Saturday, September 24, 2011

9- 23 Update

Math: Great News! Students made excellent advances in math this past week. Unit 1 final test grades showed that students made wonderful progress. The average grade of both of my classes was an A- (92%) and this shows that students are working hard and performing well. We now begin Unit 2 which includes of data analysis. Students will be collecting, graphing and analyzing data. 

Science: Chapter 1 final exam will be on Thursday 9-29 and students are preparing for it already. This past Friday they "taught" a topic to a small group of students. The research-based learning theory (See illustration) says that students remember 10% of what they read and 90% when they have to teach others. They will act as teacher many times to ensure they have learned important concepts. This week students will also complete a study guide in class and bring that home to study. They will have some extended response questions that involve writing that they can practice for at home.

Thank you for your support and please contact me if you have any questions.