Algebra 20-21 Syllabus

hello, algebra students.

It's miss.

Three was coming at you from your computer screen.

Let's go over the syllabus for this year so we

can learn math together and prepare you for high school.

So, as you can see, we have our class description.

So along with algebra, you are gonna be also learning

the eighth period standards which build on the things you

learn in seventh grade and take it a step further.

If you want to know more, you can scan the

Q R code here with your phone and I'll take

you to a website.

All the skills here to the right from the mathematical

practices are things we've been building on since elementary school.

Can you make sense of problems?

Can you reason making argument?

Make models use the appropriate tools Attend to precision, Check

your mistakes.

Ah, look for common structure and express your reasoning.

Um, in addition to all of this, we will be

using different programs.

Our main program will be the Acela's online program, which

I will explain to you guys more in the following

weeks. So the algebra focus areas are modeling with functions,

linear functions, quadratic functions and algebraic manipulation.

So everything we learned about solving equations and seventh grade,

we're gonna take that and expand that into these other

models. Okay, so now I'm gonna move on to online

Learning platform.

The major major major thing we will be learning are

start using Is Google Classroom.

Okay? This is something that you should check on a

daily basis.

And to do that, you use your gmail and your

Google password, which you've had for the last two years.

If you're new, um, you should have gotten it from

your a teacher.

Um, these air some other programs will use I excel

in. I ready.

I would say that these are the major ones we're

gonna use for now.

And if we learn any other ones, then I will

add them to the Google classroom so you can check

for them.

You can also download the app on your phone, cause

some people it's easier for them to check it if

they get notifications on their phone.

I personally do that, and it's really helpful when I

get new assignments or see that people have made announcements

attendants. So we're not going to be in school every

day, But you're still responsible for checking in the virtual

classroom, which is Google Classroom, so you'll have to log

in for attendance within the 1st 5 minutes of your

scheduled period.

So you have your class schedules, and so throughout the

day you'll have four classes that you should check in

for. Um, if you're having a problem with assignments, you're

still responsible for completing them, and you can contact me

on my email or Google Classroom and Google meets will

also be happening where we can't see each other like

face to face in a video conference.

And I'll be scheduling that, Um, and I'll give you

guys more details, but just know that you should be

expected to check in at least once a week for

your attendance.

Now I'm going to go into the things that you're

going to be graded on this year.

The different assignments first is your distance learning activities, which

will be you guessed it on Google classroom, and you

should expect 3 to 4 assignments posted every week.

Now it is required that you do at least three

of them, and because this is an algebra class, I

expect you guys to be doing all four assignments that

I a sign.

The more you practice, the better you're gonna get when

it comes to the quizzes on the test, so make

sure you practice practice practice.

You should also be responsible for keeping notes while you

watch videos while you do activities, so that you can

learn from the examples and learn from your mistakes.

You will be turning in notebooks, and you can choose

whether you turn them in.

Um, you create one digitally or if you create one

in a physical form, that means like a traditional notebook,

that you'll have to take pictures of an upload onto

Google Classroom.

Now I can show you guys different ways to make

digital notebooks, um, on Google slides or making a website.

I'm sure you guys can come with loss of creative

ideas, but in general we're going to be using this

rubric. So as long as it has all of these

categories, it's organized.

You have the essential questions and you summarize your notes,

and you should prove that you are practicing the problems

by doing example problems.

Then you will get a good score.

But what's more important than a good score?

is being able to use these notes so that you

can do well on formative and Summit of assessments, which

you might also know as quizzes and tests.

So you'll have formative on a weekly basis.

Some of them will just be practiced, and I won't

grade them for accuracy.

But I will tell you when.

Okay, this is gonna be a formative assessment.

That's great.

It like a quiz, and you'll have lots of practice

before then so you can do well.

Some of assessments will come at the end of a

unit, and it almost be a longer examiner test or,

in some cases, a project or a presentation.

Um, here's an example of how you can be grated

using a success criteria.

So it goes from 123 and four.

If it's a four, that means that you are really

proficient, and you can also explain this to others like

you are the teacher.

If you got it, you you got it consistently can

get it right, but you might not be at the

level where you feel comfortable teaching it to others or

explaining your reasoning.

Two is you are still learning from your mistakes and

one is help.

You really don't understand.

You need to go back and review your notes or

be re taught the lesson.

So if you ever get graded down here a tour

one, it doesn't have to stay like that.

It shouldn't say like that.

You should actually make corrections so that you can get

a three or a four.

Right? Any time you get the great you don't want

or does or you want to improve, you have the

right to do so and correct your mistakes.

Okay, which brings me to grating.

You can get all of your grades on infinite campus.

If you scan this Q R code, it'll take you

straight to the infinite campus.

You have 24 access.

You should have your user name and password.

Um, if you need to request a new one, you

can go on the color hall website and do that.

Parents can also come on to infinite campus anytime and

check your grades.

So I already talked about some motives.

Those air, like your tests and projects those air 35%

your grade formative are the grated quizzes.

Those air 30% of your grade and all the practice,

the distance learning activities.

You're I m b, which is your notebook.

All of that will be 35% of your great.

So this last section right here, I don't grade for

accuracy. Like if you get things right or wrong, I

don't minus points.

It's all about completing the task and doing participation, because

this is the time for you to practice.

So if you put in the work, then you should

get the results on your quizzes for motives and your

tests. The summit if's okay, um, and algebra is a

high school course, so you'll be taking the end of

course exam, and 15% of the final year will reflect

the student performance.

So at the final, you need to pass this in

order to be recommended for algebra two.

You should get a beer better, and then you can

go to algebra two, or in some cases, you might

go to geometry.

Um, if you don't meet this criteria, you'll need to

repeat this class.

So it's really important that you do well on this

because it can determine, um, what class you take next

year? Okay, contact information.

So you can find me on Instagram.

Some of you have already found me.

I will do announcements.

I will put homework help up there.

I will also give some opportunities for extra credit.

Um, and my Gmail.

Anyone can contact me on my Gmail.

I will respond within 24 hours as long as it

is a week day.

However, if it's a weekend or a holiday, you'll have

to wait until the next school day for me to

answer. And in case we do, come on campus or

you need to come on campus because you don't have

technology. You there is a form where you fill up

technology access form, and when you're on campus, all of

these will be followed.

Everyone will be six feet apart.

No one will share supplies.

Students and teachers must wear mask at all times.

All the surfaces will be sanitized and screens.

Teachers will be screening students for Cove in 19.

You may also have your temperature taken.

So, um, things were changing rapidly and there may be

no meeting in person or we might meet in person.

Um, mid September or maybe in January I will keep

you updated on this But this is the most current

information I have at the time of me recording this

video. So just know that if we are on campus,

we will follow all of these guidelines as per the

CD scene.

So that's the syllabus.

If you want to re watch it again, be my

guest. Um, I look for its in meeting you guys.

Most importantly, Stay safe and remember, dude, be nice.

Algebra 20-21 Syllabus

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