1 / 23

6 th Grade Math - Accelerated

6 th Grade Math - Accelerated. Mr. Gerdin. Background. Education: M.Ed Education (Loyola) BS Chemical Engineering (Wisconsin) Masters Engineering Management (Northwestern) Experience: 8 Years 6 th grade math teaching at The Joseph Sears School

arnold
Download Presentation

6 th Grade Math - Accelerated

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. 6th Grade Math - Accelerated Mr. Gerdin

  2. Background • Education: • M.Ed Education (Loyola) • BS Chemical Engineering (Wisconsin) • Masters Engineering Management (Northwestern) • Experience: • 8 Years 6th grade math teaching at The Joseph Sears School • 15 years professional engineering experience

  3. Common Core Standards • Practices outlined in CCSS • Always been part of good math instruction, now will be more emphasized • Generally – more depth, less scope

  4. Practices - Focus • Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them • Reason abstractly and quantitatively • Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others • Use appropriate tools strategically • Attend to precision.

  5. Placement • Matrix placement historically accurate • Student placement re-evaluated near end of first trimester and beyond • Criteria include IAAT, IOWA math results, Class Quiz/Test Scores, HW Completion, grade, EOY

  6. Placement • Typically students in this class will complete Algebra in 8thgrade and take Geometry in 9th - It is NOT guaranteed. • Their placement into high school will depend on a number of factors including their placement test and teacher recommendation.

  7. Potential to Move Down • The goal is to have the level instruction meet the needs of all students. • Grade C+ or lower in trimester • Parental Request

  8. Resources: • Middle School Math – Course 2 (Scott Foresman/Addison-Wesley) • 1 Copy to Keep at Home • Classroom set of textbooks for use in class • Additional copies available for use at math lunch and homework club • Additional Resources – IXL, MIF, etc.

  9. Supplies: Bring to Every Class: 8-1/2” x 11” Loose Leaf Paper (Lined and Grid) • Pencil w/eraser and Red Pen • Calculator (TI – 30 Xa), Protractor & Ruler • Executive Functioning Binder w/Math Folder • Complete Homework and Current Notes

  10. Homework: • About 20- 30 Minutes Expected Daily • Use Class Notes and videosas Guide • Notes & Videos posted on GerdinWebsite • HW Plan posted on Gerdin Website • Work must be SHOWN as directed • Homework may include text book problem sets and extensions of concepts

  11. Student Absent • Ask a friend in the class • Send me an e-mail • Look on my website for notes, videos, plan for the week • Have student check with me upon return • Number of days of absence = number of days to make up work

  12. Homework Example

  13. Grading • Homework – effort vs. accuracy • Tests/Quizzes (<72% can retake/rework) • Problem Solving/Presentations • Scoring/Grading Per Sears Policy • No extra credit • Grade is points earned out of points possible

  14. Math Homework Help • Make a concerted effort to solve problems prior to asking for help. • Review Class Notes or Watch Video • Ask Classmate(s) • Math Center at lunch – Rm 218 • Ask Parent (use notes) • Ask Teacher (in class during homework review) • Still Struggling? – Arrange Teacher Conference (before school, lunch, after school) • Drop ins (2 per week & prior to major assesments)

  15. Curriculum • Faster Paced • More Complex Problems • Mastery of Skills • Techniques, Strategies, Algorithms • Communication

  16. Curriculum - Problem Solving • Explicit Instruction – 4 Techniques • Apply Techniques to Core Content • Assessments • Coordinated with 7 and 8 • 21st Century Skills

  17. Integers/coordinate plane -5 x -5 = 25 Algebraic Formulas, Expressions, and Equations 3x – 5 = 17 –(2x+6) D = R x T Decimals and Fractions 0.25 = ¼ 0.25 x 4 = 1 Curriculum, Continued

  18. Content, Continued • Operations with Fractions • 2 1/3 x 2 1/3 • 41/3 ÷ 1/17 • Geometry and Measurement • Area of Polygons • Surface area and volume of prisms and pyramids • a2 + b2 = c2

  19. Content, Continued • Ratios, Rates, and Proportions • 9/12 = ¾ • 300:150; 150:75 • $365,000/yr = $1000/day • Dimensional Analysis • 5 ft/day x m/3.28 ft = 1.54 m/day

  20. Content, Continued • Percents • 25% off $79.99 = $20 • 4 is 2% of 200 • Data Representation Histograms, dot plots, line plots Statistics Measures of central tendency

  21. Technology • Technology (calculators/spreadsheets) not a substitute for knowing concepts and mastering skills. • Technology will be integrated into work • Mental Math is important

  22. Math

  23. Credits • All photos courtesy of www.flickr.com

More Related