All assignments and test dates will be listed on this page.  You are responsible for checking it frequently.  Each assignment has a point value.  These points will be included in your participation grade.  Due dates can be determined based on the days of the week that each class meets.

Drop/Add Students:  Students who add the class after we have already met are responsible for finding out the information concerning the course via my website and for getting caught up on the material they have missed.  Please come by my office if you need any help with this.

E-mail messages:  Please include in any message you send me the class you're in (e.g. "M2008A" or "T-Th M2008").  Thanks so much!

Alternate credit:  Here's a way you can earn points (10) for your participation grade.  Check the cultural events calendar and attend a program.  Then write a brief reflection on what you attended and turn it in to me along with the program (if available) from the event. E-mail me if you have any questions.  Write-ups must be submitted within one week of the event.

Please read this article:  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25836419.  Thanks!

Study guide:  Go to this link for the added topics after the second test.

Class Tuesday:  Be sure to finish up problems in Sections 4.1,4.2, 5.1 and 5.2.  And for a study guide for Test 2, use this link.

Assignment 7:  Please do a journal entry about class on Tuesday, the 15th. (Use the journal format from my website - thanks!)
Date due:  Thursday, July 17th
Point value:  5

Assignment 6:  Go to the following websites and explore.  Write a brief paper (no more than one page total - only a few sentences per website) describing your thoughts concerning each site and how you think any of these might be used in your future classrooms:

    www.matti.usu.edu.  Click on the "Virtual Library" link.  Explore the manipulatives for "Numbers & Operations" for your grade level - be sure to tell me which grade level you chose.

    www.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html

    www.funbrain.com

    http://www.awm-math.org - skim a few of the biographies

     http://www.mrnussbaum.com/tonyfraction.htm
   
     http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

     http://www.globalclassroom.org/ecell00/javamath.html  Go to Using Interactive Math and then Interactive Math

Due date:  Tuesday, July 15th
Point value:  10

Read this article:  http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/06/26/math.html  Thanks!  We'll talk about it in class.

Test 1:  For a study guide go to this link.

Assignment 5:  Go to www.georgiastandards.org.  From there click on "Mathematics" at the top and read the "Mathematics Program" description.  Then skim the "Executive Summary" (read the parts applying to your grade level).  Finally, choose the grade level of your concentration and click on the standards.  Read the standards dealing with Number and Operations.  Be sure to also read the process standards and terms at the end.  If possible, you may watch some of the videos under "Frameworks."  In your write-up, be sure to tell which grade level you focused on.  Give your impressions concerning the standards (not just a summary of what's there.)  Were they what you expected?  What are the implications concerning this class and your future classroom?   Don't forget to be specific.  This should be no more than one page - you can adjust margins if needed.
Date due:  Thursday, July 3rd
Point value:  15

Assignment 4:  Go to www.nctm.org and then to the "NCTM Standards" and then "Standards-Electronic."  Click on "Overview."  Go to "Number & Operations," Problem-Solving," "Communication and Representation" and read the standards for the grade-levels of your area of interest.  Be sure to tell which level you chose.  Then click on the "E-examples" and look at the ones that apply to numbers and operations.  Write a no more than one-page summary (typed, double-spaced, 12-point font) of your impressions (not a summary of what's there) and how this information will impact your view of this course and your future teaching.
Date due:  Thursday, June 26th
Point value:  15

Assignment 3:  Please do a journal entry about class on Tuesday, June 17th.  You can also compare this day's lesson to our class on Thursday, the 12th.
Date due:  Thursday, June 19th
Point value:  5

Assignment 1:  Print the syllabus and calendar and bring it to class.  Read over my homepage and be familiar with the Pet Peeves.
Date due:  Tuesday, June 10th

Quiz 1:  Be familiar with the syllabus, calendar, pet peeves, etc.
Date given:  Thursday, June 12th
Point value:  10

Assignment 2:  Math autobiography
Date due:  Thursday, June 12th
Point value:  20

Write a brief (no more than one typed page) paper describing a little bit about your experiences in math classes (including younger grades as well as more recently) and your "feelings" toward mathematics.  Include impact of teachers and implications for this class and future teaching.