ECST Mathematics Department

Newsletter

October 17-21, 2022

ACTIONABLE ITEMs

If you did not read the newsletters from October 11th & 17th, please go back and review them this week.

November 7 In-Service

ALL MATH TEAM MEMBERS MUST REGISTER BY OCT 31st!!!

In order to prepare for the Monday, November 7th department-based in-service, please select which sessions you will be attending on this SPREADSHEET. Each member of the math team must select one session per half-hour from 1:30PM-3:30PM. [A handful of you (mostly new team members) have been assigned to attend the Albert.IO session from 1:30PM -2:30PM. Those team members will pick two session from the 2:30PM-3:30PM offerings.]

The offerings are:

Delta Math Q&A
MathXL Q&A
Math Medic Lessons & Assessments Q&A
Quizizz Q&A
Go Guardian Q&A
Planning Math Madness - Arete Labs
High School Content from Open Middle Math (K through Calculus)
Data Analysis from NJGPA, NJSLA, & PSAT
ECST Math Resource Organization Chart

REMINDERS & IMPORTANT NOTES

TUE., OCTOBER 25 - PSAT FOR ALL 10TH & 11TH GRADE STUDENTS. Read email communication from your guidance department.
MON., NOVEMBER 7 - DEPARTMENT-BASED INSERVICE (1:30-3:30PM)

Thank You Team!

Thank you for doing your part in the calculator collection for the PSAT. A BIG SPECIAL THANK YOU to those who coordinated the calculators - Alexandra Antoine, Luis Rodriguez, Craig Zimmerman, and Christian Tanion!

SAT Score Recognition

Another high score to celebrate - this time on the SAT. Newark Tech's Rchin Bari (Gr. 11) sat for the October 1st administration of the SAT and scored 790 on the Math section! Let's cheer on Rchin Bari (NT), Andres Jaquez-Cruz (PT), and Mikaiel Rosado (WCT) as they take the PSAT on Tuesday and have been on a quest for a perfect EBRW or Math section score of 760! (Note: The highest section score on the SAT is 800 and the PSAT is 760.) These high scores would qualify them to apply for the National Merit Scholarship - Qualifying Test. They would then continue by taking the SAT and either receive scholarship funds or recognition from College Board and/or other participating organizations. Math Team - This is a BIG DEAL! Thank you to all of you who have had a role in improving the PSAT/SAT scores big or small. For most of our students, breaking 500 or 600 is a goal they set out to attain. Breaking 700 or hitting the 760/800 mark is quite an accomplishment.

AMTNJ Fall Conference

Last week, Keven Agnew and I attended the AMTNJ Fall Conference in Plainsboro, NJ. There were over 60 PD sessions delivered over 5 time sessions during the day. Over the next few newsletters and department meetings, Kevin and I will share some of what we experienced and learned. We were also able to meet Jenna from Kendall Hunt and Kirk from eMath Instruction! (#Fangirling for sure! And I thought meeting Dan Meyer was exciting. Lol! )

Something worth sharing now... take a look at this virtual online graph paper - tp://print-graph-paper.com/virtual-graph-paper How would you use this resource?

Lesson Plan Naming Conventions

A reminder of the naming conventions for the lesson plan files. Any lesson plans submitted that are not in this format will be returned.

PROFESSIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES WORTH SHARING

IM Blog - Strategies For Instituting Equitable Math Instruction
Achieve the Core - Dismantling Racism in Mathematics Instruction Course Series
- Part 3 - Embracing and Encouraging Multiple and Varying Ways of Sharing, Showing, and Communicating Knowledge REGISTRATION
- This is a six-hour, self-paced course which means you can take it on your own time between November 8, 2022-January 31, 2023. All participants who complete the course will immediately receive a certificate verifying six professional learning hours.
I learned something new today from Howie Hua - Percentages Are Reversable
Are you going to be observed soon? Need to decorate your classroom? Check out these POSTERS TO ADORN YOUR BOARDS & CABINETS (and never your walls! )

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