John Marshall Community High School (JMCHS) recently received a grant from the Central Indiana Community Foundation to provide resources for college, careers, and entrepreneurship.
www.myilibrary.org/IPS
Contains databases, websites, search engines, home access, and the Destiny card catalog for the media center.
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ Bureau of Labor and Statistics, authoritative website for job outlooks, education, salaries, work environment, and similar careers.
I am creating a resource page for a financial literacy project for a grant I am writing to Central Indianapolis Community Foundation's Library Fund.
*This is a work in progress for John Marshall students.*
www.playspent.org Players can try different jobs such as a "temp," a warehouse worker, or a waiter/waitress, and experience what it is like to on a budget of $1,200 a month.
Billionaire app (iphone) This is an iphone app that allows players to start a business, grow your business, and sell a business.
Patriot Page Turners (Book Club) at the Battle of the Books competition on Ben Davis campus
For the first time, the John Marshall Community High School Patriot Page Turners (book club) competed in the Battle of the Books at Ben Davis High School in the spring of 2015. Last year, one of the books we read was Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" to build vocabulary. Ironically, the Indianapolis Repertory Theatre was offering the play. Book club was able to attend, and wants to go again this year.
Christina Shepard, MLS and book club student
Book club has their first meeting of the 2015-16 school year this Thursday in the media center. We are planning a field trip to Barnes & Nobles, hopefully, another play at the IRT, and to compete in the Battle of the Books again this year.
First Sergeant repping Indiana University, and Mrs. Shepard repping Indiana Military Academy
Today is "Rep Your College Day." Teachers and students wear their college gear to inspire the students to go to college. I did not want people to forget our military academies, so I wore my old battle dress uniform (BDU) jacket with my Lieutenant rank. Students got quite a kick out of seeing this old uniform, and hearing the stories behind it.
I used Bill Wither's song "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone" to explain what the feeling of being away from home is like for soldiers.
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Other than that, my reading students got their Google Docs, and their Goodreads accounts. We talked about the 5 standards their ELA predictor test for ISTEP indicated they needed to improve, and about taking ownership of their education. My students know the standards, but they may not share the experiences with the administrators who write the test. Because of this, we also watch Channel One, so when the students write, they at least can give supporting facts about current events, despite any cultural differences.
One area we are suffering with is using supporting documentation. If you are not around people who are reading about their profession, you may not understand the importance using academic journals, or supporting documentation.
