High Altitude Stuff
Pleasure Reading
Wait, what...?!?
Dates, dates, and more dates
Potpourri
100

The best way to reach Mike when necessary.

What is "his IC email account"?

100
The number of required texts for this course?

What is "2"?

100

The percentage of your final grade that "Attendance & Participation" account for.

What is "20%"?

100

How often will you need to submit your journal for comment?

What is bi-weekly?

100

The mode you should have your phone set to before entering class.

What is "silent" or "off".

200

All too often, this is the focus of elementary math education.

What is "helping students develop mastery of paper & pencil algorithms"?

200

The name of the required text that we will begin reading first?

What is "Mathematical Mindsets...."?

200

This is the only other assignment that is worth 20% of your total grade.

What is "Journal"?

200

The last day this course will meet in person.

What is December 6th?

200

What you should do if your "badge" isn't green when you enter our classroom.

What is "touch base with Mike before class begins"?

300
The name of the learning standards that we will explore as part of this course.

What are the "Common Core Learning Standards"?

300

The week we will begin to read Making Number Talks Matter.

What is "September 15th"?

300

The number of parts to the "Math Autobiography" assignment.

What is "2"?

300

This assignment is due on Wednesday September 28th before midnight.

What is "Student Interview"?

300

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"?

400

When Mike is available for office hours.

What is "they can be scheduled with him at any mutually convenient time"?
400

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...."?

400

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"?

400

The date we will have an in-class activity/discussion focused on equity.

What is October 20th?

400

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"

500

As essential part of a student's math education in today's world.

What is helping them develop their "math reasoning skills"?

500

The name of Angela Duckworth's TED talk.

What is "Grit: the power of passion and perseverance"?

500

The preferred grade of the student you will need to interview as part of the "Student Interview" assignment.

What is first grade?

500

The date that "Whole Group Lesson with Assessment" is due.

What is November 17th?

500

An online course management system that Mike's brain does not find to be intuitive.

What is "Canvas"?