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First Day of School

First Day of School. Seating Chart and Attendance. How many laps would you have to run around a quarter mile track to run 3 miles?. 12 laps!. Introduce Myself . Family 13 years at Tapp 2 years at Smitha 4 th year at McEachern Myself as a highschooler Boy Scouts and uniform day

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First Day of School

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  1. First Day of School Seating Chart and Attendance

  2. How many laps would you have to run around a quarter mile track to run 3 miles? 12 laps!

  3. Introduce Myself • Family • 13 years at Tapp • 2 years at Smitha • 4th year at McEachern • Myself as a highschooler • Boy Scouts and uniform day • Sports: good at football, bad at track • Friends had same interests • Appearance: Crystal and nose, Shane and hair • What I say does hurt/not everyone is “just playing”: Carol and the cry

  4. Focus of the Class: Thinking • Challenge you to think about what you know - what you have been told – and how you learn. • Math is not magical it is real: Show me • Work math by doing math: don’t waist time! • Lots of problem solving

  5. Your Mathematical Tool Belt • A way to think about math and the world. • Your math belt has tools (skills) • Skills like +, -, X, ÷, combine like terms, solve equations,ext • Diagnose the problem • Each tool is designed for a different job • Choose the tool: looks, practice, & results • Mechanic, Doc., Carpenter, Artist, Architect, basically all jobs • Reading skills are important!!

  6. Conduct: S, N, U • Be kind to one another • Redirect –vs- Confrontation • Confrontation interrupts the learning • Notes: writing / passing / reading / reaction • Cell phones and listening devices • Grooming: lipstick / where does it end ….. Proper place • Gum: don’t deny having – confrontation • Drinks • Talking is ……….. • Need materials and need to work / use time wisely • Restroom: correct way to ask • No free time: have something to study …….. HOMEWORK

  7. Conduct: S, N, U • Time to deal with behavior: DETENTION! • Listen and Communicate • What don’t you understand? • Take pride in your work ………. Your Learning!

  8. My Goals • Ownership: learning is yours (automobile) • Present math in a way that makes sense • 7 + 5 = 75 • Fraction with forward slash • Make it interesting and yes even fun • Give you lots of chances to be successful • For you to recognize what you have to do to learn

  9. Math Autobiography • Write an autobiography using math terms.

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