Mrs Park Math 78 Algebra www mrsparkmath weebly

Mrs. Park Math 7/8 Algebra www. mrsparkmath. weebly. com

About me • UC Irvine for BA, MA in Education and Teaching credential • 3 rd year at Kennedy • 7 th year teaching overall

CPM Curriculum • How the curriculum looks – Spiraling of concepts – Group work emphasized – Exploring the concepts • Important to not work ahead

Class Expectations • Show all your thinking/ steps • Communicate your ideas • HW 5 nights/week – My website is updated daily with HW • HW 30 min. /night (usually less)

Assessments – Assessments contain current concepts and review of past concepts (concepts from the HW in the sections being assessed). – The day before an assessment, a review will be given which will allow students to know what is on the assessment and ask for help if needed

Grading Policy Assessments HW/ Classwork 75% 25% Check grades on Synergy

Help Options • Homework Assistance by appointment at brunch, lunch, before or after school. • Textbook and classwork • Google classroom- posts and videos (TBA) • ebooks. cpm. org students will use a link provided on my site to log in first and then this website there after • Park_gina@cusdk 8. org – This is also the best way for you as a parent to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Thinking in Math/ Common core standards • Constructed responses – Highlighting and underlining key information in notes and problems • Reflecting on their work • Explaining their thinking and listening to others’ thinking • Focus in class on exploration and collaboration

Kingdoms at Kennedy • Cross grade level “kingdoms” of students. Also includes all staff. • Activities at lunch to earn points for kingdom • Spirit days where students can wear their wristbands and/or their kingdom colors to earn points • PTA has really helped to support