Keynote presentation of what I want my students to know on the first day of class

1. WELCOME TO THE
MATH ZONE!!!
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2. Critical Path to Success!!
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3. Critical Path to
Success!!
A student that wants to be successful in this course will.....
Always be on time for class
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4. Critical Path to
Success!!
A student that wants to be successful in this course will.....
Always arrive at class prepared with ALL of the
materials they need
Graphing calculator
HB pencils
3 ring binder

5. Critical Path to
Success!!
A student that wants to be successful in this course will.....
Always attempt ALL their homework assignments.
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6. Critical Path to
Success!!
A student that wants to be successful in this course will.....
Review their class notes every night
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7. Curve of Forgetting
The Curve of Forgetting describes how we retain or get rid of
information that we take in. It's based on a one-hour lecture.
more info -> http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocs/study/learning.html

8. Critical Path to
Success!!
A student that wants to be successful in this course will.....
Always ask LOTS of questions about anything
they do not understand

9. Critical Path to
Success!!
A student that wants to be successful in this course will.....
Always get extra help from the teacher when you feel you are
falling behind or DO NOT understand the
material we are studying
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10. Critical Path to
Success!!
A student that wants to be successful in this course will.....
Find one or two people to be their study partners
and form a study group
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11. Critical Path to
Success!!
A student that wants to be successful in this course will.....
Consistently set a regular time to work
on homework assignments
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12. Classroom Rules
•
Unless you have a medical
condition (proof required),
only water will be
permitted in this classroom.
No other type of food or
drink will be allowed.
•
ABSOLUTELY NO
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during class.

13. Classroom Rules
•
iPods or other MP3
players may only be
used during seatwork.
They cannot be used
during quizzes, exams
or while I am
teaching.
• Only ONE person to
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14. Class Wiki
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