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  • Mike Wilson

    ELL Teacher

    Departments:
    • Academic Support 
    • Electives 
    • English 
    • History 
    • Student Support
    Campus:
    • Upper Campus
    • 860-435-0871
    • mike_wilson@indianmountain.org
  • Kelly Tieger

    5th Grade Social Studies & Science Teacher

    Departments:
    • Academic Support 
    • History 
    • Science 
    • Student Support 
    • Upper Campus
    Campus:
    • Upper Campus
    • 860-435-0871
    • kelly_tieger@indianmountain.org
  • Caitlin Vaughn

    Director of Student Activities, 7th Grade History Teacher, 9th Grade History Teacher, Softball Coach

    Departments:
    • Academic Support 
    • Athletics 
    • History 
    • Residential Life 
    • Student Support 
    • Upper Campus
    Campus:
    • Upper Campus
    • 860-435-0871 x118
    • caitlin_vaughn@indianmountain.org
  • Tom Vorenberg

    History Department Chair
    Upper School History Teacher

    Departments:
    • Academic Support 
    • Electives 
    • History 
    • Student Support
    Campus:
    • Upper Campus
    • 860-435-0871
    • tom_vorenberg@indianmountain.org
  • Dave Pecchia

    7th-9th Grade History Teacher

    Departments:
    • Academic Support 
    • Athletics 
    • Electives 
    • History 
    • Student Support 
    • Upper Campus
    Campus:
    • Upper Campus
    • 860-435-0871 x291
    • dave_pecchia@indianmountain.org
  • Shantel Hanniford

    Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, 9th Grade History Teacher

    Departments:
    • Academic Support 
    • History 
    • Skills 
    • Student Support 
    • Upper Campus
    Campus:
    • Upper Campus
    • 860-435-0871 x113
    • shantel_hanniford@indianmountain.org
  • Sammi D'Angelo

    Departments:
    • Academic Support 
    • Electives 
    • History 
    • Student Support 
    • Upper Campus
    Campus:
    • Upper Campus
    • 860-435-0871
    • sammi_dangelo@indianmountain.org
  • Michael Charles

    7th-9th Grade History Teacher

    Departments:
    • Academic Support 
    • Athletics 
    • History 
    • Student Support
    Campus:
    • Upper Campus
    • 860-435-0871 x114
    • michael_charles@indianmountain.org
  • Sixth Social Studies

    • History

    Fifth grade social studies begins the year by inviting fifth graders into the world of the upper campus, and orienting them to the skills and tools required to understand themselves as learners. Students develop and master the skill of creating and presenting slideshows on Google Slides. One recurring project that draws on these skills is the Newscaster project, in which students pick a current event and create a slideshow in order to educate their peers about the event. This project recurs four times over the course of the year, and requires students to work on becoming researchers and presenters, using images for storytelling. Students also focus on using models like Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences in order to understand their strengths as students, and advocate for their own learning. As the year progresses, fifth graders shift their focus to world geography, building a foundation of map skills and focusing on the five themes of geography: location, place, region, movement, and human- environment interaction. Many group and individual projects, as well as map quizzes and tests, help fifth graders to understand the fundamentals of geography that will be crucial for history classes later in the scope and sequence of their experience at IMS. Interdisciplinary connections between science work in biomes and social studies work in the natural and human elements of geography are also explored.

  • Fifth Social Studies

    • History

    Fifth grade social studies begins the year by inviting fifth graders into the world of the upper campus, and orienting them to the skills and tools required to understand themselves as learners. Students develop and master the skill of creating and presenting slideshows on Google Slides. One recurring project that draws on these skills is the Newscaster project, in which students pick a current event and create a slideshow in order to educate their peers about the event. This project recurs four times over the course of the year, and requires students to work on becoming researchers and presenters, using images for storytelling. Students also focus on using models like Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences in order to understand their strengths as students, and advocate for their own learning. As the year progresses, fifth graders shift their focus to world geography, building a foundation of map skills and focusing on the five themes of geography: location, place, region, movement, and human- environment interaction. Many group and individual projects, as well as map quizzes and tests, help fifth graders to understand the fundamentals of geography that will be crucial for history classes later in the scope and sequence of their experience at IMS. Interdisciplinary connections between science work in biomes and social studies work in the natural and human elements of geography are also explored.

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    Lakeville, CT 06039

    860-435-0871

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    Lakeville, CT 06039

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