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Eugenia B. Thomas K-8 Center
FLORIDA STANDARDS
PARENT WORKSHOP
Sixth & Seventh Grade
October 14th, 2014
Principal: Ms. Barreira
Assistant Principal: Ms. Rivera
Agenda
Welcome
 Teacher Introductions
 Cambridge
 Open Lab for Reading & Mathematics
 Florida Standards Reading & Mathematics
 End-of-Course (EOC) Civics / Algebra
Geometry
 Questions/Concerns
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Cambridge
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Offers a well-balanced curricula, high academic
standards, practical real world applications and
international perspectives
Emphasize the development of higher order thinking,
including problem solving and creativity
Cambridge is widely accepted among US colleges
and universities through the international admissions
departments
Open Lab Assistance
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Students will report to the LA Cafeteria at
7:15am.
Monday – Reading
 Tuesday – Mathematics
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THE FLORIDA STANDARDS
New State Standards: 2014-2015 School Year
The Florida Standards
Why Are We Changing?
Emphasize success in college and careers
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 Prepare students with 21 century skills
 Provide more rigorous content and application
of knowledge
 Place emphasis on critical and analytical
thinking
 Establish clear, consistent guidelines for
instruction
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The Florida Standards
What Subjects Are Included?
Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS) and
Mathematics Florida Standards (MAFS)
provide a clear set of goals and expectations
 Define what students should know and be
able to do at each grade level – kindergarten
through grade 12
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The Florida Standards
What Do They Mean For Teaching and
Learning?
LAFS
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Regular practice with complex 
text & academic language
Reading, writing, listening and
speaking grounded in evidence
from text
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Real world applications
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Build knowledge through
content-rich text
MAFS
Deeper understanding of
mathematical concepts
Builds habits of mind of
productive mathematical
thinkers
Real-world applications
Modeling with pictures
technology, graphs,
manipulatives
The Florida Standards
What About the New Assessments?
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LAFS and MAFS will be assessed with the new
Florida Standards Assessments (FSA)
Spring 2015 administration of middle school
assessments will include:
 English Language Arts (ELA): Grades 6-8
 ELA Writing Component: Grades 6-8
 Mathematics: Grades 6-8
*Grades 6-8 will have Computer Based Testing for all of
these assessments
What Are the Assessments For
Science and Social Sciences?
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2008 Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS)
remain for science and social sciences
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Civics End-of-Course (EOC) Exam: Grade 7
This is a computer based test
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Science FCAT 2.0: Grade 8
Assessment Dates
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Spring 2015
Assessment
Testing Dates
ELA – Writing Component
March 2 – 13, 2015
FSA – ELA
FSA – Mathematics
FCAT – Science
April 13 – May 8, 2015
End-of-Course Exam
May 11 – June 5, 2015
ELA – Test Design
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Depth of Knowledge
Grade/Course
6-8
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DOK Level 1
10% - 20%
DOK Level 2
60% - 80%
DOK Level 3
10% - 20%
Test Length
Grade/Course
Proposed Time
Sessions
Number of
Items
6-8
170 minutes
2
58-62
ELA Writing – Test Design
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Test Length
Grade
Proposed Time
6-8 90 minutes
Mathematics – Test Design
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Depth of Knowledge
Grade/Course
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DOK Level 1
DOK Level 2
DOK Level 3
6-8
10% - 20%
60% - 80%
10% - 20%
Algebra 1
10% - 20%
60% - 80%
10% - 20%
Geometry
10% - 20%
60% - 80%
10% - 20%
Test Length
Grade/Course Proposed Time
Session
Number of
Items
6-8
180 minutes
3
62-66
Algebra
180 minutes
3
64-68
Geometry
180 minutes
3
64-68
The Florida Standards
How May I Help My Child?
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Read different types of books and informational text with
your child
Ask your child to find answers to questions in the text of
books, newspaper articles, manuals, etc.
Encourage your child to form and defend opinions by
supporting these with facts, details and reasons from text
Discuss mathematics ideas with your child have them
explain these to you using pictures, graphs, etc.
Visit the Florida Standards Assessment online portal at:
www.fsassessments.org to become familiar with the new assessments.
Florida Standards
English Language Arts
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Reporting Categories
 Key
Ideas and Details
 Craft and Structure
 Integration of Knowledge and Idea
 Language and Editing
 Text-Based Writing
Test Item Specification
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A stimulus may consist of one or more texts. The texts may
be informational or literary and can cover a wide array of
topics. Multimedia elements may include audio
presentations, slideshows, or graphical elements.
The length and complexity of texts should vary within each
grade-level assessment.
Grade Range of Number of Words
6
200 - 1100
7
300 - 1100
8
350 - 1200
Test Item Specification – cont.
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Type of test questions:
 Hot Text
Requires the student to select words or phrases from the text to
answer questions using explicit information in the text as support.
 Requires the student to select an inference and then to select
words or phrases from the text to support the inference [Two-Part
Hot Text].
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Multiple Choice
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Requires the student to select multiple direct quotations or
descriptions of textual evidence to support an explicit or implicit
statement from the text.
Open Response
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Requires the student to state a theme or central idea of the
passage
Sample Testing Instructions
Sample ELA Test
Sample ELA Passage
Sample ELA Question
Sample ELA Question
Sample ELA Question
Sample ELA Question
Sample ELA Question
Sample Writing Test
Writing Passages
Task Cards
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Reflect the relative complexity of thinking that
a given benchmark demands of students.
 Low
 Moderate
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Thinking Maps
Civics EOC
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The primary content for this course pertains to the principles,
functions, and organization of government; the origins of the
American political system; the roles, rights, responsibilities of
United States citizens; and methods of active participation in
our political system.
In spring 2015, A student’s performance on the statewide
administered Civics EOC Assessment must constitute 30 percent
of the student’s final course grade. Baseline data will be
collected to establish a minimum passing score on the Civics
EOC Assessment.
Civics EOC
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Reporting Categories
 Origins
and Purposes of Law and Government (25%)
 Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities of Citizens (25%)
 Government Policies and Political Processes (25%)
 Organization and Function of Government (25%)
Civics EOC - Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Reporting
Category
Origins and
Purposes of
Law and
Government
(25 %)
EOC Content Focus
(Recurring Content Focus)
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amendment
Anti-federalist
antifederalist
papers
checks and
balances
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civil law
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Code of
Hammurabi
coin and print
money
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constitutional law
“common
defense”
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common law
colonial
complaints
constitution
constitutional
articles
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constitutional
convention
constitutional
government
debt
“domestic
tranquility”
English Bill of
Rights
English Common
Law
Enlightenment
“establish justice”
federalism
federalist
federalist papers
founding fathers
“general
welfare”
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juvenile law
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juvenile rights
Key terms
(Recurring key terms)
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Magna Carta
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military law
natural law
ordain
posterity
preamble
(Constitution)
precedent
separation of
powers
social contract
regulate
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Roman Law
Shay’s rebellion
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statutory law
tax
trade
unanimous
viewpoint
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Acts of
Parliament
bicameral
boycott
colony
common law
compact
consent of the
governed
delegates
democracy
electoral college
endowed
framers
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grievances
independence
individual rights
just powers
legislature
liberty
limited
government
monarchy
oppression
parliament
political systems
popular
sovereignty (“We
the people”)
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preamble
(Declaration of
Independence)
ratify
repeal
self-evident
sovereign
tariff
taxation without
representation
three-fifths
compromise
unalienable
Civics EOC – Vocabulary cont.
Vocabulary
Reporting
Category
Organization
and Function of
Government
(25%)
EOC Content Focus
(Recurring Content Focus)
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Act of Congress
Appeal
appellate court
appellate process
approval of
presidential
appointments
armed forces
bail
cabinet
amendment
article
(constitutional)
checks and
balances
Chief Justice
circuit court
coin and print
money
concurrent
powers
county court
conference
committee
constitutional
amendment
process
declare war
delegated
powers
District Court of
Appeals
efficacy
Elastic Clause
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enumerated
powers
federalism
Florida
Constitution
Florida
Declaration of
Rights
Florida Supreme
Court
foreign policy
impeach
implied powers
judge
judicial review
jurisdiction
justice
lawmaking
process
majority leader
majority vote
mayor
minority leader
naturalization
laws
necessary and
proper clause
obligations
pardon
preamble (US and
Florida
Constitution)
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Key terms
(Recurring key terms)
President pro
Tempore of the
Senate
regulation of
immigration
regulation of
trade
reserved powers
separation of
powers
services
Speaker of the
House
standing
committee
special
committee
Supremacy
Clause
Supreme law of
the land (10th
amendment)
statute
steps in
amending the
Florida
Constitution
treaty
trial court
US Circuit Court
of Appeals
US District Court
US Supreme
Court
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acquittal
affirmative
action
amend
amnesty
arraignment
bill
cloture
Congress
court order
defendant
District Attorney
electoral college
Executive Branch
executive order
filibuster
felony
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grand jury
House of
Representatives
Indictment
injunction
joint resolution
Judicial Branch
Law Legislative
Branch
line-item veto
misdemeanor
original
jurisdiction
voice vote
pardon
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parole
petition
plaintiff
pocket veto
roll call vote
Senate
Senator
special interest
groups
summary
judgments
veto writ of
certiorari
writ of habeas
corpus
Civics EOC – Vocabulary cont.
Vocabulary
Reporting
Category
EOC Content Focus
(Recurring Content Focus)
Roles, Rights,
and
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Responsibilities
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of Citizens
(25%)
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alien
Amendment
Process
appellate process
bail
Bill of Rights
Brown v. Board
of Education
Bush v. Gore
caucus
citizen
Civil Rights Act
1964
Civil Rights Act
1968
constitution
constitutional
amendments
cruel and
unusual
punishment
District of
Columbia v
Heller
double jeopardy
due process
eminent domain
enumerated
powers (9th
amendment)
equal protection
under the law
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Equal Rights
amendment
ex post facto
law
first amendment
five freedoms
(amendment 1)
forced
internment
Gideon v.
Wainwright
Hazelwood v.
Kuhlmeir
immigrant
In Re Gault
independent
judiciary
Juries
law of blood
law of soil
Marbury v.
Madison
Miranda v.
Arizona
naturalization
laws (14th
amendment)
naturalization
process
obligations
pleading the
fifth
Plessy v.
Ferguson
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Key terms
(Recurring key terms)
precedent
privacy
property rights
resident
responsibilities
right to bear
arms
right to legal
counsel
rights
roles
search and
seizure
states’ rights
(10th
amendment)
suffrage
summary
judgment
summons
rule of law
selective service
trial by jury
Tinker v. Des
Moines
US v. Nixon
Voting
Amendments
(13, 14, 15, 19,
24, 26)
Voting Rights
Act 1965
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amend
amendment
brief
acquittal
arraignment
bill of
attainder
censorship
civics
citizenship
code
complaint
concurring
opinion
consent
crime
cross-examine
deportation
defendant
democracy
discrimination
dissenting
opinion
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docket
felony
grand jury (5th
amendment)
illegal
immigration
immigration
injunction
international
law
internet law
jurisprudence
juvenile courts
law
legal system
libel
majority
opinion
Miranda
Rights (Rights
of the
accused)
misdemeanor
native-born
citizens
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naturalized
citizen
plaintiff
political
process
prosecution
poll tax
public law
racial profiling
ratify
representative
reprieve
resident alien
segregation
slander
society
summons
testimony
tyranny
volunteerism
writ of habeas
corpus
Civics EOC – Vocabulary cont.
Vocabulary
Reporting
Category
Government
Policies and
Political
Processes
(25%)
EOC Content Focus
(Recurring Content Focus)
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Absolute
monarchy
agencies
alliances
allies
ambassadors
anarchy
Bay of Pigs
bias
campaign
communism
Communist
Party
Confederal
system
contemporary,
diplomacy
course of
action (public
policy)
Cuban Missile
Crisis
debates
Democratic
Party
diplomat
direct
democracy
doctrine
domestic
domestic
affairs
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human rights
International
Red Cross/Red
Crescent
Iran Hostage
Crisis
issue
issue-based
platform
international
relations
Korean War
Libertarian
Party
lobbying
lobbyist
Mayor
media
military
operation
monarchy
monitoring
Nongovernmental
Organizations
(NGO),
North
American Free
Trade
Agreement
(NAFTA)
North Atlantic
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Key terms
(Recurring key terms)
political
communicatio
n
political
parties
Prime Minister
propaganda
proposal
public policy
qualifications
representative
democracy
republic
Republican
Party
Secretary of
State
socialism
Socialist Party
special interest
groups
State
Department
symbolism
terrorism
trade ban
treaty
Unitary
system
United Nations
(UN)
United Nations
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absentee
ballot
apathy
assessor
ballot
Board of
Commissioner
s
candidate
censorship
city charter
city council
city
government
commission
coroner
county
county clerk
county
manager
dictatorship
District Attorney
elector
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electoral
college
electronic
exit poll
home rule
incorporate
incumbent
libel
mass media
metropolitan
area
national
committee
media
nominated
ordinance
plank
platform
precinct
print media
public agenda
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public opinion
recall
school district
sheriff
slander
special district
strong mayor
system
superintendent
totalitarianism
town hall
meetings
township
two-party
system
weak mayor
system
winner-takeall system
Civics EOC – Essential Question
How does government affect our lives?
What does it mean to be a good citizen?
Why are natural rights considered “Enlightened” ideas?
How do you know that our democratic ideals were influenced by John Locke and Montesquieu?
Why were having different perspectives important when writing the U.S. Constitution?
How do political parties affect society today?
Why is it necessary to have different political ideologies?
Why are forms of political communication (bias/propaganda) both harmful and useful?
How do citizens, both individually and collectively, influence government?
How is the organization of the U.S. Constitution unique?
How are the roles and responsibilities interconnected among the three branches of government?
How do key character traits or expectations of government leaders differ among the branches?
How has/does the amendment process enable/enabled society to grow and evolve?
How is the value that a society places on individual rights reflected in that society’s government?
How does the rule of law remain constant through changes and growth in society?
How does a landmark case reflect the social, political, economic and cultural aspects of that period in time?
Why is federalism important when limiting the power of government?
How has the US Constitution influenced to formation of the Florida Constitution?
How can public policy be used to improve society?
What motivates the formation of different political systems and forms of government?
How does the U.S. involvement in international conflicts and organizations impact its domestic policy?
How does global interdependence influence US foreign policy?
Why are natural rights considered “Enlightened” ideas?
How do you know that our democratic ideals were influenced by John Locke and Montesquieu?
Why were having different perspectives important when writing the U.S. Constitution?
How is the organization of the U.S. Constitution unique?
How does the rule of law remain constant through changes and growth in society?
How are the roles and responsibilities interconnected among the three branches of government?
Sample Civics Questions
In the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, what is the
meaning of the phrase “We the People’?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The people express their will through political parties.
The people express their will by directly creating laws.
Government receives taxes from the people and exist to
support them.
Government receives its power from the people and exists to
serve them.
How to Help at Home
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Civics
This website will introduce you to programs, materials and
partnerships
http://www.flrea.org
 Also, look at NGSSS - Social Studies Pacing Guides, find
seventh grade, then click on Year at a Glance.
http://socialsciences.dadeschools.net/pacingguides.asp
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Florida Standards
Mathematics
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Mathematical Practices
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Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
Reason abstractly and quantitatively
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of
others
Model with mathematics
Use appropriate tools strategically
Attend to precision
Look for and make use of structure
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
Math Content Standard
RP
Ratio & Propositional Relationships
EE
Expressions & Equations
G
Geometry
SP
Statistics & Probability
NS
The Number System
F
Functions
Grade 6 – Reporting Categories
Grade 7 – Reporting Categories
Grade 8 – Reporting Categories
Calculators
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Grade 6 NO CALCULATORS
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Grade 7 & 8 – Scientific Calculators
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Algebra1 & Geometry – Scientific Calculators
Test Item Specification
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Questions are presented in real-world contexts or
related to real-world situations
Types of test items
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Equation Response
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Multiple Choice Response
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Multi-Select Response
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Table Response
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Matching Item Response
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Graphic Response — Drag and Drop
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Graphic Response — Drawing, Drag and Drop
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Graphic Response — Hot Spot
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Natural Language Response
Sample Testing Instructions
Sample Math Question
Sample Math Question
Sample Math Question
Sample Math Question
Sample Math Question
Sample Math Question
Task Cards
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Is a guide for teachers/students which engage
them in higher more rigors levels of thinking
and reasoning
 Teacher
models the questioning and analyzing
process depicted on the task cards and guides the
math discussions making sure all of the students are
engaged and participating.
Thinking Maps
Integers
Rational Numbers
–3
Irrational Numbers
Whole Numbers
0
Natural Numbers
π
How to Help at Home
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Mathematics
 Online
tutorial video animations (connected.com)
 Reflex (reflexmath.com)
 iReady
 Ensure that your child is completing their home
learning assignments – practice and repetition is
critical in Math!
Reminders
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Attendance
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Due to block schedule (1 absence = 2 absences)
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When absent a note must be submitted within 3 days
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Excessive tardiness will result in student not attending extracurricular activities.
Behavior Contract
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Participation in Activities/Field Trips may be denied for any of the following:
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D or F in conduct in any class on the report card (beginning August 2014)
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Indoor/Outdoor Suspension (beginning August 2014)
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3 or more Detentions
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Poor Attendance (10 or more unexcused absences and/or tardies)
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Textbooks/Library are not returned before the end of the school year activities
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Outstanding balances such a lunch, media and/or textbook fines
Uniforms
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Proper Uniform is mandatory. Formal Monday’s & Spirit Shirt Friday
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Mandatory Spirit Shirt for Activities/Fieldtrips
Misc
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Ear Buds (computer testing and software use)
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Mandatory Agendas (Office, Restroom & Hallway)
THANK YOU!
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Questions / Concerns
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Algebra 1 parents, please remain seated
Algebra 1 – EOC
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The Florida EOC Assessments are a part of the
Florida's Standards for the purpose of increasing
student achievement and improving college and
career readiness. EOCs will be computer-based,
criterion-referenced assessments that measure the
Mathematics Florida Standards for specific highschool level courses, as outlined in the course
description. The first assessment to begin the
transition to end-of-course testing in Florida is the
Algebra 1 EOC.
Reporting Categories
Test Item Specification
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Questions are presented in real-world contexts or
related to real-world situations
 Types
of test items
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Equation Response
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Multiple Choice Response
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Multi-Select Response
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Table Response
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Simulation Response
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Matching Item Response
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Selectable Text Response
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Moveable Text Response
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Graphic Response — Drag and Drop
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Graphic Response — Hot Spot
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Natural Language Response
Sample Algebra 1 Question
Sample Algebra 1 Question
THANK YOU!
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Questions / Concerns
Geometry – EOC
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The Florida EOC Assessments are a part of the
Florida's Standards for the purpose of increasing
student achievement and improving college and
career readiness. EOCs will be computer-based,
criterion-referenced assessments that measure the
Mathematics Florida Standards for specific highschool level courses, as outlined in the course
description.
Reporting Categories
Test Item Specification


Questions are presented in real-world contexts or
related to real-world situations
Types of test items

Equation Response
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Multiple Choice Response

Multi-Select Response

Simulation Response
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Hot Text Response
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Selectable Text Response

Moveable Text Response

Graphic Response — Drag and Drop

Graphic Response — Hot Spot

Natural Language Response
Sample Geometry Question
Sample Geometry Question