Quest open house
- 1. 7th & 8th Grade QUEST Mrs. Beffa
- 2. QUEST Course Description: We are on a QUEST to explore the world in which we live and make connections. Interdisciplinary investigations Real-world topics and issues Positive community connections
- 3. First Semester Exploring the Environment: The Future is Green
- 4. The Future is Green Major Units First Semester Green Energy Debate Green Business Plan
- 5. Second Semester Exploring the Mind & Emotions: Mind Madness
- 6. Mind Madness Major Units Second Semester Psychology & Mental Illness Great Minds Project
- 7. Service Learning Project Each Semester Each semester each student will participate in a service learning project. Students will choose their own project with teacher approval. Students can choose to work together as a group or individually.
- 8. Materials (to bring every day): Folder Paper Pencil Pen Eraser AR Book Planner
- 9. Grading: Focus is on student performance on the course objectives What the student can demonstrate Each of the course objectives will be evaluated in a variety of ways How each student performs on each of these objectives is then transformed into a pass/fail grade Since this is an advanced course the student will need to perform at a “B” level or higher on the majority of the objectives to receive a passing grade For more information feel free to contact Mrs. Beffa.
- 10. Performance Standards & Process Skills Performance Information Problem Solving Critical Thinking Standard Processing Process • Gather information • Recognize a problem • Use reasoning Skills • Analyze information • Use problem solving strategies • Use facts and logic • Organize information • Develop a solution • Explain relationships • Apply information • Use systems thinking Performance Communication Responsibility Standard Process • Plan a message • Work as an individual Skills • Create a message • Work as a group member • Present a message • Work as a leader
- 11. Proficiency Advanced Proficient Nearing Basic Below Basic Level 4 3 Proficiency 1 0 2 General Student knows and Student knows Student knows Student knows and Student does not Description can demonstrate the and can and can can demonstrate know and cannot objective well demonstrate the demonstrate less some of the demonstrate any enough to make objective without difficult parts of objective with help. part of the connections to other making mistakes. the objective but objective. situations or not the more contexts. Student difficult parts or goes ABOVE & may make some BEYOND what is mistakes. expected. Equivalent to letter Equivalent to Equivalent to letter Equivalent to letter Equivalent to letter grade of “A” letter grade of “B” grade of “C” grade of “D” grade of “F”
- 12. Communication *Please take the time to make sure I have your email address. I send out frequent communications in the form of updates and newsletters, and this is the most efficient way for me to do this. Thank you.
- 13. Mrs. Beffa’s Contact Information: fbeff@festus.k12.mo.us Class Website: http://www.festus.k12.mo.us/webpages/fbeffa/