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Program
Rationale
The Mathematics Department of Homewood-Flossmoor High School
strongly believes that all students should have the opportunity to learn
mathematical concepts and skills necessary to prepare them for any post
secondary experience. It is our expectation that students will reach their
highest level of mathematics by utilizing critical thinking skills, engaging in
exploration and discovery activities, and solving complex problems. To
accomplish this, teachers will implement various learning strategies and
techniques, employ technology, and evaluate student progress using multiple
forms of assessment.
Program Goals
Students
will...
Increase their ability to visualize, describe and analyze
situations in mathematical
terms;
Utilize a variety of learning strategies;
Employ technology to increase their ability to solve
mathematical challenges;
Demonstrate their learning through multiple forms of
assessment.
Course Goals
Students
will...
Build on their prior mathematical knowledge;
Incorporate critical thinking activities on a regular basis;
Explore
and discover mathematical concepts and
procedures;
Use technology widely and responsibly to further basic
understandings and
perceptions;
Make, explore, and
justify conjectures using technology;
Demonstrate clearly and completely their knowledge of
mathematics;
Extend their overall
engagement with mathematics.
Special points of interest:
Advanced Placement
Courses
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Computer Science (Java 1)
AP Computer Science (Java 2)
AP Statistics
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