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Program Goal: The Mathematics Department of H-F high
school strongly believes that every student 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 involved problems. This will
be accomplished by implementing various appropriate teaching and learning
strategies, appropriate use of technology, and multiple forms of assessment.
Mathematics Goals by Teacher and/or Student:
1. Students
will increase their ability to visualize, describe and analyze situations in
mathematical terms.
2. Teachers
will develop and implement various appropriate teaching and learning strategies.
3. Teachers
will implement appropriate technology to enhance student learning of mathematics
as will students utilize learned technology to increase their ability to solve
mathematical challenges.
4. Teachers
will develop and utilize multiple forms of assessment.
1. Provide
students with opportunities to extend their engagement with mathematics.
2. Incorporate
critical thinking activities on a regular basis.
3. Allow
students to explore and discover concepts and procedures.
4. Give
students numerous occasions to apply and connect new knowledge with existing
knowledge.
5. Use
technology widely and responsibly to further basic understandings and
perceptions.
6. Make,
explore and justify conjectures using technology.
7. Develop
assessments that inform and guide teachers as they make instructional decisions.
8. Use
assessment tools to enhance student learning.
9. Promote
student learning through feedback from assessments.
10. Continually
gather information about student progress through informal methods.
11. Ensure
that all students have the opportunity to demonstrate clearly and completely
their knowledge of mathematics.
12. Design
lessons that respond to and build on students’ prior knowledge.
13. Create
an environment that fosters students making conjunctures, experimenting with
various approaches to solving problems, and constructing and responding to
mathematical arguments.
14. Ask
questions to challenge students with varied levels of expertise.
15. Use
a variety of teaching strategies to enhance and monitor student learning.
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Math Course Information
from Course Description Book
Course Syllabi:
CP
Algebra 1
Honors Algebra 1
CP
Algebra 2 Trigonometry
Honors Algebra 2 Trigonometry
CP
Geometry
Honors
Geometry
CP
PreCalculus
Honors PreCalculus
Faculty Information
Math Department Awards
Links to WWW Math Resources
Math Help and Summer Prep
Special points of interest:
Advanced Placement Courses
· AP
Calculus AB
· AP
Calculus BC
· AP
Computer Science (Java 1)
· AP
Computer Science (Java 2)
· AP
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