Dear Parents or Guardians, I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself and express my excitement about working with your student this semester! I believe students can grow and develop by examining the issues we cover in my class. I will help your student develop important social studies skills such as chronological thinking, historical comprehension, historical analysis and interpretation, and historical research. We will start our course with studying ancient civilizations and finish our course by discussing contemporary issues. I will be using a variety of instructional methods to ensure that all students learn and are challenged. The World History department has flipped instruction so students will be watching direct instruction/class lectures for homework each night via youtube video. In class, we will do project based learning, group work, assessments, games, visual discoveries, debates, discussions and use technology to enhance comprehension. Students will be using a learning management system called Canvas in the classroom. I will promote student learning in my classroom and create a positive environment. I would love to communicate with both you and your student. I will post updates to this page. You may contact me via email [email protected]. I update grades on Power School. I welcome questions or comments and am looking forward to a great year! Miss Julie Hellerstein