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Instructor: Anita Johnston        office: JM 250
phone: 517.796.8504    email: JohnstoAnitaM@jccmi.edu

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Revisions to the Class Calendar may be necessary during the course because of unforeseen circumstances (school closings, instructor illness, etc.).  It is important to attend class regularly to be sure you are up-to-date on these revisions.  

	Day	Sections	Topic of Discussion
T	21-Aug		Course Introduction
		1.1	The Problem-Solving Process and Strategies
		1.2	Three Additional Strategies
T	28-Aug		Competency Test (1st try)…20 minutes
			DUE – Topic for Teaching Investigation:  Writing Assignment
		2.1	Sets As a Basis for Whole Numbers
		2.2	The Hindu – Arabic System
		Truffle	Truffle Assignment
T	4-Sep		DUE - Learning Biography
		2.3	Relations and Functions
		3.1	Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers
		3.2	Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers
T	11-Sep	3.3	Ordering and Exponents
		Review	Review for Exam #1 – Chapters 1, 2, and 3
T	18-Sep	Exam #1	Exam #1 – Chapters 1, 2, and 3
T	25-Sep	4.1	Mental Math, Estimation, and Calculators
		4.2	Written Algorithms for Whole Number Operations
		4.3	Algorithms in Other Bases
		Activity	Modeling with Base 10 Blocks
T	2-Oct		Project Success Day – No Classes in Session
T	9-Oct	5.1	Primes, Composites, and Tests for Divisibility
		5.2	Counting Factors, Greatest Common Factor, and Least Common Multiple
T	16-Oct	6.1	The Set of Fractions
		6.2	Fractions:  Addition and Subtraction
T	23-Oct	6.3	Fractions:  Multiplication and Division
		Review	Review for Exam #2 – Chapters 4, 5, and 6
T	30-Oct		DUE – Internet Assignment
		Exam #2	Exam #2 – Chapters 4, 5, and 6
T	6-Nov	7.1	Decimals
		7.2	Operations with Decimals
T	13-Nov	7.3	Ratio and Proportion
		7.4	Percent
	Day	Sections	Topic of Discussion
T	20-Nov		DUE - Field Experience Journal*
			DUE - Problem Solving Assignment
		8.1	Integers:  Addition and Subtraction
		8.2	Integers:  Multiplication, Division and Order
T	27-Nov	Review	Review for Exam #3 – Chapters 7 and 8
			DUE - Teaching Investigations
T	4-Dec		DUE - Models and Algorithms
		Exam #3	Exam #3 – Chapters 7 and 8
		Review	Review for Comprehensive Final Exam
T	11-Dec	Final Exam	Comprehensive Final Exam

 *Note: Specific Journal entries should be completed and sent via email within one week of completion.  All entries are to be completed by Nov 20.  The Field Experience log will be die on Nov 20.