- I created a "fun" syllabus for both Algebra 2 and Geometry! The students and parents loved it!
- On the first day of school, we didn't talk about the syllabus or the class. I had previously had about half of the students, I felt it was important for the ones I had last year to know about my summer (and my surgery), and the students that were new to me needed to know about me. I showed an iMovie that I created and narrated with pictures from my summer!
- Set-up a missing work file for each class when students are absent. Each day has a file and what is completed during that class period is dropped in the file at the end of the day.
Concerns:
- Students weren't immediately put into a seating chart. This is a concept I still struggle with. I want to be able to find out who their friends in the class are, but I want them to be successful as well. I put the Algebra 2 students in a seating chart after our first Summative when their grades weren't where I wanted them to be.
- Students are still struggling with basic algebra operations and solving for a variable.
- Some of the Algebra 2 students are bored because the first two units are Algebra 1 material.
- I haven't been untilizing the online rubric. It was ready for the review days for the summative. (I haven't had time to make the videos ahead of time due to volleyball.)
Possible Solutions:
- Continue to do basic algebra problems for bellwork or exit tickets.
- Offer the "4.0" students time to work on projects while other students are practicing the 3.0 level objectives.
- Plan ahead for upcoming units, make one video a day on plan period.
Questions:
- Will students use the online rubric?
- How can I get parents more involved so that they can see their child's progress to the summative?
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