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    Name: Mrs. Laura Burkhour
    School: Academy for Information Technology
    Subjects: Early American Literature; AP Research 
    Office Hours: Monday-Friday, sixth period
    Location: Bistocchi Hall 614
    Phone Extension: 417 
     
     
     
  • Welcome to Mrs. Burkhour's schoolwires page. Please uses the nested tabs under the Homepage for basic information on the courses. The teacher maintains Google Classrooms for her academic courses. Additional course information is posted there. Parents / guardians who want access to this information must sign-in to Google Classroom using their child's UCVTS account.  
     
    Home Contact:  Mrs. Burkhour uses PowerSchool Parent Portal to inform parents / guardians about their child's academic progress and welcomes emails from parents/guardians who have questions about the information provided on it. The teacher reserves home contact for extenuating circumstances like behavior issues or impending course failure in order to foster in students a sense of personal responsibility for their academic success.
     
    Recommended Student School Supplies for the 2017-2018 Academic Year: Students enrolled in a course taught by Mrs. Burkhour are required to have the following supplies for each and every class in order to take full advantage of the learning venture: standard blue or black ballpoint pens, a two-pocket folder, adequately charged district-issued Chromebook, an active UCVTS Google Drive account, access to the course's Google Classroom (class codes TBA), access to an operational printer outside of class time, and an active library card.

Announcements

  • Horror Unit Timeline Updated: The due dates for the horror unit assignments and cumulative assessment have been revised to accommodate the teacher's absence on Wednesday, November 29th, and Thursday, November 30th. Please look on Google Classroom for revised due dates for the remaining assignments.  |  Thu.Nov.30.2017, 04:44 PM
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  • Evaluation Rubrics Added to Online Learning Resources: The evaluation rubrics for assignments and annotations have been added to the course documents section of the online resources page. Please click on the appropriate link for more information.  |  Thu.Nov.16.2017, 04:18 PM
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