Transcript Mr. Bichel - Doral Academy Preparatory School

Mr. Bichel;
[email protected]
-BA Political Science/MPA Public Administration
-Teaching experience 17 years (7th year at Doral
Academy)
-Dial-A-Teacher TV show host for 3 years
-Teacher of the Year candidate; Region III MDCPS
-Excellent success rate entering students in
regional, State and National competitions
-Married 17 years, two children; Sabrina, 8 and
Marcus, 5
Civics/Curriculum
• The Civics class curriculum is specifically designed to give a student
the basic information needed to be a citizen of the United States of
America. The State of Florida’s Department of Education has
determined that should include, historical awareness of the United
States (To include analysis of key historical documents like the
constitution), the organizational structure of the federal, state and
local governments, personal and free market economic concepts,
the rights and responsibility of citizenship and an understanding of
the legal system. There is also emphasis on US Geography
• In addition to this there will also be a career planning component of
the class. This will focus on exposing the students to career options
they might not have thought of, as well as helping them to
understand what they need to do in order to pursue opportunities
for the future that they are already interested in. This will be
handled by the counseling department.
World History Curriculum
• The purpose of the World History course is to develop greater
understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts, in
interaction with different types of human societies. This
understanding is advanced through a combination of selective
factual knowledge and appropriate analytical skills. World History
highlights the nature of changes in international frameworks and
their causes and consequences, as well as comparisons among
major societies. World History emphasizes relevant factual
knowledge used in conjunction with leading interpretive issues and
types of historical evidence. The course builds on an understanding
of cultural, institutional and technological precedents that, along
with geography, set the human stage. Periodization, explicitly
discussed, forms an organizing principle for dealing with change and
continuity throughout the course, along with consistent attention
to contacts among societies that form the core of world history as a
field of study.
Class assignments/policies
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Grade Breakdown for Class
Tests 30%
Quizzes 20% (For 7th grade this will be Achieve 3000)
Projects 25%
Class work/HW 15%
Participation 10%
• Class Policies and Procedures; See
Classroom Policies and Procedures
Assignments 2013-2014
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APA Research Paper
Project Citizen (2,3,4,5,6,7 periods only)
Reading/Writing skills (In subject area)
Math/Science skills (In subject area)
Achieve 3000 (2,3,4,5,6,7 periods only)
Primary Source Work
Arts for Learning (1st period only)
Volunteer Opportunities
• Classroom Donations
• Volunteering in classroom;
Administrative/Individual tutoring (You will be
required to get District approved Volunteer
Status)