7 th & 8th grade Math

Ms. Chia-Chen Chen (pronounced Ja-Jin Chen)

• Email: chchen@seattleshools.org Phone #: (206)252-8966
• Room Number: 112
• When available: 7:45-8:40 a.m. & 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Teacher Bio

• Years teaching: 16
• Years at Denny: 6
• Favorite books: Control Theory; A Placed Called School.
• Hobbies: Reading and hiking

Standards Taught in Class
EALR 1.1, 1.2, 1.3: The student understands and applies the concepts and procedures from number sense, measurement, and geometric sense.

EALR 2.1, 2.2: The student analyzes a situation to define a problem and applies strategies to construct solutions.

EALR 3.1, 3.2: The student analyzes information to interpret and compare information and applies prediction and inference skills to make or evaluation conjectures.

EALR 4.2: The student will apply communication skills to clearly and effectively express or present ideas and situations using mathematical language or notation.

EALR 5.3: The student understands that mathematics is used in daily life and extensively outside the classroom.

Course Description

• This course provides the 8th graders in special education with an experience in developing higher-order thinking skills through the use of CMP curriculum along with stimulating activities that are designed to accommodate differing learning styles, abilities, and interests.
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  Special projects, or other unique experiences as a part of class: Multiple intelligences are used as an organizing structure as well as an instructional tool when designing classroom materials and assignments.
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  Expected Outcomes (As a result of taking this class, a student will be able to…): The student will develop the ability to meet WASL standards and understand realize the relevance and scope of mathematics in their lives.
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  Assessments used: Brigance Academic Skill Inventory and Curriculum-Based Assessment tools adopted at the school and district levels. In addition, journal entries at Bloom’s taxonomy levels, games and quizzes, teacher- or student-made tests, scrapbooks or notebooks, observation records, conferences, and checklists will be utilized in the classroom as formative and summative assessment tools.
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  Materials used: CMP curriculum, WASL preparation books, remedial curriculum, and Northwest Case Study Project.
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  The Learning experiences: Application, connections, extension, and reflections are the major four stages through which students will be guided to learn and understand new concepts and apply them to solving everyday, real-life problems. CMP curriculum emphasizes cooperative learning, group sharing, verbalizing concepts and ideas, efficient researching, and writing clearly in mathematics.