Chat and get to know one another. disucss strengths and weaknesses. Sophie explained that she has dylexia and it's a real problem; she did not read before 4th grade. she's only read 2 books for pleasure in her life. I assured her that there are ways of working with this. That listening to books on tape/cd is a great idea. We looked through her binders and her benjamin email account. She forwarded all emails from her English teacher to me.
Assignment
Read 1st 3 chapters of the Kite runner
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Sophie is nice and is good at articulating her thoughts. We had a nice first session.
Discuss and set up cloud-based backup service for class files and personal data.
Assignment
Activate and begin backing up to Google Documents
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Sophie forgot her laptop but we used a Mac from the lab to review the internal parts and take out/replace RAM. We then covered backup systems and the pros/cons of using a cloud-based system.
Review and discuss current events.
Review chapter on WW1.
Assignment
Define key terms from chapter in your own words.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Good session. Sofie admitted she had some difficulty actually focusing on the material last night. I assigned her the key terms to help her comprehension.
1. Sophie will be able to graph equations in point-slope form.
2. Sophie will be able to write equations in point-slope form.
3. Sophie will be able to write equations in slope-intercept form using point-slope form.
Assignment
section 6.5
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
We should be able to finish chapter 6 by the end of the week. Sophie will be taking a chapter 6 test early next week. She was also present for parts of chapter 7 at her previous school. Once I see how much she remembers, I will be able to determine how much time we will need to spend on chapter 7.
Sophie and I spent the class discussing where she left off in biology, what would be expected of her for class, how she would be evaluated, and what she could expect from me. We then discussed chemistry and how it is related to biology.
Assignment
Read Chapter 6 and complete vocabulary for thursday
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Lesson Comments
Sophies teacher should be emailing me a more detailed look at where she left off in class. I am going to try to stick to the Benjamin curriculum as much as possible.
Assess student's currenty level and expectations for the Computer class.
Assignment
Find out if Sophie will be able to test out of her benjamin computer class or retake.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Sophie is nice to work with and has a very positive attitude. She doesn't have much of a background with computers and her previous computer class was a bit of a joke. We spent some time on some basics about how computers talk to each other and what the main descriptors are for modern personal computers. She grasped the concepts well. We began a plan to advance her practical knowledge of using a computer for academic research, personal communications, data protection, and personal/identity protection. The actual plan of study for the next 12 weeks will depend on whether she can test out of the benjamin computer class (which means we will use that material plus our own) or if she will have to retake it in the fall.
1. Sophie will be able to find slope.
2. Sophie will be able to write an equation in slope intercept form.
3. Sophie will be able to write an equation in standard form.
4. Sophie will be able to find x and y-intercepts.
5. Sophie will be able to graph equations given in slope-intercept and standard form.
Assignment
Review Assignment - 6.1, 6.2 and 6.4
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Lesson Comments
* Regularly scheduled for 60 minutes, subbed for 30 minutes for Jenny.
Sophie finished the chapter 6 material at her previous school but did not take the chapter test. We began reviewing the chapter 6 material today. She is a bit "rusty," after missing several weeks of school but seems to have a good base of knowledge and thinking skills.
