Grade+9+Locally+Developed+(MAT1L)

** WEST HUMBER **** COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE ** ** MATHEMATICS COURSE OUTLINE ** This course emphasizes further development of mathematical knowledge and skills to prepare students for success in their everyday lives, in the workplace, and in the Grade 10 LDCC course. The course is organized in three strands related to money sense, measurement, and proportional reasoning. In all strands, the focus is on developing and consolidating key foundational mathematical concepts and skills by solving authentic, everyday problems. Students have opportunities to further develop their mathematical literacy and problem-solving skills and to continue developing their skills in reading, writing, and oral language through relevant and practical math activities.
 * TORONTO **** DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD **
 * Course Title ** : Locally Developed Compulsory Credit Course, Mathematics **Course Code**: MAT1L1
 * Course Type ** : Locally Developed** Grade Level ** : 9 **Credit Value**: 1.0
 * Ministry Guideline/Date ** : ** Locally Developed Compulsory Credit Courses Grades 9 and 10 **
 * Course Description: **


 * Prerequisite: ** NONE

By the end of this course, students will: By the end of this course, students will: By the end of this course, students will: Evaluation is based on the Ministry of Education document, //Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting in Ontario Schools, First Edition, Covering Grades 1 to 12, 2010.// Each student’s grade in this course will be generated as follows: Throughout the course, all evaluations will be divided into categories as set out by the Achievement Chart. Please note that not all categories will be included in a particular evaluation. The categories and their approximate weighting are as follows:
 * OVERALL EXPECTATIONS **
 * A. **** Developing and Consolidating Money Sense **
 * interpret, write, and round decimal numbers with understanding in everyday money situations;
 * solve problems involving money**,** drawn from everyday situations;
 * communicate information about money concepts;
 * use literacy skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) to obtain and communicate information about money sense.
 * B. **** Developing and Consolidating Concepts in Measurement **
 * estimate and measure length, capacity, and mass, in order to consolidate understanding of the metric system;
 * estimate and measure length, using the Imperial system;
 * solve problems, carry out investigations, estimate, and measure, using metric units, to consolidate understanding of perimeter, area, and volume;
 * communicate information about measurement concepts;
 * use literacy skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) to obtain and communicate information about measurement concepts.
 * C. **** Developing Concepts in Proportional Reasoning **
 * determine relationships among fractions, percentages, ratios, and rates by constructing diagrams, building models, and estimating measurements;
 * solve problems drawn from everyday situations involving percent, ratio, rate, and fractions;
 * communicate information about proportional reasoning;
 * use literacy skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) to obtain and communicate information about proportional reasoning.
 * __ Evaluation __**
 * ** 70 % of the grade ** will be based on evaluation conducted throughout the course. Such evaluations may take the form of tests, quizzes, and assignments etc.
 * ** 30 % of the grade ** will be based on a final exam and/or culminating activity that will be administered at the end of the course.

Subject-specific content acquired in each course (knowledge), and the comprehension of its meaning and significance (understanding) || 30 %  ||   || The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes || 15 %  ||   || The conveying of meaning through various forms || 10 %  ||   || The use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts || 15 %  ||   ||
 * ** Categories ** ||  ** WEIGHTING **  ||   ||
 * ** Knowledge and Understanding **
 * ** Thinking **
 * ** Communication **
 * ** Application **
 * ** Term **** Evaluation ** || 70%  || 100 % ||
 * ** Final Examination and/or Culminating Activity ** || 30 %  ||^   ||

In addition to a numeric grade, students will be assessed on how well they develop the following learning skills and work habits: For each skill, students will receive a rating of “Excellent”, “Good”, “Satisfactory”, or “Needs Improvement”. This will be reported on a student’s report card.
 * __ Learning Skills and Work Habits: __**
 * Responsibility
 * Organization
 * Independent Work
 * Collaboration
 * Initiative
 * Self-Regulation


 * __ Student Expectations: __**
 * 1. Students are responsible for their behaviour in the classroom and the school and for providing evidence of their achievement of the overall expectations of the curriculum. **
 * 2. Homework will be assigned on a daily basis. If you have a problem with homework, you are expected to get extra help before the next class. **
 * 3. In order to ensure equity for all students, assignments for evaluation and tests or exams are to be completed, whenever possible, under the supervision of a teacher. **
 * 4. Students are expected to complete all Assessment for/as/of learning for the day noted by the teacher. All math problems are to be answered using proper format, neat and legible. Assignments are always due at the beginning of the period on the due date. Late assignments will not normally be accepted after the assignment has been taken up or handed back. Failure to make arrangements concerning missed assignments will result in a mark of zero. It is the responsibility of the student to catch up on any work they might have missed. **
 * 5. Assessment of learning will be given on a regular basis. If absent on an assessment day, the assessment will be written the first day back unless prior arrangements have been made. Failure to check with the teacher will result in a mark of zero. **
 * 6. Organized notebooks are the key to success! Each lesson should be neatly dated, numbered and include a **
 * record of that day’s homework. **
 * 7. It is the student’s responsibility to seek extra help when needed - it is always available upon request. Don’t forget that keeping up is easier than catching up! **

Plagiarism is a very serious offence. Any work that the student submits as an evaluation must be his or her original work. Students who are caught plagiarizing will receive a mark of zero, and further disciplinary action may be taken. Pencil, pen, eraser, ruler, scientific calculator, lined or grid paper, three-ring binder. Parent(s) and/or guardian(s) may contact the school at (416) 394-7570 at any time to find out how students are progressing in their classes.
 * __ Plagiarism __**
 * __ Materials Required __**
 * __ Contact Information __**