Grades

Grading Scheme

Fifty percent of your grade will be based on daily practice (watching videos and taking usable notes, notebook checks, practice problem sets) and the remaining fifty percent will be based on assessments (quizzes and  tests).  

We will use "Total Points" for each category.  Each assignment that we will take a grade on will be worth a certain number of points.  Your grade for that category will be calculated as points earned divided by points 

You can expect many grades in the "Daily" category and fewer in the "Assessment" category.  However, we will make sure that no one assignment is worth more than 25% of your 9-week grade.

Work that will earn an A or A+ in Advanced Geometry indicates that a student has achieved mastery of the skills and expectations of the course.  Mastery goes beyond mimicry as a student must demonstrate an ability to successfully solve problems for which the student has not been shown a solution technique in advance.  

Google Classroom vs Frontline (TEAMS) 

As students are provided opportunities to complete work using Google Classroom, assignment grades in Google Classroom are not official. The FRONTLINE gradebook is still the only official system for grades, and will include grades for all work completed in and outside of Google Classroom. Also, consider that official grades in FRONTLINE may include graded assignment components such as participation or tests not reflected in Google Classroom.

Homework

Homework is due at the beginning of each class period, unless otherwise stated. This is crucial as our classes are “flipped” and students will not be able to participate in the in-class activities if the assigned videos are not watched and notes taken ahead of time.

If students fail to watch a video lesson, they will receive a zero on any video check grades that may be taken and will not be able to make it up to improve their grade.  So, watch the video and take usable notes!

Make Up Work

For unforeseen circumstances like illness or family emergencies:   Make a plan with your teacher for getting back on track with daily work and assessments in a timely fashion. 

For pre-arranged excused absences like field trips for planned family trips:   If a student knows in advance that they will be missing class, they will have to do in-class work without the benefit of their group. If a student knows they will miss an assessment, they must make arrangements to take it before the absence.   It is the student’s responsibility to make their best effort to keep up with the class in terms of content and daily work.

Exceptions may be made for extended, excused absences and other special circumstances at the discretion of the teacher. 

Late Work

The whole point of a "practice" assignment is for you to practice skills on your own before you get assessed on them.  Most of every class period is dedicated to work time for students. It is the student's responsibility to use this time efficiently and effectively. Every problem set is due by the end of class and needs to be submitted in Blend. We will go over the problem sets and the Blend submission needs to be completed prior to the next class meeting.

If a student is absent fewer than five days, but has extenuating circumstances and needs more time, it will be the responsibility of the student or family member to communicate directly with teachers to explain the situation.

Improving Quiz Grades with corrections

A key component to mastery is learning from one's mistakes.  You are going to make them.  What is important is what you do about it. If you put in the effort and learn from the mistake, awesome.  If you ignore it and hope it goes away... not so good.

Because we want you to learn how to analyze your own work for errors, we will use corrections as a way to improve assessment scores instead of just retaking a different version.

Quizzes are checkpoints and you are still learning the concept.  Students may correct quizzes for up to half credit.   

Tests are what we use to measure your level of mastery of the contents of a unit of study.  If you fail an exam, you can take a makeup exam to improve your score up to a 70% 

Finals are cumulative and measure your mastery and retention of the knowledge and skills over time.  

Corrections must demonstrate that a student understands the nature of their mistakes, has a better understanding of the content, and must be submitted on time and completed to the teacher’s standards in the correct format.  We'll give you the criteria when you actually have an assessment to correct.