Motivation or Mayhem part 1

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Gladewater Middle School
Math Department
Motivation or Mayhem part 1
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Jamie Cook 8th
Candy Keller 6th
Dept
Math
kellerc_at_gladewaterisd.com
cookj_at_gladewaterisd.com
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GMS Demographics
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GMS Economically Disadvantaged
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GMS 2010 TAKS Summary
Passing Commended Performance
6th 87 32
7th 83 17
8th 88 24
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GMS TAKS Passing Progression
Year Tested
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Closing the Achievement Gap
Year Tested
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Things We Have Picked Up Along the Way
A majority of what we do in the class room has
been picked up through our years of attending
workshops, conferences, and internet searches.
We have modified to fit the needs of our teachers
and school.
We thank all of you who contributed by allowing
us to take and extend your ideas.
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Motivation or Mayhem
The structure of your class and how you teach
will guide your students in one of two
ways Motivated to learn more Mayhem with
little learning taking place Motivation is a
positive tool. Mayhem is chaotic!
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What we do to prepare The students for Success
High Expectations Aligned Department Horizontal
Vertical Rubrics/Effort 4 step problem solving
plan Math Class Daily Agenda with
music Benchmarks/Tests Differentiated Instruction
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EXPECTATIONS
High expectations for Math students prepare them
for a successful adult life
Learn AND Understand Responsibility Team Work
Giving up is not an option Zeros are not an
option Believe they can do anything
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Aligned Department

• Worked with 4 other districts to create an
  aligned curriculum to the TEKS
• Spiraled Curriculum
• Do NOT teach in order of TEKS
• Horizontal Vertical Alignment
• NO shortcuts are taught
• Secret Pals

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Rubrics/Effort

• Students use rubrics to analyze their work
• Every assignment/test has effort built into the
  rubric
• When the best effort is given, students will be
  successful

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Problem solving is a big part of the math class
SOLVING
PROBLEM
Must Follow 4 step plan on benchmarks/tests,
Weekly Assignments, POTW (problem of the week)
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4step plan
We teach more than Math. Students are held
accountable for complete sentences, spelling, and
grammar
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4 Step Problem Solving

• Sara bought two pairs of shoes. The regular
  price of each pair was 108. With the purchase
  of one pair of shoes at regular price, the second
  pair was half price. How much did Sara pay
  altogether for the two pairs of shoes?

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Sara bought two pairs of shoes. The regular
price of each pair was 108. With the purchase
of one pair of shoes at regular price, the second
pair was half price. How much did Sara pay
altogether for the two pairs of shoes?
How much did Sara pay for the shoes?
Regular 108 1 pair regular 1 pair half of
regular bought 2 pairs of shoes
To find the cost of shoes when they are half
price, I multiplied the regular price of 108 by
½. This gave me a cost of 54. To find the cost
for both pairs of shoes, I added 108 and 54 for
a total cost of 162.
Sara paid 162 for the shoes.
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All math classes follow the same format
Consistency across the grade levels
Weekly Assignments Receive on Monday
Due on Friday 20 30
problems Open-ended Grade with rubric Lunch
detention if not turned in by the following Monday
Class
Math
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All math classes follow the same format
Consistency across the grade levels
Daily Agenda
Bell Ringer Quiz
Speed Test (music)
POTW (music)
Accelerated Math (independent)
Review class work/home work
CPS Review multiple choice Guided
Practice/Activity Independent Practice
Class
Math
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Bell Ringer3-25-10
Four figures have the following
dimensions Rectangular prism l2 in w4 in
h7 in Cylinder r4 in h6 in Cone r4 in h6
in Rectangular pyramid l2 in w4 in h7 in 1.
What is the probability that a figure chosen at
random will have a volume greater than 150
cubic inches? 2. Two figures are pulled one at a
time. After you pull the first time, you do not
replace. What is the probability both figures
will have a volume less than 125 cubic inches? 3.
Calculate the mean of the volumes.
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Quiz2-11-10

• A cardboard box has the following dimensions
  7.5 ft, 3 ft, 4 ft
• How many cubic feet of material will the box hold?

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A cardboard box has the following dimensions
7.5 ft, 3 ft, 4 ft. How many cubic feet of
material will the box hold?
What is the volume?
Rectangular prism Length 7.5 ft Width 3
ft Height 4 ft Cubic feet
To calculate the amount of cubic feet, I need to
find the volume. The figure is a rectangular
prism. To calculate the volume of a rectangular
prism, I found the area of the base. The base is
a rectangle, so I multiplied the length by the
width. I multiplied the area of the base by the
height of the prism.
The volume is 90 cubic feet.
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Speed Test

• 1. Get out a dry erase marker.
• 2. You have 1 minute to complete as many
  problems as you can.
• We will grade in 1 minute.
• 4. Graph your results. Keep the graph in your
  notebook.
• 5. We will do this every day.

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Problem of the Week

• 5-2
• 1. You have 5 minutes to work on the problem of
  the week.
• 2. The problem of the week must follow the Read,
  Think, Solve, Justify format.
• 3. When you are finished, turn it in.
• 4. It is due Friday.

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Benchmark / Tests
Common Assessments every grade level
open ended questions, multiple choice,
essay
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Differentiated
Instruction
Mathematics concepts are presented in various
formats to accommodate diverse learning styles in
order to help each child reach his/her full
potential.
Student teaching, Hands on, technology, microphone
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Student Presentations and Teaching
Students help teach other students
Students are up at the board or Elmo
presenting their problem(s) to the class
Students explain in detail what they did to
solve the problem and why
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Manipulatives
Students get hands on experience in solving math
problems when they use manipulatives
Examples include algebra tiles, cuisenaire rods,
blocks, dice, base ten blocks, number lines, and
other visual aids
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Modeling and Drawing
Grid paper allows for a better understanding of
size and proportion
Students learn that drawing a picture is a very
helpful tool that allows them to see what is
occurring
Encourage creating tables to model patterns
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Computers Data projectors Document
camera (Elmo) Graphing calculators
Technology in the Class Room
Online quizzes Internet Research Real life
application projects Virtual manipulatives Visits
to various math websites Microsoft Office
applications
Computer Lab Uses
Technology
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Microphone
Portable amplifier systems allow everyone in the
class to hear you
Great attention grabber
Saves your voice
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Thank You!!
Enjoy CAMT
We would like to give a special thanks to all of
you for being here to enhance the learning of
your students. With your help, the possibilities
for our students are endless.