Transcript 2014-2015 Curriculum Night Power Point Presentation

Curriculum Night
th
8 Grade Mathematics
2014-
2015
Ms. Bottomley
Materials
Students must bring the following to
class on a daily basis.
 a 1 or 1 ½ inch binder (for Math
only)
 5 tab binder dividers
 Pencils (sharpened before class
begins)
 Red or blue pens for grading
 Loose leaf paper
 Calculator
 Graph paper
 Daily planner/assignment notebook
 Positive attitude
Book and
Workbook
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Students will have a math text
that they will be able to write
directly in.
They will be taking notes,
completing in-class work, and
homework directly in their
math book.
On-line Component
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This book series comes with an amazing on-line component.
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Each student will have their own login and password.
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Book is online.
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Students may be completing homework assignments and submitting
them online.
Book
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Interactive Video
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Math On the Spot
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Animated Math
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Personal Math
Trainer
Videos
Videos are used to introduce
lessons with real world
applications.
http://my.hrw.com/content/hmo
f/math/gomath/na/gr8/interacti
ve_student_edition_9780544083
080_/index.html
Math On the Spot
At certain places in the text there will be
places for students to scan the QR code.
This allows the students to get instruction
from one of the main writers of the
textbook.
http://my.hrw.com/content/hmof/math/co
mmon/tools/videoplayer/player.html?conte
ntSrc=7277/7277.xml
Animated Math
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Students will be able to explore
different key concepts and see
how the math actually works.
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These skills are all reviewed
interactively.
http://my.hrw.com/content/hmof/
math/common/simulations/S8_2/i
ndex.html
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Students have the ability to go through
different math problems that correspond
to the lesson they are completing.
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There is a “tutor” that will help the
students through each of the problems,
giving hints as needed.
Personal Math Trainer
http://my.hrw.com/wwtb/api/viewer.pl?uid=p
ractice_user&cid=1&wid=nama15gra8iytu1m01
l1ye1
On-Line Assignments
Students will be assigned
different assignments that will
need to be completed on-line.
These will be listed for each of
the students to complete by a
certain date.
We are looking forward to a
great school year!