Tacoma Schools serves nearly 30,000 students in our city.
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Find your grades online and more. HAC contains real-time data—as soon as a teacher enters a grade, attendance, etc, it's there for you to see online.
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All students will perform at or above grade level...
We will fully engage our parents, community and staff...
We will focus on early assessment and intervention...
...create and maintain safe learning environments...
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Carla Santorno “Not just in leadership, but on many fronts, Tacoma Public Schools has reached a new crossroads....”
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A. Your Learning Management System Being familiar with your LMS Participating in discussions Taking tests and quizzes
B. Organization Learning how organization helps you Creating folders Saving and naming files Backing up your work
C. Time Management Creating a schedule pt. 1 Creating a schedule pt. 2 Planning for large projects
D. Using an Online Calendar Signing up for 30 Boxes Overview of the calendar Entering and editing appointments Using the To-Do list Tagging and color coding items
E. Digital Citizenship Using netiquette E-mailing tips Understanding communication challenges Combatting online harassment Avoiding plagiarism
F. Writing Tips Writing Thesis statements Doing Online research Outlining with Microsoft Word Writing intros Writing conclusions Getting citation help with Knight Cite
G. Online Study Help Using Study Stack Using MathNerds Using The OWL at Purdue
H. Motivation Working through difficulty Rewarding yourself