About this Course
ABOUT MR. LEVITT
Hello! My name is Mr. Levitt! I'm excited to be a part of this hybrid adventure. Remember, hybrid means you get to spend half the time sitting in the same room as me! I hope to make this adventure a fun and exciting one as I've been to Europe 4 times in the past and found it a singularly amazing experience each time!
As for who I am, I love computers and technology as well as books and library, but I LOVE hanging out with friends, watching football and hockey, and playing board games just as much (maybe a little bit more sometimes!). My other passion is
As for who I am, I love computers and technology as well as books and library, but I LOVE hanging out with friends, watching football and hockey, and playing board games just as much (maybe a little bit more sometimes!). My other passion is
Curriculum Standards/Learning Outcomes - For Students
Before we begin our course, it is a good idea to have an idea about what we are going to learn! Read the information below to learn about the Standards and Essential Questions you will be covering during this unit.
Here are your "I Can" statements for this unit:
- I can identify basic information, cultural information, economic information, and governmental information about a European country and compare it to the United States.
- I can identify the national landmarks, major cities, and significant geographic locations within my assigned European Country.
- I can organize a basic plan or itinerary for a five day journey to a European Country.
- I can create identify what basic needs must be met to travel to a foreign country through the creation of a basic budget.
- I can create a visual and oral presentation collaboratively with my groupmembers using Glogster.
Common Material List
There are several items and tools you will need for each lesson in this project. Please be sure to have these items and tools available to you both while working on this project in the Library and at School. This course is not requiring its completion at home, but if you do decide to work on it at home, you will need the following common materials there as well:
1. Computer with steady Internet access with the following:
a. An Internet Browser (Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome)
b. Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or another Word Processing Program
c. Speakers or a headphone (most laptops have built in speakers)
2. A Flash Drive
3. Your Social Studies Textbook
4. Your Social Studies Notebook with the notes both from your classroom and the library
5. A writing utensil such as a pencil
Remember! This is not a complete list of items. These items are required for EVERY Lesson. There may be more materials required for each lesson in addition to these, but these materials will be introduced during class and listed on the Lesson Page itself.
1. Computer with steady Internet access with the following:
a. An Internet Browser (Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome)
b. Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or another Word Processing Program
c. Speakers or a headphone (most laptops have built in speakers)
2. A Flash Drive
3. Your Social Studies Textbook
4. Your Social Studies Notebook with the notes both from your classroom and the library
5. A writing utensil such as a pencil
Remember! This is not a complete list of items. These items are required for EVERY Lesson. There may be more materials required for each lesson in addition to these, but these materials will be introduced during class and listed on the Lesson Page itself.
Class Procedures and Grading
Students will complete lessons which are broken into days and weekly time tables. Each assignment will open once the corresponding face-to-face session is completed. This is because the final 5 minutes of the face to face session will be to briefly review the online component. Each Lesson will be due one week from the date it was opened. Once the assignment is closed, you must email Mr. Levitt to open it if you need to submit late work. Each student is responsible for meeting the deadlines of each assignment.
This course will use one main assignment per lesson, weekly discussions, small assessments (quizzes/polls/surveys/self evailuations), and a final project (a Glog matched with a presentation) to calculate your grade. All assignments are due by 9pm on the specified due date.
Grading will be done via a rubric (as seen on the Evaluation page) and will use the Standards-based Grading Scale as perscribed by the District.
Grading Scale:
4 - Exceeds specified standards
3 - Meets all specified standards
2 - Meets most of the specified standards. There are a few areas that are incomplete, inaccurate, or lacking in the required detail.
1 - Meets few of the specified standards. There are many errors, incompletions, and/or lacks a lot of detail.
0 - Meets none of the specified standards. The work is entirely incomplete or nonexistant. There is very few factual elements to the project.
Late Work Policy:
It is the stated responsibility of the student to turn in all assignments within the posted deadlines. However, extensions can be awarded based upon need. However, extensions are only awarded to students who contact Mr. Levitt BEFORE the deadline passes and can provide verifiable proof of need. Verifiable proof of need includes: written note (this includes email) by parent/guardian or doctor and verbal agreement with parent/guardian or other responsible adult. Any other proof of need is determined at Mr. Levitt's discretion within the boundaries of established school policies and procedures.
This course will use one main assignment per lesson, weekly discussions, small assessments (quizzes/polls/surveys/self evailuations), and a final project (a Glog matched with a presentation) to calculate your grade. All assignments are due by 9pm on the specified due date.
Grading will be done via a rubric (as seen on the Evaluation page) and will use the Standards-based Grading Scale as perscribed by the District.
Grading Scale:
4 - Exceeds specified standards
3 - Meets all specified standards
2 - Meets most of the specified standards. There are a few areas that are incomplete, inaccurate, or lacking in the required detail.
1 - Meets few of the specified standards. There are many errors, incompletions, and/or lacks a lot of detail.
0 - Meets none of the specified standards. The work is entirely incomplete or nonexistant. There is very few factual elements to the project.
Late Work Policy:
It is the stated responsibility of the student to turn in all assignments within the posted deadlines. However, extensions can be awarded based upon need. However, extensions are only awarded to students who contact Mr. Levitt BEFORE the deadline passes and can provide verifiable proof of need. Verifiable proof of need includes: written note (this includes email) by parent/guardian or doctor and verbal agreement with parent/guardian or other responsible adult. Any other proof of need is determined at Mr. Levitt's discretion within the boundaries of established school policies and procedures.
Share what you know!
In this Wallwisher below, double click on the gray wall to share what you already know and/or would like to know about traveling to Europe!
