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WELCOME TO PARENT NIGHT AT PENNRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

WELCOME TO PARENT NIGHT AT PENNRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERACTIVE MATHEMATICS PROGRAM AT PENNRIDGE HS. QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. WHAT IS IMP?. IMP IS. A TOTALLY DIFFERENT WAY TO LEARN MATH A NEW, INNOVATIVE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

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WELCOME TO PARENT NIGHT AT PENNRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

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  1. WELCOME TO PARENT NIGHT AT PENNRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERACTIVE MATHEMATICS PROGRAM AT PENNRIDGE HS

  2. QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS WHAT IS IMP?

  3. IMP IS... • A TOTALLY DIFFERENT WAY TO LEARN MATH • A NEW, INNOVATIVE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY • FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION • AN EXEMPLARY MATHEMATICS PROGRAM AS NAMED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

  4. HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT THAN A TRADITIONAL MATH CLASS? • INCREASED PROBLEM SOLVING IN A STUDENT CENTERED CLASSROOM • OPEN-ENDED INVESTIGATIONS IN PROBLEM CENTERED UNITS • INTERDISCIPLINARY UNITS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING UNDERSTANDING • COMMUNICATION OF REASONING AND IDEAS THROUGH WRITING AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS

  5. WHO WILL BE INVOLVED? • STUDENTS • TEACHERS • ADMINISTRATORS • PARENTS

  6. STUDENTS WE ARE IMPLEMENTING A COMBINATION OF ALGEBRA I AND IMP I FOR ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN ALGEBRA I COURSE FOR THE 2000-2001 SCHOOL YEAR FROM GRADES 8-12

  7. TEACHERS FOR THIS PROGRAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL, TEACHERS MUST CREATE A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THIS FORM OF LEARNING AND MUST UNDERGO EXTENSIVE INSERVICING

  8. ADMINISTRATORS OUR ADMINISTRATION MUST BE WILLING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO TEACHERS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM

  9. PARENTS THE PARENTS OF OUR STUDENTS MUST UNDERSTAND THE REASONS FOR IMPLEMENTING IMP AND THE IMP CLASSROOM SO THAT THEY MAY PROVIDE SUPPORT AT HOME

  10. WHY CHANGE THE CURRICULUM? • IMPROVED TEST SCORES • PREPARATION FOR THE WORKFORCE OF THE 21ST CENTURY • CREATES A POSITIVE LEARNING ATMOSPHERE IN A MATH CLASSROOM • EXPOSURE TO MATH TOPICS NOT USUALLY TAUGHT IN A TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SEQUENCE

  11. TEST SCORES OPEN-ENDED PROBLEMS ARE NOW PART OF THE PSSA TESTING , REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION FOR THE CLASS OF 2003, AND IMP PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH PRACTICE ON SUCH PROBLEMS

  12. TODAY’S WORKFORCE • PEOPLE NEED TO WORK WELL IN GROUPS • PEOPLE NEED TO WORK WITH TECHNOLOGY • PEOPLE NEED TO BE GOOD PROBLEM SOLVERS • PEOPLE NEED TO COMMUNICATE THEIR IDEAS

  13. THE MATH CLASSROOM STUDENTS NEED A POSTIVE ATMOSPHERE TO LEARN ABSTRACT IDEAS WHERE THEY ARE COMFORTABLE TO TAKE RISKS, EXPRESS THEIR IDEAS, AND ASK QUESTIONS

  14. NEW MATH TOPICS • STATISTICS • PROBABILITY • DISCRETE MATH • MATRIX ALGEBRA

  15. HOW DOES IMP CORRESPOND TO THE DISTRICT INITIATIVES? • DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION • USE OF TECHNOLOGY • COMMUNICATION • COOPERATIVE LEARNING • VARIED ASSESSMENTS • HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONING • INTEGRATION

  16. DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING STUDENTS CAN WORK ON THE SAME PROBLEMS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS AND IN VARYING DEGREES OF DEPTH WHICH ALLOWS FOR HETEROGENEOUS CLASSES

  17. USE OF TECHNOLOGY • STUDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO USE THE GRAPHING CALCULATORS (TI-82 OR TI-83) AS A TOOL TO BOTH EXPLORE AND SOLVE MATHEMATICS

  18. COMMUNICATION • STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO EXPRESS THEIR THOUGHT, IDEAS AND CONCLUSIONS IN WRITTEN FORM • STUDENTS ARE ALSO ASKED TO MAKE FORMAL CLASS PRESENTATIONS

  19. COOPERATIVE LEARNING TEACHERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE STUDENTS SIT IN GROUPS OF FOUR AND MOST CLASS ACTIVITY IS CENTERED IN THE GROUP AND NOT THE TEACHER

  20. VARIED ASSESSMENTS • HOMEWORK • INDEPENDENT CLASSWORK • GROUP CLASSWORK • IN-CLASS TESTS • TAKE-HOME TESTS • PORTFOLIOS • PRESENTATIONS

  21. HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONING IMP’S DEVELOPING UNDERSTANDING IN OPEN-ENDED INVESTIGATIONS ALLOWS TEACHERS TO ASK HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONS ON BLOOM’S TAXONOMY

  22. INTEGRATION • INTEGRATES A VARIETY OF MATH TOPICS IN ONE COURSE (ALGEBRA, GEOMETRY, TRIGONOMETRY, ETC.) • INTEGRATES OTHER CORE SUBJECTS INTO IMP’S PROBLEM CENTERED UNITS

  23. WHAT IMP UNITS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO ALGEBRA I? • PATTERNS • THE GAME OF PIG • THE OVERLAND TRAIL

  24. PATTERNS • FUNCTION TABLES • VARIABLES • INTEGERS • BASIC GEOMETRY • PROOFS • EXPLORATION AND COMMUNICATION OF MATHEMATICS

  25. THE GAME OF PIG • PROBABILITY • DISCRETE MATHEMATICS • APPLICATION • HIGHER LEVEL THINKING • USE OF TECHNOLOGY

  26. THE OVERLAND TRAIL • INTERDISCIPLINARY • LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS • GRAPHING • CALCULATOR USE • ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS • SOLVE EQUATIONS • SOLVE SYSTEMS

  27. GOOD LUCK! EVERYONE HERE AT PENNRIDGE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EXCITING NEW YEAR OF MATHEMATICS AND IMP. PLEASE CALL IF YOU HAVE FURTHER CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS.

  28. THANK YOU! TO KEY CURRICULUM PRESS, INTRODUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR THE INTERACTIVE MATHEMATICS PROGRAM,1998.

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