tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236557882310789702.post2050445793976194348..comments2011-01-14T20:04:53.646-08:00Comments on School District #73 AdminBLOG: School District #73 AdminBLOG: Math thoughts for discussion this weekbirklearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07368990673349142540noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236557882310789702.post-32718811180713960162011-01-14T20:04:53.646-08:002011-01-14T20:04:53.646-08:00After the aadmin meeting on Thursday, I spoke to a...After the aadmin meeting on Thursday, I spoke to a few math teachers and the feeling is to eliminate A&W 10 and run all students through Common Math 10. We talked about a strong focus on the skills necessary and tracking of the skills that are lacking in order to provide 'evidence' of weak areas for the grade 9 teachers. In fact, one teacher is quite keen and has agreed to pilot the idea for next semester. He had an A&W 10 scheduled but will now teach the Common math i.e. the F&P curriculum. He plans to really focus on skill development and weed out the extra 'stuff'. I am anxious to see how it turns out. Down side is we will need more F&P textbooks...Slindquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12472155803398233334noreply@blogger.com