Welcome to 6th Grade Math We are Going to Have an Amazing Year of Learning!

About Me 21st year teaching (all in AISD) Houston native Been in Austin since 1989 Love teaching math and the process of problem solving Have one daughter in 8th grade Love reading for pleasure, watching and playing sports Texans, Rockets and Astros are my favorite teams Goal: To work on pacing lessons within the 46 minute window To continue to update my website

Policies/Procedures See handbook for school wide grading procedures Advanced: 60% Assessments, 30 % Daily/Classroom Work, 10% Homework Pre- AP & Regular: 50% Assessments, 40% Daily/Classroom Work, 10% Homework What to do if student is absent? Pick up missed work from labeled basket on the shelf OR print the missed work from my website. Where do I turn in work to be collected? In the trays labeled by class period. When and Where can I correct an assignment or test to improve my grade? During 6th period EXCEL. Get a stamp from me to come receive tutorial, or make test corrections for partial credit. Tutorials/Corrections for math are on Wednesdays, or Thursdays

Year at a Glance Unit 1: Data/Statistics (14 days) Essential Questions Why is data collected? How can the center, shape and spread of data be described? Unit 2: Rational Number Concepts (15 days) How are the equivalent forms of the same number generated? How do models/representations shape the understanding of math?

Year at a Glance (cont.) Unit 3: Rational Number Operations Essential Questions: How do I know which operation to use and why? How do models shape the understanding of mathematics? Can I compute with accuracy and efficiency?

Unit 4: Ratios/Rates/Percents (27 days) Essential Questions: What are ratios? When & why do I use proportional comparisons? Unit 5: Expressions/Equations/Inequalities (23 days) How do I solve problems using algebraic expressions, equations and inequalities?

Unit 6: Multiple Representations (15 days) Essential Questions: How do I use tables, graphs and equations to represent the data? Unit 7: Triangle properties, Area and Volume (18 days) How do I find area od 2D geometric figures? How do I find volume of 3D geometric figures?

Unit 8: Personal Financial Literacy/STAAR REVIEW (30 days) Essential Questions: How do I know the difference between debit and credit? How do I know when I’m earning interest or paying interest How do I use a ledger to keep my balance? We should have about 2 weeks of STAAR review right before the test! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TONIGHT!!