Recently, I received an email from a math teacher who had been surfing the listservs. He found a list reportedly from NYSED about topics that will no longer be tested on the new Common Core Algebra II Regents exam (as opposed to the current Algebra 2 with Trigonometry exam). He pointed out that some of the topic on the list were in the Table of Contents for our new Common Core Algebra II text. When… Read more »
Month: June 2015
Common Core Algebra II Summer Reading
Posted onI don’t know about anyone else but my “last day” at work was yesterday, Thursday June 25th. Strange that my last day would be a Thursday, but, of course, that means that today, Friday June 26th, is the … FIRST DAY OF SUMMER VACATION!!!! It’s like the greatest and longest Saturday ever. Sorry about the all caps, but I slept from 11:00 last night until 8:00 this morning. I had been on a really long… Read more »
Common Core Algebra II Alignment Analysis and Table of Contents
Posted onHey All, Well, I’ve just finished the complete first draft of Common Core Algebra II and its answer key. I did a preliminary alignment analysis with the PARCC End of Year (EOY) standards. These are what NYSED is supposed to base its Regents exams on. I also adjusted due to NYSED’s recent standards clarifications and added 4 additional lessons (can you say reciprocal trigonometric functions?). I just updated the Table of Contents with these new… Read more »
Common Core Geometry and a Long Day
Posted onSo, besides the fun that eMATHinstruction gives me at night, I also have a day job. For those of you that didn’t already know, I am both a high school math teacher and the coordinator of the math department at Arlington High School. AHS is the 99th largest high school in the country, at roughly 3,600 students. Lots of students, lots of math classes, and lots and lots of tests. Yesterday we gave the Common… Read more »