Math Department Head/ 8th Grade Math Workshop

What you need to know about Math Workshop

The Grade 8 Math Workshop provides extra support to students who are enrolled in a regular (everyday) mathematics course. It targets computational skills and foundational concepts in math for students with significant needs in those areas. Students have opportunities to build skills proficiency and strong conceptual understanding of fundamental mathematical ideas through a variety of classroom and computer-based activities. The workshop teacher may also provide some support for the students' regular mathematics work, as time permits. Placement in this course is by recommendation of the classroom teacher in consultation with specialists, the guidance counselor, and parents.

-There is no homework in math workshop! We do our work during class time.

- The class meets 3x per cycle

- We use Dreambox as a tool to help students practice math skills that are not yet fully developed. Students have a goal of completing 5 lessons per week on Dreambox.

- During class, we also use tools like Desmos, nearpod, and explain everything! Examples of these are posted on google classroom.

- I am always available to students by appointment! They just need to shoot me a message or ask me in class and we will find time to meet and discuss.

If you need to reach me, you may do so by emailing me at gentese@wellesleyps.org or calling at 781-446-6235 (ext 3613). Please allow a 24 hour response time to all inquiries.