Mrs. Beyke is in her 26th year of teaching at McEachern High School. A graduate of McEachern, Mrs. Beyke received a B.S. in Broad Field Social Sciences from Berry College and a Masters of Educational Technology from Boise State University. She has gifted education certification and is AP, AVID, and IB certified.
Department Chair, Social Studies
AP Facilitator
ALP Lead Teacher (Gifted Education)
Beta Club Sponsor
Student Ambassador Sponsor
Shop with an Indian Coordinator
Relay for Life Team Captain
Link to Digital Learning Assignments
Several students have had a hard time accessing CourseSites. While I am still loading everything there, you can also click on the link below to take you to a Word document that is hyperlinking all of the materials and assignments.
Government Digital Learning Spring 2020
You can find our Digital Learning Plan here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zr32avnyaorgr6a/Digital%20Learning%20Plan.docx?dl=0
Students will be accessing content through Course Sites and will need to join the class:
http://www.blackboard.com/coursesites/?sig=TIbeA%2B67hp3CZHM4Ao9AFfMJsi4%3D&courseId=_437070_1×tamp=1584373036&inviteId=BB%253FBB_2YNIUovnaykdfeXJcFpHtpBNbiOp%2F%2FvaZtevMJhz6tctUG%252B4ivX5IA%253D%253D
Our Remind Groups:
Odd Day 4th: Text @beykegovO1 to 81010
Even Day 3rd: Text @beykegovE3 to 81010
Even Day 4th: Text @beykegovE4 to 81010
Honors Government
American Government is a one-semester course, required for graduation, which studies the creation and development of United States Government. Citizenship rights and responsibilities are emphasized throughout the course. Topics to be covered will include foundations of government; political participation; civil rights and liberties as well as the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Text messages through Remind will be the most frequent form of communication for this course. Students and parents can sign up by texting @beykehgov to 81010.
Resources:
ICivics Simulations: http://icivics.org (students have created a free account)
Notes and Files: http://govclassroom.us/class-topics/
Online Textbook: https://tinyurl.com/CCSDGovBook
Course Content:
Government Foundations Influences on Gov’t; Gov’t Structure; Ideology, Citizenship
Constitution Structure & Powers; Civil Liberties and Rights; Federalism
Elections & Powers of Gov Campaigns, Elections & Political Parties; Executive Branch
Legislative & Judicial Congress & Interest Groups; Court System; Criminal Justice
MHS Grade Distribution:
Formative Assessments 20%
Common Formative Assessments 10%
Common Summative Assessments 45%
Midterm 5%
Final Exam 20%
AP Psychology
AP Psychology is a yearlong course that meets every other day. It is a social studies elective course that counts towards the HOPE GPA. Students will prepare for the national AP Exam given in May of each school year in an attempt to earn college credit.
AP Psychology is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals.
Units of Study:
History and Approaches
Research Methods
Biological Bases of Behavior
Sensation and Perception
States of Consciousness
Learning
Cognition
Motivation and Emotion
Developmental Psychology
Personality
Testing and Individual Differences
Abnormal Psychology
Treatment of Psychological Disorders
Social Psychology
MHS Grade Distribution:
20% Formative Assessments (Classwork/Homework/Reading Quizzes)
10% Formative Quizzes
45% Summative Tests
5% Midterm
20% Final Exam
Students have access to a variety of resources for this class. Due to the nature of the AP program, many of these are secure documents. Students will be enrolled in Course Sites (an online learning management system) and most of their course documents and resources will be located in that system.
CourseSites: https://new.coursesites.com/index.html
Online Textbook & Resources: https://tinyurl.com/BeykeAPPsych
Albert.io: https://www.albert.io/ap-psychology (see Mrs. Beyke for the class code)
Most of the class updates and deadlines will be posted by Remind rather than the blog. Parents and students can sign up for Remind by texting @beykeappsych to 81010.
AP Government
AP Government and Politics is a year long course at McEachern that meets every other day. Students will prepare for the national AP Exam to be administered in May in an effort to earn college credit for government.
The course is an introduction to key political concepts, ideas, institutions, policies, interactions, roles and behaviors that characterize the constitutional system and political culture of the U.S.
Units of Study:
Foundations of American Democracy
Interaction Among Branches of Government
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
American Political Ideologies and Beliefs
Political Participation
MHS Grade Breakdown:
20% Classwork/Homework/Reading Quizzes
10% Formative Quizzes
45% Summative Tests
5% Midterm
20% Final Exam
Students have access to a variety of resources for this class. Due to the nature of the AP program, many of these are secure documents. Students will be enrolled in Course Sites (an online learning management system) and most of their course documents and resources will be located in that system.
https://new.coursesites.com/index.html
khanacademy.org (Class code 2018-2019: KNRGSY)
https://www.albert.io/ap-us-government (see Mrs. Beyke for the class code)
Most of the class updates and deadlines will be posted by Remind rather than the blog. Parents and students can sign up for Remind by texting @beykeapgov to 81010.
