Sara VanDerWerf



Guest Teacher Plans for Friday, May 2nd, 2014Welcome Ms. K and Andy! I am at the state Math Teacher Conference in Duluth today. I will have my cell phone on (612-600-6307) and be near my email a lot of the day – not all – so please contact me if you have any questions. Holly Kragthorpe in room 205 and Alison Constant in room 305 can be a great help to you if you have questions.Here is my schedule for the day and a few students in each class you can ask for help if you have questions.PeriodTimeStudents who can support youDirections1Prep9:10-10:00Relax!2Math 710:04-10:54Xxxxx XxxxxXxxxxMath 7 Directions:My students are taking the MCA Math test on Monday, May 5th. If there is anything you can do to encourage them to do well, I would appreciate it. Their homework this weekend is to study for the test, drink water, breathe, move and get lots of rest. Take attendance on my seating chart if you have time.Pass out the Math 7 assignment. Ask students to silently read the directions for 2 minutes. I’ve assigned students a partner (see attached) to work on today’s assignment. Feel free to adjust partnerships as you see fit. I’ve told them there are no changes and this is just for one day, but I trust your judgment. If you like, you can let up to half of the class work in the hall as long as they do so quietly. (Note: There is testing going on down by the media center). Students should ONLY be talking with their partner.Remind students that I am grading this assignment from afar, so to put something together that looks like 45 minutes worth of work.Students have used this program before in many other classes and should be good at it. If students do not have an iPad, they will need to do their work on paper and turn it into you. (draw pictures vs. take pictures).Leave me the names (on the seating chart) of any students who give you problems. 3Math 710:58-11:48Xxxxx XxxxxXxxxx4 Advisory11:53-12:23Xxxxx XxxxxXxxxxStudent Led Advisory Today.Instruct students to make a circle.Each part of the circle should take about 5 minutes.Part of Circle (Who will lead?)Greeting (xxxxx, xxxxx, and xxxxx) Snowball greeting. (paper and markers needed, Dyona knows where those are)Share #1 (xxxxx, xxxxx, and xxxxx)Positive things about Monday’s MCA for math.Share #2 (xxxxx, xxxxx, and xxxxx)May 16th Field TripActvity (xxxxx, xxxxx, and xxxxx)Silent BallIf students finish early have them reaarange the room and give them 5 minutes of ‘free time’. Tell them NO Balls.LUNCH12:27-12:58Note: There is a bathroom across the hall and to the left for staff with a microwave and fridge.5Focus Math 7A-day1:02-1:52Xxxxx XxxxxXxxxxPlease have students spread out (no seating chart) and sit 1 person per table. Students will be working on a app on the iPad called ST Math. Hand out the handout titled ‘5th Hour’ to students. It should be close to silent as they work. Some students may listen to music on their headphones. At 1:50pm. Have students back out of ST Math and show you how many puzzles they complete. Our goal is 80, but not all meet this. My A-day class is generally quite good.6 Math 71:56-2:46Xxxxx XxxxxXxxxxSame directions as above for Math 77Math 72:50-3:40Xxxxx XxxxxXxxxxSame directions as above for Math 7Mr Pena may be in the room with you.Thank you, thank you, thank you. Again, call if you have questions and leave me names of students that give you problems. Happy Friday5th Hour Students!DIRECTIONS FOR TODAYPlease sit 1 person per table.No Passes today.Today’s Learning Target: I can make 2% syllabus progress on ST Math.Sign on to ST Math. Select ‘homework’.I expect you to work silently on ST Math until 1:50pm. My goal is for you to earn a grade of 4 in this class. Making progress on ST Math is part of this. WORK HARD TODAY!At 1:50pm, record your progress below.How many minutes did you do on ST Math today? _____________How many levels did you complete? ______________How many puzzles did you complete? ______________What did you learn today as you worked on ST Math?Give this sheet to Ms. K before you leave today.I will see you Monday! - Ms. VanFriday, May 2nd, 2014 Hello Math 7 Students!I am in Duluth, MN today for some math meetings. I will be back on Monday for our MCA tests. We will be in the Media Center Computer Lab. The only thing you need to bring is pen/pencils. Leave your iPad and math folders in your locker. I will bring scratch paper and hard candy. I know you will do GREAT on the MCA’s. This weekend, make sure you get lots of sleep. Drink lots of water. Every day take at least 25 deep breaths and move a bunch to get your heart rate up. Ideally, you will review your MCA packet for 30-60 minutes sometime this weekend. Don’t study too hard, but do study a little. Again, you will do great. I only expect you to do your best. – Ms. Van Der WerfA couple of notes for today’s task:No passes today.In a few minutes you will be moving to work with a partner. I expect you to be working on this task for the entire class period.You will be working with a partner. You and your partner each need to create separate Pic Collage creations. You may help each other. You may NOT talk to other students today, only your partner.At the end of class, upload your Pic Collage to Google Drive. Rename your creation with your first and last name.Place your creation in the folder labeled ‘Van Period 2, 3, 6, or 7”I will be grading what you turn in during class while I am in Duluth. Make sure your Pic Collage creation looks like it took at least 45 minutes to create.Your Task:Open Pic Collage on your iPad. Note: If you did not bring your iPad, you will need to do everything below on paper and turn the paper into the guest teacher.Include all items in the MUST DO box in your creation. Select at least 3 additional things from the MAY DO box to add to your creation.MUST DO Do everything in this column.MAY DO Select at least 2 items below to add to your Pic Collage.More items will make a better collage. Feel free to create two collages if you have time.It is important on test day to arrive at the test very relaxed and stress free. Have your partner take a picture of you looking relaxed (like you will look on Monday). Include this picture in your creation.It is important to MOVE to get oxygen in your brain. Jog in place or do Jumping Jacks for 2 minutes. Have your partner take your picture. Afterward take your pulse. Upload the picture and record your pulse into Pic Collage.Look through your MCA folder. Find the hardest problem you are CONFIDENT you know how to do and know you will get correct on the MCA test. Take a picture of the problem and include it in your creation. Include text explaining why you are confident with this problem.Write your top 5 MCA Math Test taking tips!Write tips on how to use scratch paper on the MCA math test effectively. Go to links/Minnesota/mca.html Click on ‘7th grade’ and then ‘math’. Take test #9. Take a picture of your results and add to your creation in Pic Collage.Predict 3 questions you think will be on the test. Take a picture of them and add to your creation.What are the 4 most important things you learned in 7th grade?Find a positive quote/picture that will inspire you during the test. Include this in your creation.Include a picture of what a good test day breakfast looks like.Predict the score you think you will get on the test. That’s it. Make it look good. Upload your Pic Collage Creation to the Google Drive into the folder ‘Van Period ____’. Rename your creation with your first and last name. If you have problems, you can also email your creation to sara.vanderwerf@mpls.k12.mn.us See you Monday! ................
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