1. A Guide to Mrs. Clark’s Math Class

2. A Typical Class 15 minutes correcting homework and Clarifying previous day’s lesson 20 to 30 minutes direct instruction on new lesson (note taking and examples) 15 to 20 minutes practicing new skill (whiteboards, smart board, and paper / pencil work 15 minutes (hopefully) to begin homework

3. Homework Challenge math 5 Complex word problems given out on Monday due the following Monday Worth up to 3 extra credit points to be applied student’s lowest grades on a regular “homework” assignment Don’t leave all problems until Sunday night, do one a night Must show work…no “naked” answers Don’t have parent solve it for you if you get stuck Don’t spend more than10 min. per problem

4. “Regular” Homework 1 single sided “practice page” based on the day’s “new” lesson 1 double sided “homework / problem solving sheet based on the previous day’s lesson (for a recorded grade ACC Requirement Every students has a quarterly goal. Quarter 1: mastery of 5 testable objectives Goals will increase each quarter Typically students do not have “math” class time to work on ACC 3 grades per marking period come from ACC (Practice average, test average, and percentage of objective goals met

5. Help Wanted I am looking for 3 parent math facilitators (one for each of the following days: Tues., Wed., Thurs.)to work with students who’ve demonstrated mastery of chapter objectives. On the pre-tests. Materials and answer keys provided. These include: Star Math, Real life Math Mysteries, Story problem, and NCTM problems.

6. Additional Activities Math Blog Math Journaling Hands on Equations Please email me at pclark@iss.k12.nc.uspclark@iss.k12.nc.us If you have any questions or concerns!