Geometry Honors Credit

Students who currently have an "A" average in Geometry after the first progress report, may request to obtain honors credit.

Course Description

Geometry covers all content, concepts, and skills required to meet both CAPT and NCTM standards. Students will use inductive reasoning to identify patterns and make conjectures about real world situations and apply deductive reasoning to confirm their conjectures through proof. Algebraic and geometric models are used and connected to topics in discrete mathematics. The use of computer technology is used to enhance understanding and continue the development of a comprehensive and rigorous foundation in pre-collegiate level mathematics.

There is an additional emphasis on using technology tools in the Honors section, where students develop advanced skills in the use of graphing calculators and PC software, such as Geometer’s Sketchpad, to explore relationships of plane, as well as solid figures.

Accelerated Pace of Learning at the Honors Level

In addition to the requirements for the academic-level course, the following requirements must be met in order to earn honors credit:

· For all course objectives, complete any "Challenge" exercises in the text. Refer to “Problem Solving: Geometry Honors Expectations” rubric for evaluation criteria.
· Complete additional objectives specified in the Honors Curriculum (attached).
· Maintain a weekly journal to include reflections on course objectives, feedback on classes, and your reflection on your learning.
· Provide assistance to classmates in mastering course objectives, either during class, or by tutoring outside of class. Provide this assistance on a weekly basis to one or more students. Evidence of success will be the student’s mastery of a specific course objective.

Additional Expectations

You have been identified because you are already performing at the top of your class. That means being prepared, participating, contributing, completing assignments, and demonstrating mastery of the course concepts. You have an excellent attitude and aptitude, and are an asset to the class and to the school.For you to continue to grow, however, you need to do more. Help me to teach you and to teach everyone in the class by the following:

· Give me feedback on your learning and my teaching
· Help others to understand concepts and your knowledge will be deepened beyond your expectations, because the students you help may need to learn in some way that is different from yours and you will need to use untapped abilities to help others.
· Let others help you and give them the same opportunity to strengthen their communication and math skills.
· Strive to be clear when you communicate, anticipate that the other person needs to have all the details laid out, not just the solution. Read your work back to yourself and see if even you can understand it, or will understand it a week or month from now. Create work that has value.

Failure to Fulfill Requirements

If any of these requirements are not met, the student will not receive honors credit, but will be dropped back to academic level status and receive academic-level credit only.