ECST Mathematics Department
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December 12-16, 2022
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MATH TEAM PD WITH BUDDIES
MATH TEAM PD WITH BUDDIES
Is there something in particular you would like 1-on-1 support with? Is there something you are willing to help a team member learn or trouble-shoot? We have done this before and it worked well. (Some even made new friends!) If interested in participating, please complete THIS FORM so I can pair team members up.
ATTN: PreCalculus Teachers
ATTN: PreCalculus Teachers
Trying to find time for everyone to get together has been a challenge.
I am proposing this alternative to accomplish our goal:
I have created a spreadsheet with your names and space for you to list at least 5 topics that could be included on the Q2 benchmark. You should limit your contributions on the spreadsheet to the TOP 5 topics and I will then determine the common topics for the Q2 benchmark assessments. Keep the wording as brief as possible. If more detail is needed, then right click and add a comment to the cell you are writing in. To read the comments that others may post, hover over the cell and it will pop up. (I put an example in cell B21.)
Please refer to the chart and list sent in the email. I would prefer not to deviate too far from the benchmark that we currently have created. The more we deviate, the more work it will be to create new benchmarks. We will do the same in advance of the Q3 benchmarks.
REMINDERS & IMPORTANT NOTES
WED., DECEMBER 14 - DECEMBER DEPARTMENT MEETING Please bring your book!
Building Thinking Classrooms
Building Thinking Classrooms
At the December 14th department meeting, we will begin BUILDING THINKING CLASSROOMS IN MATHEMATICS as I summarize the first 3 chapters for discussion. Please try to read the INTRODUCTION of the book before the department meeting. It will help to understand the purpose of the study and the resulting 14 practices.
WORTH REPEATING: To the ALGEBRA 1 TEACHERS...
If you have not completed UNIT 2 Linear Equations, Inequalities, and Systems, then you need to make plans to move on by the end of the week. The goal is to get to FACTORING in FEBRUARY and QUADRATICS in MARCH & APRIL. This is similar to the plan from last year.
PROFESSIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES WORTH SHARING
IM Featured Blog Post
IM Featured Blog Post
Making Peace with the Basics of Trigonometry
by Becca Phillips
In an IM blog post that is featured this week, IM Certified Facilitator Becca Phillips shares how the IM Geometry unit on trigonometry builds procedural fluency from conceptual understanding. Teaching this unit gave Becca a new appreciation for trigonometry.
"In the IM Geometry unit on trigonometry, students spend time working with a table of figures to develop a sense of resonableness before they are asked to compute."
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