Algebra II

Private Algebra II Course with Kyle Kirby
In this Algebra II course we build on concepts usually covered in Algebra I and construct a bridge between algebra, geometry and trigonometry to create a solid foundation for precalculus. This is a completely personalized curriculum that will be shaped around the student’s experience with math, learning style, and interests.
The student in this course will use problem-solving strategies, questioning, investigating, analyzing critically, gathering and constructing evidence, and communicating rigorous arguments justifying their thinking while we tackle the core concepts of algebra, including linear equations, inequalities, graphs, matrices, polynomials and radical expressions, quadratic equations, functions, exponential and logarithmic expressions, sequences and series, probability and trigonometry. We will generally use a combination of the investigative, low-floor-high-ceiling curriculum CPM in conjunction with personalized projects and goals of the student and their family.
How this Course is Organized
We strive to meet twice weekly for about an hour over video—ideally, Monday and Friday, but we can be flexible. On Monday we begin the week with a live session where we work in tandem on some problem from algebra that embodies a new concept for us to investigate. Over the course of the week (Tue – Thu) the student spends about an hour per day on their own working on assignments that require filling whiteboards, making slides of learning, identifying confusions, and Slacking their teacher with questions. On Fridays, we come back together live for an hour where we go through confusing problems together on a virtual whiteboard, capture our learning for the week, get on mathematical tangents, and find connections between our work and the world.
How We Track Learning
- Each week we create a “slide of learning” where we capture the student’s work from that week alongside notes, quotes, learnings, goals, and feedback for the teacher.
- As part of the course, the student is required to talk to a family member every week about something they’ve learned, which is good practice for articulating the concepts of math.
- There are weekly mini assessments and feedback.
- The student prepares and delivers a Presentation of Learning at the end of the course.
- Assessment is designed to fit the student’s goals.
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 26 weeks
- Skill level High School
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes