Get to Know Ms. Packard
This is the name of Ms. Packard’s dog, who probably wishes he could grade your essays.
What is Darby?
Instead of earning points on assignments, students are graded based on how well they meet this.
What are the six standards?
When students enter class, they have exactly this amount of time to put away their personal technology.
What is 45 seconds?
This major global conflict, which began in 1914, is the first historical event students will study in this class.
What is World War I?
Before becoming a teacher, Ms. Packard had a full-time job raising four kids. What was that job?
What is a stay-at-home mom?
All assessments in this class must be completed in this setting.
What is in class?
After the 45-second timer, students must put their personal technology in this location for the rest of class.
What is their backpack?
In Unit Two, students will study the time period between World War I and World War II, which is known as this.
What are the Interwar Years?
Ms. Packard lives in this city but commutes about an hour each morning to work.
What is Seattle?
Students will not just receive grades from Ms. Packard—they will also do this to reflect on their own progress.
What is self-assess?
If Ms. Packard sees a student using personal technology during class, they will need to place it here until the end of class.
What is the golden basket?
In the final unit of the class, students will learn about three major historical topics: the Holocaust, World War II, and this long-lasting conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
What is the Cold War?
Ms. Packard is divorced and lives alone. How does she feel about it?
What is "She loves it"?
If students choose to use AI in this class, they must do these two things for their work to be accepted.
What are cite it and submit their chats?
If students forget a pencil or need to borrow a charger, they can get one from Ms. Packard—but only if they trade this.
What is their cell phone or AirPods?
In Unit Two, students will be doing a lot of these two types of assignments to explore historical events.
What are research projects and presentations?
Outside of teaching, Ms. Packard is working on a big personal project—writing this.
What is a book?
In addition to academic skills, students will be graded daily on three success skills, which include having a learner’s mindset, working well with others, and doing this.
What is being a self-manager?
Ms. Packard doesn’t take away personal technology as a punishment but rather as a way to help students develop this important success skill.
What is self-management?
To pass this class, every student must complete this final assignment, which they can do alone or in a small group.
What is an independent research project and presentation?