WELCOME TO PARENT NIGHT AT PENNRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

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WELCOME TO PARENT NIGHT AT PENNRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

• THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
• INTERACTIVE MATHEMATICS
• PROGRAM AT PENNRIDGE HS

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QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS

• WHAT IS IMP?

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IMP IS...

• A TOTALLY DIFFERENT WAY TO LEARN MATH
• A NEW, INNOVATIVE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM FOR THE
  21ST CENTURY
• FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
• AN EXEMPLARY MATHEMATICS PROGRAM AS NAMED BY THE
  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT THAN A TRADITIONAL MATH
CLASS?

• INCREASED PROBLEM SOLVING IN A STUDENT CENTERED
  CLASSROOM
• OPEN-ENDED INVESTIGATIONS IN PROBLEM CENTERED
  UNITS
• INTERDISCIPLINARY UNITS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING
  UNDERSTANDING
• COMMUNICATION OF REASONING AND IDEAS THROUGH
  WRITING AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS

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WHO WILL BE INVOLVED?

• STUDENTS
• TEACHERS
• ADMINISTRATORS
• PARENTS

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STUDENTS

• WE ARE IMPLEMENTING A COMBINATION OF ALGEBRA I
  AND IMP I FOR ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN ALGEBRA
  I COURSE FOR THE 2000-2001 SCHOOL YEAR FROM
  GRADES 8-12

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TEACHERS

• FOR THIS PROGRAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL, TEACHERS MUST
  CREATE A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THIS FORM OF
  LEARNING AND MUST UNDERGO EXTENSIVE INSERVICING

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ADMINISTRATORS

• OUR ADMINISTRATION MUST BE WILLING TO PROVIDE
  SUPPORT TO TEACHERS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO
  IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM

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PARENTS

• THE PARENTS OF OUR STUDENTS MUST UNDERSTAND THE
  REASONS FOR IMPLEMENTING IMP AND THE IMP
  CLASSROOM SO THAT THEY MAY PROVIDE SUPPORT AT HOME

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WHY CHANGE THE CURRICULUM?

• IMPROVED TEST SCORES
• PREPARATION FOR THE WORKFORCE OF THE 21ST CENTURY
• CREATES A POSITIVE LEARNING ATMOSPHERE IN A MATH
  CLASSROOM
• EXPOSURE TO MATH TOPICS NOT USUALLY TAUGHT IN A
  TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SEQUENCE

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TEST SCORES

• OPEN-ENDED PROBLEMS ARE NOW PART OF THE PSSA
  TESTING , REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION FOR THE CLASS
  OF 2003, AND IMP PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH PRACTICE
  ON SUCH PROBLEMS

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TODAYS WORKFORCE

• PEOPLE NEED TO WORK WELL IN GROUPS
• PEOPLE NEED TO WORK WITH TECHNOLOGY
• PEOPLE NEED TO BE GOOD PROBLEM SOLVERS
• PEOPLE NEED TO COMMUNICATE THEIR IDEAS

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THE MATH CLASSROOM

• STUDENTS NEED A POSTIVE ATMOSPHERE TO LEARN
  ABSTRACT IDEAS WHERE THEY ARE COMFORTABLE TO TAKE
  RISKS, EXPRESS THEIR IDEAS, AND ASK QUESTIONS

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NEW MATH TOPICS

• STATISTICS
• PROBABILITY
• DISCRETE MATH
• MATRIX ALGEBRA

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HOW DOES IMP CORRESPOND TO THE DISTRICT
INITIATIVES?

• DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
• USE OF TECHNOLOGY
• COMMUNICATION
• COOPERATIVE LEARNING
• VARIED ASSESSMENTS
• HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONING
• INTEGRATION

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DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING

• STUDENTS CAN WORK ON THE SAME PROBLEMS IN A
  VARIETY OF WAYS AND IN VARYING DEGREES OF DEPTH
  WHICH ALLOWS FOR HETEROGENEOUS CLASSES

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USE OF TECHNOLOGY

• STUDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO USE THE GRAPHING
  CALCULATORS (TI-82 OR TI-83) AS A TOOL TO BOTH
  EXPLORE AND SOLVE MATHEMATICS

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COMMUNICATION

• STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO EXPRESS THEIR THOUGHT,
  IDEAS AND CONCLUSIONS IN WRITTEN FORM
• STUDENTS ARE ALSO ASKED TO MAKE FORMAL CLASS
  PRESENTATIONS

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COOPERATIVE LEARNING

• TEACHERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE STUDENTS SIT IN
  GROUPS OF FOUR AND MOST CLASS ACTIVITY IS
  CENTERED IN THE GROUP AND NOT THE TEACHER

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VARIED ASSESSMENTS

• HOMEWORK
• INDEPENDENT CLASSWORK
• GROUP CLASSWORK
• IN-CLASS TESTS
• TAKE-HOME TESTS
• PORTFOLIOS
• PRESENTATIONS

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HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONING

• IMPS DEVELOPING UNDERSTANDING IN OPEN-ENDED
  INVESTIGATIONS ALLOWS TEACHERS TO ASK HIGHER
  LEVEL QUESTIONS ON BLOOMS TAXONOMY

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INTEGRATION

• INTEGRATES A VARIETY OF MATH TOPICS IN ONE
  COURSE (ALGEBRA, GEOMETRY, TRIGONOMETRY, ETC.)
• INTEGRATES OTHER CORE SUBJECTS INTO IMPS PROBLEM
  CENTERED UNITS

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WHAT IMP UNITS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO ALGEBRA
I?

• PATTERNS
• THE GAME OF PIG
• THE OVERLAND TRAIL

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PATTERNS

• FUNCTION TABLES
• VARIABLES
• INTEGERS
• BASIC GEOMETRY
• PROOFS
• EXPLORATION AND COMMUNICATION OF MATHEMATICS

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THE GAME OF PIG

• PROBABILITY
• DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
• APPLICATION
• HIGHER LEVEL THINKING
• USE OF TECHNOLOGY

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THE OVERLAND TRAIL

• INTERDISCIPLINARY
• LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS
• GRAPHING
• CALCULATOR USE
• ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
• SOLVE EQUATIONS
• SOLVE SYSTEMS

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GOOD LUCK!

• EVERYONE HERE AT PENNRIDGE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO
  AN EXCITING NEW YEAR OF MATHEMATICS AND IMP.
  PLEASE CALL IF YOU HAVE FURTHER CONCERNS OR
  QUESTIONS.

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THANK YOU!

• TO KEY CURRICULUM PRESS, INTRODUCTION AND
  IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR THE INTERACTIVE
  MATHEMATICS PROGRAM,1998.