2. WHO IS MR. WEEKS?
•MY NAME IS MR. WEEKS.
•I LOVE MATH.
•TEACHING WAS NOT MY 1ST CHOICE, BUT I’M TRYING SOMETHING NEW.
•MY MOTTO IS, “STUDY TO SHOW YOURSELF APPROVED”.
3. CLASSROOM GOALS
M-BREAK MYTHSTHAT MATH IS HARD
A-AIM TO LEARN 2 DIFFERENT WAYS TO
COMPLETE A PROBLEM
S-SEEKHELP WHENEVER IT IS NEEDED
T- TRYWORKING PROBLEMS OVER & OVER
AGAIN
E- ENTER INTO CLASS WITH NOT ONLY
QUESTIONS, BUT WAYS TO SOLVING A PROBLEM
R- READDIRECTIONS, EQUATIONS, & RULES 2
TIMES BEFORE STARTING THE FIRST STEP OF A
NEW PROBLEM
4. WEEKS’ EXPECTATIONS
USE WHAT YOU KNOW
80% OF THE TIME, YOUR 1ST THOUGHT OF
HOW A PROBLEM SHOULD BE SOLVED IS
THE CORRECT. USE YOUR BRAIN!
BE DETERMINED
YOU WILL NOT GET EVERY PROBLEM
RIGHT, BUT YOU MUST WANT TO PASS
TO ACHIEVE IT. BE BOLD IN YOUR
PURSUIT!
ADMIRE MISTAKES
MATH IS NOT ONE-SIDED, SO TRY MORE
THAN ONE WAY TO SOLVE A PROBLEM
UNTIL YOU REACH THE WAY YOU
UNDERSTAND. MISTAKES ARE NOT BAD!
5. CLASSROOM PROCEDURE
•TO EXIT FROM MR. WEEKS CLASSROOM
• WHEN TIMER IS SET, GET BOOKBAG AND PUT AWAY
TOOLS.
• CLASS LEADER SHOULD HEAD TO DOOR AND ALL
OTHER STUDENTS SHOULD FOLLOW QUIETLY.
• TO LEAVE, YOU MUST RECITE A RULE FOR SOLVING
EQUATIONS.
•UPON ENTRY TO MR. WEEKS CLASSROOM
• TO ENTER THE CLASS, TELL ME A MATH TERM AND
USE IT IN A SENTENCE.
• PLACE YOUR HOMEWORK IN THE RED BASKET.
• PICK UP NEW HOMEWORK FROM THE YELLOW
BASKET.
• GO TO YOUR SEAT AND DO THE FOLLOWING: GET OUT
YOUR BOOK, TABLET, PENCIL & CALCULATOR.
• COMPLETE DO NOW FROM THE BOARD BEFORE THE
TIMER SOUNDS OFF!
6. CLASSROOM RULES
1) DON’T YELL ANSWERS OUT LOUD- ALLOW
OTHERS TO COMPLETE PROBLEMS FIRST
2) USE POSITIVE LANGUAGE AND ACTIONS-
YOUR POSITIVITY IS DEMANDED NOT
SUGGESTED
3)BE ALERT AND PARTICIPATIVE- YOUR
ATTENTION IS HOW YOUR PROGRESS WILL
OCCUR
4) RAISE HAND TO GO TO THE BATHROOM &
MIGRATE THRU CLASS QUIETLY IF YOU HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING NOT CLASS RELATED.