Remote Learning--Ray 7th/8th Mathematics
Mr. Albrecht and Ms. Hedstrom
We begin Remote Learning on Monday, April 13, 2020. I know that this will have challenges as we all learn new technologies and routines. We are excited to meet these challenges and continue mathematics learning with Ray’s amazing students. We are looking forward to building together with our students and families (remote) learning community.
- Online Meeting Schedule: listed below. We will meet Monday through Wednesday for short classes and then again on Friday for a Kahoot! about what we learned. Students will have Thursdays to work on weekly assignments and Khan Academy Homework. NO REMOTE LEARNING THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020 as it is a teacher professional development day.Mr. Albrecht or Ms. Hedstrom will share a Google Meet link in Google Classroom each day (it will show up in the header bar near the top left corner). Starting on Monday, April 13, 2020 we will begin studying angles in 7th grade and Pythagorean Theorem in 8th grade. We will also talk about online meeting norms and what assigned work will look like.
- Daily Assignments: This will be checking in during the assigned time for class discussion (Math Talk, Mini Lessons, and Notice/Wonder). There may also be a follow up exit ticket question in Google Classroom to be done by the next class meeting. We will try to record and post the daily meetings.
- Weekly Assignments: Assigned in Google Classroom each Monday morning and may include 2-4 of the following
- Desmos activities
- Hands on projects
- Open-up curriculum applet tasks
- Study guides with attached practice quizlets
- Packets: Students and families may choose alternate packet work in place of the online teaching and learning. Please contact me at lalbrecht@cps.edu and I can put you in touch with a Ray administrator who will work with you on a packet pick-up and drop-off schedule.
- Grades: We will follow the CPS and ISBE grading guidelines. A link to the CPS letter on Remote Schooling can be found on my blog at the following link. http://304albrecht.blogspot.com/2020/04/message-from-cps-schools-closed-until.html
- Time expectations: CPSis recommending at least 180 total minutes a day for all student learning. Math is just a part of that (36 minutes to be exact). I am trying to plan with that in mind. We will check in on April 20, 2020 and see how the first week went and what changes might be needed.
- Office Hours: 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. daily by appointment. Meetings via email, Google Classroom chat, or Google Hangouts chat.
- Technology: CPS has said they are going to get laptops and/or tablets out to those who need one. As soon as I am given the information about how this will work; I will let everyone know.
- Communication with students: Google Classroom, CPS email, Google Meet (whole class), Google Hangout chat
- Communication with parents/families: email, Class Dojo.
Mr. Albrecht Ms. Hedstrom
