Geometry Guidelines: Mrs. Hane
Required Materials
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Pencils
1 ½ or 2 inch 3-ring binder
Looseleaf notebook paper & graph paper
CPM Textbook (kept in classroom)
Scientific Calculator (TI-84 Graphing calculator recommended)
CPM Ebook Access
textbooks.cpm.org
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Password:
CPM
You will be using College Preparatory Math (CPM), a new math textbook for Green Local Schools, this year.
It uses a style of learning that has been around for over twenty years. Research has shown that retention of
mathematics is much greater with this approach; in addition, students gain and refine skills that are needed in the
workplace, such as team work, communication, and critical thinking. The teachers in the Green Mathematics
Department are very excited about the program, but the change will require an open mind and a lot of effort to
be successful. The focus is on the student discovering new ideas and relationships. The students problem solve as
a team. The role of the teacher has shifted from lecturer to facilitator of learning. The teacher will be checking in
with each team numerous times during the class to ensure that the learning goal is being met. In addition, the
teacher will be verifying that all students are participating in the learning process.
Course Structure
Student Teams
 For each chapter, students will be placed in teams of four to complete all in-class coursework
and activities. Each student will have a role as either the Resource Manager, Facilitator, Task
Manager, or Recorder/Reporter and will rotate roles each day. The purpose of the teams is to
not only support student learning of material, but also to provide students the opportunity to
build soft skills in collaboration and teamwork .
TEAM GUIDELINES
Together, work to answer questions.
Explain and give reasons.
Ask questions and share ideas.
Members of your team are your first resource.
Problem-based Learning
 In this course, students will be encouraged to discover mathematical concepts and develop
an understanding of procedures rather than simply learning to imitate procedures taught in
class. This will be accomplished through continual hands-on activities and discovery methods.
Homework
Homework will be assigned after each section and will be due the following day at the
beginning of class. Homework will mostly be graded randomly for completion and occasionally for
accuracy according to teacher discretion. Homework is mixed, spaced practice so students are
continuously reviewing both old and new content. I will also provide homework worksheets for each
section. Homework turned in one day late will be counted as half credit.
Homework Help: All homework questions and answers can be found on the textbook website
or directly at homework.cpm.org.
Norms & Procedures
Geometry Binder
 Students will be required to keep an organized notebook/binder for this course which will
include the following sections: 1) Class Notes, 2) Homework, 3) Vocabulary, and 4) Learning
Logs.
Class Notes
 Students will be provided guided notes for each section, which they will use for in-class work.
Students are expected to complete all activities and examples using the guided notes and
keep in their Geometry binder.
Vocabulary
 Students will be expected to keep a log/chart of key terms and vocabulary for each chapter
as they complete classwork. Vocabulary charts will be collected on the day of individual tests
for a completion grade. This is a great way to prepare for individual assessments! 
Assessment
Participation Quizzes
 This is an assessment of the quality of the teams’ cooperation. Students will be assessed
through observation of their communication skills, ability to stay on task, and ability to work as
an entire team. Participation quizzes will be given at least once per chapter and is an
observation of one day’s classwork.
Team Tests
 This is an assessment of a team’s ability to master the chapter’s content. Team tests will be
given before individual tests.
Individual Tests
 This is an assessment of an individual student’s ability to master the chapter’s content.
Individual tests will be given after team tests.
Grading Policy
At Green High School, grades are calculated in all classes based on the 80/20 Policy. As a result, a
student’s grade is divided into 2 categories: Academic Achievement and Academic Practice.
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After a student has had sufficient instruction and practice on a topic, it is then reasonable to judge
his/her mastery of the information or skills in the form of academic achievement assessments. The
purpose is to evaluate how well a student has learned the material. Eighty percent of the total course
grade comes from academic achievement, and in Geometry these include projects and individual
chapter tests.
Whenever a student learns new material he or she goes through a time of wrestling with the material
before eventually mastering the information or skills. It is expected that a student will make some
mistakes during this learning process. Work completed during this learning period is considered
academic practice. Twenty percent of the total course grade comes from academic practice, and in
Geometry these include homework, classwork, and participation quizzes, and team tests.
Retesting Policy
Re-tests will be optional for individual tests only. In order to be eligible for a re-test, the student must
complete two of the closure options AND have no missing homework assignments for that chapter.
The grade of the re-test will be counted even if it is lower than the original score.
Rules & Procedures
Follow Classroom Rules. They include:
1. Be in your seat and ready to work when the bell rings. Pencils must be sharpened and
necessary materials out when class begins. Tardiness disrupts the class and is unacceptable.
You are responsible for signing the tardy sheet when you are late.
2. Hall passes will be permitted on an emergency basis. You must ask permission to use the pass,
sign the sign-out sheet, & sign back in upon returning. Use the restroom and go to your locker
between classes.
3. No sleeping or working on outside assignments during class time.
4. Respect and be polite to all people. Absolutely no swearing, teasing or fighting will be
tolerated.
5. Respect other people’s property. Keep the room neat and clean, return all borrowed
materials, and always get permission before using another person’s materials.
6. Cell phones and electronic devises are not permitted in this classroom at any time unless
special permission is given. Students that use an electronic devise without permission will have
the devise confiscated and will be referred to the office.
Consequences for breaking rules:
Consequences for tardies:
1st
Offense: Verbal warning
1st – 3rd Tardies: sign the tardy sheet
Offense: Held after class for one on one conversation
4th Tardy: sign tardy sheet and
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3 Offense: 10 minute after school detention
10 minute after school detention
4th Offense: Removal from class and sent to office
5 or more Tardies: sign tardy sheet and
Severe Clause: Automatic removal from class and sent to office
office referral
*I will hold students after class and/or call home whenever necessary.
2nd
Course Sequence
Chapter 1: Shapes & Transformations
Chapter 2: Angles & Measurement
Chapter 3: Justification & Similarity
Chapter 4: Trigonometry & Probability
Chapter 5: Completing the Triangle Toolkit
Chapter 6: Congruent Triangles
Chapter 7: Proof & Quadrilaterals
Chapter 8: Polygons & Circles
Chapter 9: Solids & Constructions
Chapter 10: Circles & Conditional Probability
Chapter 11: Solids & Circles
Chapter 12: Conics & Closure