Geometry Syllabus



North Carolina Math 1

Fall 2018

Instructor: Brian Ledford

Room: 2314

Email: bledford@

Website: Canvas

Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:45-7:15 or by appt.

Welcome to Math 1. I am very excited and honored to be working with you and your student this semester. I have high expectations for each student. I sincerely hope that we will have a successful and positive experience. Through using the new the new math resources, Mathematics Vision Project, my goal is to help the students become critical thinkers, provide a solid foundation for high school mathematics, and the End of Course test.

What is the Mathematics Vision Project? MVP is an open-source high school mathematics curriculum written by and for teachers. MVP was created to address the future needs of students competing in a global community.



At this site, click on the “ABOUT” tab and select “MVP Overview Presentation” to watch a short video that gives an overview of the materials and the instructional model. On my website, jsmith26., I have links to information from WCPSS about MVP as well.

What is a typical lesson like? The MVP classroom experience does not look like the traditional math classroom

that students may have experienced in the past. In the MVP classroom the teacher launches a deep

mathematical task and then allows students time to work with a partner or small group on solving the task.

The teacher circulates among students and encourages them to explore, question, consider, discuss their ideas,

and listen to the ideas of their classmates. Then the teacher brings the whole class back together to discuss

different solution pathways and the mathematics involved. Therefore, the teacher’s role continues to be of

utmost importance and central to the successful implementation of the MVP curriculum materials.

“Ready, Set, Go!” are assignments that are written as part of MVP.

● The “Ready” section helps the student get ready for the upcoming work and prepare to learn new

material.

● The “Set” section is for practicing the skills that are being developed in the current lessons. As

students practice, the new mathematical skills become more set or fluent.

● The last section, called “Go!”, is to help students remember the skills and procedures

that they have learned previously. As students mature mathematically, there are many math problems they should be able to do whenever they encounter them.

Required Materials:

Three-Ring Binder Graph Paper Dividers Pencils

Loose-Leaf Paper Highlighters TI-83 Plus or TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator

Grading: Math 1 has an “End-Of-Course” Exam

Grading Scale:

Tests/Project 55% A 90 – 100

Quizzes 30% B 80 – 89

Homework/Classwork 15% C 70 – 79

D 60 – 69

F Below 60

Final Grade = 0.40(First Quarter Grade) + 0.40(Second Quarter Grade) + 0.20(EOC)

Tests will be announced one week in advance if at all possible. Review problems will be given as homework on the night preceding a test.

Class work will be given daily. When the class work is collected it will randomly be graded for correctness (accuracy), and count as a class work grade.

Quizzes will be done throughout each unit. Students will be informed at least one day in advance if they have a quiz. Students should study their notes by reworking problems from notes, and homework assignments, especially problems they missed or were difficult in order to prepare for the quizzes. Doing, not looking, is the best way to study math. Math takes practice.

Homework will be given nightly and discussed the following day. Homework will be checked for completeness daily. Every problem must be attempted to receive full credit. It is not okay for a student to leave a problem blank and say, “I didn’t understand”. I know there will be times that students are confused or need extra help. If a student does not understand a problem, they need to make an effort to look back at their notes or online.

Make-up Work is work resulting from excused absences. You will miss something if you are absent. It is the responsibility of each student to make up work in a timely manner. It is also the responsibility of any absent student to make an effort to learn the material that he/she missed in class. This will require getting notes from a classmate, and/or using the internet. If a student is absent he/she will have one day for each absence to make up missing assignments, after which time it will be considered “late work” (see below). Students who are absent the day before a quiz or test will be expected to take the quiz/test if he/she is present on the day of the quiz/test if no new material was covered during the absence.

Late Work: Late homework, although frowned upon, will be accepted and marked down one letter grade per day late.

Retest Policy: Students are allowed to retest any test provided they met the following conditions:

1. Attend at least one tutoring session prior to taking the retest. You must sign up to attend tutoring during lunch. You will need a pass in order to be able to leave the commons.

2. The average of the two scores will be the score that is entered into the gradebook for that unit test.

3. It is the responsibility of the student to arrange a retest appointment.

4. Retests must be taken within two weeks of the original test.

Communication:

Website: Canvas, will be used regularly to post work done in class, homework, notes, and videos.

REMIND: This is a great way to receive class information and reminders. Students and parents should text @bledfo to the number 81010.

Email: Please feel free to email me for work or with any questions or concerns, bledford@wcpss. Students must use their wcpss email to contact me.

PowerSchool: Unexcused late work will be marked as missing and assigned the grade of a ‘0’. It is up to the student to change the grade in accordance with the late work policy. If the assignment is excused make-up work the assignment will be marked as missing but not assigned a grade. It is up to the student to make up the work in a timely manner in accordance with the make-up work policy.

Conduct Expectations:

Be On Time

Being on time is means a student is in their seat ready to go when the bell rings.

Be Prepared

• Please be sure to take care of all personal business before you arrive in class.

• Have a writing utensil. Sharpen your pencil at beginning of class if needed.

• Have your homework on your desk ready to be checked at the start of class. If I have to wait to check homework it will be counted late.

Be Productive

• Begin the warm-up activity as listed on the board

• Participate in the class and group discussions

• Ask for assistance when needed

• Dispose of trash on your way out of the classroom

• Upon return to class from an absence, please be sure to check the absent folder for make-up work and ask a neighbor for notes.

• Be on task, NOT on your device doing non-class activities

Be Respectful

• Follow the Golden Rule

• Take care of the classroom and supplies.

• Do not have earbuds in ears at inappropriate times. I will let you know if the time is appropriate.

• Clean up after yourself

• Do not disrupt other by getting out of your seat at inappropriate time or by eating or drinking in class.

Each student is required to follow all class, school, and county expectations.

Classroom Consequences:

1st Offense: Student will receive a warning and be given a chance to correct his or her behavior.

2nd Offense: Students will receive a 10-minute lunch detention, and a parent will be notified.

3rd Offense: Students will receive an office referral, and parents will be notified.

Any highly disruptive offense, such as fighting, violent outbursts, or extreme cases of disrespect, will result in immediate removal from the classroom and an office referral.

Parent Contact Form Fall 2018

I have read and understood Mr. Ledford’s course guidelines, grading, and expectations.

Student Signature Date

Parent Signature Date

Student Info:

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