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The goal is for students to work collaboratively in small groups to discuss and design mini-posters that display the 21st century skills needed for a successful math classroom. Ideal for a start of the year activity. The intent is for students to create the class rules rather than the teacher. Provide groups of students (2 - 3 students) with one of the task cards. Each group has the task of creating a mini-poster according to the described task.

A carousel walk around focused on factoring perfect square trinomials.

The simple prompts can be used by teachers to support lesson instruction, and as a resource for students. Display the prompts for students to utilize as a resource when working collaboratively or during direct instruction. Provide copies for students to add to their notebooks as a resource. Laminate and display some or all of the prompts to use with other mathematics lessons. The intent of the prompts is to provide easy reminders as to how to use the TI-84 graphing calculator as a tool when