High Altitude Stuff
The best way to reach Mike when necessary.
What is "his IC email account"?
What is "2"?
The percentage of your final grade that "Attendance & Participation" account for.
What is "20%"?
How often will you need to submit your journal for comment?
What is bi-weekly?
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 required text that we will begin reading first?
What is "Mathematical Mindsets...."?
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 6th?
What you should do if your "badge" isn't green when you enter our classroom.
What is "touch base with Mike before class begins"?
What are the "Common Core Learning Standards"?
The week we will begin to read Making Number Talks Matter.
What is "September 15th"?
The number of parts to the "Math Autobiography" assignment.
What is "2"?
This assignment is due on Wednesday September 28th before midnight.
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.
The name of another book that we will read excerpts from.
What is "The first six weeks of school" or "Leaders of their own learning...."?
This assignment will include 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 20th?
An opportunity that you can take advantage of that is scheduled for next Thursday (9/1) from 1-2pm.
What is "ICSD Elementary Open House"
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 17th?
An online course management system that Mike's brain does not find to be intuitive.
What is "Canvas"?