NANCY MAGUIRE 30th YEAR TEACHING (2ND-HIGH SCHOOL) UCI TEACHING CREDENTIAL MASTERS IN EDUCATION IUSD DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR 1992 PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
TEACHING MATH 1994 and 1995 NOMINATED FOR THE DISNEY AMERICAN
TEACHER AWARD 2002 DISTRICT MATH MENTOR, TEACHER TRAINER,
AND CURRICULUM WRITER WESTPARK SCHOOL’S TEACHER OF THE YEAR
2008
CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION
SCHEDULES ATTENDANCE WEB PAGE CONDUITS NO LATE WORK BLUE MOONS ABSENT WORK TABLE POINTS, PIZZA PARTIES
HOMEWORK POLICY 90 minutes per
night 15 minutes looking for assignment 11 minutes calling a friend for the assignment 13 minutes explaining why the teacher is mean 8 minutes in the bathroom 10 minutes getting a snack 7 minutes checking the TV Guide 16 minutes telling parents that the teacher never
explained the assignment 10 minutes at the kitchen table waiting for a family
member to do the assignment Long Term Assignments are always given the night
before they are due
6TH GRADE MOTTOS PERSONAL BEST: “Never settle for
less than your best!” HOME COURT IS IN SESSION: Where
people feel encouraged and supported to risk and do their best, just as they do if competing on their home court.
MAKE AN EFFORT, NOT AN EXCUSE: Encouraging Responsibility
AIR: Accountability, Integrity, Respect
HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR CHILD:
Encourage organization and responsibilityAvoid rescuing/helping too much Be the coach on the sideModel thinkingValue learningExpectations
FOCUS CHANGE IN MATH
IUSD is moving towards more blended assessments in math
because this is the direction the state is moving. Our students have become expert multiple
choice test takers and they need to become more in-depth
thinkers who can handle open-ended, complex, application
problems.
COMMON CORE STANDARDS
The Common Core State Standards seek to better prepare students across the nation for college and careers, raising both expectations and achievement.
National Standards (46 states have adopted) 2014-2015 Smarter Balanced Assessments
MATHEMATICS Blue book/Green book Hands-on activities Teaching for understanding Problems of the Week Brain Book Thinking Transitional Year
6th Grade CCSS Math
Ratios and Proportional Relationships
The Number System Expressions and Equations Geometry Statistics and Probability
STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.3. Construct viable arguments and
critique the reasoning of others.4. Model with mathematics.5. Use appropriate tools strategically.6. Attend to precision.7. Look for and make use of structure.8. Look for and express regularity in
repeated reasoning.
Currently:•6th Grade Math•Pre-Algebra•Algebra 1
Common Core Math:•6th Grade Common Core•7th Grade Common Core•8th Grade Common Core•Algebra 1
Current 7th Grade Common Core
8th Grade Common Core
Algebra 1 Geometry None
California Algebra 1 25 Standards
2 7 10 1 5
ACCELERATION IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Common Core Standards for Gr. 6-8 are comprehensive, rigorous, and non-redundant. Acceleration will require compaction and not the former strategy of deletion.
The previous models for acceleration will no longer be viable, so that critical concepts are not omitted and that the continuity of the mathematics learning progression is not disrupted.
WRITER’S WORKSHOP “Read like a Writer.
Write like a Reader.” WRITING PROCESS PLEASE DO NOT HELP WRITING KEEPSAKE: HARDBOUND ANTHOLOGY CCSS: Argument, Research, Narrative
CLASS NOVELS JR. GREAT BOOKS:
Collection of Short Stories LITERATURE CIRCLES TRIMESTER BOOK PROJECTS Historical Fiction; Biography; Informational Text
CCSS: Foundational Skills, Reading Literature, Reading Informational Text
LITERATURE
SOCIAL STUDIES
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND
PROJECTS RESEARCH SKILLS CIVILIZATIONS PROJECT:
Big Book
SCIENCE Vicky Anthony [email protected] Science Website HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS PARTICIPATION REQUIRED SCIENCE
FAIR PROJECT: see samples in the science room tonight
TEXTBOOK/Tests
OUTDOOR SCIENCE SCHOOL
November 20-22th (Wednesday-Friday) Pali Institute near Lake Arrowhead Parent Information Meeting:
Tuesday, August 27th at 6:00 pm
in MPR Popsicle sales help pay
for the busses.
COMING ATTRACTIONS D.A.R.E. (Officer D’Alena)
Leadership Opportunities:• Valets• Green Team• Student Council
IRVINE JR. GAMES MATH FIELD DAY SPECIAL 6TH GRADE
END OF THE YEAR ACTIVITIES (Parent meeting in May)
Volunteers Needed:
Conduits: Thursday In Class Help: Clerical (copying, stapling, cutting, etc) At home jobs: Scholastic Book Orders,
correcting papers, project preparation Special activities and fundraising WISH LIST CONTRIBUTIONS FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Nancy Maguire E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (949) 936-6428