Middle School » middle school math http://www.clintsmallband.org Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:00:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 How do I get used to teaching Middle School Math? http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/how-do-i-get-used-to-teaching-middle-school-math http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/how-do-i-get-used-to-teaching-middle-school-math#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:13:30 +0000 admin http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/how-do-i-get-used-to-teaching-middle-school-math I teach high school English, History, and Music, and now I have to teach a Pre-Algebra at the middle school. How do I get used to the culture change?

You already sound like a brilliant genius. You’ll figure it out.
Seriously, middle school is pretty different.
You can expect a lot more behavior problems, in my opinion.
6th graders are fine, but 7th & 8th graders can be a handful.
I suggest you talk to one of the other teachers at the middle school for some advice. You’ll probably be fine if you have already taught all those other subjects as you say.
Unfortunately, the easier the math, the dumber the kids that are taking it, and therefore the behavior will be equally bad. Actually, i could be wrong on that. High level math students also tend to be pretty smart and therefore can be very advanced in their form of disobedience and misbehavior. Either way, you have a challenge in store for you ! You can do it !! Hold them accountable right from the start.

]]> http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/how-do-i-get-used-to-teaching-middle-school-math/feed 1 Teachers, help with middle school math interactive journals! All tips and ideas welcome.? http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/teachers-help-with-middle-school-math-interactive-journals-all-tips-and-ideas-welcome http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/teachers-help-with-middle-school-math-interactive-journals-all-tips-and-ideas-welcome#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:56:29 +0000 admin http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/teachers-help-with-middle-school-math-interactive-journals-all-tips-and-ideas-welcome I teach 7th grade math, and I want to use an interactive journal as my method of instruction this year. Basically, we will do warm-ups, notes, some guided practice in the journals. Of course, homework and quizzes/tests will be separate. I’ve also seen how to incorporate Dinah Zike’s foldables into the journal. Do any of you teachers out there have experience with something like this? Any tips or ideas?

www.intmath.com/
www.interactivemaths.net
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/
www.topmarks.co.uk/interactive.aspx
www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/index.shtml
www.nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
all the best

]]> http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/teachers-help-with-middle-school-math-interactive-journals-all-tips-and-ideas-welcome/feed 1 What is easiest/quickest way to gain certification/employment as a middle school math teacher in Atlanta area? http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/what-is-easiestquickest-way-to-gain-certificationemployment-as-a-middle-school-math-teacher-in-atlanta-area http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/what-is-easiestquickest-way-to-gain-certificationemployment-as-a-middle-school-math-teacher-in-atlanta-area#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 15:35:32 +0000 admin http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/what-is-easiestquickest-way-to-gain-certificationemployment-as-a-middle-school-math-teacher-in-atlanta-area okay so here’s my problem… i graduated with a business admin undergrad degree with like a 2.3 gpa which i believes disqualifies me for the TAPP Program.. my SAT score was over 1000 and i have passed the GACE subject test (middle school mathematics) what should i do next? do i have to go back to school and get a masters?
again not qualified for tapp

Go to the County’s website you want to apply in. Google dekalb county public schools, Atlanta city public schools, Fulton county…clayton…Cobb…gwinnett. In the career/employment section look for the area that has alternative teaching route. Some schools use TAPP. Here’s the tapp website: www.gapsc.com/EducatorPreparation/TFG.asp… fill out the application on the county’s website for the district you want to apply to. Also contact the HR dept.

Have you been to any of the school district’s websites? Because every school does not require a 2.5 GPA under TAPP. I was trying to get certified but decided to go back to get my masters.

]]> http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/what-is-easiestquickest-way-to-gain-certificationemployment-as-a-middle-school-math-teacher-in-atlanta-area/feed 1 Do you need to be a math genius to teach middle school math? http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/do-you-need-to-be-a-math-genius-to-teach-middle-school-math http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/do-you-need-to-be-a-math-genius-to-teach-middle-school-math#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 18:28:33 +0000 admin http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/do-you-need-to-be-a-math-genius-to-teach-middle-school-math I’m really good at algebra, adv. algebra and trig. but am struggling a little with calculus. Should I be rethinking my major? I want to teach middle school math.

No, in fact many middle school teachers have poor math skills and no interest in improving them. You’ll need calculus, but you don’t need to teach it, so as long as you’re solid in the others you should be OK. And it will be nice to have a teacher who enjoys math – none of mine did before high school.

]]> http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/do-you-need-to-be-a-math-genius-to-teach-middle-school-math/feed 2 Middle school math homework!Okay q is to the second power is the answer one or two???!! plz help? http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/middle-school-math-homeworkokay-q-is-to-the-second-power-is-the-answer-one-or-two-plz-help http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/middle-school-math-homeworkokay-q-is-to-the-second-power-is-the-answer-one-or-two-plz-help#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:37:16 +0000 admin http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/middle-school-math-homeworkokay-q-is-to-the-second-power-is-the-answer-one-or-two-plz-help Middle school math homework the equation is q to the second power+2q=2q to the second power. the first q to the second power is it one or two? please help. thanks.

You can say that "the second power" is written as ^2 or if it’s to the forth power ^4, ect.

so q^2+2q=2q^2
Plug in both 1 and 2, and see which one is correct.
1^2 +2(1)= 2(1)^2
1+2=4 incorrect.

2^2+2(2)=2(2)^2
4+4=8 correct
So it’s 2.

]]> http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/middle-school-math-homeworkokay-q-is-to-the-second-power-is-the-answer-one-or-two-plz-help/feed 3 I was asked during an interview for a middle school math job what teaching styles I use? How should I answer? http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/i-was-asked-during-an-interview-for-a-middle-school-math-job-what-teaching-styles-i-use-how-should-i-answer http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/i-was-asked-during-an-interview-for-a-middle-school-math-job-what-teaching-styles-i-use-how-should-i-answer#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2010 07:34:28 +0000 admin http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/i-was-asked-during-an-interview-for-a-middle-school-math-job-what-teaching-styles-i-use-how-should-i-answer
Have you ever taught? Explain what you do when you teach – what is your style, what is your manner of teaching. Do you lecture? Do you have the students do group activities and you are a monitor or facilitator? That’s the kind of stuff they are looking for. They want to know what you are going to do in the classroom.

]]> http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/i-was-asked-during-an-interview-for-a-middle-school-math-job-what-teaching-styles-i-use-how-should-i-answer/feed 1 Did you read about the middle school math teacher tackling a man shooting students in Col? http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/did-you-read-about-the-middle-school-math-teacher-tackling-a-man-shooting-students-in-col http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/did-you-read-about-the-middle-school-math-teacher-tackling-a-man-shooting-students-in-col#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:07:39 +0000 admin http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/did-you-read-about-the-middle-school-math-teacher-tackling-a-man-shooting-students-in-col Now THAT is what I call a hero without a uniform..
All of our people in the service are hero’s to me..

yes, I saw the interview on TV, the guy and the other teachers who helped were amazing…..they just reacted, doing what they thought needed to be done…wow….I sure hope if my kids were in a school that they would have adults around like that….hero for sure!

]]> http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/did-you-read-about-the-middle-school-math-teacher-tackling-a-man-shooting-students-in-col/feed 3 Does middle school math adequately prepare kids for high school? http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/does-middle-school-math-adequately-prepare-kids-for-high-school http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/does-middle-school-math-adequately-prepare-kids-for-high-school#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:20:24 +0000 admin http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/does-middle-school-math-adequately-prepare-kids-for-high-school From your experience does the mathematical training from the 6th to 8th grades prepare students to adequately handle high school subjects like geometry and algebra I?

…"what are you doing to my beloved corp. Pyle?…you climb obstacles like old people f–k."…

]]> http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/does-middle-school-math-adequately-prepare-kids-for-high-school/feed 9 Teachers: Should I give weighted or unweighted grades for a middle school math class? http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/teachers-should-i-give-weighted-or-unweighted-grades-for-a-middle-school-math-class http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/teachers-should-i-give-weighted-or-unweighted-grades-for-a-middle-school-math-class#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:32:49 +0000 admin http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/teachers-should-i-give-weighted-or-unweighted-grades-for-a-middle-school-math-class I’m not sure whether to use a total points (unweighted system) or weighted grades system for my 7th grade math class. I assign homework every night, will give tests once a week or every other week, (some other misc. assignments), and have them keep a math vocab notebook. My 3 categories would be CW/HW, Assessments, and Participation. My main concern is that I don’t want one category to totally make or kill their grades. If they do all of their HW, but aren’t good test takers, I don’t want them to fail or get a low D. Opinions, advice?
Thanks, everyone, for your great input! It helped. I’m going to use total points…I figured out a way to make it equitable and accurate.

Well, I’m no teacher, but I am a high school honor student. In my opinion, you should use a total points system. It gives students a chance to work hard. My English teacher uses this system. It helps students in a way because if they do all of their homework, but didn’t score so well on tests, then they would at least pass with a C. Weighed systems tend to confuse the students when progress reports come out, and adding extra credit would be just a pain. My junior high teacher uses the weighed system and her desk was just packed with parents’ letters of complaint. Using an unweighted system not only helps the student, but also makes the job for the teacher much easier. I hope this helped you resolve your question.

]]> http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/teachers-should-i-give-weighted-or-unweighted-grades-for-a-middle-school-math-class/feed 6 Programs to take middle/high school math courses online? http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/programs-to-take-middlehigh-school-math-courses-online http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/programs-to-take-middlehigh-school-math-courses-online#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:42:30 +0000 admin http://www.clintsmallband.org/middle-school-math/programs-to-take-middlehigh-school-math-courses-online I am interested in taking geometry during the summer before going into eighth grade next year, and was wondering if people had any suggestions for places that provide online math courses. I’ve looked into Brigham Young, but they require a certified teacher to watch you while you take the tests. That would be kind of hard to arrange, so could anyone else suggest another option? I want to be able to take algebra II next year. Thanks in advance!

Aside from BYU there are about 50 to 100 other schools to choose from. Look at this site for example, they list schools and have lots of free info: http://www.onlinehighschool.org

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