Welcome to 8th Grade Math!

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Welcome to 8th Grade Math!
Mr. Michael Brancazio mbrancazio_at_aurora-schools.or
g [phone] www.twitter.com/auroramrb
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Twitter

• www.twitter.com/auroramrb
• HW announcements
• Hints/tips for upcoming assessments
• Important and upcoming dates
• Class Announcements

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Typical Class Day

• First 30 minutes group work
• Resource Manager
• Facilitator
• Recorder/Reporter
• Task Manager
• 10 minutes closure
• Final 5 minutes HW review

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Textbook

• College Preparatory Math
• Core Connections 3
• www.cpm.org

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Textbook

• Will be online based for home use.
• Students received web address, username, and
  password
• Online texts offers HW hints for each question.

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Teacher Webpage

1. Go to Aurora Homepage
2. Click on Harmon Middle School
3. Click Teacher Webpages (Above Mr. As Head)
4. Click on Brancazio, Michael
5. Math 8 is our class

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Supplies for Math

• Folder
• Textbook
• Graphing Notebook
• Calculator (Scientific)
• Pencil
• Planner

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Grading

• Summative - 70 (Approx 2-3 per quarter)
• Formatives 15
• Homework 5
• Classwork/Participation 5
• Group Challenges 5

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Homework

• Monday Friday
• Approximately 30 minutes per night
• Use online HW Hints as support tool
• Announced daily
• On whiteboard
• On Twitter
• On homework hotline (online)

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Assessments

• Periodic quizzes, tests, entrance slips, exit
  slips
• Retake summatives with a score less than 70
• Can only receive up to a 70 on a retake

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Extra Help

• Available Help
• Math Intervention during recess
• Formatives will be used to determine who attends
  Math Intervention
• Dont have to be assigned to attend
• Before school media center
• After school media center
• ARC
• ASK QUESTIONS IN CLASS and PARTICIPATE!!!!!!!!!!!

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Gradebook

• Will attempt to grade all assignments within 24
  hours
• Please check comments next to each graded
  assignment

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Absences

• Students are responsible for getting the
  information missed and making up assignments,
  activities, and tests/quizzes.

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Goals

• Good study habits
• Organization
• A spirit of inquiry
• Motivation for success