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New Policies

New Policies. Homework. Mental Engagement + Effort leads to mastery. When you hit a roadblock during HW, you should be going back to your notes / online notes / the internet – anything that results in learning rather than just “getting the answer.” An 80% success rate is optimal for learning.

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  1. New Policies

  2. Homework • Mental Engagement + Effort leads to mastery. • When you hit a roadblock during HW, you should be going back to your notes / online notes / the internet – anything that results in learning rather than just “getting the answer.” • An 80% success rate is optimal for learning. • Homework is to practice a skill/process that you haven’t mastered yet. • 80% is a challenge to get even on a test. • 80% success on HW risks turning it into busy work. • (Old) Solution: HW is graded for completion.

  3. The Problem • Old policy circumvents the first issue. • A person who puts in full effort and engagement gets the same HW reward as someone who gives up at the first obstacle and says, “It’s only graded completion.” • They will get a better test grade in the end, but a HW policy shouldn’t give a short-term reward to people who take shortcuts.

  4. New Policy • Completion will get you a decent grade (80% or so). • On each assignment I will also grade 1 question for accuracy and showing work properly. • Perfect answer with work shown = +20%. • Any errors = +0%. • Graded question will not be announced. You have to try on everything if you want 100%.

  5. 20% • Is 20% enough of an incentive? • Answer #1: 20% is my initial figure. It may change as we go. • Answer #2: Do the math: • 80% on homework won’t hurt your grade directly, but it shifts the burden to the tests. • 100% on HW lets you get an A with 80% on tests and a B with 60% on tests. • 80% on HW means you need a 100% on tests for an A and 80% on tests for a B.

  6. Other Odds and Ends

  7. Tests • No cell phones with you • Not in your purse, pocket, backpack • Applies for the whole test, even after your finish your test. • My advice: leave your phone in your locker on test days. I do not check to see who takes which phone. Neither I, nor the school are responsible for thefts. • Stay in your seat. • Raise your hand to turn in your test. • Raise your hand if you have a question.

  8. Why? • Preventing cheating is important on all tests, not just the final. • Some instances of cheating happening while people are up.

  9. When turning in work after an absence • Fill out an absence slip and staple it to the work. • Inaccurate information may be viewed as an attempt to get undeserved credit.

  10. Why? • The administration is wanting us to be more strict about not allowing students to make up work from unexcused absences. • Absences (even excused ones) is a major factor in students falling behind. This will help both of us make sure they aren’t piling up.

  11. If you missed the final or have missing work from 1st semester that you are still allowed to turn in, see me post haste.

  12. To Be Continued…

  13. Student Mantra • “My job is not to get the answer, my job is to explain how to get the answer.” • The “shortcut” is that you get to explain it using math instead of sentences.

  14. Examples:

  15. Problem Maps • A new method of showing work. • You are not allowed to write any numbers. • You don’t have to do any algebra.

  16. Problem Maps • Write your first equation and Draw arrows that match up numbers in the problem to the variables in the equation.

  17. Problem Maps • If a number needs to be adjusted (from cm to meters) then you write out a conversion as your first equation.

  18. Problem Maps • If there is a “read between the lines” kind of number then either • The arrow originates from the key word • You write in the implied information

  19. Problem Maps • If there are multiple equations, draw arrows from the first thing you solved for and where that is going to be used.

  20. Problem Maps • The only number you write is the final answer.

  21. Why? • There’s no way NOT to show the equations. • It’s still clear which numbers are going where. • It emphasizes the train of thought and the process. • You still have to calculate a final answer.

  22. The End

  23. Presentations • Phase 1: Present your own work. • Phase 2: Present someone else’s work.

  24. Learning and Pushups • Mark It Up • People who are good readers don’t do this in real life. The activity itself isn’t that valuable. • The purpose of a Mark It Up is to turn an invisible thought process visible. • Learning isn’t about how clearly the teacher states the information, it’s about how much processing the student does. • You should be Marking Up the lecture in your head as you listen.

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