William Mitchell High School - Apogee Explo Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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xs,!!,lI!l.ii1ig.g,2 Lck: C: .nga miata.. it ' f we sa- fa-Q MRS. BETTY NIELSON, paraprofessional inthe social science resource center, looks for additional information for a student. Centers Provide Basis for Individual Study CONSCIENTIOUS MARAUDERS STRIVE to complete their assignments in the English resource center during unstructured modules.

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FROIVI AN ABUNDANCE of resources in the social science center, Perry Bean selects materials for his history class. STUDY CARRELS, BUlLT in the Mitchell shop, were a unique feature of the resource centers and created an atmosphere of quiet study. Well-Equipped Resource Individual study in resource centers is basic to the concept of modular scheduling. During the summer, alterations were made on the building, and additional equipment and resources were obtained in prepara- tion for the flexible system. The four resource centers were specialized accord- ing to departments. They are the math-science, English- foreign languages, social science, and business re- source centers. Each center contains books and ma- terials which pertain to its particular department, and the centers were open during all modules for student work in each area. The library served as the general- ized resource center. Independent study was stressed in each resource center. Separate study carrels, built in the Nlitchell shop, contributed to the atmosphere of quiet study. Teachers' offices were located in or near the resource centers, so that students could consult their teachers on individual problems during free modules. Paraprofessionals were added to the staff this year to supervise the centers and to aid the students. They were selected on the basis of their secretarial skills, education, and experience in their particular fields.

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Social Science Adopts lVlulti-Text Approach MR. ROBERT STACK leads his small-group American history class in a discussion ofthe Industrial Revolution. JUNIOR JllVl WiANT makes a point as he gives one of his three Ameri- can history speeches. 0009951 I . 5 lVlodular scheduling brought about an individuali- zation of instruction inthe social science department. The object ofthe social science classes was to elimi- nate textbook teaching by providing the student with a variety of sources on one subject. The plan gave the student an opportunity to explore a subject in greater depth and to develop insights and ideas which they could bring to their small-group class discussions. Ninety-five students could be seated in the social science resource center, which contained both tables and carrels for more individual study. Among the subjects taught by the social science department were world and American history, which were required of all students, psychology, economics, history ot the Far East, world and political geography, American government, and social living.