Adam Goldstein Yr. 2
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Adam Goldstein
The man. The legend.
Hailing from Worcester, Massachusetts by way of North Potomac, Maryland, Adam Goldstein spends most of his time working on the ASSISTments website and generally putting the internet in its place. After graduating from Brandeis University in 2009, Adam began his Master's degree in Computer Science at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in between stints as an Olympic Rhinoceros tamer. While he is excited to learn from his brilliant teaching mentors, Adam is perhaps most enthused to mold young minds in his own image - A raw, unbridled Mathematical genius.
Desired by women, feared by his computational foes, Adam Goldstein can perhaps best be described in one word as the single greatest gift to the computer since the USB port.
Research topics
Schedule for Visits
Schedule for Monthly Mentoring
- October - Michele
- November - Shannon
- December - Michele
- January - Shannon
- February - Michele
- March - Shannon
- April - Michele
- May - Shannon
Schedule for Exemplary Teaching Practice
Welcome to Computer Science!
- Phase 1 - Introduction Talk (10/07/2010) [Michele]
- Phase 2 - Let's Program! (02//) [Michele]
Adam Teaches Some Math
- (//2011)
Schedule for Outside-of-Class Activities
Math team
Every week on Wednesday 3:10-4:00, we meet to do extra Math practice to get ready for a state wide Math competition. In February, after the competition, we'll transition into programming lessons.
Teaching Routine
Don't forget to talk about how this uses formative assessment. This should be finalized by Oct. 4
Michele Fulk
8th grade is racing to finish topics by the end of the year Currently going staeright through Algebra 1, a couple detours into CMP
8th grade Every other week MCAS review Competition between sections 10th grade MCAS questions that overlap with Algebra 1 book
7th grade
Shannon Currier
7th Grade College
This group needs more remedial review so we'll be planning their routines off of the strands as they progress. This will be more focused on number sense.
January
1. Rounding and Comparing Decimals
- Rounding and comparing whole numbers
- Rounding and comparing decimals
2. Adding and Subtracting Decimals
- Decimals that line up
- Decimals that don't line up
3. Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
- Whole numbers
- Decimals
- Powers of 10 (Extra)
February
Will meet to discuss on: Monday 01/24/2011
March
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April
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May
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7th Grade Honors and 8th Grade College
7th Grade Honors and 8th Grade College have very similar curriculums so we'll plan out the same routines. 7th grade can handle more complex problems but they don't use some of the more advanced terms that 8th grade does, like slope and intercepts.
January - Patterns, Relations, and Algebra
1. 7.P.2 - Substitution
- Simpler equations e.g. 3x - 4 = ? where x = 5. Fewer variables, smaller numbers (2651)
- More complex equations, e.g. 4(12x - 12/b) = ? where x = 4 and b = 2. More variables, harder numbers.
- Equations with exponents, brackets, etc.
2. 3.
February - Geometry
- Will meet to discuss on: Monday 01/24/2011
March - Measurement
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April - Data analysis, statistics, and probability
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May - Review all topics, open-ended MCAS practice
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8th Grade Honors
This is the most advanced class and we'll be using lab time primarily to review for MCAS.
January - Patterns, Relations, and Algebra
1. Pattern Finding
- Pattern Finding Set One (2647)
- Pattern Finding Set Two (2648)
- Inducing Functions (2649)
2. Translating English -> Math, Math -> English
- Symbolization Articulation with multiple choice (2652)
- Symbolization Articulation with no multiple choice (8724, 5198)
- Writing symbolic expressions (5198)
- Writing expressions with and without parentheses (21688)
3. Reviewing slope and finding intercepts
February - Geometry
- Will meet to discuss on: Monday 01/24/2011
March - Measurement
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April - Data analysis, statistics, and probability
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May - Review all topics, open-ended MCAS practice
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