In my district, we require that students entering Accelerated (Honors) Algebra 1, complete a Mathematics Packet. Incoming Freshmen Summer Packet However, for the Academic Algebra 1, we do not.
In any case, Elizabeth and I really wanted to develop modules (sort of like a MOOC for students!!) that gave students in both our districts a chance to practice their math facts over the summer so they could be prepared for ninth grade. As a ninth grade teacher, the first thing I notice is the lack of communication between eighth and ninth grade teachers in my district as well as the lack of students being prepared for their freshmen year of high school. We thought that these modules would be a great way to help with that rough transition that students have.
We plan to collect data on what the students understand. I have been looking up different websites to use as well as worksheets to incorporate in these modules. Elizabeth has been creating a Google Form where the students will go after they have practiced these facts. In the Google Form, they will complete a few short questions that "tests" them on the particular module. We will use this form to collect data on the students and what was understood or not understood.
We are still tinkering with what the modules will be. We think fractions are very important as well as decimals and percents. We are thinking about somehow merging the three. However, we have not come to a decision on what we want to focus on for the modules.
There are still some things that we need to talk about and get done.
- What are the best resources for the students to use? (We will need to differentiate for a variety of learners and hopefully will be able to utilize this across multiple districts.)
- How do we present this to the students?
- How do we collect the data?
- How do we know the students were learning?
- Will all students have access to this if it is online?
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