MSMathCourse1

InternationalCommunitySchool
20152016

Ms.KaraStucky
Room406
kstucky@ics.edu.sg

CourseOverview
ThiscoursewillusetheCommonCoreStateStandardstoguideourlearning.Belowisan
overviewofthestandards.Formoreinformation,see:
http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Content/6/introduction/

TheNumberSystem(Chapters1and46)
Applyandextendpreviousunderstandingsofmultiplicationanddivisiontodivide
fractionsbyfractions.
Computefluentlywithmultidigitnumbersandfindcommonfactorsandmultiples.
Applyandextendpreviousunderstandingsofnumberstothesystemofrational
numbers.
RatiosandProportionalRelationships(Chapter7)
Understandratioconceptsanduseratioreasoningtosolveproblems.
ExpressionsandEquations(Chapters3,11,and12)
Applyandextendpreviousunderstandingsofarithmetictoalgebraicexpressions.
Reasonaboutandsolveonevariableequationsandinequalities.
Representandanalyzequantitativerelationshipsbetweendependentand
independentvariables.
Geometry(Chapters89)
Solverealworldandmathematicalproblemsinvolvingarea,surfacearea,and
volume.
StatisticsandProbability(Chapters2and10)
Developunderstandingofstatisticalvariability.
Summarizeanddescribedistributions.

OnlineResources
SycamoreEducationwww.sycamoreeducation.com

PrenticeHallMathematicsCourse1Textbookwww.pearsonsuccessnet.com
StuckonMathClassWebsitestuckonmaths.weebly.com

Supplies
Bringtotheseitemstoclassdaily.
AccordionFolderorBinder
A4LinedPaper(LecturePad)
SchoolStandardizedAgenda
PencilsandErasers(Ialsoallowstudentstouseablueorblackpenaslongasitisneatandeasytoread.)
RedPen
Chromebook(Alaptopcomputerprovidedbytheschool.)
ScientificCalculator(Thisisnotmandatory,buthighlyencouraged!)

YoumayleaveyourMathTextbookathome.

StandardsBasedGradingPolicyandExplanation
Rationale:StandardsBasedgradingseekstoprovidegradesthatareconsistent,
accurate,meaningful,andmostofallthatsupportlearning(OConnor56).Twotypesof
assessmentsareusedtosupportlearning.Formativeassessmentsareusedforstudent
learningtoprovidefeedbackandtimeforimprovement.Summativeassessmentsare
assessmentsoflearning,usedtoshowstudentachievement.StandardsBasedgrading
linksbothoftheseassessmenttypestoindividuallearningstandardsthatareevaluated
basedonquality,notcompletion.

Typesofassessments:

FormativeAssessments

SummativeAssessments

Types

Homework,Classwork,Classroom
Activities,andExitTickets

Tests,Assessments,Projects

Purpose
for
Student

Happensduringlearningtogive
studentfeedbackontheirprogress
towardsproficiencyataparticular
standard

Happensattheendoflearningtogaugea
studentsachievementofaskill

Grading

Formativeassessmentswillreceive
a4321markorapercentage
grade.Thesewillberecordedto
trackstudentprogress,butwillnot
befactoredintothefinalgrade.

Summativeassessmentswillencompass
multiplestandardsandwillbegivena
percentagegrade.Onlymarksreceived
onsummativeassessmentswillbeusedto
calculatethestudentsfinalgrade.

AssessmentScaleDescriptors:
4

Exceedsexpectations.Thestudentdemonstratescompleteanddetailed
understandingofthestandard.Thestudentcanperformtheskillorprocesswithno
errors.

Meetsexpectations.Thestudentdemonstratesconsiderableunderstandingofthe
standard.Thestudentcanperformtheskillorprocesswithfewerrors.

Progressing.Thestudentdemonstratesincompleteunderstandingofthestandard.
Thestudentmakessomesignificanterrorswhenperformingtheskillorprocessbutstill
accomplishesaroughapproximationofskillorprocess.

Notthereyet.Thestudentdemonstratesverylittleunderstanding,orhasmultiple
misconceptionsaboutthestandard.Thestudentmakesmultipleerrorsthatinterfere
withstudentsabilitytodemonstrateunderstanding.

PointstoHighlight:
Gradeswillonlybeaboutachievementofthestandards.
StudentbehaviorswillbeassessedseparatelythroughHabitsandAttitudesof
Learning(HAL),butwillnotreceiveagrade.
Lateworkwillreceiveaconsequence,butwillnotaffectthegrade.
Extracreditpointswillnotbegivenbecausetheydistortstudentachievement
insteadstudentswillhavemultipleopportunitiestodemonstratetheirunderstanding.
Toretakeanassessment,studentsshouldfillouttheRequesttoRetakeForm.