Staff.Caves

Mrs. Debra Caves

Contact

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

Office Hours

Office Hours will be held virtually through Zoom on Wednesdays from 10:00-11:00 a.m. I would appreciate an email prior to the meeting with your questions or topics you would like me to discuss. If no students arrive by 9:15am I will cancel the meeting. I will do my best to respect your time, but I ask the same in return.

High School Office Hour Info.
Zoom Link: zoom.us
Meeting ID: 913-4785-2020
Password: Caves

8th Grade Office Hour Info.
Zoom Link: zoom.us
Meeting ID: 982-1182-7469
Password: Caves

7th Grade Office Hour Info.
Zoom Link: zoom.us
Meeting ID: 934-8541-8269
Password: Caves

Classes/Duties

Pre-Algebra
Algebra 1

Class Information and Assignments

CLASS 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 KHAN ACADEMY

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

CODES TO JOIN GOOGLE CLASSROOM

7th Grade Math: upll72p
8th Grade Math: xpg5ol7
9th Grade Math: he2fm5x

ASSIGNMENTS
May 11-June 1 work for all classes has been assigned on Khan Academy for all classes

FINALS
I have assigned the finals on Khan Academy and your final will need to be completed by June 5th.

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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