School District of Upper Moreland Township
2900 Terwood Road
Willow Grove, Pa 19090

Planned Course for Mathematics

Course: Geometry 

Common Core State Standards:
NQ   Number and Quantity
A     Algebra
F     Functions
M    Modeling
G    Geometry
SP   Statistics and Probability

Course Description:
The School District of Upper Moreland Township’s Mathematics Program provides courses to meet the educational needs, interests and ability levels of all students.  The middle school and high school courses are designed to apply mathematical ways of thinking to real world situations; they prepare students to think and reason mathematically. Additionally, courses demand that students develop a depth of understanding and ability to apply mathematics to various situations preparing students for future college and career expectations.  

This course’s content is aligned to the Common Core State Standards. It provides a study of plane, solid and coordinate geometry with an emphasis on proofs and constructions to validate arguments.  Students will use properties of circles, spheres, cylinders, polygons, polyhedra, congruence and similarity in problem solving settings involving two- and three- dimensional figures. Students are encouraged to purchase the TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator for participation in this course. 

Prerequisite:  
Middle School Students: Score Proficient on the Keystone Algebra Exam and earn a minimum grade of 85% in Algebra 1.

Specific and measurable objectives to be attained by students:
Specific objectives for this course are aligned to the Common Core State Standards in the scope and sequence document for Geometry.

Materials:
Text:
Dietiker, Leslie, et al. Core Connections: Geometry. 2nd ed. Sacramento, CA: CPM Educational Program, 2013.

Printable Resources: 
Core Connections: Geometry Blackline. Sacramento, CA: CPM Educational Program, 2013.

Technology:
Online support materials from CPM Educational Program: www.cpm.org
TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator
LinkIt!
Geometer’s Sketchpad Software by KCP Technologies

Other Resources: 
Geometry Mirrors
Manipulatives
Teacher created materials
PSSA Performance Coach, Mathematics 8

Instructional Activities:
A balanced mathematics program demands the use of a variety of activities to stimulate thinking, conceptualizing, generalizing and problem solving.  Below is a list of those different activities.

• Differentiation

• Critical Reasoning

• Higher Level Thinking Skills

• Collaboration

• Questioning

• Authentic real-world tasks

• Use of appropriate resources and technology

• Self-assessment

• Reflection

• Modeling

Estimated instructional time to be devoted to achieving objectives: 
Middle School Students: 182 days (49 minutes per day)

Procedure for measurement of student progress on attaining objectives: 
Teachers use a variety of assessments to determine student proficiency:

• Formative assessment

• Summative assessment

• Participation/class work

• Group discussion

• Group collaboration

An explanation of how student grades will be determined:
Students will be evaluated in the areas of projects, tests, quizzes, homework, classwork and other performance assessments.  Point values will be given for each assignment.  Grades will be determined by at least five assignments per marking period.

6-12 Mathematics Committee                                     Planned Course: Geometry                         March 2020