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Mrs. Debra Caves

Contact

dcaves@madisonprep.org
480-345-2306 ext 214

Office Hours

Due to the current situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak, I will not be holding regular office hours at this time. I will be available to answer any questions through email during school hours.

Classes/Duties

Pre-Algebra
Algebra 1

Class Information and Assignments

As giCLASS INFORMATION FOR ONLINE STUDY

During the next few weeks, we will be completing math using Khan Academy. You will need to create an account by going to www.khanacademy.org. Once you have created your account, you will need to find "teachers" and click on it. It will then give you the option to "Join a class" and that is where you enter the code provided below.

I will be posting all of your assignments here on my staff page. As we get further into our online schooling, I may need to make changes to the assignments based on student input to make sure all students can be successful. So please make sure you check my staff page for any updates/changes on a regular basis. I will be assigning certain units to be completed within a two week period. You are free to work at your own pace as long as you finish the assigned units by the given due date. Khan Academy provides articles, teaching videos (where a person is actually teaching you the concept as though you were in class with me), and practice problems as resources to help you understand the concepts. I highly recommend you use those resources when needed.

Please read "Math Expectations for Khan Academy" below. There, you will find even further instructions on how to proceed using this resource. (Thanks Mrs. Lindvall for your help with this).

Math Expectations for Khan Academy.docx

GRADING
Grades will reflect the work that you complete on Khan Academy. I will be monitoring your work and time that you put in and taking that into consideration as well. This is new to all of us and I get that. We will work through this together with compassion and understanding given our current situation. Miss Lambert said it best, "Right now, your participation, effort, and good health are all that matter. Be safe, and thank you for your patience, flexibility, and understanding as we all navigate this unknown territory together."

CODES TO JOIN YOUR CLASS

7th Grade Math Code: 64DF5AYC
8th Grade Math Code: R7U7PAB2
High School Algebra 1 Code: VEA3Z72B

ASSIGNMENTS FOR March 30 -April 10

7th Grade:
Please complete the following units and take the quiz for each unit by the given due date. Retake each quiz until you reach mastery before moving on to the next unit.
- Intro to adding negative numbers
- Intro to subtracting negative numbers
- Adding and subtracting negative numbers on the number line
- Adding and subtracting integers
- Adding and subtracting negative fractions
- Adding and subtracting word problems with negative numbers

8th Grade:
Please complete the following units and take the quiz for each unit by the given due date. Retake each quiz until you reach mastery before moving on to the next unit.
- Repeating decimals
- Square roots and cube roots
-Irrational numbers
-Approximating irrational numbers

High School Algebra 1:
Please complete the following units and take the quiz for each unit by the given due date. Retake each quiz until you reach mastery before moving on to the next unit.
- Overview and history
- Intro to variables
- Substitution and evaluating expressions
- Combining like terms
-Intro to equivalent expressions
-Division by zero

My name is Debra Caves. I am starting my twenty-seventh year of teaching and my fifteenth year here at JMPS. I currently teach 7th grade Pre-Algebra, 8th grade Algebra I and High School Algebra I. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Grand Canyon University and my Master’s degree in Education from Northern Arizona University. I believe in creating a positive and safe learning environment where students are not afraid to learn and take risks to improve themselves both as students and individuals. I encourage a learning environment where it is OK to make mistakes, but teach that perseverance and tenacity is how we learn and become stronger students.

When I am not teaching, I love spending time with my husband and my two daughters going on adventures (my favorite was hiking the Grand Canyon and camping for three nights). I also love to workout, read, and spend time with my friends. My favorite memories of high school are the Friday night football games and playing the flute in the marching band.

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