Friday, January 2, 2015

Mr. E's Mathemagicians

After spending a lot of time thinking I've finally figured out the keystones to my new program, the "Mathemagicians". Mentioned in the previous post, here is the wheel:


How it works
  • The wheel will be based on 1 topic at a time
  • The question difficulty will increase as students go around the wheel
  • I'll start with multiple choice questions in order to check papers quickly w/ an answer key
  • Each assignment is worth 500 points
  • Must score 90% or higher in order to move to the next section on the wheel (at discretion)
  • You can only move on by completing the work on your OWN. This does not mean that students who need help won't receive it, but in order to move along the wheel you must have completed an assignment with 90% accuracy by yourself. This is why there are 2 version of each assignment! Perhaps a student will spend their first time learning and making mistakes and practicing on version 1 of an assignment. Version 2 of an assignment can then be completed independently.
  • You obtain a prize whenever you go around the wheel. There is no time limit for going around the wheel.
  • When you go around the wheel, you start from the beginning of the wheel on the next topic.

Other
- Takes place during Monday and Tuesday lunch period (2 times per week, 8 times per month)
- Students can complete the wheel in 1 month for a particular topic.
- There are a total of 8 assignments per topic and 2 versions of each assignment
- If a student finishes early, they can help other students or complete version 2 of their assignment (not awarded additional points)
- If a student does not complete their assignment in that period, they can just store it in their folder and complete it the next day.
- Bulletin with rankings for the top 5 students that have the most points


Prizes
- Similar to the Gold Wii U prize, students can play PS3 during lunch time only (Wednesday)
- AMC Gold Experience Movie ticket or Regal Premier movie ticket
- $15 Barnes & Nobles gift card

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