Erin Cleveland

Hello, HHS Families!

I’m excited for a great year here at Helena High School! I have been teaching in the Helena School District since 2005. I have two wild-women daughters, and my husband is also an educator in the district. I currently teach Transitions Learning Lab: Where all the Cool Cats are. 😊

Transitions Learning Lab is a personalized learning class where students set their own goals to achieve. It is my job to support your student with these goals they set for their other classes to increase their school engagement and aid in their individual success. I want all of my students to know they are valued and can be successful in my class; hence, please know that I will make myself available to aid your student in any way I can. For your reference, I have included students’ Learning Targets and Daily Agenda for this class.

Thank you! I look forward to a fantastic year with your students here at HHS. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns you might have regarding your student. I just know we’re going to have a great year!

Best Wishes,

Erin Cleveland

HHS Transitions Learning Lab: Where all the Cool Cats are. 

LEARNING TARGETS:
• I can plan my own goals for the week.
• I can work towards my goals on a daily basis.
• I can communicate my needs, whether they be academic, social/emotional, or physical.
• I can ask for help.
• I know that I can be successful.
• I know that I am a valuable member of this community.
• I know that Mrs. Cleveland cares a lot about me as a person and as a student.
• I can do this!

DAILY AGENDA:
• Put your cell phone in the holder and grab your folder when you enter.
• View your goals you made for yourself on Monday.
• Take out the materials you will need for the day.
• Start working towards your goals.
• Communicate your needs.
• Expect Mrs. Cleveland to check-in with you multiple times during the period.
• Ask for help when needed.
• Fill out your Friday Reflection each week.

What does a typical week in your class look like for my student?

Here is an example of a typical week in my class:

MONDAY-   Janie grabs a yellow Goal Setting sheet from the counter. She opens Powerschool and TEAMs to set some goals for herself. She decides to put “Catch up in Math” as her first goal since she missed two days of that class last week for an appointment and activity. For her second goal, she decides to put “Set my alarm 30 minutes earlier” because she’s been missing the first 20 minutes of first period often. For her third goal, she decides on “Finish two missing assignment in English” since she wants a ‘B’ in the class instead of a ‘C’. Janie shows me her goals and gets out her math book and notebook to get started.

TUESDAY- Janie grabs her folder for my class and views her goals again. She finishes her makeup assignments for Math today and didn’t need any help from me on the assignment. However, she skipped breakfast, so she decides on some snacks from our snack cabinet to help her focus.

WEDNESDAY- Janie tells me she still doesn’t understand her last English assignment. We look at the directions together, attempt the first section, but she’s still confused, so I have her message her teacher on TEAMS. I ask Janie to work on her other missing assignment while we wait for a response.

THURSDAY- Janie finally understands her other assignment, so she starts working on it, but she’s had a rough night at home and really wants to speak with her counselor. She’s feeling anxious and depressed, so I send her to her counselor after checking-in with her in the hallway for privacy.

FRIDAY- Janie is feeling better today, so she starts filling out her Friday Reflection sheet where she discusses if she was able to accomplish her goals for the week. Janie knows the point is to simply be honest and hold yourself accountable, so she talks about how she accomplished her first goal, part of her third, but she was still tardy to her first period class 3 days this week. She’s going to try again next week to get to school on time; she’ll make that her first goal next week. She and I talk about what’s keeping her from making it on time. After our discussion, Janie reads some pages of her “choice” novel for English, works on the last missing assignment, and then she plays an educational trivia game with us for the last 10 minutes of class. On her reflection sheet, she said she’s looking forward to seeing her big brother this weekend who is visiting from Havre. I hope Janie has a great weekend!