World Geography School of Foundational Studies Chris Hayden About Me I am in my 7^th year of teaching and have taught at Wilson for 3 years. I am originally from Ohio but have lived in Indiana, Washington, Michigan, Israel, and now South Carolina. I graduated from Taylor University and hold a bachelor’s degree in History and in Middle Eastern Studies from Jerusalem University College. I enjoy football (GO Michigan!), hockey (Go Red Wings!), music, playing guitar, outdoor sports and activities, the cold weatherJ, and Polarbears. Most of all I enjoy spending time doing things with my wife Michelle, and our 4 children. They like to roughhouse, play Legos, ride bikes, beat Dad at Playstation 3, go geocaching, and much more! I am excited to be here at Wilson High School and am having a blast teaching your children! Go TIGERS!
Lesson Plans		documents	important Dates
First Semester August 17-28 August 31-Sept. 4 September 21-Oct. 2 October 5-16 October 26—Nov. 6 November 9-20 November 30- Dec.11 December 14-Jan 11 January 13-15	Second Semester January 18-Feb. 5 February 8-19 February 22-26 March 1-12 March 15-26 April 5-16 April 19-30 May 3-14 May 17-27	Course Syllabus Scope and Sequence Bell Schedule Religion Project Sheet/Rubric 1^st Semester Exam Review Sheet	February 12 NO SCHOOL-Teacher Workday February 16 Interims Issued March 18 End of 3^rd Nine Weeks March 19 NO SCHOOL- Staff Development March 25 Report Cards Issued March 29-April 2 NO SCHOOL-SPRING BREAK April 27 Interims Issued April 30 Early Dismissal-Staff Development May 26 Half Day (Exams) May 27 Half Day- (Exams) Last Day for Students May 29 Evening Graduation
PowerPoint Blank Maps		Second Chance Policy Any student who earns a grade lower than a 77 (C) on a test may retake the assessment within 5 school days to get a grade not higher than a 77%. Students have ONE chance to retake the test. If they do not retake the test, they will get the grade they earned. For more information on this policy, please see the Wilson High School main web page.	Website Resources http://go.hrw.com/gopages/index.html Study Stack Flash Cards
Current Events BBC World News USA Today Jerusalem Post News 13 www.izzit.org		My Favorite Websites www.followtherabbi.com National Geographic Society www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive Taylor University
Favorite quotes about geography by famous people: “There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives.”-Josephine Hart “If geography is prose, maps are iconography.”-Lennart Meri “Sometimes I think war is God’s way of teaching us geography.”-Paul Rodriguez
Copyright: Chris Hayden, 2009 Wilson High School, Florence District One Telephone: 842-664-8440 Contact me: chayden@fsd1.org Last Revised: January 26,2010