1. Biology Periods 1, 4, 6 Miss Perez

2. About me… ► A Ventura local ► UCSD—biology major/teaching minor ► CSUCI—teaching credential ► CSUN—master’s degree in education leadership ► Interests—volleyball, beach, snowboarding, running

3. My goals ► Establish basic skills and procedures ► Teach why as well as how ► Organization ► Motivate ► Confidence ► Responsibility

4. Class Expectations ► Everyone has the right to learn and no person should inhibit the learning or teaching process. ► Be respectful at all times, including respecting personal space and personal property. Be kind to others and treat everybody with dignity. ► Cell phones or pagers that ring will be confiscated. Music players may be listened to only when permission is granted. ► Food, drink and gum must be disposed of before entering the classroom (water is fine). ► Use only positive language in the classroom.

5. Required Supplies ► Biology Notebooks (1 provided each quarter) ► Calendar/Agenda ► Pencils, pens (blue and black ink), highlighters, erasers and storage pouch ► Space in binder for handouts ► $10 lab fee

6. Grading System Notice grades are weighted and are not based strictly on a straight point scale Categories: ► notebooks (hw, cw, online quizzes)30% ► Tests & Quizzes 30% ► Projects20% ► Semester Final20%

7. FTHS Biology Safety Net ► FIRE—students can get a pass from me to see a biology teacher for help during FIRE ► Make-up missed assignments in notebook ► Updated website with all assignments

8. How you can help ► Check your student’s assignments on Zangle weekly ► Check http://www.foothilltech.org/dperez/ for biology assignments ► Provide a quiet environment for your student to complete their homework ► Check that your student completes their homework (even if you do not know how to do biology, making sure your student attempts their homework is a help) ► Host an biology study group ► Wish List

9. Notebooks ► Please take a look in your students notebook soon, they should have wrote a letter to you and tucked it in their notebook ► Example notebooks are on the tables