1.+Introductions+&+Formative+Assessment

The objectives of the introductory day are
 * formative assessment of students' math knowledge and skills
 * assessment of students' classroom skills, e.g. group work and attentive listening
 * lay the foundations of a productive and supportive classroom community

=Introductory Activities= Most of the introductory activities in the binder have been taken from the Tribes book. You can likely use your own tried-and-true introductory activities, as well. It is recommended that you modify them so that they also give the students a chance to use their math knowledge and skills, to activate prior knowledge and give you another assessment opportunity. Please add ideas and links for introductory activities which have been successful for you.

=Formative Assessment= One of the best assessment resources is ONAP 9. ONAP is designed to be used as formative assessment, and includes detailed interpretive guides, linking each question to a curriculum expectation, which gives the teacher detailed information from which to differentiate learning for the students.

|| Grade 9 Academic ||
 * Grade 9 Applied

Another activity, if you need further assessment data, is to use a TIPS4RM Grade 8 summative task The advantage of this task is it gives the students opportunities for group work, which allows you to assess their group work skills.