Friday, May 4, 2012

We began with our assessment over Solving Rational Equations (key, pdf).

We then began reviewing for the final exam by reviewing some of what we learned first semester (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessments last week, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment. 
   
2. Review for final. #1-17, 38, 39 on the review worksheet.

Friday, April 27, 2012

We began with our assessment over Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions (key, pdf).

We then learned about Solving Rational Equations (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessments last week, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment. 

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

We had a shortened class period today due to Juniors taking the State ACT.

We began with our assessment over Multiplying, Dividing and Simplifying Rational Expressions (key, pdf).

We then spent a few minutes reviewing adding and subtracting rational expressions (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessments last week, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment.
   
2. We will have a common assessment over factoring tomorrow - you might take a few minutes to review that (GCF, x-box, difference of squares).
   
3. Complete the Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions Pre-Assessment on the Moodle.  

Friday, April 13, 2012

We began with our assessment over the Quadratic Formula (key, pdf).

We then learned about simplifying rational expressions (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessments last week, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment.
   
   
2. Watch and complete the Simplifying Rational Expressions Video, including submitting the self-check problems on the Moodle.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

We began with our assessment over Graphing Quadratic Equations (key, pdf).

We then practiced using the Quadratic Formula (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessments last week, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment. 
   
2. Complete the Quadratic Formula Pre-Assessment on the Moodle. 

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

We began with our assessment over the Pythagorean Theorem (key, pdf).

We then practiced graphing quadratic equations in the form y = ax² + c and started learning about graphing quadratic equations in the form y = ax² + bx + c (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessments last week, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment. 
   
   
   
2. Watch and complete the Graphing y = ax² + bx + c Video, including submitting the self-check problems on the Moodle.
   

Friday, March 23, 2012

We began with our assessment over Simplifying Radicals (key, pdf).

We then learned a bit about the Pythagorean Theorem (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessments last week, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment. 
   
   
   
2. Watch and complete the Pythagorean Theorem Video, including submitting the self-check problems on the Moodle
   
   

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

We began with our assessment over Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring (key, pdf).

We then reviewed simplifying radicals (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessments last week, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment. 
   
   
2. Prepare for the Simplifying Radicals Assessment on Friday.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Today was the midterm. I will post the key as soon as everyone has taken it.

Homework:

1. Check the portal for the results of the midterm. There will not be any re-assessment on the midterm.
   
   
2. Make a plan for the rest of the semester. What are you doing well that you should continue doing well? What can you improve on so that you can be even more successful?

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Shortened class today due to TCAP. We began with our common assessment over exponents (key, pdf).

We then reviewed some more for the midterm (lesson, pdf). Our midterm will be on Tuesday, March 13th. Our next class will be on Friday of this week.

Your homework is:

1. Review for the midterm. Look over your notes, work some problems from Coolmath or from the textbook, revisit the Moodle and take any of the pre-assessments we've done so far this semester, or prepare some other way you think will help you.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

We began with our assessment over Special Products and Factors (key, pdf).

We then reviewed a bit of Algebra and did some TCAP Review (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. I won't have the results posted until I get back next week, but you should hopefully know how you did. If you need to re-assess,  make an appointment for next week.
   
2. Remember that next week is TCAP so we have an altered schedule. Algebra will meet on Monday, Tuesday and Friday next week.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

We began with our assessment over Factoring ax^2 + bx + c (key, pdf).

We then reviewed special products and factors (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. I won't have the results posted until I get back next week, but you should hopefully know how you did. If you need to re-assess,  make an appointment for next week.
   
2. Prepare for your assessment over Special Products and Factors.

Friday, February 24, 2012

We began with our assessment over Multiplying Polynomials (key, pdf).

We then learned about Special Products and Factors (lesson, pdf).

Just a reminder that I won't be here next week, but Mrs. Blechschmidt will be.

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessment, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment.
   
   
2. Complete the Factoring ax^2 + bx + c Online Pre-Assessment on the Moodle. 
   
   
3. Don't forget your reflection for parent/teacher conferences which is due to me by midnight on Monday.
   
   
4. Do as many of the Coolmath practice problems as you want (links in Wednesday's lesson pdf). There are practice problems on adding and subtracting polynomials, multiplying polynomials, factoring using GCF, factoring by grouping, and factoring trinomials using x-box. You can add to that list factoring difference of squares.
   
   
5. Watch and complete the Special Products and Factors video, including submitting the self-check problems on the Moodle.
   
   

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

We began with our assessment over Adding and Subtracting Polynomials (key, pdf).

We then explored factoring trinomials using area models (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessment, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment. 
   
2. Watch and complete the Factoring ax^2 + bx + c video, including submitting the self-check problems on the Moodle.
   
    
   
   
3. Complete the Multiplying Polynomials Online Pre-Assessment on the Moodle.

Monday, February 13, 2012

We began with our assessment over Perimeter, Circumference and Area (key, pdf).

We then explored multiplying polynomials by looking at area models (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessment, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment. 
   
   
2. Watch and complete the Multiplying Polynomials video, including submitting the self-check problems on the Moodle.
   
   
   
3. If you want, do a few practice problems with Multiplying Polynomials on Coolmath. Do as many (or as few) as you think you need to to master Multiplying Polynomials.

Friday, February 10, 2012

We began with our assessment over Polygon Angle Sums (key, pdf).

We then learned about Adding and Subtracting Polynomials (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessment, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment.
   
   
2. Complete the Perimeter, Circumference and Area Online Pre-Assessment on the Moodle.  Please note our assessment will be on Monday.
   
   
3. Prepare for the Perimeter, Circumference and Area assessment on Monday.
   
   
4. Finish the review worksheet I gave you on Wednesday (if you haven't already).
   
   
5. Watch and complete the Adding and Subtracting Polynomials video, including submitting the self-check problems on the Moodle.
   



6. If you want, do a few practice problems with Adding and Subtracting Polynomials on Coolmath. Do as many (or as few) as you think you need to to master Adding and Subtracting Polynomials.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

We began with our assessment over Polygons (key, pdf).

We then learned about Perimeter, Circumference and Area (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessment, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment.
   
   
2. Prepare for the Polygon Angle Sums Assessment on Friday.
   
   
3. Finish the Perimeter, Circumference and Area worksheet you worked on in class.
   
   
4. Work on the Review Worksheet I handed out. I would recommend finishing it before Friday, but definitely by Monday.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

We began with our assessment over Data Graphs (key, pdf).

We then learned about Triangles (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessment, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment.
   
   
2. Review your notes over Polygons and Triangles.

Monday, January 30, 2012

We began with our assessment over Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion (key, pdf).

We then reviewed Box-and-Whiskers graphs, Stem-and-Leaf Plots, and Histograms (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessment, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment.
   
   
2. Complete the Data Graphs Online Pre-Assessment on the Moodle. 

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

We began with our assessment over Permutations and Combinations (key, pdf).

We then learned about Box-and-Whiskers graphs (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessment, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment.
   
   
2. Complete the Measures of Central Tendency Online Pre-Assessment on the Moodle.