Course Syllabus 2018-2019 ALGEBRA READINESS
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Jason Yang
CONTACT: Phone: (209) 832-6600 Ext. 4295 Email: [email protected]
WEBSITE: https://sites.google.com/site/mryangkimball/
OFFICE HOURS Mon. – Fri. : 7:45 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. CLASSROOM: F2 Mon. – Thur. : During 1st Period + 2nd Lunch
Tues. – Fri. : 3:20 p.m. – 4:20 p. m.
* If these times are not convenient for you, then you may also make other appointments with me. I can be available during 2nd lunch and after school.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to prepare students for Algebra 1. Students will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge in the following strands of Mathematics: Decimals & Fractions, Ratio & Proportion, Operations, Expressions, Equations, and Word Problems. Algebra Readiness provides a balance between basic skills,
conceptual understanding and problem solving – all support by mathematical reasoning. Additional topics may be included in preparation for the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress.
CLASSROOM RULES
1) Be polite and respect everyone.
2) Keep the classroom clean.
3) Be in your seat and ready to work.
4) Follow my directions the 1st time they are given. (*This includes no talking during class unless permitted.)
5) No cellphones or other personal electronic devices.
Consequences of failing to follow Classroom Rules
1st time) Verbal warning 2nd time) 30-minute detention + Conference with teacher 3rd time) Parental Contact + 1-hour detention 4th time) Referral to administration + Parental Contact + 2-hour detention Severe) Referral to administration + Parental Contact + 3-day detention *Note: I reserve the right to skip steps depending on the severity of the offense. DAILY REQUIRED MATERIALS
1) Notebook (with loose-leaf, 3-hole punched paper) 2) Pencils with erasers
3) Scientific or Graphing Calculator (TI 83 or TI 84) 4) Dry erase markers
5) Ruler
TEXTBOOK MANAGEMENT
There is no assigned textbook for this class. However, you will be using Carnegie Learning Program via Laptop as your primary learning resource.
Bridge to Algebra: Carnegie Learning, 2016 – jckimball hs-95377 You are responsible for your assigned laptop in case of damage, lost or theft.
Your laptop will stay in my classroom, but make sure your laptop is charging and locked at the end of each day.
Your notebook will be extremely important for note taking and record keeping. You will be assigned supplemental worksheets throughout the course.
Keep the worksheet with you until the end of the unit.
GRADING SYSTEM Each Quarter Grades
1) Classwork 25%
2) Math Projects 25%
3) Unit Tests 20%
4) Online Mastery Lessons 10%
5) Lesson Notes 10%
6) Participation 10%
Semester Grade
1) 1st (3rd) Quarter Grade 40%
2) 2nd (4th) Quarter Grade 40%
3) Final Exam 20%
GRADING SCALE
A 90% - 100%
B 80% - 89%
C 70% - 79%
D 60% - 69%
ATTENDANCE
Attendance is very important.
Students are expected to be in their seats, ready to work, when the bell rings.
Tardies are cumulative. This means that the attendance office will use the attendance system to count all tardies for each student. For example, if you have one tardy in periods 3, 4 and 5, that will count as 3 tardies.
Tardy counts will be by quarter.
The attendance office will do the following, depending upon how many total tardies you have:
# OF TARDIES CONSEQUENCES
1st to 4th Tardy Auto Dialer will call home and notify. 5th Tardy Administrative meeting and parent contact. 6th to 9th Tardy Auto Dialer will call home and notify. 10th Tardy Discipline Attendance Review Contact 10th to 14th Tardy Administrative Detention
15th+ Tardy Activity Restriction (clubs, sports, game, etc.)
*Arrival to class more than 30 minutes late will constitute a “truant” in addition to the tardy consequences.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
All work submitted by students should be a true reflection of their effort and ability. Cheating includes the unauthorized use or sharing of tests, quizzes, and homework assignments as well as the use of electronic devices, aid of other students, and unauthorized notes during any assessments.
1st Offense) AUTOMATIC 0% on that assessment
2nd Offense) AUTOMATIC referral to the Principal for a FORMAL HEARING or more + Parent/Principal Conference + Disciplinary Consequence MAKE-UP & LATE WORK:
Make-up work is allowed for “excused absentees” and “suspenstees” ONLY. You must make-up your unit tests, module quizzes, and homework assignments on your own time – before school, break, lunch, or after school.
It is your own responsibility to remind yourself to make-up the work, this includes the Skill Mastery, Tests, Homework Assignments, Lesson Notes, and Projects. Make sure you ask teachers for any missing work you missed during your absence(s).
CLASSWORK (25%)
Classwork will be assigned daily, then checked & stamped daily.
Without the stamp on the homework assignment, it will be counted as “late.” “Late” work will only count as 50% of the original earned score for most
students. The ONLY exception to this is for “excused absentees.”
You will be assigned work from supplemental worksheets. You need to keep all of these worksheets with you until the day of a test.
Questions on the homework worksheet will also be answered on the following day.
You MUST show work and explanation as required to receive any credit, no exceptions. All work must be completed neatly in pencil with great effort. All assigned works are COLLECTED on the day of the Unit Test.
The purpose for assigning homework is to give students the opportunity to practice skills, to prepare them for a new topic, and to elaborate on introduced material. For more information, please refer to Homework Board Policy 6154.
MATH PROJECTS (25%)
The goal of math projects is to give students a chance to share with their classmates what they have learned based on their research on the given topic. These projects can be in group-format or by individual-format.
ONLINE MASTERY LESSONS (10%)
Online lesson mastery within the Carnegie Learning program are assigned once a week and checked weekly on Fridays. You will most likely work on Carnegie Learning program on Mondays and Friday. Each mastery lessons composes of exercise problems and mastery skills.
Based on the Common Core Mathematical Standards
Achieved by passing the appropriate exercises problems and mastery skills. Found on “online.carnegielearning.com”
Each student will have an opportunity to ask questions during Carnegie Learning days.
You must work on mastery lessons during Carnegie Learning days, usually Mondays and Fridays, with an internet-capable device. The breakdown of the weekly mastery lesson progress could vary due to students’ needs or the length of the week.
Grade Breakdown for Weekly Online Lesson Progress
A 1 Mastery Lesson F 0 Mastery Lesson
LESSON NOTES (10%)
Lesson notes are helpful to most students, because it helps to be able to recall back to the lesson after the class is over.
Students are required to bring their notebook to class to take notes. I will check student’s class notes about once every quarter.
Lesson Notes will be graded based on completeness and accuracy.
TA’s: You are expected to ask me for any work that needs to be completed each day. You are also required to attend 70% of the time to receive a passing grade
PARTICIPATION (10%)
The Participation Grade will be based on students’ participation in class through:
(a) Lesson notes
(b) Class discussions (this includes asking questions on Homework) (c) Classwork
(d) Group works
(e) Come to class prepared with notebook, workbook, and pencil.
(f) Attentive in class (Bathroom usage of NO MORE than twice per quarter,
stay in your own seat, and following classroom procedures). Student participation in class sessions is vital to the success in the course. Each student's participation will be evaluated and graded by the teacher through student’s role in class participation (making original, cogent, and thoughtful remarks),
demonstrates good preparation for class, and making good progress in doing class works.
Typically, students can earn up to 2 participation points each day that can
cumulate up to 86 to 88 points per quarter. The ONLY exception to this is for “excused absentees.” For special cases like these, I will “exempt” these students from being graded on “participation grade” on the applicable days.
FINAL EXAMINATION (20% of the semester grade)
Final exams are extremely important. They give an overview of what the students truly learned and retained at the end of each semester.
Students will be assessed on what they have learned after every semester. The Final Exam will take place at the end of semester 1 and semester 2.
ELECTRONICS
Cell phones, music listening devices, video games, personal laptops/tablets, and video games are not permitted in class.
Please have your phone turned off or silenced during class.
All electronics mentioned above must be out of sight or it will be
IMMEDIATELY CONFISCATED & possibly accompany by a detention.
Please complete and sign this form and return ONLY the bottom portion of this page.
I have read the above syllabus and agree to abide to all of the rules.
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