Welcome to Health Science Technology

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• Welcome to Health Science Technology
• Leesa Starrett

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• I am very happy you are here!
• You belong here!
• You are welcome here!
• This is your class!

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• Classroom procedures

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Good Behavior

• Respect peers, substitute teachers, guest
  speakers and me.
• Respect includes speaking when you have been
  given the floor and not interrupting.
• Listening to the person who has the floor.
• No side talk
• Raise your hand to have the floor

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Leaving the classroom

• Fill out your agenda and give it to me to sign.
• Sign in and out in the leaving the classroom
  folder

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Giving the teacher your attention

• When you hear the bell ring or see my hand raised
  I need you to stop what you are doing and direct
  your attention to me.

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housekeeping

• Clean up your area.
• Throw trash in the trashcan
• NO GUM under the desk .
• You may have water or fruit.

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assignments

• I will collect assignments. You will either turn
  in the assignment or turn in a homework recovery
  form.

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• Returned graded papers need to be placed in your
  folder .
• Do not take it out of the room.

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Absent work

• Extra assignments will be in the baskets.
• Test can be taken the next day during tutorials
  or in YALE.

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• Coupons and extra credit.
• Please come to see me during tutorials for extra
  credit opportunities. I will be available
  Thursday mornings and Thursday afternoons.

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electronics

• Grading Policies for BHS Health Science
  Technology
• Assessments
• Two categories of assessments are taken in Health
  Science Technology.
• Assessment For Learning(AFL), which primarily
  consists of daily work, quizzes and homework
• 50 of students grade (minimum 6 assessments per
  six weeks)
• Assessment of Learning(AOL), which consists of
  tests, projects, or other evaluative assignments
  that can aid the teacher in determining whether a
  skill or concept has been mastered.
• 50 of students grade(minimum 2 assessments per
  six weeks)
• Grades will be calculated in a manner that
  ensures that the students receives a fair
  reflection of what he or she knows and has
  demonstrated while emphasizing the most recent
  assessment information. Academic grades and work
  ethic grades shall be reported as two separate
  grades in the grade book, on progress reports,
  and on report cards.
• Homework Recovery Program
• If a student fails to turn in an assignment, the
  student is assigned to Homework Recovery
  Detention(HRD) to make-up the missed work.
• A Homework Recovery form will be completed by
  student/teacher and turned in to the Homework
  Recovery Coordinator.
• The Homework Recovery Coordinator will make a
  phone call to students parent informing the
  parent of the missing assignment.
• A student who completes the assignment and turns
  it in prior to 800a.m. on the assigned HRD day
  will have his/her name removed from the detention
  list.
• A student will be required to bring needed
  materials to HRD.
• A students who fails to attend HRD will be
  assigned Friday Night Detention(Discipline
  referral). Failure to attend this detention will
  result in further discipline action.
• Homework Recovery Detention
• Time 400 600
• Transportation is not provided.
• Failed to turn in work on Homework Recovery
  Detention on

• IPODS, Laptops, phones, etc will be taken up and
  given to the office. Remove all earplugs. Please
  do not have them out or on during class.

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The temperature will be set at 72.

• Please bring a sweater and dress warmly.

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engaged

• Students should be actively engaged in class.
• You may not lay your head on the desk.
• ( you dont know who drooled there before)
• Teenagers need 9 ½ hours sleep per night.

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Methods of learning

• Group activities
• Lectures
• Projects
• Videos
• kinaesthetic

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Learning ideas

• Be an active learner. Ask questions, share
  information, have fun learning!!!
• Be a life time learner.
• Watch TV ER, The learning channel, Grey anatomy,
  dateline etc.
• Read magazines, newspaper, journals
• Volunteer at the nursing home, hospital , non
  profit organizations.

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What is our classroom expectations?
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What you can expect from me!

• 1) honesty and feedback
• 2) prepared for class
• 3)respectful attitude
• 4) I will not embarrass you purposefully in front
  of others
• 5)I will speak to you first if I have a concern.
• If we cannot resolve the problem together I will
  go through the chain of command

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• 6)I will not multitask. I will focus on HST while
  in HST
• 7)I will be actively engaged in class.
• 8) I will be friendly, positive and pleasant
• 9)I will teach to the best of my ability and will
  change if that is not good enough.
• 10)I will tell you if I do not know the answer
  and together we will try to find the answer.

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• I will admit when I am wrong
• I will not gossip about anyone unkindly.

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My expectation of you.

• I expect the same from You!

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• Please get in groups of four.
• On one side of your paper write down what you
  expect from the teacher.
• On one side of the paper write what you expect of
  your peers and your self.
• We will form a philosophy of expectations for our
  classroom.

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• Have a great year!!!
• lstarrett_at_burlesonisd.net
• leesawstarrett_at_yahoo.com