7th Grade

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7th Grade
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Testing/General Information

• Students will be preparing for Algebra I in this
  course
• Students will be required to take the 7th grade
  EOG at the end of the year
• The 7th grade EOG has two components Calculator
  Active and Calculator Inactive

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Grading
30 30 40
Online goal achievement 10-A 9-B 8-C 7/6-D 5-F Homework Notebook Presentations Quiz Test
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Components of the Carnegie Math Program

• Learning By Doing Principles
• Carnegie Learning believes that students develop
  math understanding and skills by taking an active
  role and responsibility for their own learning.
  With Carnegie Learning textbooks students become
  engaged in solving contextual math problems that
  strengthen their conceptual understanding of math
  topics. Rather than encouraging students to
  memorize procedures, we provide them
  opportunities to think and work together in small
  groups.
• Real-World Context
• Students work with their peers to solve
  real-world problem situations like using percents
  for leaving a tip in a restaurant or using a
  graph of an equation to determine the number of
  days it will take to build miles of highway. They
  become more engaged in learning mathematics when
  they see how it plays a significant role in
  everyday life.
• Mathematical Discourse
• Throughout the student text icons prompt
  different forms of student communication. These
  icons may instruct students to work
  independently, work with groups, or share ideas
  with the class. Encouraging mathematical
  discourse provides opportunities for students to
  explain their thoughts and processes for solving
  math problems.

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Components of the Carnegie Math Program
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• Multiple Representations of the Problem
• Interactive Examples
• Flexible Sequencing
• Automated Assessment
• Just-in Time Feedback
• Skillometer
• 24/7 Math Help

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Carnegie Math

• Students will not be assigned a text
• Students will be given access to an online
  textbook and/or photocopies of materials.
• Class notes (interactive notebooks) will be very
  important.

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Interactive Notebook

• Writing is an integral part of the learning
  process.
• Provides the student with a ready reference for
  each unit as well as a resource to consult when
  reviewing materials at the end of the unit. 
• Is also a means of communicating with the teacher
  and parents/guardians.

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Materials

• Composition Notebook
• Writing instruments (pencil, pen, colored
  pencils, highlighter)
• Scissors
• Glue stick or tape

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Left Side Right Side Orientation

• Right side items are items from the teacher and
  text to be . . .
• LEARNED

• Left side items are the students
• REFLECTIONS

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Examples of Right Side Material (Teacher Input)

• Lecture notes (Cornell)
• Procedural notes
• Vocabulary
• Guided practice
• Reading Notes
• Movie, video notes
• Math foldable

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Examples of Left Side Material(Student Output)

• Venn Diagrams
• Pictures/Hooks
• Drawings
• Diagrams
• Writing Prompt Response
• Flow Charts
• Poems
• Songs

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Sample Graphic Organizer(Left Side Student
Output)
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Sample Foldable(Right Side Teacher Input)
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Sample Student Memory Hook(Left Side Student
Output)
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Notebook Check

• Quick check to see that student has
• 1) all entries for the week
• 2) all entries are completed on left and right
  sides

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Notebook Assessment

• Student selects an entry from the current week
  that they feel is their best.
• Student and teacher meet to discuss and evaluate
  this entry or
• Teacher evaluates the selected entry providing a
  written response to which the student is to
  reply.

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Homework

• Graded for completion.
• Essential since a single problem from each days
  work will be used as formative assessment.
• Essential since one problem from each days work
  will be selected for the end-of-week quiz.

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Parent Review of the Notebook

• Provides for genuine discussions about what your
  student is doing in school.
• Enhances student learning.
• Less stressful for parent-child than helping with
  homework.
• Parent fills out brief form to confirm student
  learning.

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Tests

• Summative after completion of a unit of study.
• Will be announced well in advance.
• Students earning a 70 or below may retake the
  test after attending remediation.

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Teacher Website

• http//www.catawbaschools.net/schools/JacobsFork/S
  taff/Michelle_Sims/default.aspx
• Contains information on grading.
• Has a link to an assignment board updated daily.
• Downloads available of essential documents.