I recently obtained a teaching position, in math, that starts Tuesday. I have no teaching experience and majored in history. I'm great with math and have no trouble with understanding any of the stuff, but I'm having trouble figuring out a general time line for the year. Granted I know that whatever timeline I pick will not work and things will get pushed, but I'd like to have some idea. Right now I'm working on my integrated math class and trying to plan. There are 13 Chapters in the book (it's a 9th grade basic math class basically). I KNOW I won't get through all of them, and was told by the math director to expect to get through 7-8 of them. Each chapter has 8-9 sections. How long should I be spending on each section? Any suggestions for figuring out a tentative schedule will be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks :)
2006-08-25 16:33:48 · 4 answers · asked by dotdictus 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
It wasn't really a question about division. I can figure out the math. My issue is, I realize that I might plan on day for a lesson and it might take 2, or whatever. How long should I expect each section to take? How often would a lesson take more than a day, generally?
2006-08-25 16:54:03 · update #1
School has 180 days. That's 36 weeks. You can get at least 9 chapters through in 36 weeks. One chapter per half month. One section everyday. If the lesson is long, then cut it in half and take two days to teach it. That's how my high school math teacher did it, and we got up to chapter 11 in our math book (with 8-9 sections per chapter.) You would also have to take a day or two for quizzes and a chapter test.
2006-08-25 16:37:17 · answer #1 · answered by Crescent 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try to get the teacher's lesson plans or files from last year. If you can't do that ask another math teacher in the school or the math director to give you help for a rough draft. I understand completely because I didn't have a cert. and was hired out of the blue to teach 5th science and soc. st. the wk before school started. I also had to sign up for college classes and start them and that really made my time strained! I had been subbing at the school and had a little knowledge about the classes but it was tough the first 4-8 wks. Some schools keep the lesson plans from the year before and that would be a great help if you could use it to start with and then adjust as you see fit. God is blessing you and you will recieve blessings all year from the kids. Best wishes for a great year!
2006-08-26 02:37:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no magic formula to figure this out; it will greatly depend on two aspects:
1. The level your students have; if they are behind on basic concepts you will have to slow down, on the other hand if they are well prepared you might go through material faster than thought.
2. The complexity of the topics; some chapters or sections might be more difficult than others and will require more attention.
So my suggestions are these:
Do a diagnosis test of your students on the first or second day of class (general stuff, the grade will not count!) to ascertain their level of understanding, this way you will have a clearer comprehension of the problems your students might struggle with and you can even if necessary revisit some previous topics before moving on to the actual textbook teaching.
Check the book's topics, talk with other teachers to check which topics you should really cover according to your curriculum.
2006-08-26 15:19:15 · answer #3 · answered by jenny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...i really hope you are not going to teach how to divide... ;)
2006-08-25 23:41:54 · answer #4 · answered by enhanced_neuronal_machine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋