Date: Monday, July 10-Thursday, July 13, 2023

Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Location: UHC, Room #223

Instructor: Brenda Schatz

Cost: $80 per rising 8th-10th grade student, mailed to Brenda Schatz at 207 Groton Ct. Simpsonville, SC 29680

This workshop is intended to refresh students in basic math skills before starting their Algebra 1 journey this upcoming school year. We will focus on reviewing the following topics:

*Fractions and decimals

*Symbols and expressions

*Exponential notation

*Signed numbers

*Factorization

*Number properties commonly used

*Introduction to writing and solving equations

*Graphing

*UHC Summer Assignment assistance

Students are required to have a copy of the Algebra 1 text used for the UHC Algebra 1 course. Algebra I – Classics Edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN 013133770-X. If you do not have a textbook or you are not a UHC student, please contact the instructor.

No homework will be assigned; however, students are expected to come to class ready to participate in all activities, discussions, and in-class work assigned.  Please contact Brenda Schatz at [email protected] with any questions.

Brenda Schatz Bio:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics Education from University of Central Florida
Teaching experience: public and private school teaching in Florida and Hawaii (6 years); private tutor (20 years)
Certifications: Dual FL certified in middle school and high school mathematics
UHC courses taught since 2010:

• Middle School Ecology
• Algebra I
• Algebra II
• Geometry
• 6th Grade Mathematics
• Middle School Math Lab