Resources and Help

• Teacher Packets

  • Math 6 Pacing guide
    This is the pacing guide for Oakland Unified teachers to help them plan the school year 2010 - 2011. Keep in mind that this is not a set of lesson plans, but teachers should use it to aid in their planning.
  • Teacher Packets - Math 7

• Math Analysis

  • Math Analysis Pacing Guide 2010 - 2011
    This is the pacing guide for Oakland Unified teachers to help them plan the school year 2010 - 2011. Keep in mind that this is not a set of lesson plans, but teachers should use it to aid in their planning.

• Advanced Algebra

  • CST released questions - Prob stat Algebra 2
    These are the released Algebra 2 questions from the CST that deal with probability and statistics.
  • Geogebra
    This links you to Geogebra a free, downloadable construction and graphing software, useful for all levels of secondary math.

• Intermediate Algebra

  • Intermediate Algebra Pacing Guide 2010 - 2011
    This is the pacing guide for Oakland Unified teachers to help them plan the school year 2010 - 2011. Keep in mind that this is not a set of lesson plans, but teachers should use it to aid in their planning.
  • CST released questions - Prob stat Algebra 2
    These are the released Algebra 2 questions from the CST that deal with probability and statistics.
  • Geogebra
    This links you to Geogebra a free, downloadable construction and graphing software, useful for all levels of secondary math.
  • IA Prob Stat unit part 1
    Counting
  • IA Prob Stat unit part 2
    Permutations
  • IA Prob Stat unit part 3
    Permutations part 2
  • IA Prob Stat unit part 4
    Combinations
  • IA Prob Stat unit part 5
    Probability 1
  • IA Prob Stat unit part 6
    Probability part 2

• Algebra

  • Algebra 1 8th grade pacing guide
  • Algebra Initiative website
    This is the address for the Algebra initiative website for 09-10.
  • HS Algebra 1 Pacing Guide 2010 - 2011
    This is the pacing guide for Oakland Unified teachers to help them plan the school year 2010 - 2011. Keep in mind that this is not a set of lesson plans, but teachers should use it to aid in their planning.
  • Algebra Initiative materials
    These are the notes from the Algebra initiative meetings in February.
  • Algebra Word Problems - Guess and Check
    Part 1 of a series of problems and questions on how to solve word problems using guess and check.
  • Algebra Word Problems - Guess and Check - Age Problems
    Part 2 of the guess and check series.
  • Algebra Word Problems - Introduction
  • Geogebra
    This links you to Geogebra a free, downloadable construction and graphing software, useful for all levels of secondary math.
  • Shared practices
    These practices were shared by the teachers at the Algebra initiative in February.

• Geometry

  • A4L Transformation
    Introduces transformation to students. The blackline masters are at the end of the section.
  • Bay Area Construction Activity
    Scott Farrar’s activity using the locations of Bay Area Colleges to teach using a compass and straightedge.
  • Geometry Pacing Guide 2010 - 2011
    TThis is the pacing guide for Oakland Unified teachers to help them plan the school year 2010 - 2011. Keep in mind that this is not a set of lesson plans, but teachers should use it to aid in their planning.
  • Geometry Planning sessions resources
    Materials and lessons from the Geometry planning sessions 10-11
  • Polyhedra Lab instructions
  • Polyhedron Lab
    This lab includes nets for students, as well as the instructions. To be used in unit 4.
  • Shubin Area problems
    This is a graded resource of area problems. Choose some of the problems to give to your students, but you don’t need to give all of the problems.
  • Wheel of Theodorus
    The wheel of Theodorus is a task that uses the pythagorean theorem to show radical values, and justifies simple radical form.
  • Geogebra
    This links you to Geogebra a free, downloadable construction and graphing software, useful for all levels of secondary math.
  • Geometry proof
    This is a short introduction to how to teach proof to your students.
  • Geometry Qualifying Exam
    This exam was developed by Michael Serra as a part of what he did in his classroom. The idea is to give students the exam, which tests knowledge of basic definitions, so that students will be able to use the definitions in sketches and proofs.

• Pacing and Assessment

  • Algebra 1 8th grade pacing guide
  • Geometry Pacing Guide 2010 - 2011
    TThis is the pacing guide for Oakland Unified teachers to help them plan the school year 2010 - 2011. Keep in mind that this is not a set of lesson plans, but teachers should use it to aid in their planning.
  • HS Algebra 1 Pacing Guide 2010 - 2011
    This is the pacing guide for Oakland Unified teachers to help them plan the school year 2010 - 2011. Keep in mind that this is not a set of lesson plans, but teachers should use it to aid in their planning.
  • Intermediate Algebra Pacing Guide 2010 - 2011
    This is the pacing guide for Oakland Unified teachers to help them plan the school year 2010 - 2011. Keep in mind that this is not a set of lesson plans, but teachers should use it to aid in their planning.
  • Math Analysis Pacing Guide 2010 - 2011
    This is the pacing guide for Oakland Unified teachers to help them plan the school year 2010 - 2011. Keep in mind that this is not a set of lesson plans, but teachers should use it to aid in their planning.

• Secondary

  • A4L Transformation
    Introduces transformation to students. The blackline masters are at the end of the section.
  • Algebra Initiative website
    This is the address for the Algebra initiative website for 09-10.
  • Bay Area Construction Activity
    Scott Farrar’s activity using the locations of Bay Area Colleges to teach using a compass and straightedge.
  • Geometry Pacing Guide 2010 - 2011
    TThis is the pacing guide for Oakland Unified teachers to help them plan the school year 2010 - 2011. Keep in mind that this is not a set of lesson plans, but teachers should use it to aid in their planning.
  • Geometry Planning sessions resources
    Materials and lessons from the Geometry planning sessions 10-11
  • HS Algebra 1 Pacing Guide 2010 - 2011
    This is the pacing guide for Oakland Unified teachers to help them plan the school year 2010 - 2011. Keep in mind that this is not a set of lesson plans, but teachers should use it to aid in their planning.
  • Intermediate Algebra Pacing Guide 2010 - 2011
    This is the pacing guide for Oakland Unified teachers to help them plan the school year 2010 - 2011. Keep in mind that this is not a set of lesson plans, but teachers should use it to aid in their planning.
  • Math Analysis Pacing Guide 2010 - 2011
    This is the pacing guide for Oakland Unified teachers to help them plan the school year 2010 - 2011. Keep in mind that this is not a set of lesson plans, but teachers should use it to aid in their planning.
  • Polyhedra Lab instructions
  • Polyhedron Lab
    This lab includes nets for students, as well as the instructions. To be used in unit 4.
  • Shubin Area problems
    This is a graded resource of area problems. Choose some of the problems to give to your students, but you don’t need to give all of the problems.
  • Wheel of Theodorus
    The wheel of Theodorus is a task that uses the pythagorean theorem to show radical values, and justifies simple radical form.
  • Algebra Initiative materials
    These are the notes from the Algebra initiative meetings in February.
  • Algebra Word Problems - Guess and Check
    Part 1 of a series of problems and questions on how to solve word problems using guess and check.
  • Algebra Word Problems - Guess and Check - Age Problems
    Part 2 of the guess and check series.
  • Algebra Word Problems - Introduction
  • CST released questions - Prob stat Algebra 2
    These are the released Algebra 2 questions from the CST that deal with probability and statistics.
  • Geogebra
    This links you to Geogebra a free, downloadable construction and graphing software, useful for all levels of secondary math.
  • Geometry proof
    This is a short introduction to how to teach proof to your students.
  • Geometry Qualifying Exam
    This exam was developed by Michael Serra as a part of what he did in his classroom. The idea is to give students the exam, which tests knowledge of basic definitions, so that students will be able to use the definitions in sketches and proofs.
  • IA Prob Stat unit part 1
    Counting
  • IA Prob Stat unit part 2
    Permutations
  • IA Prob Stat unit part 3
    Permutations part 2
  • IA Prob Stat unit part 4
    Combinations
  • IA Prob Stat unit part 5
    Probability 1
  • IA Prob Stat unit part 6
    Probability part 2
  • Shared practices
    These practices were shared by the teachers at the Algebra initiative in February.

The downloadable resources listed to the left can be used to enhance and supplement your adopted texts and curriculum. You can download and print these resources, but not to search within the resources (consider them "paper-based" documents).