Let's become "Proficient" and Khan Academy can help

As we talked in class on Monday, we will be leveraging the Khan Academy (practice)  into our daily classroom activities.  The purpose of this is to give us a way to get more feedback, and in this case, visual instant feedback on many topics that we do on a daily basis.  It will allow you to have a record of your progress so that you know what skills you need to work on, as well as what skills you have mastered.  We need to achieve "proficiency" in our math skills, and this is just another way to help us get there.  Because our classroom has been flipped, we have the time to add these activities to our daily routine.  You can also challenge yourself to achieve the badges and awards that the Khan Academy offers.

Here is the video that I showed on Monday.

Where to find Algebra 1 Worksheets

Hi Algebra 1 students,

Below the video for 1.8, you will find the worksheets that are part of your lesson as well as part of your Require Practice.

Either print off or work the problems in your notebook. Questions, let me know.

MRH

Encouragement and Help

Now that we have finished a few weeks of the new school year, I wanted to answer a few questions that I have received about how to encourage and help a student that is in my "flipped" math class.  I know that the flipping concept is new to people, so it is important to give you as much feedback and encouragement as possible as we strive for excellence this year.

Monday is Grading Day

As we discussed in class, Monday is the day that I will start to put grades for Lessons and Required Practice Problems in the grade book.  You have been working very hard during the first week getting used to the new format of class and I wanted to give you the freedom to finish anything that was missed for full credit on Monday.  Once next week starts, you will receive credit (or partial credit) for your assignments on a daily basis.  I encourage you to keep working diligently and if you have questions on how to organize yourself or your time, to ask so that I may give you some pointers.

I am very excited to be able to work with each and everyone of you on a more personal basis this year and thank you to a great start of the school year.

MRH

2011-2012 Welcome!

To say that I am excited to get going would be a profound understatement.  We are going to continue to change the way things are done in education in order to create environments where all students can succeed as well as be prepared for a constantly changing world.  This short introduction was created to help you find and use the online resources.

This year, my classes have been “flipped’.  What that means is that the students will need to work on the lessons outside of the classroom, through an online video like this, while working on practice problems and asking question during class time.  This will allow more “teacher to student time” during the classroom as well as the students being able to pause or rewind the lesson, if they need more time for a concept.  This is an exciting time to be in education and I look forward to working with you. Welcome!

Mr H

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