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Welcome to Back-to-School Night!

Welcome to Back-to-School Night!. Gail Anderson. Background: B.S. Aeronautics/Aerospace (M.I.T. 1988) B.S. Russian Studies and Engineering (M.I.T. 1988) M.A. Math Education (Arcadia 2006) Teaching this year: Algebra 1A and Geometry Advisor to: National Honor Society and Robotics Club

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Welcome to Back-to-School Night!

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  1. Welcome to Back-to-School Night! Gail Anderson Background: B.S. Aeronautics/Aerospace (M.I.T. 1988) B.S. Russian Studies and Engineering (M.I.T. 1988) M.A. Math Education (Arcadia 2006) Teaching this year: Algebra 1A and Geometry Advisor to: National Honor Society and Robotics Club Member of Covenant Community Fellowship (in Towamencin)

  2. Calculus • Grade: 66% tests, 34% homework • Extra credit available on my website each quarter • AP exam in early May slide show back to top

  3. Algebra 1A: Grading Details • Grade: • 60% tests (weekly quizzes & unit tests) • 30% homework (generally every night; most often graded for completion/effort) • 10% classwork • Extra credit available periodically on homeworks, classworks and tests

  4. Algebra 1A: Course Goals • Think mathematically • Logic • Patterns and Predictions • Symbolic Representation • Communicate mathematically • Organize work • Defend your work • Summarize findings • Content • Solving one and two-variable equations • Manipulating variables • Basics of graphing and multiple representations (algebraic rule, graph, table and situation) continue

  5. Geometry: Grading Details • Grade: • 60% tests (daily quizzes & unit tests) • 30% homework (generally every night; most often graded for completion/effort) • 10% classwork (PREP grade) • Extra credit available weekly on daily quizzes; periodically on classworks and tests • Honors track • Note on absences

  6. Geometry: Course Goals • Think mathematically • Question & Investigate • Patterns and Predictions • Symbolic Representation • Communicate mathematically • Organize work • Defend/Prove your work • Summarize findings • Content • Analysis of 2 and 3-dimensional shapes • Various standard proof formats • Introduction to Trigonometry (triangle measurement) • Probability continue

  7. Resources: Where can my child find help? • Before/after school • Lunchtime (by appointment, please) • 1st or 4th periods • Activity period (Mr. Gehman’s math tutoring group) • Peer tutors (available through Guidance)

  8. Resources: How can I help my child? • PowerSchool (read the comments!) • www.cpm.org • Parent Guides – great for tutors!! • www.hotmath.com (free resource) • Course website (link through dockhs.org and Parents & Students) back to top

  9. College Prep Mathematics Program • Active Learning • Class Discussions and Group Work • Spiraling and Practice

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