Mrs. Laura Worrall
lworrall@washoeschools.net
(775)746-5880 ext 32138
 BS
and MS in math (UNR)
 Student taught at McQueen in 1993
 Began teaching here in 1994
 Taught here from 1994 – 2007
 Took a little break 2007 - 2010
 Couldn’t stay away 2010- present
 Seventeen years at McQueen, ten years
teaching AP STAT
 As long as I am teaching, McQueen is where I
will be.
 Assigned
Daily
 Graded on accuracy not completion
 Corrections are allowed throughout the week
 Usually homework is collected on Fridays
 Exams
are given as unit tests. The AP book is
broken down into units. For example, the
first unit exam consists of chapters 1 – 6.
Each unit exam counts as 200 points. We will
cover 27 chapters throughout the year (17 of
these will be completed first semester).
 Quiz values vary depending on the length and
content of each quiz.
A
homework pass can be used to turn in a
late assignment for full credit.
 A hall pass can be used when the student
needs to leave the classroom.
 If these passes are not used, they are worth
extra points at the end of the semester.
A
TI 83 or 84 Graphing Calculator is required
in this course.
 A TI-89 is acceptable.
 A large portion of this course deals with the
statistical software that is installed on these
calculators.
I
am available during lunch on Mondays,
Tuesdays, & Thursdays.
 Please don’t hesitate to email me. This is
the best way to communicate.
I
expect great things this year and will shoot
for a 100% pass rate! McQueen has awesome
students and I have no doubt in my mind that
McQueen can meet this goal!
 My pass rate average is 90% for the ten years
I’ve been teaching AP STAT.
 Last year, 1/3 of my students received a
score of 5.
 The
AP exam will be on May 9, 2013.
 The cost of the AP exam is $89, at this point.
 Tests:
65%
 Homework: 10%
 Quizzes: 10%
 Final Exam: 15%
 lworrall.weebly.com
 This
is where students can obtain documents
for reviewing course content, such as power
points for each unit and summaries for each
unit.
 The assignments are posted.
 All AP released exams are posted here as
well.
 If
you wish to receive reminder texts for your
student then text

@mcqapstat

To (702)830-7493

Please only subscribe if you want to receive
reminders about upcoming quizzes and exams.
Most students have already subscribed.
I
teach because I believe this is what I was
meant to do.
 I love the kids. I love my subject area.
 As long as I have this connection and passion,
I will be teaching.
 I believe I can touch the life of each one of
my students and I know that each one of
them has something different to contribute
to my classroom. I have a choice and my
choice is to teach.
 Fundraiser
for the Math Dept.
 Fun
 Prizes
 Bring
the whole family!
 Doors open at 5:30, first game at 6.