FDR H-TECH Derby

Dear Roosevelt H-TECH Family,

Welcome to Online/Digital Learning! Thank you for your patience and flexibility as we continue with our transition from face-to-face to digital learning. The faculty and staff at H-TECH are working diligently to create systems that support this transition. Our goal is to ensure that we communicate with you on a weekly basis to keep you informed and connected.

To date, your scholar:

• should have received a laptop/Chromebook for our campus
• connected with their instructors via Google Classroom.
• connected/communicated with his/her El Centro College professor
• completed a daily check in with each HS instructor for attendance purposes.
• completed 2 assignments for each HS class.

If you have not received a laptop/Chromebook or your scholar has not completed the above steps, do not hesitate to contact us for support with getting caught up. Our H-TECH team looks forward to communicating and supporting our scholars!

Sincerely,

Ashley A. Duncan

Roosevelt H-TECH Collegiate Administrator

aduncan@dallasisd.org

972.925.6800

Greetings H-TECH Family,

As a family here at Roosevelt H-TECH, it is our mission to continue to serve our students and their families with what they need to be successful. Below are the latest updates from the Counselor’s Corner:

• Make sure your student is logging into their high school teachers’ Google Classroom daily during the time they have the class. Attendance is just as important as completing the assignments
• All DCCCD classes will resume on Monday, March 30th (all online). Students have access through eCampus.
• Collegiate administrator/Counselor will meet with student groups virtually through the Zoom video app.
• For those senior students who haven’t completed FAFSA/TAFSA or Apply TX, we are still working with EIF to get that done (EIF/Counselor will be reaching out to those students)
• College enrollment paperwork for Summer 2020 and Fall 2020 is due April 23rd (more information to come).

Helpful Links:

• Let's Talk Link: If you have questions for the district
• Request for Counseling Services: If student/family needs counseling
  
• Vital Source: Library of College textbooks (student creates an account)
  
• Texas Health and Human Services:
  

During this time, please be safe and know that if you need us, we are here to serve!!!!!

Sincerely,

Mr. Johnson

El Centro College has also moved to virtual/digital learning for the remainder of this semester. El Centro College classes will resume Monday, March 30, 2020, at their regularly scheduled times.

Students are required to:

• to complete and submit all assignments on eCampus.
  
• to log into eCampus during their regularly scheduled class time.
• contact with their college professors to be inquire about any changes for that course (test dates, syllabus, etc.)
• use Vital Source to access college textbooks that they do not have access codes for.

Professors have already began to communicate with students via email about the weekly requirements of their courses. It is more important than ever to ensure scholars are logging on and completing the assignments before they are due. If there are any questions and/or issues with access, please do not hesitate to contact our campus.

Updates:

• Class of 2020 ECC Graduation postponed. No further information is available.

Helpful Links:

• Virtual Tutoring/Support w/College Courses
• Textbook Access

Dallas ISD COVID-19 Information

• Website Link
• At Home Learning Info
• Zoom Access
• Technical Assistance/Support or contact 972.925.5630

COVID-19 Information and Preventative Care Links:

• Reduce the Risk (Spanish)
• Reduce the Risk (English)
• Know the Facts (English)
• Know the Facts (Spanish)

Links for Food, Financial Support/Assistance, etc:

• Oak Cliff Churches Aid Program
• City of Dallas Utilities Resource

Free Internet Services To Students: 1-844-488-8395

Free Meals @ FDR HS: Mon - Fri, 10a - 1p

Upcoming Assignments:

PAP Chem

• Solubility Curves and Molarity DOLs- Friday April 3rd

Physics Due Friday April 3rd

• Ohm's Law and Electrical Power DOL
• Induction, Conduction, and Friction DOL
• Coulomb's Law DOL

Here's what to expect in Pre-AP English 1 this week:

Assignments:

• Free Response Question due by Thursday, April 2nd @ 4:20pm.
• Can use resources from the internet, or Mr. Scott's class to complete.
• Mini Research Project
• Submit selected topic by Tuesday, March 31st @ 4:20pm.
• Topics: How to Survive, The Secret to Success, Who is "The Best of the Best?"
• Final Product due by Friday, April 3rd @ 4:20pm.
  

Attendance: Students must mark themselves present daily BEFORE 4pm by answering the attendance question in the Google Classroom.

Communication: Please check the Google Classroom daily for any updates or additional opportunities.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me via Remind with code @mckenziee1 or email at samckenzie@dallasid.org. Looking forward to another week of online learning!!

Here's what to expect in Pre AP English II this week:

• Attendance: Students will mark themselves present each day through an attendance question in Google Classroom—students must mark themselves present before 4 PM!
• Assignments: This week's focus will be a short research project! Students will choose from three potential topics and complete a related research task.
• Chosen topic will be due by Tuesday March 31st at 4 PM, and the completed project will be due Friday April 3rd at 4PM.
• Communication: Please check the Google Classroom every day for additional updates and opportunities. If you have not joined the Remind, you can do so using the code @elliottol

I'm so excited for another week of online learning! If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at chelliott@dallasisd.org

AP Human Geography

Graded assignments:

• Brown-Bag-It Activity – determine five items to place in your lunch related to language and justify them?
• Language DOL1: What are languages and what role do they play in culture? (FRQ – free response question format)

Scaffold activities:

• What are languages? Reading
• Intro to languages video lecture
• Language vocabulary pyramid
• Task sheet will be worth bonus points toward graded assignments for the week.

US Government

Graded assignments:

• Census Discussion and Questioning Activity - explores the purpose of the US Census
• Census DOL1: What is the role of the US Census and why is it important? (MCQ – multiple choice question format)

Scaffold activities:

• Principles and Virtues Glossary (Reading)
• Article 1, Section 2 of US Constitution (Reading)
• Fourteenth Amendment, Section 2 (Reading)
• Intro to languages video lecture
• Vocabulary brackets (tier/rank words based on importance with justifications)
• Task sheet will be worth bonus points toward graded assignments for the week.

Assignments for next week – 3/30-4/3

1. PowerPoint reading with embedded questions and activities

• Complete the embedded activities and questions on google docs and turn it in online to google classroom

1. Complete the online weekly DOL on google classroom (which will only be posted on Friday)

** I will be available for support during your designated class time via SKYPE (972-925-6835) or via Email (ALECLOPEZ@DALLASISD.ORG). You can schedule tutorials by emailing me directly.

Students will need to answer the attendance question according to the following schedule.

A days – Monday and Wednesday

B days – Tuesday and Thursday

C days – Everyone on Friday

A video that explains the lesson and activity for the week will be posted Sunday night and will be available to you through google classroom.

There will be two assignments, one due by end of Wednesday and the second due by end of Friday.

You can work on these assignments at any time, but I will be available to help you live during your assigned class time.

Assignments will be checked daily and grades will be posted over the weekend. Assignments will be through Classkick. You can work on an assignment at any time that you would like. I will check these daily and you can look at my comments, or hear my voice messages the next day.

Office hours: I will be available to meet with you, help you live, and answer any questions you may have on the spot, during your assigned class time. We can meet through TEAMS and I will share the link for you to do that.

If you send me a message through google classroom at a different time, I will typically respond within an hour, so check back later.

MAPS:

Lessons week ending April 3, 2020

Habits of Mind

Monday & Tuesday: Habit 1 - Persisting - Define/Study

Wednesday & Thursday: Habit 2 Managing Impulsivity - Define/Study

Friday: Habits 1&2 Reflect

Lessons week ending April 10, 2020

Habits of Mind

Monday & Tuesday: Habit 3 - Listening with Understanding and Empathy - Define/Study

Wednesday & Thursday: Habit 4 Thinking Flexibly - Define/Study

Friday: Habits 3&4 Reflect

Math in Action

As part of our online learning during this pandemic, we will have a collaborative group work project. Students will work in teams to evaluate a distributor of crafts and gifts. Students will be presented with a four page business study where they will use mathematics to help improve the efficiency of business finances. The article will be made available in the second week of the online curriculum and students will have 10 days to work in teams to analyse and write up a plan for their success. After all the plans have been submitted the groups will present their findings live and online on Zoom. I look forward to reading and reviewing

your great ideas.

This week Pre-AP Biology students have been busy reviewing previously learned concepts about ecosystems through a variety of interactive assignments. Next week we will continue studying ecosystems looking at how disturbances and changes can impact an ecosystem/environment.

Over spring break a few students took advantage of a bonus point opportunity and shared examples of ecological succession found in their neighborhood. See Arely Romero's example in this picture. Ask your student to explain to you whether this is an example of primary or secondary succession. Next week we'll be hunting students' camouflaged "moths" though a bonus point opportunity tying together our current study of ecology with previously studied natural selection and evolution.

Parents, if you have an email address, I highly recommend that you sign up for Guardian summaries on Google Classroom to help you keep abreast of your student's assignments and due dates.

Troy A. Tyson, Principal

Ashley A. Duncan, Collegiate Administrator

Dewayne Johnson, Collegiate Counselor

Ida Henry, Workplace Learning Coordinator

Email: aduncan@dallasisd.org
Website: https://www.dallasisd.org/domain/16591
Location: 525 Bonnie View Road, Dallas, TX, USA
Phone: 972.925.6879