Math 6 Red

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Math 6 Red

• Mr. Gerdin

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Experience

• 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

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Common Core Standards

• Math Practices outlined in CCSS
• Always been part of good math instruction, now
  will be more emphasized
• Call for more depth, less content

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Practices

• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving
  them
• Reason abstractly and quantitatively
• Construct viable arguments and critique the
  reasoning of others
• Model with mathematics

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Practices Continued

• Use appropriate tools strategically
• Attend to precision.
• Look for and make use of structure
• Look for and express regularity in repeated
  reasoning

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Great Mathematicians
Newton
Euler
Noether
Your Child ?!
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Problem Solving

• Explicit Instruction 4 Techniques
• Apply Techniques to Core Content
• Assessments

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Math 6 Red BasicsTEXT

• 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
• Other resources MIF, Explore Learning, IXL,
  etc.

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Placement

• Placement to match students current ability and
  aptitude with instruction
• This course typically leads to an introduction to
  algebra in 8th grade
• Historically - placement by matrix has been
  accurate

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Placement cont.

• Criteria include IAAT, IOWAs, Class Quiz/Test
  Scores, HW Completion, grade, EOY
• Student placement re-evaluated near end of first
  trimester and monitored beyond
• Highest weight to standardized results
• NT has confirmed that there is NO correlation
  between math placement and ability to get in
  best universities

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Math 6 Red BasicsSupplies

• Bring to Every Class
• Positive Attitude/Open Mind
• 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

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Math 6 Red BasicsHomework

• About 20- 30 Minutes Expected Daily
• Daily Class Notes Videos to be used as Guide
• Notes Videos posted on Gerdin Website
• Work must be SHOWN as directed Communication
• Homework may include text book problem sets and
  extensions of concepts

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Homework Example
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Math 6 RedGrading

• Homework
• Quizzes and Tests
• Problems
• Projects/Activities
• Scoring/Grading Per Sears Policy
• No Extra Credit

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Math 6 RedMath Homework Help

• Students need to develop their own skills and
  should make a concerted effort to solve problems
  prior to asking for help.
• Review Text Examples and Class Notes
• Ask Classmate(s)
• Ask Parent
• Ask Teacher (in class during homework review)
• Still Struggling? Teacher Conference

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Math 6 RedContent

• 6th Grade Common Core
• Moderate Pacing (but challenging!)
• Mastery of Skills
• Application of Concepts to Solve Problems
• Techniques, Strategies, Algorithms
• Communication
• Modified as appropriate

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Math 6 RedContent, Continued

• Algebraic Formulas, Expressions, and Equations
• 3x 5 17
• D R x T
• Decimals and Fractions
• 0.25 ¼
• 0.25 x 4 1

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Math 6 RedContent, Continued

• Operations with Fractions
• 1/3 2 1/3 2 2/3
• 4 ½ 8
• Geometry and Measurement
• Area of polygons
• Surface Area and Volume of Prisms and Pyramids

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Math 6 RedContent, Continued

• Ratios, Rates, and Proportions
• 9/12 ¾
• 300150 15075
• 365,000/yr 1000/day
• Dimensional Analysis

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Math 6 RedContent, Continued

• Percents
• 25 off 79.99 20
• 4 is 2 of 200
• Integers
• -33 x 23 (-3-(-78))
• -136/4 (-3)7
• Graphical Representations
• Statistics

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Math 6 RedTechnology

• Technology (calculators/spreadsheets) not a
  substitute for knowing concepts and mastering
  skills.
• Technology will be integrated into work
  especially using calculator to check work
• Mental Math is important and techniques are
  incorporated into lessons.

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Math 6 Red
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Credits

• All photos courtesy of www.flickr.com