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Ryan Brace

Hello! My name is Mr. Ryan Brace, and allow me to welcome you to the 8th Grade. 

At Heritage Intermediate, I teach 8th grade Language Arts and Social Studies, as well as the Career and College Exploratory Class. I do my best to create a fun and positive classroom climate while fostering critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity. 

I am a life-long learner. I earned my Master of Arts in Teaching degree and Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential at Brandman University.

Aside from teaching and learning, I enjoy spending time with my family, exercising, watching movies and reading.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have throughout the school year. 

Here's to a great year!

Best,
Mr. Ryan Brace

Following is a link to my Classroom Syllabus.

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Announcements

Picture Day and Back-To-School Night are coming!

Upcoming Events

Picture Day is Wednesday, 08/07/2024. Make sure students come to school with their favorite smile!

Back-To-School Night is Wednesday, 08/07/2024:

Starting at 5:45pm until 6:00pm, our Principals and PTO will deliver messages.

From 6:00pm until 7:00pm, students and families can visit Homeroom and Switch classes for expectation presentations.

*** 5:00pm until 6:30pm, food trucks will be available, enjoy!

Homework Assignments

Career and College Exploratory Course

The focus of 8th grade College and Career is to identify the student’s strengths and recognize how they can apply those skills in the workforce. Students will set high school goals and will examine the A-G requirements. An overview of high education opportunities will be reviewed. Options for funding college and other forms of higher education will be examined. A mock job fair will be held to conclude this elective.

Weekly Plans:

Week 1:

Identify life goals, interests, and monthly budgets.

Week 2:

Research careers: workplace responsibilities, annual salaries, education requirements, etc.

Week 3:

Learn about high school's A-G graduation requirements, along with the different opportunities for extracurricular clubs and activities high school has to offer.

Week 4:

Explore the types of colleges, along with the programs each has to offer.

Week 5:

Gain an understanding of how to pay for college and/or apply for scholarships.

Week 6:

Discover how to create a resume and apply to and interview for a job.

Universal Access

Our primary focus will be to develop foundational skills in Language Arts and reinforce what is being taught in class.

This will be accomplished by participating in different vocabulary, reading fluency and comprehension activities, as well as reading different novels together.

What is Universal Access?