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In-Depth Coverage of Concepts and Skills
Students learn and develop skills in preparation for trade school or college-level courses. Mathematical language, problem styles, and problem-solving and reasoning skills used in college entrance exams are used throughout the program to prepare students.
Examples and Practice Pages give students ample opportunities to practice what they have learned.
This Algebra 1 supports students planning to take the PSAT, ACT, SAT, and CLT tests as well as the course requirements of the NCAA.
Lesson content meets the skills and concepts required for standards alignment.
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Enhanced Instructor Support
Instructors with little or no math background will appreciate that lessons are presented in an easy-to-understand and use format.
Detailed instructional materials help instructors confidently support students.
Instructor materials include:
- Comparable student worktext pages
- Notes and tips to create opportunities for deeper connections with the curriculum
- Question prompts to check for understanding and misconceptions
- Suggested hints to prompt students without giving away the answer
- Answers, including fully worked solutions provided for all activities
- Record keeping sheets to help document progress and mastery
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Student-Driven
While students should continue to check in with an instructor, each lesson provides student-focused guidance that helps build skills to become more independent learners and develop their study skills.
Student Worktext provide:
- Clear lesson objectives
- Checkpoints to stay on track
- Example and practice problems
- Mastery checks
- Targeted Reviews for gradual Unit Test Preparation
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Multimedia Tools
The Digital Pack is critical for the successful completion of this Algebra 1.
- Video presentations of lesson content and walkthroughs of example problems for the student
- Helpful resources such as links to Desmos, a digital copy of the Formula Sheet, Mastery Check Rubric and more
- Fully worked solutions that can be password protected by an instructor
- Student and instructor login options
- Progress monitoring tools
Video presentations provide a representation of abstract concepts, allowing students to understand and visualize problems.
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Guided Notes
Guided Notes help students stay actively engaged while recording the most important information as they watch the lesson videos. Helping students identify critical items of each lesson helps them develop strong note-taking skills and study habits.
Guided Notes include fill-in-the-blank statements, short-answer questions, and detailed examples, with some missing pieces for students to fill in.
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Warm Up and Review
Warm Up sections provide quick review and activate prior knowledge for each lesson.
Targeted Reviews allow students to gradually build their cumulative knowledge to prepare for the Unit, Midterm and Final.
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Self-Checks
Students are given opportunities to self-assess and evaluate their understanding as they progress through a lesson.
Checkpoints highlight important concepts and ensure students can show understanding of the lesson’s objectives prior to moving to the practice.
Mastery Checks allow students to apply lesson and course objectives to show, and say what they’ve learned, using their own words to talk about the objectives for that part of a lesson.
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Assessments
Assessments include Lesson and Unit Tests, a Midterm Test, and Final Test.The Unit, Midterm and Final tests include problems comparable to those seen on standardized tests.
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