This class is taught in English.

Students will understand and use the terms variable, coefficient, solutions, equivalent expressions, exponent, independent variable, and dependent variable. 
Students will write understand and use equations with coefficients and understand the "invisible 1" and "next-to" notation. 
They will work with whole-number exponents with whole number, fraction, or variable bases. They will use the properties of exponents to evaluate expressions. 
Students will find solutions to linear equations with one variable. 
Students will work with systems of equations using a mobile or balanced hanger framework. 
Students will work with simple exponential equations. 
Students will use these as tools to reason with math and the real world.
They will represent collections of equivalent ratios as equations and use them to make connections between tables, graphs, and linear equations. 

I have been completed three college-level courses on common-core math instruction. I have worked as a math instructor for middle school students in a private school setting. I have ten years of experience as a math tutor including working with students from ages 5 (kindergarten) to 25 (Graduate Readiness Exam).

Homework Offered
Students may have up to ten minutes of work to wrap up after the end of each session depending on time management during the session. Otherwise, all work will be completed in the session.
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Students will receive a weekly written progress report. Two numerical assessment grades can be provided if requested.
Grades Offered

This course uses strategies and resources from the Illustrative Mathematics Accelerated Course for grades six to eight which is licenses under an attribution creative commons license.