ECST Mathematics Department

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October 31 - November 4, 2022

ACTIONABLE ITEMs

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. See the exception below.

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.

If you have not been assigned Albert.IO and would like to join the hour-long session, please let me know asap so I can register you with the presenter from Albert.IO.

The offerings are:

DELTA MATH, Math Medic Lessons & Assessments, Quizizz, MathXL, & GoGuardian - Participants will be part of a Q&A session with lead teacher(s) who are fluent with the resource or platform.
Data Analysis from NJGPA, NJSLA, & PSAT - Participants will review data from the recent standardized tests and identify areas of strength and areas of need.
ECST Math Resource Organization Chart - Participants will assist to create a chart that organizes the online resources used by teachers in the math department with the relevance to the particular courses. This chart will be posted on the Math Department Schoology page.
High School Content from Open Middle Math (K through Calculus) - Participants will learn about the high school level content on the Open Middle Math website and suggested lesson placements.
Planning Math Madness - Arete Labs - Participants will review the math competition offered at Arete Labs for consideration for the ECST Math Madness 2023 competition.

Please look over this pacing chart for ALG1, GEO, ALG2, & PREC

Any objections? Call or email me.

REMINDERS & IMPORTANT NOTES

MON., NOVEMBER 7 - DEPARTMENT-BASED INSERVICE (1:30-3:30PM)
WED., NOVEMBER 16 - MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT MEETING

A few TAKEAWAYS from the

AMTNJ Fall Conference

Quote from Dr. Eric Milou: "Rigor is defined by expectations, not by content" For more insight into WHAT IS RIGOR, click HERE
"Give problems that students can't Google to find the answers." Students will Google the answer if the bottom of Bloom's Taxonomy triangle is used. A student cannot Google "CREATE". A followup discussion will occur about this student habit that is hanging over from the pandemic.
Jo Boaler has a FREE resource/curriculum on DATA SCIENCE. This is worth a look for the PROB & STATS teachers. View it HERE.

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

Calc-Medic Blog - Redefining What It Means To Be Good At Math
Looking for a new way to collect student responses? Check out MENTIMETER . What makes this platform different from the others? Your audience can generate a free Word Cloud quickly and easily. Pose your question and watch vibrant words appear in real-time.
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.
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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