week 5 Monitoring

 I have been working very closely with the students as the exam date is getting closer and closer. This week my main focus was on time management within the exam environment. I am planning to set time and see if they are able to finish on time.

Here is the update for last week. Two students have returned from sickness and I am still trying to follow up with one other learner who has not been attending. 

My learners have been working hard after school and Saturday classes. I am trying my best to motivate them as it is not easy to balance school work, extra curricular activities and other commitments. My hunch is I am able to encourage students to study hard by explaining that doing well in this exam could let them get an endorsement. 

Birthday celebration

My Inquriy question 5/2

 

My main tweaks  are,

How to answer contextual based questions? working on key words, underlines the key concepts

, practice past paper questions and repetition.

Well being check due to CIVID distractions( Learners are away due to this)- Positive conversation

 in the class room, rapping, treats, extra study class on week days and Saturdays to boost up their motivation/motivation, weekly conversations with the Whanau and effective use of the workspace.

Time management- MCAT(1.2 Algebra)- This is a one hour examination, finishing within  one hour 

is a huge challenge- using SOLO taxonomy to differentiate between Achievement, Merit and

 Excellence, Practice test with timer, how to choose questions in the correct order and speed tests.

Rewindable learning-Workspace, Videos , Google jamboard, chunk-check-chew strategy to 

overcome this issue.

Record of the progress:Using tracking sheet to monitor their progress on achievement, attendance 

and well being. 

Chunk- Check- Chew strategy.

Chunk- Check- Chew strategy,

Joy of Alegebra

 My learners working hard towards Algebra(MCAT) examination. I found it useful to matching activity using google jam board to revise. It is fun and engaging no matter where students are. Editable! learners can drag it match their answers.

Chunk chew check strategy: 

In every classroom there are variety of learning styles. To meet all their needs we must differentiate. This frame work allows to differentiate throughout the learning process. I am going to try this strategy next week. This strategy is useful to revise over the past years.

Step1-chunk the practice test.

Step2 -make the learners to chew the information.

Step3 -checking the answers.

Maths week /Day4/ challenge for Year9

 Attached is the Final set of questions; please give them a go in  any time when you have spare a few minutes. Send the answers via email or blog link to david@tamaki.ac.nz

Here are the rules:

·   There are four separate competitions, one at each level from Monday to Thursday.

·  write your name/Surname, Mentor class , Day (1 or 2 or 3 or4) and maths teacher.

·     Only one entry per person.

·      Entries close at 3pm.

·     Calculators are permitted.

·  You need to email the answers via email/Blog link to  david@tamaki.ac.nz.   

Maths week Day3 challenge for Year9

 

Kia Orana students,

Thank you for your participation yesterday.

Attached is the Third set of questions; please give them a go in  any time when you have spare a few minutes. Send the answers via email or blog link to david@tamaki.ac.nz

Here are the rules:

·   There are four separate competitions, one at each level from Monday to Thursday.

·  write your name/Surname, Mentor class , Day (1 or 2 or 3 or4) and maths teacher.

·     Only one entry per person.

·      Entries close at 3pm.

·     Calculators are permitted.

·  You need to email the answers via email/Blog link to  david@tamaki.ac.nz.        

Maths week Day2 challenge for Year9

 

Kia Orana students,

Welcome to the year9 Maths Week Competition Day2!

Thank you for your participation yesterday.

Attached is the first set of questions; please give them a go in  any time when you have spare a few minutes. Send the answers via email or blog link to david@tamaki.ac.nz

Here are the rules:

·   There are four separate competitions, one at each level from Monday to Thursday.

·  write your name/Surname, Mentor class , Day (1 or 2 or 3 or4) and maths teacher.

·     Only one entry per person.

·      Entries close at 3pm.

·     Calculators are permitted.

·  You need to email the answers via email/Blog link to  david@tamaki.ac.nz

Maths week Day1 challenge for Year9

Kia Orana students,

Welcome to the year9 Maths Week Competition Day1!

We are excited to run a student competition again this year as a part of Maths Week for the year 9 students.

This competition will be run Monday to Thursday and each day there will be different challenges for you to answer. Every day the correct answers go into a draw for prizes/house points. Winners will be announced on Friday during the house assembly.

Attached is the first set of questions; please give them a go in Mentor time or any time when you have spare a few minutes. Send the answers via email or blog link to david@tamaki.ac.nz

Here are the rules:

·   There are four separate competitions, one at each level from Monday to Thursday.

·  write your name/Surname, Whanau , Day (1 or 2 or 3 or4) and maths teacher.

·     Only one entry per person.

·      Entries close at 3pm.

·     Calculators are permitted.

·  You need to email the answers via email/Blog link to  david@tamaki.ac.nz.    

  

Inquiry question 5/1

Algebra(As91026)- I divided my class into two groups (external group and internal group) as mentioned in my previous blog. Throughout the holiday classes I was teaching, listening and marking practice tests. From this, 

I identified three priority learning areas for students. The three areas are indicated on the flow chart with the

 respective implementation strategies.

This is the last term of teaching, mock exams are in week 7 and the MCAT exam is in week 8. It is paramount that 

I am able to implement effective strategies to improve these priority areas. I am confident that continual check ins 

on well being, practicing literacy strategies, focusing on time management (as this is an one hour examination) 

and harnessing technology to prepare lessons (work space, google jam-board and online teaching etc) will bring 

a better achievement to my learners. Link

I will keep records of my learners' progress using a weekly progress sheet. 

Go SOLO As91026 Algebra

 

I use SOLO taxonomy   to describe the different levels of thinking in the standards.

The stages in the SOLO taxonomy are increasing in quantity and quality of thought.

Achievement

• Add and subtract like terms
  Multiply and divide terms-
• Review
• Factorise expressions with a common factor (1 bracket)
  Factorise quadratic expressions (2 brackets )
• factorising
• Harder factorising
• Expand with a common term
  Multiply 2 brackets together and simplify my answer
• Expanding
• more expanding
• Find powers of terms
• Simplifying 
• Substitute into formula and find the answer
• Susbtitution into formulae. 
• Solve linear equation
• Solving linear equations
  Solve quadratic equations when they are factorised
• solving Quadratic equations such as (8x + 3)(x - 6) = 0,
• Write a rule, for a linear pattern in words and symbols  linear.
• Write a rule, for a simple quadratic pattern in words and symbol.

Merit

• inequations. such as 5x + 12 = 3 - 2x or3(x - 2) < 7
• Inequations
• Describe a quadratic pattern in words and symbols
•  quadratic patterns
• 
  Simplify algebra expressions including fractions
• Add and subtract fractions.
• Use substitution to generate a pattern from a given rule
• 
  Rearrange formula
• rearranging formulae 
  Solve equations: linear, quadratic, simultaneous
  Solve linear inequations
  x² + 5x – 6 = 0, 3x² = 10x - 8 (completing the square and the quadratic formula are not required)
• Applications
• solving simple equations involving exponents such as x³ = 8, 5x = 125
• solving simultaneous equations with two unknowns.

Excellence

• • Write equations to solve practical problem.
    Write correct mathematical statements
    Write my answer in words that relate to the question
    Present my answer in a logical way
    Use my algebra skills to solve practical problems
    Manipulate complicated algebra expressions