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WELCOME PARENTS!
Algebra IIMr. Kopkas
Welcome to Solon High School. I appreciate and welcome your participation and
involvement in your child’s education.
EDUCATION:JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY – BSBA IN MARKETING
BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE – MASTERS OF EDUCATION IN SUPERVISION
Experience: (13 years)
Solon High School
2002-Present
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Also teach Algebra II
Head Baseball Coach and Head Girls Golf Coach
Father of 2 boys (Kason, 4 and Kamden, 1)
MY TEACHING GOALS 1. To spend every class minute engaged and interacting.
2. To create a desire in my students to be lifelong learners.
3. To help foster more productive members of society.
4. To focus on the positive
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STRUCTURE OF THE CLASS
Study TeamsDuring this course your child will collaborate with other students as a member of a study team. Together, each team will complete problems and activities that will help
them discover new mathematical ideas and methods. This is a very student-centered class. I will support your children
as they work, but will not take away their opportunity to think and investigate for themselves. In order to be
successful in this class your child will need to be a willing and active participant as they develop their mathematical
understanding.
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PRINCIPLES OF THE CPM COURSE DESIGN
Students learn best engaged in inquiry that leads to deep conceptual understanding of the underlying mathematics, exploiting each others’ insights, and using distributed learning to increase retention and transfer of knowledge.
The CPM Connections series integrates basic skills and procedures with conceptual understanding, encouraging students to understand ideas, see relationships between them, and apply mathematical principles to complex problems.
Students are held responsible for high academic rigor, analysis, and critical thinking, and communicate their mathematical findings in writing or in oral presentations in a clear and convincing manner.
THE BENEFITS OF BEING ON A TEAM . . . We learn to win/achieve with dignity
We learn to overcome disappointment and loss
We rely on our friends and teammates for support.
Collectively striving for the same objective enhances these benefits.
KEY TOPICS OF STUDY
Investigations with Families of Functions
Sequences and Equivalence
Exponential Functions
Transformations of Parent Graphs
Solving Equations and Systems of Equations
Solving Inequalities and Systems of Inequalities
Inverses
Logarithms
Polynomial Functions
GRADING SCALE & WEIGHTS
Note: Current grades are accessible on the parent viewer.
Grading Scale
A 90.0 – 100%
B 80.0 – 89.99%
C 70.0 – 79.99%
D 60.0 – 69.99%
F 59.99% and below
Weighting of Grades %
Individual Assessments
70%
Team Assessments and Small Quizzes
20%
Coursework 10%
EXAMPLES OF ITEMS IN THE GRADING CATEGORIES
Individual Tests (70%)
Team Assessments & Small Quizzes (20%)
Coursework (10%)
Individual Tests Team Tests Class Presentations
Larger Announced Individual Quizzes
Homework Quizzes Participation Quizzes
Formative Quizzes Technology Activities
Entrance/Exit Slips Projects
Math Notes Quizzes Homework Checks (very rare)
Graded Assignments Participation/Blogs
Small Quizzes
SUPPORTING YOUR CHILD Remind your child that daily homework
assignments are an essential part of this class providing additional instruction, practice and reinforcement of review and newly acquired concepts as well as a preview for upcoming concepts.
Encourage your child to seek help immediately if they are having difficulty so that the problem can be remedied quickly. Students can get help from me, another student, or the Math Lab.
Instill in your child that attendance is a requirement for success.
INTERNET INFORMATIONOn my page, you will find daily lessons, homework,
upcoming tests and quizzes as well as some of the class resources. To get to my page follow these steps:
1. Go to the Solon Schools web page www.solonschools.org
2. Choose Schools - SHS
3. Choose Staff Directory
4. Scroll down to my name (Damien Kopkas)
5. Choose “Calendar” from the bottom
6. Choose the appropriate class (CPM Algebra II)
COMMUNICATIONIf at anytime you have a concern or question, please
email or call me. I check and respond to email regularly, so that is the preferred method of
contact. If you need me to call, please leave a number you can be reached at during school hours.
Voicemail: 440-349-7757 EXT 5413Email: [email protected]
• Please feel free to contact me at any time with concerns or questions.
• My school website is a great place to find out what your son or daughter is or should be working on!
• Thank you for being a supportive parent. I am looking forward to a rewarding school year.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT!
