Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Students examine secondary mathematics from an advanced standpoint, focusing on problem solving, investigating connections among various topics and representations, and situating secondary mathematics in a broader context, both mathematical and historical. Grading will be on a pass/withdrawal basis. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

Throughout the term, you will be given 8 tasks to solve. Using these tasks, you must evidence proficiency with each of the 17 curricular competencies and the 5 numeracy competencies from the BC Mathematics Curriculum (see competencies and competency grid). You do not need to show each competency within each task, but across the 8 tasks all the 22 competencies must be demonstrated. A competency may be demonstrated more than once.

What you will submit is a portfolio in which you showcase your work on the 8 tasks and articulate how your work on each task demonstrates proficiency with the specific competencies for that task. In addition, you must adhere to the following constraints:

1. You do not need to work each task to completion. However, 5 of the tasks must be worked to completion, and all tasks must contribute to showcasing proficiency with some competencies.
2. In one of the tasks, you must showcase a complete numeracy cycle.
3. You are allowed to collaborate on the solving of any, and all, tasks. In fact, it is encouraged. But each student will submit their own portfolio. If you collaborate you need to specify for each task who you collaborated with.
4. Time will be given at the end of each lesson to work on these tasks collaborating.

This course is assessed on a pass/fail basis. To pass the course, you must satisfactorily complete each aspect of the course assignment. Any aspect not completed satisfactorily will be returned to you to be revised, redone, or replaced.