What's included
9 pre-recorded lessons
9 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentHomework
2-4 hours per week. Homework per week includes: watching 3 lesson videos (and taking the quiz at the end...students may use their notes) completing 30 question assignment work must be shown.Assessment
at the end of this course, students will receive their certificate of completion if they receive at least a 60% average on the covered material. This includes quizzes, assignments, and the end of quarter test. The certificate will have their overall percentage for this quarter of the course. I will make myself available for this course for 12 weeks for those students who are looking for a letter grade and certificate of completion. I check the classroom notifications and will respond within 1-2 days. If students need one on one help through video, it may be beneficial to sign up for one of my one on one tutoring classes. These are 45 minute one on one sessions.Certificate of Completion
Grading will be offered as a way to measure proficiency in the course. Before moving to quarter 2, students should have a proficiency int he quarter 1 content. Students can retake tests in order to achieve this. 90-100% A 80-89% B 70-79%C 60-69%D Students need to have at least a 60% in order to move to the quarter 2 material. I will make myself available for this course for 12 weeks for those students who are looking for a letter grade and certificate of completion. I check the classroom notifications and will respond within 1-2 days. If students need one on one help through video, it may be beneficial to sign up for one of my one on one tutoring classes. These are 45 minute one on one sessions.Class Experience
US Grade 8 - 9
Intermediate Level
Students will learn the basic concepts of algebra. The class is structured into 9 mods (weeks). Each mod has 3 lessons that are taught through edpuzzle videos. Students can use their notes to answer the edpuzzle questions. Each mod there are 30 questions of homework. This course is "spiraled" meaning that the majority of the homework is focused on the lessons learned in the mod, but there may be work from the prior mods to help with overall comprehension and retention. Mod 1: Comparing and Ordering Real Numbers, Simplifying Square roots, Properties of Real Numbers Mod 2: 1 Step Equations, 2 Step Equations, Word Problems Mod 3: MultiStep Equations, Word Problems, Special Cases Mod 4: Equations with Variables on Both Sides, Proportions, Word Problems Mod 5: Coordinate Plane, Functions and Function Notation, Domain and Range (Simple) Mod 6: Domain and Range from a Graph, Applications of Domain and Range, Table-Rule-Equation Mod 7: Identifying x and y-intercepts, Graphing from Standard Form, Standard Form Word Problems Mod 8: Slope as Rise over Run, Slope Formula, Slope Applications Mod 9: Graphing Lines in Slope Intercept Form, Writing Equations of Lines in Slope Intercept Form, Solving for y Each mod has 3 edpuzzle videos (with Edpuzzle quizzes that students can use their notes for) along with 30 questions of homework assignment problems (mostly focused on the mod lessons but will include some prior mod questions as well). For this reason, students should take their notes seriously and keep a binder. There is a binder given for this course. Students can take notes using the binder of notes. The intention is that students get used to using their notes to help them better understand course content. Because some problems from the assignments may be based on prior mods, students can then use their binder to go back and look for the material that the question pertains to in their binder. If students need additional help, they can sign up for the homework help course that is listed (please make sure to sign up for the homework help for Algebra 1). If students would like one on one help, they can sign up for my one-on-one tutoring course. Both of these are offered on an "as needed" basis. Because we use jamboard, edpuzzle, and google drive there are parental notices that you should be aware of: Google provides information about the information it collects, as well as how it uses and discloses the information it collects from Google Workspace for Education accounts in its Google Workspace for Education Privacy Notice. You can read that notice online at https://workspace.google.com/terms/education_privacy.html You should review this information in its entirety. I will make myself available for this course for 12 weeks for those students who are looking for a letter grade and certificate of completion. I check the classroom notifications and will respond within 1-2 days. If students need one on one help through video, it may be beneficial to sign up for one of my one on one tutoring classes. These are 45 minute one on one sessions.
Learning Goals
Syllabus:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QC8Y1O-Z1kHr2j_rR5QQ9sYqmi4Vli9i5ZPzAgqNkrM/edit?usp=sharing
Mod 1 assignments include the 3 edpuzzle quizzes and the 30 question assignment. Each mod is set up similarly (3 topics, 3 edpuzzles, and a 30 question assignment)
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created CurriculumStandards
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)9 Lessons
over 9 WeeksLesson 1:
Module 1
Notes taken from Edpuzzles and Edpuzzle Quizzes:
M1L1: Real Numbers: Comparing and Ordering
M1L2: Simplifying Square Roots
M1L3: Properties of Real Numbers
30 question assignment
Lesson 2:
Module 2
Notes taken from Edpuzzles and Edpuzzle Quizzes:
M2L1: Evaluating Expressions/Is It a Solution
M2L2: Writing Expressions and Equations
M2L3: Solving 1 and 2 Step Equations
30 question assignment
Lesson 3:
Module 3
Notes taken from Edpuzzles and Edpuzzle Quizzes:
M3L1: Solving Multi-Step Equations
M3L2: Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
M3L3: Proportions
30 question assignment
Lesson 4:
Module 4
Notes taken from Edpuzzles and Edpuzzle Quizzes:
M4L1: Domain and Range; Functions
M4L2: Domain and Range From a Graph
M4L3: Domain and Range from a Graph; Continuous Functions
30 question assignment
Other Details
Learning Needs
It covers the entire algebra 1 curriculum in 36 modules. This is not a class intended for struggling learners. If your child has struggled with the fundamentals of prealgebra in the past, you will want the 1A algebra course instead.
Parental Guidance
Parental consent is needed for edpuzzle. Please realize that by signing up for this course, you are consenting to the use of Edpuzzle with your child.
This is the information on parental consent for edpuzzle:
This school year, students will be using Edpuzzle as a complementary education tool
that will allow them to watch video lessons in class or at home and complete
assignments related to these lessons. The use of this web-based software and
application is intended to further engage students and also to better identify each of
their learning processes.
Edpuzzle can be used through two types of accounts: teacher and student accounts.
Student accounts and information related to them is stored completely privately and
is only accessible to us as your children’s teachers. With their Edpuzzle accounts,
students will watch video lessons, respond to questions to evaluate their
understanding of the subject and get feedback from their teacher regarding their
performance.
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) protects the online privacy of
children under the age of 13 and requires web-based service providers as Edpuzzle to
obtain parental consent prior to the collection, use, and disclosure of that child's
personal information. Due to COPPA’s requirements and just like any other web- or
cloud-based educational tool, Edpuzzle requires that schools obtain parental consent
to set up Edpuzzle accounts on students’ behalf and allow students under the age of
13 to access and use those accounts.
If your child is under 13, we need your consent to create your child’s student account
on their behalf. By signing up for this course, you are thereby giving the consent.
To learn more about Edpuzzle, please visit their website at www.edpuzzle.com and
consult their Privacy Policy and Terms of Use at www.edpuzzle.com/privacy and
www.edpuzzle.com/terms, respectively.
Pre-Requisites
Students should be familiar with computational skills (like fractions, decimals, and percentages as well as basic operations). Students should also have exposure to solving up to 2 step equations. Students are allowed to use a calculator.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in Mathematics
I have been teaching algebra for over 20 years! I love teaching and helping students be more successful. I understand things like math anxiety and struggling learners, so I take a "small skills" approach to teaching. This means that instead of long in-depth lessons, it is very focused on small skill mastery before moving on. I also spiralize my curriculum so that students get mixed review practice to maintain those skills that they have already mastered throughout my course.
I love crafting and spending time with my family! In the summer, we are either camping or at a ballfield somewhere.
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Ages: 13-15