Transcript Welcome to Back to School Night

Welcome to Back to School
Night!
Ms. Mitchell
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Kean University
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Certifications
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Education K-8
 Mathematics K-12
 Teacher of the Handicapped
 Principal
 Supervisor of Instruction
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Masters in Educational Leadership & Supervision
Ms. Mitchell
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Educational Experience
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Elementary & Middle School level
Summer School/ESY Program
Local Professional Development Committee
Bedminster’s Math Curriculum
Mentoring
Staff Development
Presented Professional In-services for Educators New
Jersey School Boards
District Evaluation Advisory Committee, DEAC
Community Service Advisor
5th & 6th Grade Math
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Grading
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5% Homework
95% In-Class Graded
Assignments
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SRA
Work Folder
In-Class Assignments
Assessments
Skill Building
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Number & Numerical
Operations
Geometry &
Measurement
Patterns & Algebra
Data Analysis &
Probability
Problem Solving
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Strategies
Formats
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MC, SCR, ECR
Math 7 & Pre-Algebra
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Grading
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25% Homework
25% Quizzes
25% In-class graded
assignments
25% Tests
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Typical Day
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Problem of the Day
(POD)/Warm Up
Homework
Class work
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Hands-on, Active Board,
Peer Tutor, Lecture,
Cooperative Groups,
Independent, and
Technology
Math 7
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Ratios and Proportional Relationships
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The Number System
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Draw, construct and describe geometrical figures & describe the relationships between them.
Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, & volume.
Statistics and Probability
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Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions.
Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical & algebraic expressions and equations.
Geometry
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Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, & divide rational
numbers.
Expressions & Equations
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Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world & mathematical problems.
Use random sampling to draw inferences about a population.
Draw informal comparative inferences about two populations.
Investigate chance processes and develop, use, and evaluate probability models.
Mathematical Practices
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Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments & critique the reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Pre-Algebra
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The Number System
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Expressions and Equations
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Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software.
Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem.
Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving volume of cylinders, cones & spheres.
Statistics and Probability
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Define, evaluate, and compare functions.
Use functions to model relationships between quantities.
Geometry
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Work with radicals & integer exponents.
Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, & linear equations.
Analyze and solve linear equations & pairs of simultaneous linear equations.
Functions
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Know that there are numbers that are not rational, and approximate them by rational numbers.
Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data.
Mathematical Practices
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Make sense of problems & persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly & quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments & critique the reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Contact Information
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Email
[email protected] or
 [email protected]
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Voice Mail
908-234-0768 ext. 332 (Mitchell)
 908-234-0768 ext. 572 (James)
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Internet
www.bedminsterschool.org
(click on the Teacher Pages tab and then click on
teacher’s name)
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Website
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Ms. Mitchell’s Help Desk
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Back to School Night Presentation
Grading Policy
Course
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Syllabus
Homework listed by chapter
Websites that support the content being learned
Interactive online textbook and support resources
Great Interactive Websites
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Useful websites and articles for administrators, teachers,
parents, and students
(Math/Reading/Language Arts)
Organized by grade level and skill
Great Articles for the School Community
Reach for the Stars!!
Aim High!
Be All That You Can Be!
Questions and/or Comments