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Physics, Physics of Engineering
C.E. Physics; Astronomy and Meteorology
My Personal Teaching Philosophy
Over the past several years in teaching physics at Layton High School, I’ve developed a program where students feel like they can succeed in an elite curriculum. This program allows students to find physics fun, entertaining, and G-whiz in quality. I feel that it is important that students take what they have learned in my classes and feel comfortable with applying the processes of observation, integration & drawing conclusions. I believe in giving the students tangible items to handle, look at closely, and to relate them in their everyday lives. Each quarter, my students learn group decision-making and teamwork skills by working in groups to develop a hands-on physics project. For integrating writing skills to this project, each student is required to write 3 reports, (proposal, progress & follow-up), to track their progress on what they have learned.
The 3 -5 year plan for Jim Lindsay in 2017 & 2018
1. I will continue to develop a program of physics where students would feel like they could succeed in an elite curriculum. I would want the students to find the subjects fun, entertaining and G-Whiz in quality. I want the students to take what they have learned in physics and feel comfortable with applying the processes of observation, comparison, and drawing conclusions.
2. I will continue to give them things to handle, things to look at closely, and things to relate with on their everyday life. As often as I can, I plan to have them take home something which is relevant to the subject under study, on the hope that they tell someone (a little brother, a friend, or a grandmother) what it is they learned and why it is important.
3. I will continue to try grouping the students in a way that I can make use of a cooperative, competitive, and individualistic student-student interaction patterns for instruction. In doing this, I would hope that my students would be able to say, “Mr. Lindsay’s class is a place where we work together to learn and share our ideas, argue our point of view, and have a fun competition and sometimes we work individually, but most of the time we learn together.”
4. I will continue to encourage and include minorities and women in the physical sciences, by helping with the MESA club at the school.
5. I will continue to integrate the various science disciplines into physics and emphasize an application towards the Earth.
6. I will continue to incorporate more computers and emerging technologies by developing issue oriented case studies.
7. I will continue to capture the excitement and fun of learning about Physics by demanding hands-on and investigative approached to science.
8. I will continue to have the students develop an aesthetic appreciation of the natural world.
9. I plan to develop a curriculum for Materials Science that would correlate with the Chemistry Core.
10. I will have my C.E. students create a web-portfolio that shows project-improvement throughout the school year. In this web-portfolio, the students will include a written proposal, progress and follow-up of their assigned Physics-projects.
11. I would like to develop a radio communications class that would allow the students to develop their creativity and knowledge by running their own programs on-the-air. All of these programs will be of educational value and a service to the community. The students will be required to learn electronics, public speaking, technical writing skills, EM communication, acoustics, etc.
12. I will continue to work more closely with other departments in the school, (e.g. photography, sports, Auto Shop, history, art, music, dance, theater, etc.)
13. I will continue to make more original physics demos and labs and share them with other physics teachers.
14. I will continue to sale my physics program to the younger students in JR. High, and Elementary that are fed into Layton High School. I’m trying to convince these kids to take Physics when they reach high school.
17. I would like to improve the Pre-test to Post-test scores of my Physics students by at least 71%.
18. I will continue to develop more science-related display-cases around the school hallways. A student should be able to educate themselves as they roam the hallways at LHS.
19. I plan to have students do a hands-on project each quarter that requires written proposal, progress & follow-up reports.
20. I plan to continue to do whatever it takes to keep my present classroom, Lab & storage space at Layton High School. I have been very happy with it this past year & it enabled me to accomplish most my other goals.
21. I plan to spend my summers traveling in exotic places & researching scientific phenomena to share with my students.
22. I plan to hand out teacher evaluations, at the end to the school year, to my C.E. Students.
23. I plan to emphasize the difference between reality & fantasy while applying my teaching strategies. Students need recognize psuedoscience or bad science when they presented to them.
24. I plan to continue raising money for enough equipment in my physics lab so that my student group # is two or less students.
25. I plan to help create a student body that sees my school as a safe and fun place to go. A place that students can brag & be proud of being a part of.
26. I plan to create a Science-Electives course named Meteorology.
27. I plan to develop a Astronomy class/club that would regularly attend a Star Parties.
My long-range goals in the future are to continue as a science instructor and eventually earn my Doctorate Degree. I would like to be in a position that influences in the way the sciences are taught in Utah & the United States. I would like to eliminate the CRT exams in Utah because they cause discrimination & disloyalty within students, faculty & Administration. I feel that the sciences should be approached more on an integrated level, applied to everyday life, and technologically upgraded.
Lindsay's Last Schedule during the 2020/2021 Hybrid Schedule
Monday, Tuesday A1, A2, Wednesday, Thursday B1, B2:
1/5 Period 7:30-8:50 AM 1st Meteorology/5th Physics
1/6 Period 8:55-10:15 AM 2nd Prep/6th Prep
3/7 Period 10:20-11:40 AM 3rd Physics/7th Physics
1st Lunch 11:40-12:15 PM Lunch
Advisory 12:20-1:00 PM STAND
4/8 Period 1:05-2:20 PM 4th Physics/8th Astronomy
Friday: 7:30-9:00 AM Meetings; 9:00-11:00 AM Makeup; 10:00-Noon Tutoring;
12:30 to 2:30 PM Video Lessons
Mr. Lindsay's Classroom Disclosure Back Page
Policies and Procedures: This class will strictly adhere to the policies and procedures mandated by the Davis County School District Administration and School Board. This Policy can be found in the student folder. Tardy and Attendance policies will also be in accordance with the School-Board Rulings.
Any student tardy 4-times to class in a term will receive a “U” citizenship grade.
Any student that exceeds 3 absences in a term, unexcused, will also receive a “U” citizenship grade. Note that school excused absences is not counted.
After each absence, upon returning to school, it is the student’s responsibility to verify the absence with me or the absentee office by means of a note or a phone call at (801) 402-4800 from a parent or guardian stating the reason. Absences not verified within 2-days of the day of return will be marked as a truancy. School-excused absences need to be reported to the teacher prior to leaving. I strongly encourage guardians to keep close tabs and records on their student’s absences by using the Internet. If unexcused absences persist, I will be contacting the parent directly.
A student is considered absent if he/she misses more than 20 minutes of one class time, or leaves without permission. If beyond 20 minutes or he/she doesn’t return, they will be considered truant.
Remember, a student who is in trouble with the citizenship grade, may still pass academically and make up the Citizenship Grade later. I strongly recommend that the student to continue with the academic endeavors. However, no extra-credit on the academic grade will be awarded to a student with a "U" citizenship grade or have missed more than 25% of the class for any reason.
Makeup and Late Work:
Makeup work is due five school days after the excused absences. It is the student’s responsibility to get the missed work from the teacher. Truancies cannot be made up.
Quizzes, tests and labs may be made up after school, as arranged with the teacher by the student.
Work that is late will receive no credit. Late work is defined as being handed-in during and after the day it is graded and handed back to the rest of the class.
Citizenship Grade and Classroom Rules:
The Citizenship Grade Policies will be objectively followed according to guidelines found in the student folder.
To enhance the learning atmosphere, the teacher has established 5 rules that all students are expected to follow:
(The citizenship grade & extra-credit grade will be partly based off of the following)
i) No horseplay of any kind is allowed, (always be nice to other students).
ii) Listen when someone is commenting or lecturing, especially the teacher.
iii) Raise your hand for questions and comments.
iv) Work quietly at your workstation & keep the noise level down during group-study time.
v) Cooperate with your teacher and sleeping is not allowed, (Keep your heads off the desks).
vi) No electromagnetic communication devices are allowed in the classroom without teacher permission.
3. Extra-points will be awarded to each student per term for good behavior & attitude. It will be up to the student to keep these awarded points by adhering to the classroom rules. If the bonus-point are sacrificed by the student and the rule breaking persists, after-school detention and counseling is then administered and the Citizenship-grade will be affected. After-school detention will consist of janitorial activities and the time involved will be determined by the number of rules broken, (45min / broken rule). If the rule-breaking persists beyond 3 hrs of after school detention, then the teacher will contact the parents to discuss the option of removing the student from the class. At the end of the quarter, the student’s bonus-points will be added on to the academic grade as extra-credit, (This may effect the grade to about 10%).
Additional extra-credit will be awarded to students for participating in science-related extra-curricular activities. The school’s science & movie clubs offer many of these activities. No extra credit will be awarded to students with a "U" for the class at the end of the quarter. Special Note to the Parents: If there are any special problems, I would like permission to keep your child after school. Many students require tutoring in physics. If transportation outside normal school hours is a problem, you and your child need to discuss how that can be handled.
Please indicate your approval by signing your names. If you have any comments of concerns, feel free to e-mail me at Jlindsay@dsdmail.net I highly encourage you to keep abreast of your student’s grade & progress by using the Internet.
I am pleased with the opportunity of working with your child, and I am looking forward to an enjoyable and productive year. Please note: All classes have a $10 district science-fee.
Grading Standard for Projects and Papers
Grade: (Out of 10 points)
10 = In addition to Score 8 performance, in-depth inferences and application that go beyond what was taught.
9 = In addition to 8 performance, partial success in inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught.
8 = No major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and/or processes (simple and complex) that were explicitly taught.
7 = No major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes and partial knowledge of the more complex ideas and processes.
6 = No major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but major errors and omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes.
5 = Partial knowledge of the simpler details and processes but major errors and omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes.
4 = With help, a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes and some of the more complex ideas and processes.
3 = With help, a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes but not the more complex ideas and processes.
2 = Even with help, no understanding or skill demonstrated.
1 = Even with help, did not follow any of the directions and showed no understanding.
0 = Did not participate or did not complete the assignment.
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