Math 6 Red Mr. Gerdin. Experience Education: M.Ed Education (Loyola) BS Chemical Engineering (Wisconsin) Masters Engineering Management (Northwestern)

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Mr. GerdinMr. Gerdin

ExperienceExperience

• 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 StandardsCommon 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

PracticesPractices

• 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 ContinuedPractices Continued

• Use appropriate tools strategically • Attend to precision.• Look for and make use of structure • Look for and express regularity in

repeated reasoning

Great MathematiciansGreat Mathematicians

Newton Euler Noether Your Child ?!

Problem SolvingProblem Solving

• Explicit Instruction – 4 Techniques

• Apply Techniques to Core Content

• Assessments

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• 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.

PlacementPlacement

• 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

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• 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

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Bring to Every Class • 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

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• 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 ExampleHomework Example

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• Homework• Quizzes and Tests• Problems• Projects/Activities• Scoring/Grading Per Sears Policy• No Extra Credit

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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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• 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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• Algebraic Formulas, Expressions, and Equations

• 3x – 5 = 17 • D = R x T

• Decimals and Fractions• 0.25 = ¼• 0.25 x 4 = 1


• 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


• Ratios, Rates, and Proportions• 9/12 = ¾• 300:150; 150:75• $365,000/yr = $1000/day

• Dimensional Analysis


• 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 (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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CreditsCredits

• All photos courtesy of www.flickr.com

Math 6 Red Mr. Gerdin. Experience Education: M.Ed Education (Loyola) BS Chemical Engineering (Wisconsin) Masters Engineering Management (Northwestern)

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