ECST Mathematics Department
Newsletter
January 8 - January 12, 2024
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The ECST Mathematics Department goal for the 2023-2024 school year is to improve the modeling and reasoning conceptual categories reported on standardized assessments by implementing new strategies learned and developed during professional development and professional learning communities.
ACTIONABLE ITEMs
Cycle 2 Benchmarks (Mid-Term/Final) are to be administered January 16-19.
The assessments will be pushed out on edConnect by Wednesday, January 12th to begin administering.
Junior Teachers
Please continue to review and push as many NJGPA topics into your lesson planning as you can. I would like to meet with all three buildings week.
MATH TEAM PD WITH BUDDIES
MATH TEAM PD WITH BUDDIES
If you haven't already filled out THIS FORM, please do so ASAP so I can begin partnering up members that need any assistance :)
REMINDERS & IMPORTANT NOTES
WED., January 17- JANUARY DEPARTMENT MEETING
FRI., January 12 - Department-Based Professional Development @ Payne Tech.
JANUARY 16 - 19 - Q2 Benchmark Assessments
FEBRUARY 16 - 23 - WINTER BREAK
MARCH 11 - 15 (Makeups - March 18 - 20) - NJGPA (11th grade only)
Revised NJSLS - Mathematics
Revised NJSLS - Mathematics
On Wednesday (10/4), the NJ state board of education approved the new math standards (NJSLS-M). Moving forward, a change to the standards will be highlighted each week in the newsletter.
Educators from across the state worked collaboratively to develop the proposed revisions over the past year. The following link takes you to the proposed revisions.
You can also view the NJDOE presentation on the proposed revisions delivered at the State Board of Education on April 5, 2023 as well as at regional meetings:
2023 NJSLS-Math Crosswalk Document HS Only (UPDATED!)
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PROFESSIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES WORTH SHARING
YouTube Video: Building Thinking Classrooms (Vertical Nonpermanent Surfaces to Elicit Evidence of Learning)
YouTube Video: Building Thinking Classrooms (Vertical Nonpermanent Surfaces to Elicit Evidence of Learning)
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Do we really need to assign homework?
Do we really need to assign homework?
We've briefly discussed the impact homework has made on our students. Let's discuss more during our next department meeting.
Mathematical Modeling
Mathematical Modeling
Check out this awesome FREE High School Math Modeling webpage that is ran by a group of doctoral students at Montclair State University with a passion for mathematical modeling. Their mission is to help others learn how to implement this practice in our everyday classroom. Some are on Desmos Classroom which many of us are familiar with already!
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