New Textbook Adoption (Spring 2017)

Student Access

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Free Public Access

All students will have a hard copy of the textbook sent home with them in addition to given premium access online through their school login. Parents and the public can access the books through the above link. The free online book has all the elements the hard copy has.

Math 6 - Course 1 (green)

Math 7 & Math 7A - Accelerated Course 2 (red)

Math 8 - Course 3 (blue)

Algebra 8 - Algebra I (purple/blue and gold)

Khan Academy

What is Khan Academy?

Khan Academy is an online learning resource available to students, parents, and teachers. Parents and teachers may sign up as "coaches" for their child. Khan academy offers video tutorials and practice on a variety of math concepts.

Click the link below for step by step instructions for logging into Khan academy through the student gateway.

Logging on to Khan Academy

Extensions

Competitions

There are several opportunities to compete in mathematics events during the year. Information will be posted on Schoology. Contact Sarah Pierce (spierce@pausd.org) if you have questions.

• AMC 8 Open to all students, the AMC8 competition is held in November during WIP (runs a few minutes after school). Stay tuned to announcements in math classrooms for information about sign-ups, which take place about 3-4 weeks prior to the competition. Sponsored by the Math IL.
• AMC 10 By invitation only. Open to the top 10 scores from the AMC8 competition. Held in February. Sponsored by the Math IL.
• Math Counts is open to all students. The top 10 students from the school competition will compete live against other schools. Try outs dates will be announced via math classrooms. Try outs take place in the Nov/Dec timeframe. There are weekend obligations with this competition.

Online Practice

Khan academy is another good place for extensions. The practice sets are leveled, so students can work towards a mastery level of completion, not just a proficient level.

Problems of the Week

There are several resources online for problem solving. One free resource is the Mathcounts site. Here students can find a variety of problems of the week.

Teacher Recommendations

Encourage your student to ask their teacher for extensions if they are finishing all of their work accurately, precisely, and with fully developed documentation of their mathematical thinking.