Smart is not something you are,
Smart is something you become
Mr. Gonzalez - Algebra 1
Room 402 - Conference Time 1st Period, 8:45 - 10:15
email, [email protected]
School website, dgonzalezmath.weebly.com
The overriding expectation in Mr. Gonzalez's class is a Partnership of RESPECT:
My respect for you, your respect for yourself, our respect for other students, your respect for the teacher, respect for the school, and respect for any guests (including substitute) we may have in the class.
What Students Can Expect from Mr. Gonzalez
My entire class syllabus is provided in the attached file.
Room 402 - Conference Time 1st Period, 8:45 - 10:15
email, [email protected]
School website, dgonzalezmath.weebly.com
The overriding expectation in Mr. Gonzalez's class is a Partnership of RESPECT:
My respect for you, your respect for yourself, our respect for other students, your respect for the teacher, respect for the school, and respect for any guests (including substitute) we may have in the class.
What Students Can Expect from Mr. Gonzalez
- I care about my students - all students (even if math isn't your favorite subject).
- I believe all students can learn math. I will be persistent in encouraging my students to make their best effort.
- I will work hard for my students and strive to make the class interesting by making real world connections.
- My primary goals are for my students to develop useful Algebra 1 skills, and pass Algebra 1 EOC.
- I will support students who need additional assistance to learn math skills.
- I will make every effort to maintain open communications with students. However, I will answer many questions with questions to promote student thinking and self-reliance.
- I will grade tests and quizzes promptly, and give you specific feedback on how to get even better.
My entire class syllabus is provided in the attached file.
algebra_1_syllabus_mr_gonzalez_08-07-19.pdf | |
File Size: | 44 kb |
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The honor Algebra 1 class will be a flip-instruction class. The attached link has a short video describing this environment.
Mr. Gonzalez, Flip-Instruction
Mr. Gonzalez, Flip-Instruction
A class notebook is required, and is a critical to your success.
The better organized you are, the better you can find the material to review, which leads to better understanding.
How to setup your notebook is provided in the attached file.
The better organized you are, the better you can find the material to review, which leads to better understanding.
How to setup your notebook is provided in the attached file.
notebook_setup_08-21-18.pdf | |
File Size: | 139 kb |
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Student Grading
- Students grade is primarily based on how they perform on quizzes and tests.
- Students must show all work to get credit (they simply cannot write an answer).
- Student will have the opportunity to replace low quiz grades when they are retested on the same concepts a second time on unit tests.
- Students are required to maintain a Grade Tracker (recording class grades) in their notebook.