Welcome to Back to School Night

What is math?

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Shift to Common Core!

* Shifts in Mathematics Focus...narrow and deepen the way time and energy is spent in the classroom...building strong foundations Coherence...thinking across grades...extension of previous learning...linking to major topics...deeper exploration Rigor...conceptual understanding...procedural skill and fluency...application* Fewer, clearer, higher*Three minutes to learn about common core:

Mathematics Instruction Should ShiftToward Away From Classrooms as mathematics

communities

Classrooms as collections of individuals

Logic and mathematical evidence as verification

The teacher as the sole authority for right answers

Mathematical reasoning Mere memorizing of procedures

Conjecturing, inventing and problem solving

Finding answers mechanistically

Connecting mathematics, its ideas, and its applications

Treating mathematics as a body of isolated concepts and procedures

Adapted from Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics (NCTM)

FIVE SHIFTS IN THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT

What does that mean for Math 8?

*This year may be difficult

*New books!

*More application than they’re

used to

*Multiple representations

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What Else Do We Do?

* Projects and Activities

* Tuesday Silent Reading

* Character Counts

RESPONSIBILITY

* Embrace our “inner nerd”

Staying Informed

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