6th Grade Parent Night
Oak Crest Middle School
Mathematics Department
Jackie Parks, Math Dept. Co-Chair
Julie Bassler, Math Dept. Co-Chair
Common Core: Big Ideas
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Richer tasks and questions
Emphasis on problem solving
Pattern recognition and making conjectures
Communication of thought processes
More complex reasoning
Modeling with mathematics
Connecting number/quantity, algebra, function,
geometry and statistics
•  Within each course
•  From one course to another
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Grade Math Courses
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•  Integrated Math A
•  Integrated Math A Honors
•  Math A skills (elective course)
Math Sequence: College Prep
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Integrated Math A -7th grade
Integrated Math B - 8th Grade
Integrated Math 1 - 9th Grade
Integrated Math 2 - 10th Grade
Integrated Math 3 – 11th Grade
12th Grade - Math Analysis
Statistics/AP Statistics
Honors Pre-Calculus
Math Sequence: Honors
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Integrated Math A Honors – 7th Grade
Integrated Math B Honors – 8th Grade
Integrated Math 1 Honors (accelerated)
Integrated Math 2 Honors (accelerated)
Integrated Math 3 Honors (accelerated)
12th Grade – AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
Statistics/AP Statistics
Sample Comparison
Math A College Prep
Students practice the Triangle
Inequality Theorem: The sum of any
two sides of a triangle must be larger
than the third side.
Math A Honors
Students discover the Triangle
Inequality Theorem: In a triangle, the
largest angle is across from the
longest side, and the smallest angle
is across from the shortest side.
SDUHSD Math Support for Students and Parents
§  https://sites.google.com/a/sduhsd.net/student-curriculum/
CMC 2005 – Brown & Shay – SDUHSD