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8th Silver (AAA)Back to School Night

Team Mission/Goals

•To prepare students for high school academic expectations.

Carrie Renaud - Math - Team LeadCarrie.renaud@asd20.org

My summer

What are we going to learn???

LinearAlgebra Algebra 1 Geometry

• Number System• Exponents• Expressions and

Equations• Functions• Rate of Change• Writing Equations• Graphing Equations• Transformations• Statistics and

Probability

• Expressions and Equations

• Functions• Interpreting Functions• Building Functions• Linear, Quadratic,

and Exponential Equations

• Structure in Expressions

• Polynomials• Pythagorean Theorem

• Congruence• Similarity, Right

Triangles, and Trigonometry

• Modeling with Geometry

• Geometric Measurement and Dimension

• Expressing Geometric Properties

• Circles

Potentially helpful information• New curriculum - CPM • Grading weights (for algebra and linear)

▫ Classwork/homework - 10%▫ Formative assessments (quizzes) - 40%▫ Summative assessments (exams) - 50%

• Homework ▫ will lose one point if late ▫ can not be turned in for credit after the exam over

that unit▫ Three levels - core, bonus 1, and bonus 2

• Remember - Math is awesome and EVERYONE can do it!

Katie Flanagan– Sciencekatie.flanagan@asd20.org

My Summer

Our Science class-lab-room• Eclipse & Solar System• Chemistry

▫ labs, labs, labs• Physics

▫ projects• Weather & Climate• Genetics Review

• gClassroom & gCalendar

Mrs. Bentele – Language ArtsWendy.Bentele@asd20.org

My summer

My classroom

• Interpret. Analyze. Synthesize.

• Topics for the year▫ LA: Short Stories, Personal Narratives, classic

book groups, Latin roots, Greek and Latin roots, Poetry and a variety of writing.

▫ Adv. LA will be studying literature through American literary movements in addition to Poetry, Greek & Latin Roots and a variety of writing

Mr. Stewart – Social Studiesmatt.stewart@asd20.org

My summer

Family Road Trip

Washington D.C. trip with students. See Mr. Ballweber for info about this year’s trip.

My Classroom• United States History 1607-1877, Civics, Personal

Finance Literacy• Quarter 1 – Colonies, American Revolution• Quarter 2 – American Constitution, Supreme

Court Case Research Paper, Early America• Quarter 3 – Westward Expansion, Industrial

Revolution• Quarter 4 – Slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction,

Patriotic Speech Festival• Class website on Google Classroom

Gradebook Groupings ICGroup DescriptionHistory Content and Vocabulary (30%)

Standard assessments based on course content and vocab skills. Where most tests go. Utilize given study guides on Google Classroom. Most are also open-note.

Maps and Data Skills (20%) Assignments and assessments based on using maps and data to create appropriate hypotheses about historical events. Just like in a science or math class, use the given data to support answers

Reading Skills (20%) Comprehension assignments based on textbook, articles, and primary sources we read as a class. For nearly all short responses, students must use CLAIM/EVIDENCE/REASONING in their response

Writing Skills (20%) Paragraph and essay responses to big historical questions. Claim, evidence, reasoning; Proper MLA formatting, research skills

Newsela Articles (10%) Nearly weekly assigned current event article to read and take a provided quiz, as well as other current event extension activities. Re-inforces non-fiction reading strategies.

Ms. Parsons,Resource Specialist

Room 203 - Literacy & EagleTime

Co-teaching with Mrs. Bentele & Ms. Renaud; Supporting All

Teachers

Communication• Teachers keep their EMS or classroom web pages

updated regularly - Form on webpage for parent access

• Team homework calendar link on main team page.• Weekly email sent to all parents with classroom

agendas, team announcements. • Goal for 8th grade students to advocate for their

needs and speak with teachers first, then parent communication.

• Want to meet with whole team? Contact Ms. Renaud to coordinate a time.

AVID Binders

> Consistent team approach to student organization.

>Intended to support ALL students with organization skills needed for high school and beyond.

> Binder checks for a grade in Literacy Class

AAA Afternoon

snacks & studiesevery Thursday 3:40-4:45

BYOD

• Third year in 8th grade - we love it!• Need to be brought to all classes every day - make

sure they’re registered• For education not entertainment • Charge nightly - helpful to bring charger to school• Know your passwords

Standards-based Grading• Team has consistent 4-point grading system for classwork and

assessments.• Grades reflect what students know and can do, NOT based on

compliance factors.• Not about earning percentage points but showing mastery of skills.• Goal is to get students to grade-level mastery by providing retakes

and multiple opportunities to demonstrate knowledge of skill.• Percentages WILL look different in IC than what you’re used to

(Next Slide)▫ Dollar -> Euro

• Students who put forth effort, complete assigned work, and take their learning seriously will still find success with this system.

Eagleview SBG Scale

Recent SBG Class DataThe following data was compiled in Mr. Stewart’s class at the end of 4th quarter 2017.

A B C F

# students 37 41 17 18

% students with missing assignments

0% 5% 59% 100%

CONCLUSION - Students need to turn in their work to be successful.

For more information

• Mr. Stewart’s website has a link to a 10-minute video explaining the system in more detail.

• You can also follow the link here.

• To access all teachers’ websites follow the link: https://eagleview.asd20.org/aaa/Pages/8th-Grade-AAA-Team-Page.aspx