Mr. Coyne’s CC8 Math Class Curriculum Night – 9/15/15 Maywood Middle School Periods 1 and 2

Introduction 19th year in ISD 17 years at Briarwood Elementary Married 15 years – Stephanie is also a teacher Child – 8thth grader here….poor kid

On-line Resources Mr. Coyne’s Connect Site Link to CC8 Site Tabs for HW Helpful links Dash MathXL Connect Smarter Balanced BrainPop Also use Mrs. Weik’s site or Mrs. Briggs’ site

Learning Logs Record HW for the unit Self evaluate Record time spent Three parent signatures

Assignments – 25% Learning Checks Team Tasks/Projects Partner Quizzes Exit Tickets    

Assessments – 75% Tests and Quizzes – 75% of Grade Unit test at the end of each unit Retakes are available Requires signed retake form Awarded better score Quizzes more frequent and fewer points Same retake policy Projects – performance tasks Tests – 60% 7 end of unit tests and 2 mid unit quizzes….no retakes there Explain the retaking test policy

Math Help General After School Support: Math Lab: Thurs Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in MMS Library Math Lab: Thurs Begins Thursday, September 24th Staffed by a rotating Maywood Math Teacher 2:10 pm – 3:10 pm in Room 119 You can ride the Activity Bus home With Mr. Coyne: by appointment after school on Monday, Tuesday, or Thursdays.

Connected Math Program 3(CMP3) Content is aligned with state standards Students explore individually, groups or as a class Engaging problems with important concepts embedded Textbooks….keep at home until June Online feature login and password MathXLforschool.com – online feature Leveled practice Middle School Math in the Issaquah School District is taught using Connected Math Program (CMP) The Common Core 8th curriculum is taught using the Connected Math Program 3(CMP3). Important mathematical concepts are imbedded in engaging problems. Students develop understanding and skill as they explore the problems individually, in a group, or with a class. The in-class development problems and the homework exercises give students practice distributed over time with important concepts, related skills, and algorithms. The course content is aligned with state standards.

Resources/Contact Info Phone – 425.837.6956 Email: coyneb@issaquah.wednet.edu Connect Site: http://connect.issaquah.wednet.edu/elementary/briarwood/staff/mr_coynes_site/default.aspx

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