Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans
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Grades 9 – 12
Grades 9 – 12
How These Lesson Plans Were Created
Teams of John Lewis teachers, in collaboration with the Mathematics Teacher Leader and the consultant from University of Landover, utilized the tenets of backward design (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005) to plan units of study. Beginning with the adopted curriculum, teachers identified the unit understandings and drafted essential questions to drive the unit of study, created a variety of assessments to assess these unit understandings (including authentic performance tasks), and planned a cohesive sequence of learning experiences. This process included a negotiation between the written curriculum and teachers’ knowledge of their students and the school context to design high-quality, written unit plans. At the daily lesson level, teachers collaborated to plan instruction based on the unit plans, including daily written lesson plans, student materials, and daily assessment opportunities.
Core-Plus Mathematics Project (CPMP) Curriculum
Core Plus is a comprehensive high-school mathematics curricula. The development of the Core-Plus Mathematics Project (CPMP) curriculum was informed by research on teaching and learning and the NCTM Curriculum and Evaluation Standards. There is a large and growing body of rigorous research documenting the effectiveness of the CPMP curriculum. Based on evidence from nationally standardized tests (ITED, SAT, ACT, NAEP), course-specific tests, researcher-developed tests, interviews, and surveys, the CPMP curriculum has been shown to enhance students' mathematical achievement and attitudes toward mathematics.
In all of the math courses at John Lewis, students will deepen their understanding of mathematical concepts while developing reasoning skills. The students will use context and inquiry to make sense of the mathematics and develop problem solving skills. Students will use technology, not limited to the use of graphing calculators, as they engage in problem solving. All courses will provide opportunities for students to be engaged in the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
Algebra I Regents
Algebra I Regents
This mathematics course is the first of a Regents sequence culminating in the NYS Algebra I Regents Exam. Passing this examination is a graduation requirement in NYS.
Students will develop algebraic reasoning while investigating topics such as linear, exponential and quadratic functions, as well as describing data and making predictions. Students will work with different contexts to make sense of the mathematics as well as developing conceptual understandings and skills that can be applied to new problem situations. Students will engage in inquiry experiences to make sense of mathematics while employing the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
The standards of this course are aligned with the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards for Algebra. At the completion of this course students will be prepared to take Geometry.
Geometry Regents
Geometry Regents
This mathematics course is the second of a Regents sequence culminating the NYS Geometry Regents Exam.
Students will use reasoning and sense making to develop geometric thinking that can be used to solve problems both in real life and mathematical contexts. Students will build on experiences from middle school to begin to formalize geometric ideas, in particular transformations which will be used to justify geometric relationships. Students will engage in inquiry experiences to make sense of mathematics while employing the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
The standards of this course are aligned with the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards for Geometry.
Algebra II Regents
Algebra II Regents
This mathematics course is the third of a Regents sequence culminating in the NYS Algebra II Common Core Regents Exam.
Students will develop conceptual understandings and skills in topics such as polynomial functions, logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, radical functions, and statistics. This course will help students develop both algebraic and statistical reasoning skills while deepening their conceptual understanding of mathematics. Students will engage in inquiry experiences to make sense of mathematics while employing the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
The standards of this course are aligned with the NYS Common Core Learning Standards for Algebra II. At the completion of this course students will be prepared to take Pre-Calculus, Transition to College Mathematics, or Statistics.
Pre-Calculus
Pre-Calculus
This is a fourth year mathematics course for students who have successfully completed Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II Regents and want to continue in a STEM career.
Students will continue to develop their math ematical reasoning skills while they investigate functions including further development of polynomial and rational functions, inverse functions, exponential functions, logarithmic functions, vectors and introductory calculus. Students will continue to develop their problem solving strategies while deepening their understandings of functions. Students will engage in inquiry experiences to make sense of mathematics while employing the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
This course builds on the ideas of the NYS Mathematics Standards as well as addressing a number of the STEM standards.
Students who achieve in this class will be eligible for paid summer research at local universities where they will put what they learn in this course into practice in a laboratory setting.
Math 3
Math 3
Math 3 is a mathematics course for students who have successfully completed Algebra I and either Regents Geometry or Foundations of Geometry.
This course allows students to earn a third math credit in an integrated mathematics course with a focus on problem solving. Students will continue to develop geometric and algebraic reasoning, concepts and skills by solving problems using systems of equations, trigonometry, statistics, and financial math. Students will engage in inquiry experiences to make sense of mathematics while employing the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
At the completion of this course the students would be prepared to take Transition to College Mathematics and Statistics, Algebra II or Statistics (with teacher recommendation).
Transition to College Mathematics and Statistics
Transition to College Mathematics and Statistics
Transition to College Mathematics & Statistics (TCMS) is a mathematics course for students who have successfully completed Algebra I Regents, Regents Geometry, and either Math 3 or Algebra II.
This course offers the opportunity to earn a 4th math credit and is an integrated mathematics course with a focus on problem solving. Students will use modeling to solve real life problems in the areas of discrete mathematics, probability and statistics, algebraic functions, and matrices. This course is designed for students that are career or college bound with a focus on learning new mathematical ideas that can be used to solve a variety of problems. Students will continue to develop problem solving strategies as well as algebraic and statistical reasoning. Students will engage in inquiry experiences to make sense of mathematics while employing the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
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