Students will be building on the concepts mastered in their 6th and 7th grade math courses.
Students will be involved in hands-on and minds-on activities to provide learning related to the Common Core Standards.
Students will be responsible for maintaining a portfolio (binder) as a record of their learning.
Students need to practice what they learn. Homework is typically assigned on a daily basis so that the students can practice what they have learned in class. Homework helps students practice what they know, but it also helps them to figure out what they don’t know so that they can get clarification in class the next day.
All homework assignments will be kept in the student’s binder so it can be used for their homework checks. Homework checks will be done approximately every 5 assignments; it will be a problem directly from their homework. Students are to use their completed homework assignments to complete the homework check.
Assessments are the primary source of student’s grades. They will be graded on their ability to master the content.