Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Norms and ELOs for 2008-2009

ELOs

1. Students will be able to communicate mathematically effectively, both orally and in the written form.
2. Students will be able to use and apply the Pythagorean theorem to solve problems in context
Honors will include Pythagorean triples and special right triangles.
3. Students will be able to solve problems involving area of circles, regular polygons and prisms.
Honors will include solving for a missing dimension if area is given.
4. Students will be able to find the volume of a right prism.
5. Students will be able to use and apply right triangle trigonometry to solve problems in context.
Honors will include inverse trigonometric functions and reciprocal relationships.
6. Students will be able to calculate the maximum or minimum using linear programming techniques. Honors will multiple representations.
7. Students will be able to graph and solve linear inequalities.
8. Students will be able to use multiple representations to solve linear systems.
9. Students will be able to represent linear functions in multiple ways. This will include graphing, solving equations, and tables.

Norms List

1. Start and End on time
2. Have an Agenda
3. Establish roles for each meeting.
4. Have a break. (It is the only time you leave the meeting)
5. Everyone has a voice
6. Everyone contributes
7. Consensus is not 100%
8. Everyone is on the same page and does the will of the PLC.
9. Decision making process, fist or five.
10. Come prepared (Do your HW)
11. Minimize off task/topic conversations.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Agenda 8/25/2008

Elizabeth – minutes

Churchley – snacks

Chandler – Timer

  1. Revisit norms 5 min
  2. Revisit ELOs 10 min
  3. Focus for Cookies – Smart Goal 30 min

Break

  1. Create pre-test and other formative assessments 45 min
  2. RTI 15 min