Math 6 Red
Mr. Gerdin
Experience
• Education:
• M.Ed Education (Loyola)
• BS Chemical Engineering (Wisconsin)
• Masters Engineering Management (Northwestern)
• Experience:
• 8 Years 6th grade math teaching at The Joseph
Sears School
• 15 years professional engineering experience
Common Core Standards
• Math Practices outlined in CCSS
• Always been part of good math
instruction, now will be more
emphasized
• Call for more depth, less content
Practices
• Make sense of problems and persevere in
solving them
• Reason abstractly and quantitatively
• Construct viable arguments and critique
the reasoning of others
• Model with mathematics
Practices Continued
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Use appropriate tools strategically
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure
Look for and express regularity in
repeated reasoning
Great Mathematicians
Newton
Euler
Noether
Your Child ?!
Problem Solving
• Explicit Instruction – 4
Techniques
• Apply Techniques to Core
Content
• Assessments
Math 6 Red Basics:
TEXT
• Middle School Math – Course 2 (Scott
Foresman/Addison-Wesley)
• 1 Copy to Keep at Home. Classroom set
of textbooks for use in class
• Additional copies available for use at math
lunch and homework club
• Other resources – MIF, Explore Learning,
IXL, etc.
Placement
• Placement to match student’s current
ability and aptitude with instruction
• This course typically leads to an
introduction to algebra in 8th grade
• Historically - placement by matrix has
been accurate
Placement cont.
• Criteria include IAAT, IOWAs, Class
Quiz/Test Scores, HW Completion, grade,
EOY
• Student placement re-evaluated near end
of first trimester and monitored beyond
• Highest weight to standardized results
• NT has confirmed that there is NO
correlation between math placement and
ability to get in “best” universities
Math 6 Red Basics:
Supplies
Bring to Every Class
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Positive Attitude/Open Mind
8-1/2” x 11” Loose Leaf Paper (Lined and Grid)
Pencil w/eraser and Red Pen
Calculator (TI – 30 Xa), Protractor & Ruler
Executive Functioning Binder w/Math Folder
Complete Homework and Current Notes
Math 6 Red Basics:
Homework
• About 20- 30 Minutes Expected Daily
• Daily Class Notes & Videos to be used as
Guide
• Notes & Videos posted on Gerdin Website
• Work must be SHOWN as directed –
Communication
• Homework may include text book problem
sets and extensions of concepts
Homework Example
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Grading
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Homework
Quizzes and Tests
Problems
Projects/Activities
Scoring/Grading Per Sears Policy
No Extra Credit
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Math Homework Help
Students need to develop their own skills and
should make a concerted effort to solve
problems prior to asking for help.
• Review Text Examples and Class Notes
• Ask Classmate(s)
• Ask Parent
• Ask Teacher (in class during homework
review)
• Still Struggling? – Teacher Conference
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Content
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6th Grade Common Core
Moderate Pacing (but challenging!)
Mastery of Skills
Application of Concepts to Solve Problems
Techniques, Strategies, Algorithms
Communication
Modified as appropriate
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Content, Continued
• Algebraic Formulas, Expressions, and
Equations
• 3x – 5 = 17
• D=RxT
• Decimals and Fractions
• 0.25 = ¼
• 0.25 x 4 = 1
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Content, Continued
• Operations with Fractions
• 1/3 + 2 1/3 = 2 2/3
• 4÷½ =8
• Geometry and Measurement
• Area of polygons
• Surface Area and Volume of Prisms and Pyramids
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Content, Continued
• Ratios, Rates, and Proportions
• 9/12 = ¾
• 300:150; 150:75
• $365,000/yr = $1000/day
• Dimensional Analysis
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Content, Continued
• Percents
• 25% off $79.99 = $20
• 4 is 2% of 200
• Integers
• -33 x 23 + (-3-(-78))
• -136/4 + (-3)7
• Graphical Representations
• Statistics
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Technology
• Technology (calculators/spreadsheets) not
a substitute for knowing concepts and
mastering skills.
• Technology will be integrated into work –
especially using calculator to check work
• Mental Math is important and techniques
are incorporated into lessons.
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Credits
• All photos courtesy of www.flickr.com