Welcome to KMS Math Parent Night 2015

The Goal tonight is to have parents develop an understanding of the Kerman Middle School curriculum and practices to help their student(s) be successful in math.

We are 1 Team Student Parents District Success

8 Math Practices Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Model with mathematics. Look for and make use of structure. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. Use appropriate tools strategically. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. Attend to precision.

The Four C’s 1. Communicate 2. Collaborate 3. Critical Thinking 4. Creativity

Kerman Middle School 60% Assessments 40% Assignments Kerman High School 70% Assessments 30% Assignments

How can Parents help at home? 1. Stress the importance of Working Hard 2. Stress the importance of Staying On Task 3. Create a Homework Time and Place that is Quiet 4. Check Planners 5. Know when Tests are and help students study 6. Help Students not miss Review Days 7. Encourage Studying with Classmates 8. Check Parent Portal 9. Encourage the use of Math Resources 10. Encourage After school and Cal Soap Tutoring

Start Here

Click EasyBridge

Address Math Password is their 5 digit Student ID

Under the Arrow, Click “digits…”

Programs

Click 7th or 8th Grade

Students can review any part of any lesson anytime. The Key Concept is the main point of the lesson. Each Part has the examples with solution details.

Classes

Look for Topic 1 Review Homework

“Help Me Solve This” guides students with step by step instructions and show them the correct set-up they should use to start the problems.

“View an Example” shows each step and what the answer is to a similar example.

“Video” shows them a step by step video of a tutor explaining a similar problem.

Calculator

Students get instant feedback and can do similar exercises until the master the problem.

Topic Tests are similar in the format of the review. Teachers customize these so they are not too long and can be done in one class period or block.

Online Math Resources 1.You Tube 2.Khan Academy 3.Front Row Math

Parent Portal Screenshots 2015

main screen

calendar and attendance summary

gradebook summary

state testing/accessible students

attendance/enrollment

gradebook summary

gradebook details

test details/test scores