welcome to math class! mrs. swingle 6th grade (period 7-8, period 9-10 and period 13-14)

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Welcome to Math Class! Mrs. Swingle 6th Grade (period 7-8, period 9-10 and period 13-14)

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Page 1: Welcome to Math Class! Mrs. Swingle 6th Grade (period 7-8, period 9-10 and period 13-14)

Welcome to Math Class! Mrs. Swingle

6th Grade

(period 7-8, period 9-10 and period 13-14)

Page 3: Welcome to Math Class! Mrs. Swingle 6th Grade (period 7-8, period 9-10 and period 13-14)

Accessing the Textbook

http://sw8470.textbooks.cpm.org/Here are 5 generic log on’s…Username- ww1 Password- 9181Username- ww2 Password- 6155Username- ww3 Password- 1987Username- ww4 Password- 6380Username- ww5 Password- 1916

www.cpm.orgParent Support Homework Help

Page 4: Welcome to Math Class! Mrs. Swingle 6th Grade (period 7-8, period 9-10 and period 13-14)

Typical Day● Look for directions on the board● Write new homework in logbook● Check homework● Team problems● Summing it all up (closure)● Quiet time for homework (our goal)

Page 5: Welcome to Math Class! Mrs. Swingle 6th Grade (period 7-8, period 9-10 and period 13-14)

Math Binder

● All classwork, homework, and notes will go into our composition books

● Any work that has been handed back should be kept in folder or binder

● Loose leaf paper and graph paper will be needed as well

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GRADE BREAKDOWN

10% homework 30% collaborative work

(this includes class work, participation, team check-ins)

60% individual tests

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In this class, there is an emphasis on:

●Critical thinking●Communication●Collaboration●Creativity

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Inquiry Based Learning

● Students are active participants in their learning.● Students solve rich, meaningful problems that lead

to deep conceptual understanding of mathematics.● Problems have a definite mathematical purpose.● Problems often connect strands of mathematics.● Students think critically, analyze, evaluate,

conclude.● Procedures are taught as needed.

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Collaborative TeamsStudents

-share information, opinions, and expertise.

-provide clarification, analyze, criticize, and most of all, build on each others’ ideas.

-ask for help in a safe environment.

-are engaged and interested much more than they are during lecture/seatwork, encouraging persistence.

-have access to higher-level, more sophisticated, more mathematically-rich problems.

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Questions?

Comments?

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING

CURRICULUM NIGHT 2015