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Welcome to Back to School Night. What is math? M Mental A Abuse T To H Humans!. Shift to Common Core!. * Shifts in Mathematics Focus...narrow and deepen the way time and energy is spent in the classroom...building strong foundations
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What is math? M Mental A Abuse T To H Humans!
Shiftto Common Core! * Shifts in Mathematics Focus...narrow and deepen the way time and energy is spent in the classroom...building strong foundations Coherence...thinking across grades...extension of previous learning...linking to major topics...deeper exploration Rigor...conceptual understanding...procedural skill and fluency...application * Fewer, clearer, higher *Three minutes to learn about common core:
What does that mean for Math 8? *This year may be difficult *New books! *More application than they’re used to *Multiple representations
What Else Do We Do? * Projects and Activities * Tuesday Silent Reading * Character Counts RESPONSIBILITY * Embrace our “inner nerd”
Staying Informed My website... http://suzanne.wvusd.k12.ca.us ...just click on my name!