Flowing Wells High School - We Rose Above Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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d 4 : a ef | TOP LEFT: Mr. Mike Heard demonstrates a complicated proof on the overhead projector. ABOVE RIGHT: Mr. James Cox lec- tures to a consumer math class on selecting a proper insurance policy and other information of importance after graduation. Mr. Cox also teaches Algebra. ABOVE: Mr. Richard di Cosola tentatively answers a student’s question. RIGHT: Gary Weppler is one of many students who attend computer classes at the Southern Arizona Bank. Here he is learning how to operate the key-punch machine.

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ABOVE: Mrs. Anne Stewart, and Mrs. Yvonne Taft team togeth- er to make their class more interesting. RIGHT: Mr. Patrick Lav- in and Mr. Robert Ewell teaming freshman and sophomore Eng- lish. BELOW: Mr. John McCormick works in English program as well as in Counseling. BELOW RIGHT: Mrs. Phyllis Leon, who teaches college prep English, sets a record for her class.

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TOP LEFT: Mr. Julian Aguilu, Chairman of the Math Dept., explains the necessary techniques in learning to operate the free response machine to Theresa Reed. BELOW LEFT: Ralph Armstrong, Jerry Roepke, Fred Sie- gert, and Dan Weber are observing exercises trans- mitted from a Loop Projector to a screen. Ear- phone and tape describe what is being illustrated on the screen. BELOW RIGHT: Miss Noreen In- gle discusses methods of constructing equal angles using a compass and straight edge, in Geom. Miss Ingle also teaches Pre Alg. and Trig. Math Department Uses Multi- Media In the past six years the math- ematics curriculum has been under constant reappraisal, new and dynamic guidlines devel- oped, establishing — different levels of achievement for pupils of different ability. The staff of Flowing Wells High School Mathematics Department has been exploring the utilization of multimedia in the teaching of math. At present this project is being evaluated by the govern- ment ‘Evaluation Project Inno- vation Center.” This is only one of the many research projects being conduct- ed. These projects range from teacher-pupil individualized instruction to computer-pupil individualized instruction. The orientation of these approaches is for both the college bound student and the student who will terminate his formal education with high school. fhe Math Department in its approach to the choice of curri- culum and teaching has maintain- ed the philosophy of ‘Individual- ized instruction for the individ- ual student, oriented to his life skills.”