MSAlgebra1

InternationalCommunitySchool
20152016

Ms.KaraStucky
Room406
kstucky@ics.edu.sg

CourseOverview
ThiscoursewillusetheCommonCoreStateStandardstoguideourlearning.Belowisan
overviewofthestandards.Formoreinformation,see:
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_Mathematics_Appendix_A.pdf

RelationshipsBetweenQuantitiesandReasoningwithEquations(Chapters13)

Reasonquantitativelyanduseunitstosolveproblems.
Solveequationsandinequalitiesinonevariable.
Createequationsthatdescribenumbersorrelationships.

LinearFunctionsandSystemsofEquations(Chapters46)

Understandtheconceptofafunctionandusefunctionnotation.
Interpret,analyze,andbuildlinearfunctions.
Representandsolveequationsandinequalitiesgraphically.
Solvesystemsofequations.

Exponents,Polynomials,andRadicals(Chapters78and11)

Extendthepropertiesofexponentstorationalexponents.
Writeexpressionsinequivalentformstosolveproblems.
Performarithmeticoperationsonpolynomialsandradicals.

QuadraticEquationsandFunctions(Chapter9)

Solvequadraticequationsusingvariousmethods.
Interpret,analyze,andbuildquadraticfunctions.

ExponentialFunctions(Chapter11)

Interpret,analyze,andbuildexponentialfunctions.
Constructandcomparelinear,quadratic,andexponentialmodelsandsolveproblems.

DescriptiveStatistics(Chapter10)

Summarize,represent,andinterpretdataonasinglecountormeasurementvariable.
Summarize,represent,andinterpretdataontwocategoricalandquantitativevariables.
Interpretlinearmodels.

OnlineResources
SycamoreEducationwww.sycamoreeducation.com

HoltMcDougalAlgebra1OnlineTextbookmy.hrw.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.Onlymarksreceivedon
summativeassessmentswillbeusedto
calculatethestudentsfinalgrade.

AssessmentScaleDescriptors:
4

Exceedsexpectations.Thestudentdemonstratescompleteanddetailedunderstanding
ofthestandard.Thestudentcanperformtheskillorprocesswithnoerrors.

Meetsexpectations.Thestudentdemonstratesconsiderableunderstandingofthe
standard.Thestudentcanperformtheskillorprocesswithfewerrors.

Progressing.Thestudentdemonstratesincompleteunderstandingofthestandard.The
studentmakessomesignificanterrorswhenperformingtheskillorprocessbutstill
accomplishesaroughapproximationofskillorprocess.

Notthereyet.Thestudentdemonstratesverylittleunderstanding,orhasmultiple
misconceptionsaboutthestandard.Thestudentmakesmultipleerrorsthatinterferewith
studentsabilitytodemonstrateunderstanding.

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