1. Welcome to Ms. Leiva’s Classroom
Best Ways To Reach Me:
Phone #: Ext. 3506
& Jupiter Grades Inbox

2. Classroom behavior begins the moment you enter the room.
Class Norms:
Classroom behavior begins the moment you enter the room.
Be in your seat before the bell rings and take out items to be ready and prepared for class.
Participate in the lessons and fulfill your partner/group role.
Practice listening when others are speaking and be willing to share your questions and ideas. Be a good teammate!
Respect yourself and others.  This means no foul language or name calling, as well as distracting other from learning.
Follow all directions and stay on-task.  
 Clean up after yourself.
Cell Phones are to be in your backpack and turned off.

3. How we start class...

4. A look into Curriculum this year
Transformations
Equations and application with Angles and
Triangles
Graphing, Linear Equations and Systems of
Linear Equations
Functions and Data Analysis
Real numbers and Pythagorean Theorem
Volume
Exponents and Scientific Notations
Solve Word Problems by Using Symbolic Notations
and Applying Algebraic Techniques

6. How to be an AMAZING Math Student
Come to class every day. Math builds on itself like a story. Missing something can stunt your progress.
Always do all of your homework. Math skills are like basketball skills or baseball skills. You can be out of practice. The more you practice, the better, faster, and more accurate you will be. This will make it easier to learn new, harder things.
Check your answers (if given) as you do your homework. If you get a question wrong, then go back and solve it until you get it right. Be sure you understand what your mistake was.
Always show your work. Organized work leads to organized thinking. Plus, if you get a question wrong, you can go back and see why.

7. Positive Norms in Math Class

8. What is Common Core?: The "8" Mathematical Practices
#1 I can make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
#2 I can think about numbers in many ways
#3 I can explain my thinking and try to understand others
#4 I can model with mathematics and show my work in many ways
#5 I can use appropriate tools, strategically
#6 I can attend to precision
#7 I can use what I know to solve new problems 
#8 I can solve problems by looking for rules and patterns

9. Unlocking Children’s Math Potential
There is a huge elephant standing in most math classrooms, it is the idea that only some students can do well in math. Students believe it, parents believe and teachers believe it. The myth that math is a gift that some students have and some do not, is one of the most damaging ideas that pervades education in the US and that stands in the way of students’ math achievement.

10. Moving from Performance to Learning in Mathematics Classrooms Research has recently shown something stunning—when students make a mistake in math, their brain grows, and connections are made; when they do the work correctly, there is no brain growth (Moser et al. 2011). This finding suggests that we want students to make mistakes in math class and that students should not view mistakes as learning failures but as learning achievements (Boaler 2013a).
By: Jo Boaler

11. What are your student’s resources?
Big Ideas Online textbooks and videos.
Can be accessed via the computer or on their/your iPad, Tablet, or iPod.
8th grade CCCS (generic login)
ID #: 21wstudent12345
password: birthday (YYYYMMDD)

13. Many Helpful Resources on Big Ideas Online

14. How to find assignments:
ALL online assignments will have a textbook option with the same exact problems that are assigned online.
If the student does not have access to the internet at home or is unable to access a computer for any reason they must then do the textbook assignment with paper/pencil.
If your student turns in a late assignment they must write a note and turn it into the late bin letting me know that they have turned in the online assignment.

15. 8th Grade – Common Core math
Learning Opportunities (Homework)- 15% of grade
**GID will be issued if they did not complete their homework assignment**
Classwork/Activities/Labs/Class Engagement (participation) – 10% of grade
Assessments/Performance- 75% of grade
What if your child needs help?
Have them see me before school or after school on Monday, Tuesdays or Thursdays..

16. How HW will be Graded: Homework will be graded on 0-5 point scale:
0 – Assignment not completed
1 – Answers, but no work is shown. (Less that half of the assignment completed with work.)
2 – Answers with some work shown or half of the assignment completed with work
3 – Completed most of the assignment with some of the work shown
4 – Completed most of the assignment with work shown
5 – Completed ALL of the assignment with ALL work shown

17. Helpful Resources LearnZillion Khan Academy Big Ideas
YouCubed
My School Website
Jupiter Grades

18. Any Questions? WISH LIST…… 1. Dry Erase Markers 2. Box of Tissues
3. Copy Paper
4. Glue Sticks
Have a Great Evening!
Any Questions?