Welcome to Algebra 1! We will embark on a very exciting and challenging program together. Get ready!!!
The Oakland Diocese has adopted the Common Core Standards for mathematics. These standards have been adopted in public and private schools across the country in an attempt to unify our academic curriculum. As a math teacher, I love using these standards because they encourage depth of understanding and focus largely on critical thinking, problem solving and even a little bit of writing!
Textbook Resources:
SAVVAS enVision Algebra 1
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Algebra Course Textbook: eText
Online Resources:
LearnZillion!: This exceptional resource has short, student-friendly videos that focus on each Common Core standard. We will use them in class, but you are welcome to use them at home as well.
Khan Academy: Khan Academy boasts thousands of videos pertaining to a plethora of math topics (ranging from addition and subtraction to calculus). This is a great resource for supporting struggling mathematicians as well as for challenging our advanced mathematicians. If you would like to use this online resource at home, please use your personalized Khan Academy username/password to login. If you already have your own username/password please email Ms. Levesque or Mrs. Sanders and ask for the "Class Code" for your grade level.
Additional resources are listed under "Summer Math Resources".
Curriculum Goals & Objectives:
In Algebra, we will focus on:
Seeing Structure in Expressions
Arithmetic with Polynomials and Rational Functions
Creating Equations
Reasoning with Equations and Inequalities
Interpreting Functions
Building Functions
Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
For a comprehensive look at our algebra math curriculum, a list of the Common Core Standards can be found at: corestandards.org
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