Preview of 2015-16 class offerings for The Shepherd's Christian Home School. Public Speaking, General Science, and Physical Education classes are available for 3rd-6th grade students. Geography club meets once a month while the classes meet weekly in Snellville, GA.

1. Welcome to
The Shepherd’s Christian Home School
Our mission is to provide a Bible-based, Christian
education which excels in teaching the whole child,
considering multiple intelligences, the way they learn and
support families’ efforts to fulfill Deuteronomy 6:4.

2. …the goal of our instruction is
love from a pure heart and a
good conscience and a sincere
faith. 1 Timothy 1:5
Know God
Grow in Faith
Show His glory

3. Learning Cycle

4. Pre- Assessment
•Rubrics
•Teacher Observation and
Checklists
•Anecdotal Records
•Portfolios
•Inventories
•Standardized Tests

5. Modalities
oVisual-watchers and readers
oAuditory-listeners and talkers
oKinesthetic-doers and touchers
“Each mind has its own method.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882

6. Big Picture Smart
(Existentialist)

7. Inventory
Name
Reading level
English language proficiency level
Grade level equivalent/Reading level
Level of adult supervision/support needed
Strength areas
Weak areas
Preferred learning style
Personal interests
Least favorite things
Fears

8. Curriculum
•Christ centered philosophy
•Research based standards and
developmental goals (KDU)
•Scope and sequence
•Lesson plans
•Assessment

9. Standards
Indicate what a child should know,
understand, and be able to do.

10. Public Speaking
NL-ENG.K-12.4 Communication Skills
NL-ENG.K-12.5 Communication Strategies
NL-ENG.K-12.8 Developing Research Skills
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) / and
the International Reading Association (IRA) Standards
for the English Language Arts
www.ncte.org/standards/ncte-ira

11. General Science
• Earth Science (earthquakes, natural resources, etc.)
• Space (Stars, solar system, etc.)
• Life Science (Cells, classification, genetics, etc.)
• Human Body (systems, etc.)
• Physical Science (matter, motion, energy, etc.)
National Research Council’s National Science Education Standards
Download at http://www.nap.edu/catalog/4962/national-science-education-standards
Georgia Performance Standards and Benchmarks
Download at
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Standards/Pages/BrowseStandards/ScienceStandar
dsK-5.aspx

12. Geography Club
Geography for Life: National Geography Standards
The World in Spatial Terms
Standard 1: How to use maps and other geographic
representations, tools, and technologies to acquire,
process, and report information
Standard 3: How to analyze the spatial organization of
people, places, and environments on Earth’s surface
Standard 4: The physical and human characteristics of
places
Standard 6: How culture and experience influence people’s
perceptions of places and regions
Standard 7: The physical processes that shape the patterns
of Earth’s surface

13. Presidential Youth Fitness Program
Physical activity improves mental health and is
important for the health of muscles, bones,
and joints.
• Aerobic capacity (one mile run/walk)
• Sit/curl-up
• 90 degree push up
• Pull-up
• BMI

14. Process:
Multiple options for making sense of the ideas
Experiential learning…

15. Lessons from the Master Teacher:
1. level/meaningful Samaritan woman John 4
2. known to unknown Nicodemus John 3
3. scripture “It is written . . .” Matthew 4
4. asked questions “why worry…lilies” Matthew 6:28
5. sequential method Parables Matthew 13
6. active response two by two Luke 10:1
7. Engaged senses incense Luke 1:10, 11
8. go tell others Great Commission Matthew 28:19, 20
9. developmental levels talents Mathew 25
10. discovery learning taxes Matthew 22
Content and methodology:
Multiple options for taking in information

16. Pyramid of Learning
READING10 %
HEARING20%
SEEING30%
HEARING & SEEING40%
DISCUSS WITH OTHERS70%
TALK/WRITE OR DO/APPLY90%

17. Product: Multiple options for
expressing what they know

18. Written Visual Oral
Research
Report
Poster Lesson
presentation
News article Graphic
Organizer
Oral
Presentation
Information
brochure
PowerPoint Radio
Interview
Tomlinson & McTighe
Integrating Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design p.74

19. Summative (end of unit/period)
Evaluation or Assessment
Guide instruction
Monitor progress
Maintain standards
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20. Portfolio Components
• Standards
• Curriculum Scope and Sequence/Course Description
• Teaching and Learning Objectives and Goals
• Calendar
• Reading Log
• Record of Grades
• Sample work product before/after (subject/dividers)
• Field Trips
• Evaluations (Tests/Quizzes)
• Special projects (Research papers, etc.)
• Photos
• Standardized Tests

21. Electronic portfolios
www.livebinder.com
peer assessment
curate knowledge
increase engagement
Strengthen organizational skills

22. Mark your calendars
• Classes begin August 31, 9 a.m.
• National Geographic Bee January 5
• Social Studies Fair February 19
• Science Festival Week March 21 ?
• Science Olympiad ?March 26
• Science Fair April 1 ?
• STEM Career Fair GT April 16 ?
• Standardized Testing 3rd & 6th gr. April 19-21
• Standardized Testing April 26-28

23. • KNOW God
• GROW in faith
• SHOW God’s glory
Gaining wisdom, knowledge, and joy!

24. Althea Penn, M.Ed.Adm., NAC, PDS
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