Download or read book Meeting the Mandate for Eighth Grade Algebra written by Jeffery L. Schmitz and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighth grade algebra mandate has school leaders seeking a practical and equitable means of ensuring success in algebra for all students. One approach is to increase instructional time by providing an additional period of algebra support to students who may be unprepared for the rigor of Algebra I. This study applied a mixed-methods design to establish whether algebra support is a feasible means of providing Algebra I to an expanded population of eighth graders. Benchmark assessment results of 107 eighth grade Algebra I students were analyzed to determine whether algebra support increased student achievement in Algebra I. Results indicated a slight positive correlation between enrollment in an algebra support course and achievement in Algebra I, but effect sizes suggested the benefit of algebra support was insignificant. A teacher survey revealed endorsement of algebra support. However, teachers felt an even better means of meeting many students' needs would be the provision of an intermediate level eighth grade pre-algebra course.
Download or read book The Algebra Solution to Mathematics Reform written by Frances R. Spielhagen and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2015-04-24 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we increase mathematics achievement among all students? This book provides a straightforward explanation of how changing mathematics tracking policies to provide algebra instruction to all students by at least eighth grade can bring about changes in both student achievement and teacher performance. Spielhagen chronicles the success of a large school district that changed the way mathematics was delivered and increased success rates across all populations. Featuring interviews with students and teachers, the author shows how all stakeholders were brought into the process of changing policy from the ground up. Offering a model for success that can be replicated by other districts, this resource: Provides a comprehensive account of how mathematics policy that evolved in the United States over the last century has resulted in low math literacy among our population.Addresses the recommendations and counterpoints to the report of the National Mathematics Panel (2009).Includes real-life examples of how stakeholders responded to the policy change that revolutionized mathematics instruction in their district. Frances R. Spielhagen is associate professor of education and director of the Center for Adolescent Research and Development at Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, New York. “Offers an ‘elegant solution’ to a compelling problem in American society that has global implications: Who should study algebra and when? The best-practices approach should be required reading for pre-service and in-service educators and administrators alike. Readers will recognize that preparing students to learn algebra by 8th grade is as much a right as learning to read. It is a right upon which our future depends.” —Susan G. Assouline, Professor of School Psychology, Associate Director, The Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, The University of Iowa “Frances Spielhagen’s book offers a thoughtful and detailed response to one of the most important questions of our time—should all students take algebra in 8th grade? With impressive and thorough research, the author considers issues of teaching and learning, as well as curriculum and policy. For all those who care about the mathematical future of our nation’s children, this book is a must read.” —Jo Boaler, Professor of Mathematics Education, Stanford University, The School of Education “In The Algebra Solution to Mathematics Reform, Frances R. Spielhagen shows vividly and precisely how a public school system teaches children to master mathematics skills early—culminating in 8th grade algebra, a critical subject for high school graduation and college admission. Spielhagen’s book precisely demonstrates how to improve real sequential learning for students from the early grades to high school graduation, and successfully into college and life. Thus, this vital book has implications for instruction in all academic subjects, providing a living model for continuity and improvement of student learning.” —Bruce S. Cooper, Professor, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University
Download or read book Algebra Readiness Made Easy written by Carole E. Greenes and published by Teaching Resources. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students identify variables, solve for the values of unknowns, identify and continue patterns, use logical reasoning, and more.
Download or read book From Mandate to Achievement written by Elaine Makas and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-09-14 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a five-step model, this guide helps school leaders establish the processes necessary to align curriculum to mandated standards, develop curriculum maps, and systematize instructional practices.
Download or read book Should All Eighth Graders Take Algebra written by Diane Marie Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Critical Issues in Organizational Development written by Homer H. Johnson and published by IAP. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This case study book provides 30 cases and responses from 90 OD consultants with expert insights specific to each particular case topic. This book is the culmination of ten years of collaboration between the Homer Johnson, Peter Sorensen and Therese Yaeger, and the OD Network that originally printed these cases in the OD Practitioner. Now with the 30 case studies compiled in one OD resource book, both practitioners and academics can experience an OD challenge and value the differing responses from OD experts.
Download or read book Minnesota Math Meeting the 8th Grade Standards written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 22650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Stories We Tell written by Valerie N. Faulkner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stories We Tell: Math, Race, Bias, & Opportunity positions educators as professional decision-makers whose every day choices are deeply consequential. After exploring topics ranging from the early identification of talent, the use of demographic characteristics to make academic decisions, and the problematic casting of a ‘gap’ in mathematical performance as about the students themselves, the book explores how professional decision making, and a more precise use of data, can impact mathematical performance outcomes. With gentle precision, the book analyzes the patterns of practice in place as educators sort children according to perceived needs. Through case studies, the authors reconfigure the mathematics achievement gap as being about opportunity provided or denied at both the classroom and systemic levels. The book has implications for school personnel as well as others curious about how opportunity impacts outcomes and how data is (or is not) used to make decisions about children. Educators who challenge themselves to engage with the possibility of bias, and then face the stories we tell ourselves about the race/talent development/student merit relationship, will have the opportunity to write a powerful and equitable story going forward.
Download or read book Eighth Grade Common Core Math written by John Forlini and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a Common Core course for students taking 8th grade math. It can be used prior or during the 8th grade to help students excel. It teaches students the material that will be covered in the classrooms that follow Common Core curriculum. Besides including a complete Common Core curriculum, there are just the right amount of problems and solutions provided to orient the student for this course. This book is divided into 16 distinct days for learning. A student and teacher can develop their own pace. At the conclusion of the 16th day there is a chapter titled "Beyond Common Core Math (Prep for 9th grade Algebra"). The book is designed for self-teaching by a student or-for a teacher or parent working with the student. The ideal time to read this material would be the summer before taking the actual 8th grade course. However, it can be used any time during the 8th grade. In addition, there is a method revealed in the book that will truly show students how to get the most out of their study time and classroom learning experience towards obtaining an A. It's like getting a 10 minute head start in a 5 k race. This 5 k race is the basis for the rest of a student's life. As mentioned, it also includes a final chapter that is titled "Beyond Common Core". While Common Core does a good job of covering basics, and including introduction to geometry and statistics, it is weak in introducing algebra. Since algebra precedes geometry in high school, this section will introduce the student to algebra with emphasis on word problems. This book is also valuable for preparing for the SAT and ACT tests. It is a solid refresher for these.
Download or read book Texas TAKS 8th Grade Mathematics written by Stephen Hearne and published by Research & Education Assoc.. This book was released on 2005-03-31 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REA ... Real review, Real practice, Real results. REA's Texas Grade 8 TAKS Math Study Guide! Fully aligned with the Texas Core Curriculum Standards Are you prepared to excel on this state high-stakes assessment exam? * Take the diagnostic Pretests and find out what you know and what you should know * Use REA's advice and tips to ready yourself for proper study and practice Sharpen your knowledge and skills * The book's full subject review refreshes knowledge, covers all topics on the official exam, and includes numerous examples, diagrams, and charts to illustrate and reinforce key math lessons * Smart and friendly lessons reinforce necessary skills * Key tutorials enhance specific abilities needed on the test * Targeted drills increase comprehension and help organize study * Color icons and graphics highlight important concepts and tasks Practice for real * Create the closest experience to test-day conditions with a full-length practice Posttest * Chart your progress with detailed explanations of each answer * Boost confidence with test-taking strategies and focused drills Ideal for Classroom, Family, or Solo Test Preparation! REA has helped generations of students study smart and excel on the important tests. REA’s study guides for state-required exams are teacher-recommended and written by experts who have mastered the test.
Download or read book Genocide Literature in Middle and Secondary Classrooms written by Sarah Donovan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of this inquiry into the ethical implications of education reform on reading practices in middle and secondary classrooms, the central question is what is lost, hidden, or marginalized in the name of progress? Drawing on her own experiences as an English teacher during the No Child Left Behind era, the author examines school cultures focused on meeting standards and measurable outcomes. She shows how genocide literature illuminates the ethics of reading and helps teachers and students rethink how literature should be taught in this modern, globalized era and the purposes of education more broadly.
Download or read book Why Fly That Way Linking Community and Academic Achievement written by Kathy Greeley and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2018-08-17 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crucial to the current public debate about schools, curriculum, testing, academic standards, and teacher training are the voices of successful teachers, like Kathy Greeley who speak to the dangers of an overemphasis on standardized testing and a punitive, back to basics approach. In this captivating and lively chronicle of a year in the life of a public school classroom, Greeley provides an alternative model of education and shows how a strong and supportive community is essential in helping students reach their highest potential. Included in her account are: Specific projects that explain in detail critical practices in the classroomClass discussions that show efforts to interweave academic study with personal awarenessExcerpts from student journals An honest and full description of daily failures and frustrations as well as successes and victories “While individuals remote from classrooms continue to dictate educational policy for the nation, gritty brigades of teachers across America continue their heroic efforts day by day. Kathy Greeley, one of the best teachers of young adolescents, tells a dramatic story of curriculum and community—a story that is never told by policymakers but which must be heard and retold if we are to have quality education for all children.” —Howard Gardner, Harvard Graduate School of Education “With humility, insight, and humor, Kathy Greeley tells us the story of a year in class with her lively kids and thereby shows us a way of learning and a kind of schooling that all American children deserve.” —Theodore R. Sizer, Coalition of Essential Schools
Download or read book Secondary Lenses on Learning Participant Book written by Catherine Miles Grant and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-07-08 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This participant book, in combination with the facilitator's guide, forms a comprehensive professional development program designed to improve the efforts of site-based mathematics leadership teams for middle and high schools. Secondary Lenses on Learning prepares leaders to explore concepts in middle and high school algebra as a window into content, instruction, and assessment. You will learn how to assess the strengths and needs of your mathematics programs, set goals, and generate plans for ongoing improvement by engaging in extended explorations and conversations based on readings, problem-based activities, cases, and videos.
Download or read book Achievement in Eighth grade Algebra written by Bree W. Johnson and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2008 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Predicting Middle achieving Students Achievement in Eighth grade Algebra 1 written by Jennifer Swann Jacobson and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighth-grade students who are placed into Algebra 1 but fail end-of-course exams may experience lowered grade point averages (GPAs) and loss of motivation for math or avoid taking advanced mathematics courses in high school. Middle-achieving students present challenges in terms of mathematics placement. Self-efficacy theory and locus of control theory suggest the noncognitive traits mathematics self-efficacy (MSE) and academic locus of control (ALOC) are associated with mathematics achievement and could predict achievement in eighth-grade algebra. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine whether MSE, ALOC, and prior-year State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) mathematics score predict achievement in eighth-grade algebra among middle-achieving students in South Texas more accurately than prior-year STAAR mathematics scores alone. The sample included 111 eighth-grade algebra students in a large suburban school district in South Texas, whose scores on the previous year's STAAR mathematics exam fell between the 25th and 75th percentiles. MSE predicted meeting grade-level standards (R 2 = .229), performance category (R 2 = .327), and percent score on the NEISD Algebra 1 Benchmark exam (R 2 = .317). ALOC was not associated with achievement on the NEISD Algebra 1 Benchmark exam. These results suggest that predictions of achievement in eighth-grade algebra for middle-achieving students were improved with the addition of measures of MSE, but not ALOC. Suggestions for future research include developing a mathematics locus of control instrument and broader studies exploring the relationship between MSE and achievement in eighth-grade Algebra 1.
Download or read book Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Out on Good Behavior Teaching math while looking over your shoulder written by Barry Garelick and published by John Catt. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Tell the administration what they want to hear, then do what is best for your students.” That’s advice Barry Garelick tries to follow in the process of becoming a fully credentialed teacher which entails being monitored by two mentors. As the Mark Twain of education writing, Garelick presents this collection of essays which chronicle his experiences at two schools, teaching math. With essays such as, “Not Making Sense, and a Conversation I Never Had; “Math Talk”, Stalin’s Hemorrhoids and Murder of Crows”, Garelick gives the reader a verité-style glimpse into the daily routines of math teaching and exposes a lot of the nonsense that teachers are advised to follow, and which they feel guilty about when they don’t.
