High Altitude Stuff
The best way to reach Mike when necessary.
What is "his IC email account"?
The number of required texts for this course.
What is "1"?
The percentage of your final grade that "Attendance & Participation" account for.
What is "20%"?
The number of times you will submit a journal entry.
What is 6?
The mode you should have your phone set to before entering class.
What is "silent" or "off".
All too often, this is the focus of elementary math education.
What is "helping students develop mastery of paper & pencil algorithms"?
The name of the text that we will read an excerpt from by Monday October 2nd.
What is "Building Thinking Classrooms"?
This is the only other assignment that is worth 20% of your total grade.
What is "Journal"?
The last day this course will meet in person.
What is December 13th?
Your main goal for both of your student teacher placements this year.
What is "earn a letter of recommendation from your host teachers"?
The name of the learning standards that we will explore as part of this course.
What are the "Common Core Learning Standards"?
The week we will read an excerpt from "The first six weeks of school"?
What is "next week, the 2nd week of our course, or the week of 8/28"?
The number of parts to the "Math Autobiography" assignment.
What is "2"?
This assignment is due on Wednesday October 4th before 4pm.
What is "Student Interview"?
What you should do if you know you can't make a class, meet an assignment due date, or if you need to be checking your phone periodically because your expecting an emergency communication.
What is "email Mike ahead of time"?
When Mike is available for office hours.
What is "they can be scheduled with him at any mutually convenient time"?
The name of another book that we will read an excerpt from.
What is "Children's mathematics"" or "Making number talks matter" or "Building thinking classrooms in mathematics" or "The collaborative math classroom?
This assignment includes a formative assessment aligned with the objective(s) of the lesson you will be teaching.
What is "Whole Group Lesson with Assessment"?
The date we will have an in-class activity/discussion focused on equity.
What is October 18th?
An opportunity that you can take advantage of that is scheduled for next Thursday (8/31) from 1-2pm.
What is attend the "ICSD Elementary Open House in your host classroom"?
As essential part of a student's math education in today's world.
What is helping them develop their "math reasoning skills"?
The name of Angela Duckworth's TED talk.
What is "Grit: the power of passion and perseverance"?
The preferred grade of the student you will need to interview as part of the "Student Interview" assignment.
What is first grade?
The date that "Whole Group Lesson with Assessment" is due.
What is November 29th?
An online course management system that Mike's brain does not find to be intuitive.
What is "Canvas"?