Hi Tom,
What an equally wonderful and overwhelming opportunity!  I do research and digital citizenship units.  While they're not half-year designs, they certainly could be.  Reach out if you'd like more information.  My number is 203-214-3417.
Best,
Cheryl

On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 5:00 PM Sarah Dolan-Adamec <SDolan-Adamec@griswoldpublicschools.org> wrote:
Hi Tom!

I needed to do the same thing with 8th grade, and I decided to focus on career exploration! We used different tools to think about the students' interests, and then we found friends and relatives in the community who were willing to be interviewed via Zoom. The students were graded on coming up with questions for the interviewees and completing quick ed puzzle "day in the life" videos as well!.. It was awesome to see them reflect on how they felt about different careers, and this is something that I wish I had experienced before graduating from high school!

-Sarah Dolan-Adamec
From: CASL-L <casl-l-bounces@mylist.net> on behalf of Thomas Andronowitz <TAndronowitz@thomastonschools.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 1:37:21 PM
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Subject: [CASL-L] Middle school course ideas
 
Hello all,
I’ve recently been charged with teaching a half year course to middle school students (grades 7/8). I’ve been given free reign to teach whatever I want and am looking for ideas and/or existing curriculum for courses that are already up and running. Thank you in advance to anyone who is willing to share their ideas or curriculum for such a course with me. 
Regards. 
Tom Andronowitz
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Thomaston High School


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CURRENTLY READING
While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

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Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya
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City of Thieves by David Benioff
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art & Science of Remembering 
       Everything by Joshua Foer
The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
That Summer by Jennifer Weiner
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
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