Mrs. Harkins

  • Greetings, students and parents!  I have taught middle school math since 2004 and absolutely love working with students of this age! I am passionate about helping all students realize they can indeed be successful in a math classroom! 

    Homework will not count towards the overall class grade because it is intended to be risk-free practice. Students usually grade their own homework practice, but I also look it over to give feedback. Students are then encouraged to make edits and resubmit for further feedback to truly master the concepts. 

    Instead of typical grades on assessments, students will be given verbal feedback about mastery levels of each standard on the assessment. More details about the standards based grading was sent home to parents and can be referenced again here. Math is not a race, though, and a student is not a failed mathematician just because the skills weren't mastered by a certain date. Therefore, students may still meet with me for continued practice and retakes as needed on previous unit assessments as long as they are also keeping up with our current unit of study. When assessments are retaken, the new mastery level always replaces the previous one.

    I am typically available Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays after school until 4:15 for students to meet with me for help or extra review, and am also available before school by appointment. 

    Students will find all needed course information and resources for my class on our Google Classroom page.