Algebra 1 Skills-Distributing, Solving Equations, Proportions & Percent
A flexible 7-week course covering simplifying expressions, solving equations, and percent. Taught by a certified and experienced teacher with twice weekly video lessons.
Miriam Snare
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5.0
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What's included
Homework
1-2 hours per week. Homework will be completed by each student individually. It will be a worksheet of problems similar to those covered in the lesson. The homework will take 30-60 minutes per lesson, so 1-2 hours per week total. Each student must post the work-out solution to one problem in the classroom for each homework set. The student may choose any problem not already posted by another student. The solutions to the previous lesson will be provided so that students can check their work.Assessment
At the end of units 1 and 2, a quiz will be posted. At the conclusion of Unit 3, a test covering all of the course material will be provided. The quizzes and test must be submitted no later than a week after they were posted. If you need additional flexibility in the due dates, please let me know. However, all work must be submitted prior to the last day of class. Personal individualized feedback is given on all submitted assignments. Please show your work to receive partial credit, even if the answer is incorrect. Being able to see your thinking process also helps me give you better feedback.Class Experience
US Grade 7 - 10
Beginner Level
This class is perfect for a student beginning the study of algebra, as well as for a student who needs to review the early part of algebra. To be successful in this class, students must be proficient in working with positive and negative integers, decimals, and fractions. This is a flexible class with no live class meetings, allowing students to work at a time that is convenient to them. Lesson materials will be posted twice a week, becoming available on the day listed below. Assignments (homework, quizzes, and test) must be submitted by the due date. If you want to receive an overall course grade, all assignments must be completed. Personal individualized feedback is given on all submitted assignments. This class will cover the following topics: Beginning Skills -Verbal expressions (Week 1 Monday) -Substitution and order of operations (Week 1 Wednesday) -Simplifying and the Distributive Property (Week 2 Monday) Equations -One-step equations (Week 2 Wednesday) -Two-step equations (Week 3 Monday) -Multi-step equations (Week 3 Wednesday) -Absolute value equations (Week 4 Monday) -Literal equations (Week 4 Wednesday) Proportions and Percent -Solving proportions (Week 5 Monday) -Percent (Week 5 Wednesday) -Percent of change (Week 6 Monday) Test on all concepts (posted Week 6 Wednesday, must be submitted by the following Wednesday) Receive feedback on test and complete grade report by Friday of the last week. Each topic has a video lesson and homework assignments that will be posted on the stated day. The videos will explain the relevant concepts and work through several examples. The homework assignment includes practice problems of the concepts taught in the lesson. To encourage learner-to-learner interaction between students and allow them to help each other grow in understanding the concepts, each student must post the work-out solution to one problem in the classroom for each homework set. The student may choose any problem not already posted by another student. Students can offer positive feedback to each other and ask questions if they don't agree with the solution. The complete solutions to the homework assignment will be posted with the next lesson for the student to self-check. At the end of the first two units, a quiz will be posted. Students will have two days to submit the quiz. Each student will receive a personal video with detailed feedback on each quiz. A test on all concepts will be posted on Wednesday of Week 6. No new lesson will be posted on Monday of Week 7. Students will have one week to complete the test and submit it by Wednesday of Week 7. By Friday of Week 7, the student will receive the grade and detailed feedback on the test.
Learning Goals
Students will gain a solid understanding of the basic topics covered in the first quarter of Algebra 1.
Other Details
Supply List
Students should have paper and a pencil while watching the videos, so that they can work out the practice problems. It is also helpful to have a printer if you want to print out the worksheets, quizzes, and tests. However, that is not necessary. I will also accept the quizzes and tests written out on paper. Just make sure that the problems are clearly numbered.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2020
5.0
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Maryland Teaching Certificate in Mathematics
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from Loyola University Maryland
Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
I am an experienced and certified classroom instructor having taught classes from pre-algebra through calculus. I have also tutored students on an individual basis for many years. So, I know the common misconceptions students develop on math concepts and structure my lessons to help students avoid those mistakes.Reviews
Live Group Class
$13
weekly or $85 for 7 weeks7 weeks
Completed by 13 learners
No live video meetings
Ages: 13-17
