My name is Tina Collins and I teach Algebra I, Geometry, Personal Finance, ACT Prep, Psychology, and AP Psychology at Roscommon High School. I grew up in a little village north of Lansing and graduated from Ovid-Elsie High School in 1993. After graduation I attended Central Michigan University with the goal of becoming a teacher. In May of 1998 I acheived that dream, graduating with a major in Psychology and a minor in Mathematics. I started teaching at Roscommon that fall. Since then I have coached the Odyssey of the Mind, coached JV cheerleading, taught Introduction to Psychology at Kirtland Community College, and received my Masters in Education from Marygrove College. I married my husband, Phil (yes, like the singer) in 2002 and our son, Benjamin, was born in 2006.
The purpose of this website is to allow you, my students, access to classroom information that can be helpful to you. It may be that you are confused on a topic and need some extra help. It could be that you were absent and want to know what you missed. Or maybe you are really interested in a topic and want to know more! As I find information that is useful and fun I will add it here. If you find links that you might think that others would enjoy, please forward them to me. I will check them out and add them.
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Class is going to run a little different this year. The notes that have traditionally been covered in class will now be done at home. You will have access to the basic notes and a video to watch. The advantage to the video is you can go back and re-watch things that are confusing or pause to take your time to write down notes. If you have high speed internet at home, you will simply access the information from this site. If you do not have internet at home you will be able to download them in class and still be able to access them offline later. If you want the basic notes you will need to download the PDF file. You will not be able to open a power-point on the Chromebook. Occasionally you will have more traditional homework. During class you will work through problems and do things that were traditionally assigned as homework. This will give you ample opportunity to ask questions about things that were confusing and have access to extra practice that can fit your needs. We will still have traditional quizzes and tests in class.
Frequently Asked Questions How does this change the way math homework is done? What we have known as “homework” has typically been a set of problems that were assigned so that your child could practice what he/she learned in class. Since this type of work will now occur during class time, student “homework” will now be to view instructional videos that the teachers have prepared. These instructional videos will introduce your child to math concepts. They will be taught how to be active learners while viewing the videos so that they can understand the concepts presented. Typically, the teacher who has made the video will instruct the students to pause or rewind the video if they need to hear information again. Students will take notes in a math notebook. How can my child learn from a 5 minute video? The teachers have prepared these videos to be clear and concise. Some are as short as five minutes, others are longer. Students will be taught how to be active learners by using the pause button when they need to write something down or just to take a minute to process and using the rewind button when they need to hear information again. Your child will be given a short quiz after the video to assess their understanding. If they do not do well on the quiz, they should review the video and write down any questions they have. What if my child doesn’t understand something in the video? If your child does not understand something in the video and requests your help there are a number of things you can do:
What are the benefits of learning from a video?
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