important Dates:
September 12th Open House
October 20th End of marking period 1
October 30th/Nov 1st Parent-Teacher Conferences
December 1st End of marking period 2
January 26th (half day) End of Semester 1 (marking period 3)
Expectations for Students
- Respect yourself
- Respect others
- Respect our learning time
- Follow all school policies while in class.
Homework
Homework is practice. I will be giving you feedback on what you need to improve for your assignments. I will keep track of whether you have turned in assignments, but you may not be receiving a grade for each of them. You will also have assignments on Ilearn at times – you are expected to complete these in a timely fashion.
Tests
Tests will be standards based and you will receive a grade from 1 – 4 for each objective. Their meaning is:
4 | Advanced. You clearly understand the material given and could teach someone else. Very minor mistakes made, none are conceptual, only arithmetic. |
3 | Proficient. You understand the material but are making some minor conceptual mistakes. |
2 | Partially Proficient. You have the basic grasp of the concept being studied, but there are some major conceptual misunderstandings. |
1 | Not Proficient. You have little understanding of the concept being taught and need to seek additional help. |
Your goal is to have all 3’s and 4’s on every objective. If you have all 3’s and 4’s, the lowest grade you will receive is a B-.
Absences
Students are only allowed ten absences by district policy. If you exceed 10, you will be placed on audit and must receive a 78% or higher on the semester exam. If you are absent, please do the following.
- Check the blog for any absent work: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/baumanphysics/
- Talk with a classmate
- Check with the teacher
Materials Needed
You will need a graph ruled composition book, folder or binder, and pencils. You may find it helpful to download the following apps: Hudl Technique (it is theoretically for sports, but we will be using it for physics). WabbitEmu (this is a free app available only on Android platform that is the TI-84 graphing calculator).
Communication
We welcome communication from students and parents. Please feel free to contact me with any issues, concerns and/or questions.
E-mail: baumah@dearbornschools.org or allenc1@dearbornschools.org
Phone Bauman: (313) 827-7264 (Bauman) (this actually goes to my email, so use email if possible)
Phone Allen: (313) 827-7220 (Allen)