ECST Mathematics Department
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September 18-22, 2023
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The ECST Mathematics Department goal for the 2023-2024 school year is to improve the modeling and reasoning conceptual categories reported on standardized assessments by implementing new strategies learned and developed during professional development and professional learning communities.
ACTIONABLE ITEMs
The diagnostic assessments will be shared via email on Monday. The window to administer the diagnostic assessments ends on September 29th. In the meantime, be reminded that you may use several data points to determine the starting points for your students, including the diagnostic assessment. Please include the administration of the diagnostic assessments in your lesson planning to occur during the next two weeks.
From the NJDOE....
Using Multiple Measures to Determine Student Starting Points
Using multiple measures of a student’s starting point not only allows better targets to be set but provides useful information to help drive instruction. Information that a teacher typically gathers from students at the beginning of the year should be used to get a rough sense of their starting points.1 This includes but is not limited to current grades and test scores, prior year grades and test scores, and markers of future success such as homework completion, class participation, and academic independence, etc.. Diagnostic pre-assessments, when utilized, provide maximum benefit to teachers and students when they are used in conjunction with other measures and in situations where they:
• Are used to evaluate a set of skills;
• Are high quality and vertically aligned; and
• Are normally used by the teacher for instructional purposes.
Hispanic Heritage Month Resources
Hispanic Heritage Month Resources
For a list of suggested activities and resources to include in your planning to celebrate HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, click HERE.
Indicate the activity or lesson you will include in your planning on this Google Form.
REMINDERS & IMPORTANT NOTES
Wed., September 20 - Mathemtics Department Meeting (3:30PM @ PT)
September 19 - 29 - DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS
Tues., September 26 - Back to School Night
Fri., October 6 - Building-Based Inservice (Single Session for Students)
Mon., October 9 - Federal Holiday - Schools Closed
Wed., October 25 - PSAT School Day for all 10th & 11th grade students
Welcome to the ECST Math Department!
Welcome to the ECST Math Department!
A warm welcome is extended to the newest member of the Math Team!
Daud Malik - Newark Tech
We will all meet Mr. Malik at the department meeting on Wednesday. (I am assigning Tatiana to be the chairperson of the welcoming committee.)
Math Online Instructional Platforms
Math Online Instructional Platforms
The Delta Math account information has been updated. I sent an email to indicate that your account had either been updated OR you should have received an email from Delta Math about your account. Contact me, if needed.
I sent your emails to Math Medic. You should have received access to the assessment platform. Please search your emails before contacting me.
The eMath Instruction codes will be sent this week.
Quizizz is another platform which I will follow up with this week.
PROFESSIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES WORTH SHARING
A reminder of resources I have shared in early September...
For those mathematics department members that are veterans and new... this folder of posters and bulletin board cut outs may be helpful to adorn your walls and boards. The collection has grown over the years. ECST Math Dept Posters
Did you know...
Did you know...
that many eMATH courses have been translated into Spanish?
that many eMATH courses have been translated into Spanish?
In fact, ALL of our middle school courses — including N-Gen Math 6, 7, and 8, as well as our two Algebra 1 courses — have been translated into Spanish. These Spanish lessons and homework sets are available at no additional cost and mirror their English counterparts. Teachers and students report having the Spanish option extremely useful, especially in those classes with one or more ELL students, as it allows all students to be following the same content regardless of preferred first language.
Did you know...
Did you know...
that our YouTube videos can be subtitled in ANY language?
that our YouTube videos can be subtitled in ANY language?
That's right! If you turn on closed-captioning, you can then translate subtitles into any language available on YouTube. The list is very comprehensive. For instructions on how to turn on translated subtitles, check out this video we created just for you.
Do you have a colleague who might benefit from ELL math content? Simply fill out the 30-second form below to share a no-cost trial membership with your friend. We'll take care of the rest!
If you have any pictures for me to feature on the math department IG, forward them to me with a description. Mr. Azab is doing a fantastic job keeping me stocked with photos!
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