2016-2017 / ANWATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme
Spanish Dual Immersion program
Mrs. Kim Anthenat
MATH 6
(612) 668-7126
256 Upton Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55405-1997
Telephone: 612.668.2450
Fax: 612.668.2460
http://anwatin.mpls.k12.mn.us
COURSE TITLE: IB MYP Level I Mathematics, Grade 6
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
This course fulfills the Level 1 Mathematics requirement of the IB Middle Years Programme. We will be covering all of the Minnesota State Standards for sixth grade mathematics. We will be using CMP2 as our primary textbook along with supplemental texts and materials to reach these goals. In this course students will acquire and practice math skills necessary to solve real-world problems. Students will solve problems from a variety of mathematical and real world contexts and communicate their solutions. Students will collect, display, and interpret data to make predictions. Students will also be asked to assess the reasonableness of their solutions and predictions. Students will have an in class investigation or assignment on most days. Anytime students do not finish in class, they may be asked to finish the work as homework. I assign points to everything that I ask students to do and then assign grades based on the percent of total possible points that a student has earned. Approximately 60% of points are earned from learning target assessments (tests, quizzes, & projects) and 40% of points from learning activities (homework, in class work, & participation).
90-100%=A; 80-89%=B; 65-79%=C; 51-64%=D; 0-50%=F. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at any time. My contacts can be found in the header of this letter. I usually respond fastest to email. I look forward to working together with you to educate your child.
MYP AIMS ADDRESSED BY THIS COURSE
· Develop a positive attitude toward the continued learning of mathematics
· Appreciate the usefulness, power and beauty of mathematics, and recognize its relationship with other disciplines and with everyday life
· Appreciate the international dimensions of mathematics and its varied cultural and historical perspectives
· Gain knowledge and develop understanding of mathematical concepts
· Develop mathematical skills and apply them
· Develop the ability to communicate mathematics with appropriate symbols and language
· Develop the ability to reflect upon and evaluate the significance of their work and the work of others
· Develop patience and persistence when solving problems
· Develop and apply information and communication technology skills in the study of mathematics
STATE CONTENT STANDARDS
• 1. Number & Operation
Standards: Read, write, represent, compare, and apply positive rational numbers,
integers and ratios in real-world and mathematical problems.
• 2. Algebra
Standards: Recognize, represent and translate relationships. Use patterns, tables,
graphs, rules and contexts. Generate and evaluate equivalent expressions. Use
equations and inequalities to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
• 3. Geometry & Measurement
Standards: Calculate perimeter, area, surface area and volume of two- and three-
Dimensional figures to solve real-world and mathematical problems. Understand and
use relationships between angles in geometric figures. Choose appropriate units of
measurement and use ratios to convert within measurement systems to solve real-
world and mathematical problems.
• 4. Data Analysis and Probability
Standards: Use probabilities to solve real-world and mathematical problems;
Represent probabilities using fractions, decimals and percents.
KEY INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES/APPROACHES TO LEARNING
· Compare and Contrast (How to study for math/how to study for other subjects)
· Cornell Notes
· Organization
· Reading for detail
· Problem solving
· Writing to reveal thinking and process
· Investigations
· Analysis and Reflection
· Team or Partner Work
· Research
· Differentiation
COMMUNITY ACTION AND SERVICE
Research reveals that we actually learn more by teaching than by being taught. Therefore, each student will be asked to participate in community service as a tutor for at least one session per quarter. Students will also be expected to contribute to our classroom learning community by participating in class discussions and being a contributing member of group or partner work.
INTERNATIONAL-MINDEDNESS, INVOLVEMENT, REFLECTION
· Students will understand math as an international language
· Students will define themselves as members of community starting in their family, then locally and growing out to global in their understanding
· Students will explore the mathematical contributions of famous mathematicians and cultures in history
· Students will consistently reflect on their own learning
· Students will make choices in the way they show what they have learned
· Students will be involved in the tutoring of others
INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS
· Math and science have a natural connection in which many of the real-world problems of mathematics present themselves from the world of science.
· Both science and social studies have a connection to math in their use of charts, maps and graphs.
· Language arts skills will be used to communicate and reflect on solutions to problems.
· Technology is a partner that has used math in its own development, and many tools of technology are useful in the various problem-solving contexts.
FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS USED, INCLUDING MYP
Formative
· Vocabulary quiz
· Daily warm ups
· Class work
· Questions
· Investigations
· Homework
· Observation of analysis process
· Reflection
Summative
· Unit tests
· Projects
· Writing: problem solving process
(Please also refer to the “Course-at-a-Glance” for 6th grade math, that you received either at open house or from your student during the first week of school.)