TechBoston Middle School Math

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The Spring MAP Test is this upcoming Monday 6/11 and Tuesday 6/12!

Are you Ready for it? Try the Practice Test here!

Directions:

Go to Practice Test Website: practice.mapnwea.org
Login using the username: grow and password: grow
Select your Grade Level- 6, 7, or 8.
Select the subject: Math
Select a language: English
Select the test: Practice Items Math
Begin! Remember to try your best even on the practice test. This will help you prepare for Monday.

Important Test Taking Tips:

Get a good night sleep before the test.
Eat a healthy breakfast and drink water.
Set goals- Use your goal setting sheet to set a goal score. What math area (Geometry, Number System, Algebra, or Statistics and Probability) did you score lowest in last time? During the test, try extra hard on these questions to show your growth in these areas!
Do not rush through the test, if you rush through, the test will inform teachers and you will have to retake it.
Use scrap paper!!!
Do not skip any questions, you cannot go back. If you are stuck on a problem try your best and take an educated guess!
Remember every student's test is different and personalized for YOU. The questions will continue to get harder as you answer them correctly, don't be discouraged by this. This is a good thing! It means you are answering questions correctly. You are not expected to know everything on the test.

This is your last math test of the year!!! You have all worked so hard this year and made so much growth this is your time to show what you know and how awesome you are.

GOOD LUCK AND GO OWN IT!!

STEM WEEK

Students connect engineering, technology, and science to math during STEM Week! STEM Week Projects in Math included building and testing wind turbine blades, aluminum boats, hanging mobiles, and studying the growth of bacteria cultures.

7th Grade Students Basit and Amor celebrate their win! Their boat design held the most weight.

Students working collaboratively with tangrams to decompose and recompose figures.

Seventh Graders venture outside to collect data to use in a project involving Ratios!

About TechBoston's Middle School Math Program:

TechBoston Academy’s Middle School Math Program uses a problem-based, Common Core aligned curriculum in conjunction with a personalized learning model designed to foster critical thinking skills and meet each student’s unique academic needs. In addition to mathematical skills and concepts, students will focus on a variety of lifelong learning competencies to help them reach their fullest potential. Teachers will work with students to develop the skills and know-how to think critically, to apply knowledge in real-world situations, engage productively with fellow students, to learn how to learn, and to recognize the pleasures and importance of intellectual exploration. By meeting each child where they are, we expect our scholars to deepen their understanding and discover the beauty and power of mathematics.

STRUCTURE OF MATH: Students will be in the math center for a 90 minute period which will be divided into a 55 minute math class and a 30 minute math lab. Please see below descriptions of each:

MATH CLASS

Students will report to the same math teacher and room every day for math class. During math class, students will be engaged in a Common Core aligned, problem-based curriculum. Students work on carefully crafted and sequenced mathematics problems during most of the instructional time while teachers help students understand the problems and guide discussions to be sure that the mathematical take-aways are clear to all. Through this process, students explain their ideas and reasoning and learn to communicate mathematical ideas. The goal is to give students just enough background and tools to solve initial problems successfully in order to develop critical thinking skills. The curriculum will challenge students, but it is also differentiated to be accessible for all language and academic levels. Although the curriculum is heavily inquiry based, teachers acknowledge that not all math can be discovered and incorporate direct instruction, modeling, and ample practice opportunities for students in each lesson.

MATH LAB

Through the incorporation of a 30 minute Math Lab following their traditional math class, students will receive an even more targeted, individualized learning experience, at the right academic level, using the most appropriate instructional format that meets the needs and learning style of each individual child. In math lab students could be working on activities that reinforce grade level work from their math class, as well as below or above grade level standards that build upon the grade level curriculum work in math class. Instructional formats will vary based on the needs and learning style of each individual child but can range from small group collaboration, partner collaboration, one-on-one or small group instruction, virtual tutoring and practice, hands-on modeling activities, station rotation, and projects that are embedded in real-world contexts and involve student choice. In math lab, students may have a different teacher or peer group than their homeroom class, but will remain with the same 3 teachers in their math cohort.

Curriculum Resources and Important Websites

This course requires no textbooks. TechBoston is utilizing the Illustrative Mathematics curriculum, a Common Core aligned problem-based curriculum. To access the curriculum including family and student resources, visit: https://im.openupresources.org/
To see what students are learning, view student online showcases, and explore additional resources for this course, please explore this website in more detail.

Technology Integration

Students will have access to a variety of additional technology resources to meet their learning needs, including the use of virtual math programs for digital and physical modeling exploration, fluency development, and progress monitoring.

Instructional Strategies:

Students engage with mathematical concepts through multiple instructional approaches: with a teacher, collaborating with peers, learning independently with virtual guidance, with a pencil and worksheet, hands-on activities, and projects grounded in relevant real-world contexts.

GRADING AND ACADEMIC POLICIES

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