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Grade 8 SeminarExtended Content
Session
AnnMarie Varlotta9:00-12:10Room 607
Welcome and Introductions
Participants will: Engage in tasks/training focused around
new curriculum Become aware of content curriculum,
available resources, and updates related to Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
Engage in collaborative planning
Outcomes
Math Seminars are a study hall/tutorial class for students.
Math Seminars are opportunities for students to do a lot of skill and practice each day.
Math Seminars offer students opportunities to make connections to the real world.
Math Seminars are designed a prep for the MSA.
Students should get the same grade for their math class and Math Seminar.
Warm-Up: True or False
The course will be engaging and is designed for hands-on activities and real-world connections
This is not a period of “study hall” Opportunities for skill review are embedded,
but most of the learning will be in context of meaningful problems
Natural opportunities for disciplinary literacy are also built in
Course Expectations
For Grade 8 Seminar:
5 instructional (thematic) units Units complement the first instruction Each unit has a culminating project Weekly opportunities for skill review Weekly guide for instruction
Curriculum Development
Unit Theme/Project Number of Days/Weeks
1 Financial Planning, Part 1 25 (5 weeks)
2 Very Large and Very Small Things 15 (3 weeks)
3 Financial Planning, Part 2 75 (15 weeks)
4 TBD 35 (7 weeks)
5 Matchbox Derby 15 (3 weeks)
Curricular Units
On each unit page:◦ Curriculum Overview◦ Downloadable Unit Plan◦ Common Core Content Standards◦ Unit Guide (Weekly Summary)◦ Facilitator’s Notes for each Week
Skill Review Items in Bold are downloadable resource files found
at end of weekly facilitators notes
Structure of the Webpages
Understanding our Platforms
In Edmodo: Get access to presentation files Get access to formative assessment items
(coming soon!) Share your great ideas with other teachers
and get their ideas/resources too!
Building a Collaborative
Go to http://hcpss.edmodo.com Sign-in (if you have an account) or Sign-up
as a teacher.◦ Enter your school code.◦ Select a username and password.◦ Sign up
Edmodo: Sign-In or Sign-Up
Group Code: 4q5my4
Activity 1: Stock Market Game
TrainingDr. Allen Cox
Short Break
Unit 1: Financial Planning, Part 1 Culminating Project: Select a future career
and develop an annual and monthly budget, factoring in cost of living
Math Standards: The Number System and Fractions
Activity 2: Exploring Unit 1
Begin to examine the available curricular resources.
Unit 1 (Financial Planning, Part 1) is expected to take about 25 days.
With your table partners, begin to think about what your first few weeks of class will look like.
◦ What are the most important math concepts/skills students need to develop in this unit?
◦ How will you pre-assess students for background knowledge?
◦ What are some strategies for differentiating when students are struggling?
Activity 2: Beginning to Plan
Activity 3: What is UDL?
Universal Design for Learningis a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn.
UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone--not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs.
Brain Networks
Overview of UDL
How to Give Feedback
Fall CPD Offerings
Opportunities to collaborate with other teachers, receive “Just in Time” PD, and attend learning labs to watch tasks implemented with actual students.
Will be held one Wednesday a month. Individuals who register in advance and
attend at least 2 hours will be paid workshop wages! (Registration link in Edmodo)!
Math Gatherings
Wednesday, September 12th @Dunloggin MS Wednesday, October 10th @Wilde Lake HS Wednesday, November 14th
Wednesday, December 12th
Wednesday, January 9th
Wednesday, February 20th
Wednesday, March 13th
Thursday, April 25th (afternoon of Spring PD Day)
Wednesday, May 8th
Math Gatherings--Dates
How should Math Seminars be graded?
Activity 4: Grading Discussion
Questions?
Thank You!!!
