Cccs Mathematics2020
Cccs Mathematics2020
Cccs Mathematics2020
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1.0 VISION
Every student shall learn and grow through the knowledge, skills, and reasoning of mathematics.
3.0 EXPECTATIONS
3.1 Class rules
All persons shall abide by the following class rules:
- Honor yourself and everyone else.
- Be truthful in all words and deeds.
- Handle your possessions only.
- Do what’s expected, when expected.
- Use no profanity or offensive language.
3.2 Rewards and Consequences
3.2.1 Rewards
Individual students/Learning & Product Teams (LPT) that adhere superiorly to rules and procedures, as well
demonstrate superior/exemplary learning or class participation, may be rewarded with:
a. preferred classroom seating
b. preferred classroom dismissal
c. homework relief
d. personal note of recognition sent home to family
3.2.2 Consequences
Our sequence of consequences for students/LPT’s who do not adhere to rules and procedures are as follows:
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a. 1 offense: reminder, lose points (Participation); points distributed to students who adhere to procedures
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b. 2 offense: lose points (Participation): ‘U’ in gradebook
rd
c. 3 offense: lose participation points, ‘U’ in gradebook, O.D.R. submitted
3.5 Mindset
A growth mindset fosters learning. In a growth mindset we do the following:
a. Be confident and share your thinking
b. Celebrate our mistakes as opportunities to learn and grow
c. Persevere through difficult practice
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3.6 Student Talents from Actions and Mindset, or What Makes you ‘Good at Math’
Here are the five qualities of a successful math student:
a. Know the math: describe and explain concepts and terms
b. Do the math: execute procedures accurately and efficiently
c. Use the math: use the procedures and concepts to resolve problems
d. Judge the math: Use and assess multiple mathematic procedures-approaches to solve problems.
e. Love the math: recognize and embrace the importance of mathematics in your life and society.
3.7 Grading
3.7.1 Procedures:
a. Correct solution, work neat, sequenced, and supports the correct solution: full credit.
b. Work neat, sequenced, supports correct solution, but solution incorrect: partial credit.
c. Work does not support the solution: no credit
d. No work, but a solution: no credit
e. No work, no solution: no credit
3.7.2 Work Habits
For each grading period if ≥30% of your submitted assignments are late, incomplete, or missing you shall earn a ‘U” in
work habits.
3.7.3 Homework
a. Work neat and sequenced, consistent with the question/problem, a solution that is supported by/consistent with the
work shown: full credit.
b. Work does not support solution/not consistent with the question/problem, little work, or no work: no credit
c. Homework not submitted on the due date: no credit.
3.7.4 What The Letter Grades Mean
a. A “C” (70-79%): You know the math (see 3.6.a)
b. A “B”(80-89%): You know, do and use the math (see 3.6.a-c)
c. An “A” (90+%): You know, do, use, judge (see 3.6a-f)
4.0 OPPORTUNITY
Students learn in the classroom; homework supports the learning in the classroom. Every class activity is an
opportunity to learn the mathematics.
4.1 Daily class schedule
a. Enter the room, submit practice set to teacher as you enter. Retrieve/avail your notebook, textbook, pencil, red
correction pencil, whiteboard marker, and homework. Place your binder on the floor. Store your backpack either
underneath your seat or in front of you on floor.
b. Do Now: Read the Governing Question(s) (GQ) of the Day, write them in your notebook. The teacher may ask one
or more students to read and assess, the GQ to the class.
c. “Well What do ya’ know!”: Spiraled review of what we’ve learned up until the previous class.
d. Homework review: Students share unresolved issues from the homework.
e. Content Introduction: May involve a video, demonstration, written reflection or activity.
f. “Problem-Pairs”: Teacher models a topic in silence; students watch & hear only. Teacher narrates after completing
the worked example, then students record in notes. Students perform a similar example immediately.
g. Interleaved Practice: Spiraled practice of current, recent past, and prior knowledge. Students work silently first,
then share their solutions, convince their flight crew members of their solutions, re-share their solutions, and resolve
the solution as a class.
h. Clean up: store materials, dispose of trash, teacher inspect room and desks.
i. Reflection-Retrieval: Written/oral sharing of what students did/what they learned
j. Exit Assessment:
- Monday-Tuesday: Students receive homework back for correction and analysis
- Wednesday-Thursday: Retrieval practice of current and prior learned terms/concepts
k. Dismissal: Teacher dismisses students either individually or by learning teams.
4.3 Materials
Every day in class a student must have the following, including what’s expected at CCCS:
a. quad ruled (graph paper) spiral-bound notebook
b. pencil, mechanical or wood, regular graphite
c. white board marker, as required.
d. red or other color correction pen.
e. loose leaf graph paper
f. textbook
g. 4x6” index cards: only required when teacher directs, but strongly encouraged to have always.
4.5 Miscellaneous
4.5.1 Classroom movement
Students must request to move through the classroom, e.g. deposit trash, acquire materials. Students shall not request
movement during instruction or class sharing.
4.5.2 Leaving Classroom
No student leaves within the first 15 minutes or last 15 minutes of class. Only one student every 17 minutes may
request to leave the classroom.
5.0 COMMITTMENT
I am available after school at CCCS at least 4 times a week until 6:00pm for students who need extra assistance. I can
be reached by email at pford@centurycharter.org. Monday through Thursday until 7:30pm, and Saturday until 5pm;
you can contact me also through the following media:
Text: 310-491-4893
Skpe: Peter Ford
Instagram: pdfordiii