Conclusion

I know your head may be spinning from all the information that was stated but the great part about the Alabama Course of Study is that it provides teachers with standards that the state deems necessary for students to become career- and college- ready. I’d like to also point out that this document includes career readiness. The reality is not every student is heading straight to college upon graduation. The more, we as teachers, prepare them for the what’s to come, the more understanding students gain. I have broken down Algebra 2 with Trigonometry standard #30, suggested a possible lesson using this standard, and offered some adaptions that can be made. Once again, there are many technological resources out there to use. I highly suggest using Desmos when possible. The amount of information students can gain from it exceeds expectations. Remember, the goal is for students to gain as much relational understanding they can during your class to be career and college ready by the time they graduate high school.

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