Comments on: Ohio CORE: 4 Credits needed in Math http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/01/19/ohio-core-4-credits-needed-in-math/ Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher going to bat for Web 2.0. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:32:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Melissa Sizemore http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/01/19/ohio-core-4-credits-needed-in-math/comment-page-1/#comment-26385 Melissa Sizemore Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:52:17 +0000 http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/01/19/ohio-core-4-credits-needed-in-math/#comment-26385 Will some schools just skip Geometry to get Algebra 2 in??? Will some schools just skip Geometry to get Algebra 2 in???

]]> By: Jackie Ballarini http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/01/19/ohio-core-4-credits-needed-in-math/comment-page-1/#comment-22780 Jackie Ballarini Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:58:34 +0000 http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/01/19/ohio-core-4-credits-needed-in-math/#comment-22780 The first few pages of this document from the College Board give a nice description http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap08_statistics_coursedesc.pdf . Some schools look at AP Stats as the course for seniors who "aren't ready" for AP Calc, but the only pre-req is Alg II (they really only need to know a little bit about logs). Having a couple of years puts you in a good position, there are some nice summer workshops available to get a new teacher ready. All the past free response questions are on the College Board's website. There are also quite a few resources <a href="http://web.mac.com/statsmonkey/APStats_at_LSHS/Teacher_Activities.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Disclaimer: I haven't taught AP Stats (although I hope to) but I did shadow this course during my student teaching (I gave up my prep period to do so). The first few pages of this document from the College Board give a nice description http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap08_statistics_coursedesc.pdf . Some schools look at AP Stats as the course for seniors who “aren’t ready” for AP Calc, but the only pre-req is Alg II (they really only need to know a little bit about logs).

Having a couple of years puts you in a good position, there are some nice summer workshops available to get a new teacher ready. All the past free response questions are on the College Board’s website. There are also quite a few resources here.

Disclaimer: I haven’t taught AP Stats (although I hope to) but I did shadow this course during my student teaching (I gave up my prep period to do so).

]]> By: Leigh Ann http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/01/19/ohio-core-4-credits-needed-in-math/comment-page-1/#comment-22759 Leigh Ann Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:29:30 +0000 http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/01/19/ohio-core-4-credits-needed-in-math/#comment-22759 Texas went through this recently and decided that AP computer science could count for the 4th year of math - get in touch with your state doe and let them know there is precedent :) Texas went through this recently and decided that AP computer science could count for the 4th year of math – get in touch with your state doe and let them know there is precedent :)

]]> By: Mr. Higgins http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/01/19/ohio-core-4-credits-needed-in-math/comment-page-1/#comment-22758 Mr. Higgins Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:20:49 +0000 http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/01/19/ohio-core-4-credits-needed-in-math/#comment-22758 We have thought very little about AP Stats with basically no experience; therefore, as a department, none of us know how much knowledge a student needs to pass AP Stats. We have never taught stats at the school and are looking to start with Probability and Statistics as an introductory course. Could you shed some more light on AP Stats? Provide me with some sort of resource? I have not went on AP Central to dig deeper because we are still a couple of years away. We have thought very little about AP Stats with basically no experience; therefore, as a department, none of us know how much knowledge a student needs to pass AP Stats. We have never taught stats at the school and are looking to start with Probability and Statistics as an introductory course. Could you shed some more light on AP Stats? Provide me with some sort of resource? I have not went on AP Central to dig deeper because we are still a couple of years away.

]]> By: Jackie Ballarini http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/01/19/ohio-core-4-credits-needed-in-math/comment-page-1/#comment-22757 Jackie Ballarini Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:09:29 +0000 http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/01/19/ohio-core-4-credits-needed-in-math/#comment-22757 I don't teach in Ohio, nor do I work for the Department of Ed, sorry. With that said, have you considered adding AP Stats to the senior year courses? Students with a strong background in Alg II should be well prepared for this course. I don’t teach in Ohio, nor do I work for the Department of Ed, sorry.

With that said, have you considered adding AP Stats to the senior year courses? Students with a strong background in Alg II should be well prepared for this course.

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