Documents from the Pre AP Seminar

I have uploaded ALL the files into google docs, and I am trying to figure out the best way to share them with you. I am thinking links will work best (unfortunately, they are still not easy to organize...).

So here it goes:
Minnetonka:
Incomes and Outcomes

Essential Learnings

Standards-Course Alignment





Irondale:
Vertical Topical Outline

Pre-AP Coversheet Template

Intermediate Algebra Outcomes

Mathematics Vertical Teams Action Plans

Advanced Algebra Outcomes

Incomes and Outcomes

Math Vocabulary




Pre-AP Bike Problem

Pre-AP Concert Problem


Pre-AP Session Docs (via Lana):
All docs (27 in total)

Day 2

The day started where yesterday left off: Inputs and Outputs to help plan for vertical teams.

We split into two groups to discuss this. There are notes and files out there, so please respond with either a link to a google doc or an attachment.

At 2:00 pm, we reconvened. We watched a video:


...and practiced adapting AP questions into Pre AP questions.


If you would like to know more about Dan Meyer (the guy in the video), he cleverly calls himself dy/dan. Here is his blog.

Day 1

After an introduction and talking about our goals for the seminar, we defined a few terms:

Preview: Introduce the topic AND engage the student.
Teach: Teacher coordinates learning of new material.
Review: Student-led discussion about or practice of material.
Reteach: Teacher-led discussion about or practice of material.
Proficiency: Being able to complete a task 90% of the time.

We also began to look at the incomes and outcomes we expect (in a perfect world) for each level in middle and high school math.

Activities:

1. methods/strategies of teaching factoring
2. Pass the Buck
3. working with TI-nspire CAS

If you have any notes, feel free to post them.