ECST Mathematics Department
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November 15-19, 2021
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Start Strong Assessment Data Summary Analysis
Start Strong Assessment Data Summary Analysis
Please view the Google Slide presentation HERE and respond to the "Notice & Wonder" questions linked at the end.
The individual student scores will be emailed to each teacher with the Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2 results.
Accuplacer & ASVAB Resources
Accuplacer & ASVAB Resources
The seniors who have NOT YET met the NJDOE graduation testing requirements will be taking the Accuplacer this week and the ASVAB on December 6-8. I emailed the senior teachers with the list of students in their classes who fall into this group. For the specific dates, see the reminders in the section below.
Accuplacer and ASVAB assessment resources are on the ECST Testing Strategies website.
Yes, there will be NJSLA in Spring 2022!
Yes, there will be NJSLA in Spring 2022!
All 9th grade students who are enrolled in an Algebra 1 course will take the NJSLA Algebra 1 in Spring 2022. The assessment is scheduled for May 16-20, 2022. There will be building-based meetings of the Algebra 1 teachers so a curriculum mapping can be developed to help us navigate the planned instruction from now to May 15. Look for the email to arrive before December 23rd.
MyVR Spot
MyVR Spot
Scott Hlavacek sent out an EMAIL pertaining to MyVR Spot:
"During the early days of the Covid-19 Pandemic we signed up with MyVRSpot to utilize the live streaming aspect of the service for our Winter sports when parents and students were not allowed to attend the games. One of the benefits of this service is that every teacher does have a video repository that they can utilize and integrate into Schoology. Below is the training site for MyVRSpot, if you attend 3 training sessions you will receive a MyVRSpot Certified Educator badge.
To access the MyVRSpot website you can either click the link from the OneLogin Launch Pad or you can go to https://live.myvrspot.com/essex your username is your email address and your password is your email password.
Training Site!
REMINDERS FOR
NEXT TWO WEEKS
Wednesday, November 17, 2021: Mathematics Department Meeting
In-person location - PT Innovation Centre; 3:30PM to 4:30PM
November 16-19, 2021 (Tue-Fri): Accuplacer (12th grade NOT YETs only)
Nov 16 at NT
Nov 17 at WCT
Nov 18-19 at PT
Friday, November 19, 2021: ECST Parent Meeting - Math Tips for Parents
6:00PM
Join Zoom Meeting - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82390429392
November 25-26, 2021 (Thu-Fri): Thanksgiving Break
No classes
WORTH SHARING &
INTERESTING FINDS
On mistakes and misconceptions.
On mistakes and misconceptions.
"… students don’t have misconceptions. They have conceptions. And those conceptions make sense for them, until they encounter something that no longer works." R. Gutierrez
The latest episode...
Rio School District Teacher on Special Assignment and Amplify Math advisor Fawn Nguyen joins Bethany and Dan to discuss the power of problem solving. Hear from Fawn about:
Her five criteria for good problem solving problems.
How problem solving should involve all students.
The power of exposing all students to problem solving.
Fawn borrows this definition...
"Problem solving is what we do, when we don't know what to do."
85% Of Jobs That Will Exist In 2030 Haven’t Been Invented Yet: Dell
85% Of Jobs That Will Exist In 2030 Haven’t Been Invented Yet: Dell
Not sure if you read the REPORT that was released in 2017, but this ARTICLE is a nice summary of the report.
"The ability to gain new knowledge will be more valuable than the knowledge itself," Dell Technologies said in a statement.
In other words, get ready for a lifetime of skills training and retraining, in real time.
Looking for performance task or project ideas?
MARS Math Assessment Project Tasks
Glencoe Teaching Algebra with Manipulatives
Mathematics Vision Project (partnered with Open Up Resources) Must create a free account.
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