ECST Mathematics Department
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October 12-15, 2021
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ACTIONABLE ITEMS
Please verify
Please verify
I emailed a link to your building team's schedule matrix. Please verify that the schedule that I listed for you is accurate. If corrections are needed, contact me.
Newark Tech Math Teacher Schedule
EdPuzzle videos
EdPuzzle videos
If you have not already shown or assigned the three TESTING STRATEGIES Edpuzzle videos to all of your students, please do so by the end of the day on October 20th. You should refer to my email from 10/7/21 at 2:40PM. Here are the links AGAIN:
REMINDERS FOR NEXT TWO WEEKS
October 12-14, 2021 - Administration of Start Strong (Print out student tickets & reference sheets, provide scrap paper; refer to my emails from 10/7/21 & 10/8/21 if you are administering the test; have you submitted your Administration Agreement to me yet?)
10/12/21 - Gr9 ALGEBRA 1
10/13/21 - (Day A) Gr10 GEOMETRY & HonALGEBRA2
10/13/21 - Gr11 ALGEBRA 2 (with a few exceptions)
10/14/21 - (Day B) Gr10 GEOMETRY & HonALGEBRA2
October 13, 2021 - Back to School Night (Virtual) from 6:00PM to 8:00PM (Please follow the guidance emailed by Ms. Carbonell on 10/8/21 at 10:41AM and linked HERE.)
October 20, 2021 - Mathematics Department Meeting (We will gather in one room in each building and have one screen per room; however, please bring your laptop with you.)
PT (including the 3 NT team members) will gather in Rm 334 (Mr. Rodriguez's room).
WCT will gather in Rm. 203 (Mr. Bevilacqua's room).
NT will gather in Rm. 33 (Dr. Lucas' room).
INTERESTING FINDS
Anyone can be a math person
Anyone can be a math person
Recently, I came across this video on the YouTube channel ANYONE CAN BE A MATH PERSON. The video does a concise delivery of How to Effectively Watch Videos for Learning . It would be helpful for those instructors who frequently flip learning.
From a post by Wendy Fresh in PreCalc FB group:
"Jessica Bernards and I started showing this video to our classes about how to learn from a video and it's made a HUGE difference. It's crazy how many of our students don't realize there is a difference with how to watch an instructional video vs. a random YouTube or TikTok video for fun. Hope this helps those of you using videos for flipping!"
After a discussion with Maria Moura about the valuable practice of students taking notes, she reminded me of when Dr. Jeter introduced Cornell Notetaking to the N13th Street Tech staff. In the "How to Effectively Watch Videos for Learning" YouTube video that was shared with you in this newsletter, it suggests that notetaking is a skill that helps students to retain what they have learned when watching a video. As we know, effective notetaking is a valuable skill (whether in-person or virtual) that not many of our students possess.
If you are unfamiliar with Cornell Notetaking, view this YouTube video for more information. Also, I found a template for Cornell Notes specifically for high school math classes. Take a look: MATH CORNELL NOTETAKING TEMPLATE
For instructors with ELL students in their classes, this blog is very informative:
Unlocking Learners' Thinking Using the Mathematical Language Routines
New Jersey graduation proficiency assessment (NJGPA)
New Jersey graduation proficiency assessment (NJGPA)
The class of 2023 will be the first group to take the NJGPA during the week of March 14-18, 2021. The NJDOE will be releasing more information about the NJGPA shortly. Stay tuned!
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