Grade will be composed of: 1/4 class participation, 1/4 homework, 1/4 tests, and 1/4 mastery products.

The Illustrated Math (IM) 7th curriculum is the basis for 7th grade.. The IM Algebra curriculum is the basis for the 8th grade sequence.

Our math classes are using the teaching method called Building Thinking Classrooms. Here is a poster outlining how the method works: click here. Here is a longer summary of the method: click here.

Yes, and virtually every 7th grader is placed on a track to receive, if successful, a High School Math 1 credit at the end of 8th grade. In effect, all students are placed on a track to complete 3 years of math in two years.

Please watch this two minutes video (click here) to see how the Desmos graphing calculator makes it easy to solve problems that used to be very challenging to Algebra students.

Students choosing the "mild" level can achieve a "B" at best the "medium" level can achieve a 3.0 "A" at best the "spicy" level can achieve a 4.0 "A" at best

Yes. Here, for example, is a playlist of solutions to all of the student practice problems for 7th grade Unit 5: click here.

Our focus is success on the Math 1 End of Course test which our 8th graders take. Mastery of the Desmos graphing calculator, which IS available for 2/3 of the Math 1 EOC, is the key to passing the EOC. St

iReady testing is in math and reading, at the beginning of the school year and in January. The iReady testing is adaptive. Students who get an answer right get a harder question. Students who get answer wrong get an easier one. In our experience, iReady testing has been very useful to identify students who would benefit from more challenging work.

Mastery products form 1/4 of the grade in math. Click here for more info.

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Here is the Math 1 EOC practice test published by North Carolina. Here is a playlist of video solutions to all of the problems in the practice test. For the calculator active section, there are two videos for each problem: a solution without the calculator and one with the Desmos calculator.

Our 8th graders find that in working on the High School Math 1 curriculum they get to make a new start. They don't really need to know their times tables. They just need to get really good with the calculator. Some would argue that we should go back and drill times tables and fractions. I would love to do that. But we have found that we can virtually guarantee student success on the Math 1 EOC by putting a lot of effort into problem analysis rather than calculations along with weekly practice on using the graphing calculator.