1. BRYAN STATION CADRE MEETING FEBRUARY 12, 2009 Tami Pickett

2. Beginning…  Sign In  Pick up a sounding board

3. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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?

9. ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks College Course or Course Area Test EXPLORE Score PLAN Score ACT Score English Comp. English131518 Social Sciences Reading151721 AlgebraMathematics171922 BiologyScience202124 9

10. Student Strategies 10

11. Pacing Math questions are arranged in order of difficulty 11

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

13. 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

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

15. 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. 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. 17 USE FIGURES WISELY! An arc on an angle doesn’t necessarily mean it’s congruent to another angle with an arc.

18. 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. 19 DRAW A PICTURE IF APPROPRIATE

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

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

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

23. Know when & how to use the calculator! 23

24. Get a good night’s sleep!

25. Eat a good breakfast!

26. Take a shower the morning of the test…

27. Wear a watch…

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

29. Take Practice Tests 29

30. Familiar with the ACT site www.act.org www.act.org 30

31. Instructional Strategies 31

32. Modeling How do successful problem solvers work? 32

33. 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

34. 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

35. Sorting Prob. and Stats.

37. Sorting Algebraic Thinking

38. Break

39. Luxor Problem

40. Answer to 4 Square and 7…

42. 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

43. 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

44. Game Show Website http://www.murray.k12.ga.us/teacher/kara%20leonard/Mini%20T's/Games/Games.htm

45. Math templates… MathWire Website www.mathwire.com

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

47. Before Leaving  Complete Sounding Board