Welcome to AT Math!

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Welcome to AT Math!

• Colleen Stefani
• 493-8145
• cstefani_at_lisle202.org

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Communication

• Weekly- Keeping In Touch-should come home on
  Mondays
• Daily- Assignment Notebooks and Take Home Folders
• Ms. McTighe and I sign the students out each
  day.
• Homework only should be listed.
• Wednesdays- Dr. Kotaliks newsletter, LEHSO
  information, etc.
• SOCS- online website

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Resources

• University of Chicago Everyday Mathematics will
  be used for most concepts
• Accelerated Curriculum-5th grade series
• Games played to help practice skills and concepts
• Some units will be taught out of order to better
  coordinate with projects
• Alternate resources will be used to teach some
  computational skills (long division and double
  digit multiplication)

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Curriculum Overview

• School Store
• Unit 1- Number Theory
• Unit 6 Using Data
• Multiplication- (2.7-2.9 in Everyday Math and
  supplemented with Silver Burdett and Ginn)
• Unit 4 Division (long division supplemented with
  Silver Burdett and Ginn)
• Hands-On Equations
• Unit 10- Algebra
• Unit 7-Exponents and Negative Numbers
• Geometry
• Unit 3-Geometry Explorations
• Unit 5- Fractions, Decimals and Percents
• Unit 8-Fractions and Ratios
• Unit 9-Coordinates, Area, Volume and Capacity
• Unit 11- Volume
• Unit 12- Probability (2.6 Chance Events)

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Continental Math

• Consists of 5 competitions
• 1st one in November
• 6 questions in 30 minutes
• Focus on problem solving strategies
• 5 days a week start with a sample problem to
  discuss
• Students share strategies they used to solve
  problems (not only one way to solve a problem!)

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Math Quest

• Problem Solving Simulation
• Teams work cooperatively to solve problems
• Variety of strategies covered
• Most Fridays

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Mad Minutes

• Encourage mastery
• Practice packets will come home
• 30 problems in 1½ minutes (2 seconds to retrieve
  the fact and 1 second to record it)
• Students move through tests at their own pace
• Mastery will help with longer computations!

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Differentiation within the AT Program

• Mrs. Hurt will push in to team teach every
  Tuesday to
• Help with ongoing projects
• Team Teach
• She will also pull out qualifying students each
  Wednesday from 900-945

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Explanations

• Push for standardized tests (in math too)
• Students will score points for the correct answer
  as well as for their ability to explain how they
  came to the answer.
• This is something that is sometimes difficult for
  AT students- they simply know they are correct.
• POW-Problem of the Week
• Modeled on Monday-due on Friday

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First I read the problem. Then I planned how to
solve it.
Next, I decided to use the Guess and Check
Strategy Then I guessed that Tanner spent 10
cents and Tyler spent 25 cents. Next, I added
the numbers and found the sum of 35 cents was too
low Next, I tried 11 cents for Tanner and 26
cents for Tyler Finally, after I looked back at
the question and checked my addition, I concluded
that Tanner had spent 11 cents and Tyler spent 26
cents for the 37 cent Popsicle.
What
Why
because I needed to try different number
combinations to see if they worked to solve the
problem. I picked 25 cents for Tyler because I
knew he spent 15 cents more than Tanner. because
the Popsicle cost 37 cents. because I knew the
answer needed to be 2 cents higher.
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School Store

• 4th graders survey all students at Schiesher in
  grades 4-5
• Graphs are created from data
• Small groups determine what inventory they feel
  should be ordered based on the survey results
• PowerPoint presentations will be made to apply
  for loan
• Order will be placed
• Grand Opening in October or November
• Store open on designated Fridays
• Cross curricular- advertising, announcements,
  phone messages, etc.
• Students are consulted and make real-life
  decisions through every step of the process

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Homework/Grading

• Homework every night except Friday
• 50 of grade comes from homework assignments
• 50 of grade comes from tests
• Mad Minutes and POW/Continental Math results are
  considered for report card but not averaged into
  grade

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Websites

• Math Websites for Students
• Here are some math websites for students that you
  may want to use when reviewing different concepts
  throughout the year
• http//www.globalclassroom.org/ecell00/javamath.ht
  ml
• http//www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/math.htm
• http//www.teachingfirst.net/math.htm
• http//jc-schools.net/tutorials/interactive.htmMa
  th
• http//www.math-drills.com/multiplication.shtml
• -this site could help prepare for timed tests
• http//www.continentalmathematicsleague.com/cml.ht
  ml
• -where you can find sample Continental Math
  problems
• http//everydaymath.uchicago.edu/
• -home page for Everyday Math
• If you find other good sites, let me know and I
  will add them to the list!

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Thank you for coming!

• I appreciate the opportunity to share information
  about the 4th grade AT math program, and Im
  looking forward to a wonderful year with your
  children!