1. ALGEBRA OPEN HOUSE 2011

2. Peggy Rice Certified Middle School Math Certified High School Math National Board Certified Taught at NBMS since 1998 Before taught at Asheville Middle

3. HIGH SCHOOL COURSE EOC/25% of grade 20 day rule Follow with Geometry or Geometry Honors 10 absences-5 per semester 1 hour of class to get counted

4. CONNECTED MATH Connects strands Connects subject areas Connects to real life situations Connects to earlier investigations and develops deeper understandings

5. GOALS To develop researchers To develop communicators To develop free thinkers

6. TOPICS INCLUDED Linear Relationships Quadratic Relationships Exponential Relationships Exploring polynomials and how to use them to solve problems by factoring

7. AREAS OF DIFFICULTY LAST YEAR Properties of powers Factoring

8. HOMEWORK Monday through Thursday Will evidence thinking When stuck www.PHSchool.com Write what is known Consult notes and class work Write questions Listed on my website Tutoring by request

9. GRADING Homework20% Class work/Participation20% Quizzes20% Tests40%

10. CALCULATORS Where can they be found? Need one for homework If it is a hardship

11. OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPETITION Math Counts AMC8/AMC10 Algebra Team at Western Carolina

12. BRIDGE INVESTIGATIONS