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Escambia County In-Service August 14, 2007. Welcome to the 21 st Century, Year 2008. Sign in. Oops!!!. Shauna Paedae Where is she teaching?. Recognition. Essential Questions. ESSENTIAL QUESTION. What can I do to improve my students’ performance during the coming year?.
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Oops!!! Shauna Paedae Where is she teaching?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION What can I do to improve my students’ performance during the coming year?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION What can I do to Jump into the 21st Century?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION How can I help the retention of mathematics teachers?
ECCTM Board • Patti Thompson – Past President Tate High School • Tammy Barton – President Ransom Middle School • Mary Baker – President Elect Washington High School
ECCTM Board • Cindy Billy – Treasurer • Washington High School • Norma Givens – Secretary • Tate High School • Traci Lewis – NCTM Representative • A. K. Suter
ECCTM Representatives • Traci Lewis – NCTM A. K. Suter • Jackie Hartstein – Elementary • Janet Penrose – Middle School Bailey Middle School • Pat Knoll – High School Tate High School
ECCTM Elementary Teacher of the Year ...
ECCTM Elementary Teacher of the Year ...
ECCTM Middle School Teacher of the Year ...
ECCTM High School School Teacher of the Year ...
Thank You! PearsonPrentice Hall
Flight Adventure Deck Mathematics/Science lessons for 6th, 7th, & 8th grades SSS-based Utilizes 9000 sq. ft. museum exhibit/hands-on devices and museum for data collection Flight simulator
Curriculum • 6th grade: buoyancy, “Lighter than Air”, observation skills • 7th grade: effects of flight & altitude on human physiology, EKG’s (analyzed for change after simulated flight) • 8th grade: physics of flight, mass/weight, Newton’s Laws, powered flight, pulse rates (data analysis of class pre & post-flight)
Meteorology • New exhibit within FAD • 9th grade Integrated Science • Curriculum focuses on forecasting weather, understanding weather instruments, and how weather affects flight.
Teacher Inservice • 6th: September 5, 2007 • 7th: September 6, 2007 • 8th: September 12, 2007 (If you have been reassigned to a different grade level, you need training at that grade level, if you have not already received it.)
Field Trips • 60 students/day • Mathematics/Science departments pay for ½ transportation, school pays ½ • Open to math/science teachers who have received FAD training at their students’ grade level
Available Dates • September: 4, 7, 20, 26 • October: 1, 2, 3, 9 • December: 10 • January: 7, 8, 9, 28, 29, 30 • February: 7, 8, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29 • March: 4, 10, 11, 26 • May: 1
Contact Sandra Porras, TSA/Flight Adventure Deck Phone: 453-2389 Email: sporras2@escambia.k12.fl.us
SUBJECT AREA EXAMS 2006-2007, High School • Geometry • Informal Geometry • Algebra II/Algebra II Honors • Liberal Arts • Advanced Topics • Statistics • Pre-Calculus • Two IB Courses
SUBJECT AREA EXAMS 2006-2007, Middle School • No Mathematics SAE at this point • Algebra I – Four Nine Weeks’ Exams
SUBJECT AREA EXAMS 2007-2008 • No IB, DE, AP • No Algebra I Honors, Algebra II Honors • No Geometry Honors • Ultimately all subjects will have 1st & 2nd semester subject area exams
SUBJECT AREA EXAMS 2007-2008 • 2 block exam • Given to all students during senior exams • Test Generators • Survey
SUBJECT AREA EXAMS 2007-2008 • Algebra I, Algebra I A, Algebra I B (1st & 2nd) • Geometry (2nd) • Informal Geometry (2nd) • Algebra II (2nd) • Liberal Arts (2nd) • Advanced Topics (2nd) • Probability & Statistics • Pre-Calculus
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Problem of the Day • Cows and geese live on a farm. • The total number of their legs is 48 and the total number of heads is 17. • How many cows live on the farm?
And the answer is … The answer is not important!!! The process is important!
Middle School Reform Remediation Mathematics Credits for promotion & Credit Recovery Earn High School Credit
High School Reform Remediation 4 credits for 2007-2008 Choose majors areas of interest