Middle Grades Math 2010 Student Edition Algebra Readiness


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By the time your child reaches middle school Math, he or she should have a foundational knowledge of the subject. Now it's time to move onto pre-Algebra education. This more challenging topic may seem daunting, but with the help of Prentice Hall Mathematics, it doesn't have to be. This curriculum for homeschooling naturally follows the primary Math program, enVisionMATH. Each Course of Prentice Hall Mathematics feels like the natural next step in your child's Math education. When you use the Prentice Hall Mathematics program, you have four options: Course 1, 2 and 3, and Algebra Readiness. The final installment will round out your child's pre-Algebra knowledge, when needed, provide a smooth transition between Courses and help him or her fully grasp the subject. The curriculum for homeschooling covers algebraic expressions and integers, linear functions, one-step equations and inequalities, and area and volume. Prentice Hall Mathematics: Algebra Readiness is designed to help your child ease into the next level of Algebra. First, you'll introduce the concept, which your child can follow along with using Math problems. Next your child will have to apply the new ideas he or she has learned. Finally, your child will use the information beyond simple problem solving, tackling accelerated Math concepts. This program is designed to help your child focus on these key areas: Use algebra concepts to solve complex word problems. Recognize and understand square root and root symbols. Explain why a certain equation is the correct one to solve a problem. Use proper equations to solve real-world problems. Calculate area and volume of a shape. Using the materials in Prentice Hall Mathematics: Algebra Readiness, you'll be able to guide your child through the curriculum. The problems included in the program keep your child engaged and learning, and the teacher materials keep you up to date on your lessons. For more information on the materials included in Prentice Hall Mathematics: Algebra Readiness, visit the Features and Benefits page.







High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice


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Empower students to be the change—join the teaching mathematics for social justice movement! We live in an era in which students have —through various media and their lived experiences— a more visceral experience of social, economic, and environmental injustices. However, when people think of social justice, mathematics is rarely the first thing that comes to mind. Through model lessons developed by over 30 diverse contributors, this book brings seemingly abstract high school mathematics content to life by connecting it to the issues students see and want to change in the world. Along with expert guidance from the lead authors, the lessons in this book explain how to teach mathematics for self- and community-empowerment. It walks teachers step-by-step through the process of using mathematics—across all high school content domains—as a tool to explore, understand, and respond to issues of social injustice including: environmental injustice; wealth inequality; food insecurity; and gender, LGBTQ, and racial discrimination. This book features: Content cross-referenced by mathematical concept and social issues Downloadable instructional materials for student use User-friendly and logical interior design for daily use Guidance for designing and implementing social justice lessons driven by your own students’ unique passions and challenges Timelier than ever, teaching mathematics through the lens of social justice will connect content to students’ daily lives, fortify their mathematical understanding, and expose them to issues that will make them responsive citizens and leaders in the future.




Looking Forward to High School and College


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Grades and attendance-not test scores-are the middle grade factors most strongly connected with both high school and college success. In fact, grades and attendance matter more than test scores, race, poverty, or other background characteristics for later academic success. This report follows approximately 20,000 Chicago Public Schools students as they transition from elementary to high school. It is designed to help answer questions about which markers should be used to gauge whether students are ready to succeed in high school and beyond. It also considers the performance levels students need to reach in middle school to have a reasonable chance of succeeding in high school.




How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-ability Classrooms


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Offers a definition of differentiated instruction, and provides principles and strategies designed to help teachers create learning environments that address the different learning styles, interests, and readiness levels found in a typical mixed-ability classroom.




Helping Children Learn Mathematics


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Results from national and international assessments indicate that school children in the United States are not learning mathematics well enough. Many students cannot correctly apply computational algorithms to solve problems. Their understanding and use of decimals and fractions are especially weak. Indeed, helping all children succeed in mathematics is an imperative national goal. However, for our youth to succeed, we need to change how we're teaching this discipline. Helping Children Learn Mathematics provides comprehensive and reliable information that will guide efforts to improve school mathematics from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The authors explain the five strands of mathematical proficiency and discuss the major changes that need to be made in mathematics instruction, instructional materials, assessments, teacher education, and the broader educational system and answers some of the frequently asked questions when it comes to mathematics instruction. The book concludes by providing recommended actions for parents and caregivers, teachers, administrators, and policy makers, stressing the importance that everyone work together to ensure a mathematically literate society.




School, Family, and Community Partnerships


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Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.




Math Explorations


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Algebra One


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Using your book for success -- Entry-level assessment -- Foundations for algebra -- Solving equations -- Solving inequalities -- An introduction to functions -- Linear functions -- Systems of equations and inequalities -- Exponents and exponential functions -- Polynomials and factoring -- Quadratic functions and equations -- Radical expressions and equations -- Rational expressions -- Data analysis and probability -- End-of-course assessment -- Skills handbook -- Reference -- Visual glossary -- Selected answers.