ECST Mathematics Department
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May 1-5, 2023
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ACTIONABLE ITEMs
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REMINDERS & IMPORTANT NOTES
May 1 - 5 - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 1 - 10 - PRACTICE NJSLA (Administered during 9th Gr Alg1 & Geo class scheduled time)
May 15-19 - NJSLA (9th: ALG1 or GEO, ELA9 ; 11th: Sci11)
WED., MAY 17 - MAY DEPARTMENT MEETING at Branch Brook Park
June 8-14 - FINAL EXAMS (Refer to communication from your principal for more details)
ATTENTION 9TH GRADE TEACHERS!
The PRACTICE NJSLA will be delivered during class scheduled time from Monday, May 1st to Wednesday May 10th.
Unit 1 open from May 1-4 (For PT only, May 1-5)
Unit 2 open from May 5-10 (For PT only, May 8-10)
Before you send a student to IT, please refer to the items below. DO NOT send a student to IT unless you call their office first. The majority of the login issues that have been encountered:
If the START buttons are grey and not blue, then the student most likely needs to log out of the system. They should enter the TestNav app from the start screen.
If a message appears that the username or password is incorrect, then NEW JERSEY was not selected. You can verify this by making sure it says NEW JERSEY under the TestNav logo. To fix it, there is a dropdown in the upper right-hand corner with the option to change the customer.
If the student repeatedly has to be resumed, then the student device has unstable Wi-Fi connection issues which IT can remedy.
Let's Celebrate!
Let's Celebrate!
"A good teacher is like a candle: It consumes itself to light the way for others."
—Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
As we have during the past few years, a celebration will take place during the May 17th department meeting. Let's save some of that candle so we can celebrate our accomplishments from the 2022-2023 school year.
Arete Labs - Math Competition
Arete Labs - Math Competition
The 2023 ECST Math Department competition will be called
Math Marvels Showdown
The competition season has begun!
SAT School Day Scores
SAT School Day Scores
The student scores for the SAT School Day taken on April 25th will be released on Thursday, May 18th. Please let your juniors know the information.
Digital SAT - Fall 2023
Digital SAT - Fall 2023
Information about the new DIGITAL SAT has been released. There will be more information to follow and PD to understand the shifts in strategies for the current 9th and 10th grade students. It will be adaptive!!! For more information, visit College Board Digital SAT
PROFESSIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES WORTH SHARING
Exciting New Game
Exciting New Game
Looking for an engaging do now or exit ticket? This is something that Kevin Agnew and Miriam Garber will enjoy for sure.
Get in on the latest craze - https://www.nytimes.com/games/digits
Digit.Party
Digit.Party
Another exciting game - https://digit.party/
Great game for students to develop strategies after they figure out how to play. The directions are limited, on purpose.
Professional Blogs and Readings
From Dr. Eric Milou's Tweet: "Op-Ed: The brutal inequity and uselessness of NJ's latest HS graduation test NJGPA Undermines Growth . There is no meaningful relationship between these tests & students’ admission/success in college. There is no meaningful use of the results of these tests for students."
A blog from Math Medic: Focusing vs Funneling Questions
Announcement from IM: Illustrative Mathematics Introduces ‘IM Experience’ and ‘IM Classroom’
From Dan Meyer: Fixing Online Math Education
A Blog from IM: The Role of Revision in Math Class
Resources to Engage Students at the End of the School Year
Resources to Engage Students at the End of the School Year
Worth repeating - You will not want to miss this!!!
The list from last year has been updated. To access the resource list, click HERE .
How do I know if you have read the newsletter? Send birthday wishes to jdedalonis@essextech.org on May 5th.
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