Foote Middle School Math Department
● John Hay - Math Chair
● Heather Zetterberg - Math Specialist (K-9) and Algebra 1 teacher
● Timothy Norman
● Laura Stanley
● Ozler Kayaraasi
Math Department Philosophy Overview
● Mistakes are essential to learning and need to be embraced
● Depth is far more important than speed
● Everyone can learn math to the highest levels
● Diversity is central to our decision making: We know our students - Neurodiversity, Mirrors + Windows, Social Justice
● It is essential to cultivate comfortable + confident risk takers
Middle School Math Course Offerings:
Grades 7-9
Program Merits Shared by Receiving Schools
● Willingness to be okay if they are wrong
● Students enter willing to work hard and are diligent with homework
● Students are coming in at good places…and this allows them to get to Calculus or Stats in their senior year
● In terms of demeanor, they are great already!
● Students have excellent study habits
● Students are willing to ask for help when needed
Probability Project Details
● Unit 3: Probability
● Open ended questions: What is luck?
● Calculate the probability of multiple events
● Understand experimental probability - eg. a biased dice
Casino Game
● Design a game of chance in groups
● Calculate the probability of winning the game
● Based on difficulty, decide upon cost to play vs. reward
