grade 9 blended learning reach ahead math program at SJAM

1. Grade 9
Math Program
SJAM
February 2013

2. Learning Goals…
 I will be aware and appreciate the educational value of
the program
 I will be able to review the program and be able to
make an informed decision with respect to my child’s
participation
 Should my child participate, I will be able to support my
child in the process through ongoing communication
with teacher and school

3. Polleverywhere
 On your device …
 Go to pollev.com/mlula
 Or on our iPads…
 Mlula’s polls in my folder on each device

4. Blended Learning

5. Advantages…
 Earn a high school math credit now in Grade 8
 Access online content anywhere and anytime - home,
school, public library, relatives, etc
 Face to face lessons with teacher
 Online content to further reinforce concepts
 Engaging technological integration
 Open communication between gr 9 teacher, gr 8
teachers, administrators and parents

6. Big Ideas…
 Number Sense and Algebra  Linear Relations
 Measurement and Geometry
 Analytic Geometry

7. What is d2L?
Click to see D2L…

8. d2L

9. d2L

10. Online Integration
 Thatquiz, quizlet, khan
academy, mathclips.ca,
mangahigh, explorelearning
 And on iPad..
 Quizard lite
 Various apps: sketchpad,
graphing calculator,
 Creation tools such as:
comic touch, photo wall
 Screencasting with
educreations

11. Face to face learning
 Differentiated instruction to
accommodate different
learning styles
 Group work and
collaboration for problem
solving
 Gaming for making
connections
 Interactive whiteboard with
engaging whole class or
small group activities to
reinforce concepts

12. Google forms…
 Tell us about you and your son/daughter
 On the iPad,
 With your son/daughter, please complete the survey

13. Contact Information
Email: Melinda.lula@hwdsb.on.ca
@m_lula
Wiki:
math-on-the-move.wikispaces.com