BRYAN STATION CADRE MEETING FEBRUARY 12, 2009 Tami Pickett

Beginning…  Sign In  Pick up a sounding board

Agenda  Openers  ACT Strategies  What are you going to do in the next couple weeks to better prepare students for the ACT?  Sorting of CCD  Prob. And Stats.  Algebraic Thinking  Break  Luxor Problem  Answer to 4 square and 7 years?  Lunch  Games  Relay  BINGO  I Have, Who Has  Website  Work Time  Game Creation  Integer Card Lamination  Common Assessment

Bell Ringer: Number & Comp. A spherical water balloon, with a diameter of 6 inches is leaking water into a cone- shaped plastic cup that has a diameter of 4 inches. What must be the height of the cone for all the water in the balloon to exactly fill the cone without overflowing? 27 inches

ACT Style Problems 1. Find the measure of. 2. What is the measure of angle B? a.15 degrees b.25 degrees c.75 degrees d.105 degrees e.125 degrees a.40 degrees b.51 degrees c.62 degrees d.89 degrees e.178 degrees

Math Content 23% 14 Questions Pre-Algebra 17% 10 Questions Elementary Algebra 15% 9 Questions Intermediate Algebra 15% 9 Questions Coordinate Geometry 23% 14 Questions Plane Geometry 7% 4 Questions Trigonometry 7

Where are we, and where should we be?  Our current location as of March 2008: 17.1  The state’s current location as of March, 2008: 18.1  The ACT’s College Readiness Benchmark for Math: 22  What will be our location after the March 2009 test?

ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks College Course or Course Area Test EXPLORE Score PLAN Score ACT Score English Comp. English Social Sciences Reading AlgebraMathematics BiologyScience

Student Strategies 10

Pacing Math questions are arranged in order of difficulty 11

Answer the easy questions first Don’t forget to mark—in the test booklet—the questions you skip 12

Answer ALL the Questions There is no penalty for guessing and no penalty for wrong answers! Therefore, guess when all else fails and guess consistently! 13

Read Each Problem Carefully  Scan the problem first  You may not need all the information 14

Look for clues in the answer choices  Numerical answers are arranged in order. So, start in the middle when substituting.  This is extremely time consuming! 15

16 Once you’ve determined the answer, pick it…even if you’re not finished working it all the way through. NO NEED TO SHOW ALL WORK!

17 USE FIGURES WISELY! An arc on an angle doesn’t necessarily mean it’s congruent to another angle with an arc.

18 Eliminate obviously wrong answers Or Eliminate any odd ball answers…if three are the same and two different, get rid of the two NARROW YOUR ANSWERS

19 DRAW A PICTURE IF APPROPRIATE

20 USE WHATEVER METHOD IS FASTEST AND EASIEST FOR YOU, EVEN IF IT’S ONE YOUR TEACHER DIDN’T USE Your Method…

21 Be sure to answer both parts Caution … The first answer is likely one of the wrong answers given TWO PART QUESTIONS

22 DON ’ T FORGET … TAKE YOUR CALCULATOR TAKE EXTRA BATTERIES

Know when & how to use the calculator! 23

Get a good night’s sleep!

Eat a good breakfast!

Take a shower the morning of the test…

Wear a watch…

Answer 10 problems, then bubble 10. Answer 10 more problems, then bubble 10 more problems…and so on.

Take Practice Tests 29

Familiar with the ACT site

Instructional Strategies 31

Modeling How do successful problem solvers work? 32

Summative/Unit Assessment  Use ACT items from the ACT site and The Real ACT Prep Guide on each unit assessment  Label the section ACT Style Questions  Teacher and student monitor progress on each question 33

Integration  Integrate more algebra in geometry  Integrate more science examples while teaching probability and statistics  Science incorporate data interpretation in all units  Integrate more data interpretation in vocational classes, including ag., business, and family/consumer sciences 34

Sorting Prob. and Stats.

Sorting Algebraic Thinking

Break

Luxor Problem

Answer to 4 Square and 7…

Top 10 Reasons You Should Play Games Reason #1: Games are Fun with a Purpose Reason #2: Games Provide Feedback to the Learner Reason #3: Games Provide Feedback to the Trainer Reason #4: Games are Experiential Reason #5: Games Motivate Learners Reason #6: Games Improve Team Work Reason #7: Games Provide a Less Threatening Learning Environment Reason #8: Games Bring Real-World Relevance Reason #9: Games Accelerate Learning Reason #10: Games Give You Choices for Your Classroom

Games  Relay or Pass the Torch  Create 15 to 20 problems  Make as many copies as you will have groups throughout the day  Cut out each set and place in a cup  BINGO  Create 15 or 16 problems  I Have, Who Has  Game-Show Website

Game Show Website

Math templates… MathWire Website

Work Time  Create at least one game  Laminate Integer Cards  Work in teams on common assessment

Before Leaving  Complete Sounding Board