8 th grade algebra placement program shelburne community school september 6, 2011
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8TH GRADE ALGEBRA PLACEMENT PROGRAM
Shelburne Community SchoolSeptember 6, 2011
WELCOME & AGENDA1) Introductions & Purpose 2) Curriculum outline and progression toward
Algebra3) Why Algebra Placement Program at SCS?4) What does Algebra look like at SCS?5) How did we arrive at the current delivery
model?6) Q & A7) Quiz
6TH GRADE MATH Introduction to operations – created by SCS Bits II Covering and Surrounding Bits II (division…) Accentuate the Negative Bits III Variables and Patterns What do you Expect? (1-4)
6th Grade Math is:
50% Integers, Fractions, Decimals, Percents
16.6% Geometry
16.6% Pre-Algebra
16.6% Probability
7TH GRADE MATH Comparing & Scaling / Stretching & Shrinking What do you Expect? (5-7) Moving Straight Ahead / Thinking w/ Math
Models (consolidated)
Filling and Wrapping Data Distributions
7th Grade Math is:33.3% Proportional Reasoning
33.3% Probability and Statistics
16.7% Geometry
16.7% Pre-Algebra
8TH GRADE MATH Linear Review – Created by SCS Shapes of Algebra Growing, Growing, Growing Samples and Populations (1 & 2) Frogs, Fleas & Painted Cubes Kaleidoscopes, Hubcaps & Mirrors / Looking for
Pythagoras8th Grade Math is:
66.7% Algebra
33.3% Probability and Statistics
CVU COURSE OUTLINE V. SCS CURRICULUM
How we decide what to teach in the APP program…
WHY USE THE ALGEBRA PLACEMENT PROGRAM AT SCS? Algebra is available to more students More students qualify to take higher level math courses in High School
8th Grade Enrichment Students able to progress at their pace
WHAT DOES ALGEBRA LOOK LIKE AT SCS?
Algebra is taught daily
Algebra takes place in the classroom and seminars
APP students participate in follow-up sessions
Algebra is taught by all 8th grade math teachers and is collaborative
TRUE OR FALSE QUIZ
Algebra is taught in isolation 9 seminars per year.
Students are expected to teach themselves algebra and there is no direct instruction or time for follow up with teachers.
Everyone must stay in the APP program once they have signed up.
APP is the only algebra taught at SCS.
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