WELCOME, BADDIE.

ALGEBRA IS AN UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO MATHEMATICS, CONNECTING NUMBERS, CONCEPTS, AND MATHEMATICAL RULES TO THE REAL WORLD. THROUGH DISCUSSION-BASED LESSONS, FIELDWORK, AND OPERATIONS, BADDIES MAY DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE PATTERNS, ANALYZE SITUATIONS, SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. GIRL MATH IS DESIGNED AS INDEPENDENT STUDY. THERE IS NO SINGLE REQUIRED PATH, SPECIFIC OUTCOME, OR EXPECTED END RESULT. MEMBERS DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT TO LEARN, WHICH ACTIVITIES INTEREST THEM, AND HOW THEY CHOOSE TO APPROACH THEIR WORK. MEMBERS MAY MOVE AT THEIR OWN PACE, COMPLETE CHALLENGES AS THEY WISH, AND TRACK THEIR PROGRESS AS THEY BUILD THEIR MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDING. PARTICIPATION IS OPTIONAL, YET RECOMMENDED. MEMBERS ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO COMPLETE ANY LESSON, FIELDWORK, OPERATION, OR OTHER ASSIGNMENT. ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED NOT SIMPLY TO FILL FREE TIME, BUT TO MAKE THAT TIME MEANINGFUL TO THE MEMBER’S INTERESTS, HOBBIES, CURIOSITY, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. EACH ASSIGNMENT CONTAINS ITS OWN UNIQUE INSTRUCTIONS, OBJECTIVES, AND REQUIREMENTS. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE VALID WAYS TO APPROACH AN ACTIVITY, AND THE MEMBER’S APPROACH IS ENTIRELY THEIR OWN DECISION.

CONTENT CREATORS & INFLUENCERS SOME ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR CONTENT CREATORS, INFLUENCERS, OR MEMBERS WHO WANT TO CONNECT EDUCATION WITH THEIR EXISTING NICHE. THESE ACTIVITIES MAY ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO EXPLORE MATHEMATICS THROUGH THEIR CONTENT, CREATIVE WORK, BUSINESS, LIFESTYLE, OR AREA OF INTEREST. PARTICIPATING IN A CONTENT-CREATOR OR INFLUENCER ACTIVITY DOES NOT REQUIRE MEMBERS TO RECORD, PUBLISH, OR POST THEIR WORK ON ANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM OR OTHER PUBLIC CHANNEL. REMEMBER TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE IT IS DUE. ANY WORK SUBMITTED TO BADDIE UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOS, WRITTEN WORK, CREATIVE PROJECTS, OR OTHER SUBMISSIONS, BECOMES THE PROPERTY OF BADDIE UNIVERSITY. BADDIE UNIVERSITY MAY USE, REPRODUCE, DISPLAY, PUBLISH, OR FEATURE SUBMITTED WORK ON ITS PLATFORMS, IN ITS CATALOG, OR FOR OTHER EDUCATIONAL OR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES. ALL ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. MEMBERS MAINTAIN COMPLETE DISCRETION OVER HOW THEY INTERPRET, COMPLETE, DOCUMENT, OR APPROACH EACH ACTIVITY, SUBJECT OR SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS.

LESSONS (BLACKBOARD) LEARN THE RULES… OR UNIVERSAL PATTERNS? BLACKBOARD INTRODUCE THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND RULES OF MATHEMATICS. MEMBERS LEARN, DISCUSS AND DEBATE THE WHAT, HOW, AND WHY BEHIND MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS BEFORE PUTTING THEIR KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICE.

FIELDWORK (FW) FIND MATH IN THE REAL WORLD. FIELDWORK ENCOURAGES MEMBERS TO OBSERVE AND IDENTIFY MATHEMATICS IN EVERYDAY SITUATIONS. LEARN TO CLOCK IT; FIELDWORK CONNECTS MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS TO ENVIRONMENTS, INTERESTS, AND EXPERIENCES THROUGH INCLUSIVE ACTIVITIES. FIELDWORK MAY TAKE PLACE AT HOME, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, OR IN OTHER REAL-WORLD ENVIRONMENTS. ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE OBSERVATION, RESEARCH, MEASUREMENT, COMPARISON, DOCUMENTATION, OR INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE, PLACES, AND BUSINESSES.

OPERATIONS (O) PUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO WORK. OPERATIONS ARE CHALLENGES ENCOURAGING MEMBERS TO USE MATHEMATICAL KNOWLEDGE TO INVESTIGATE SITUATIONS, SOLVE PROBLEMS, TEST IDEAS, MAKE CALCULATIONS, AND REACH CONCLUSIONS. SOME OPERATIONS MAY HAVE MULTIPLE VALID APPROACHES. APPLY MATHEMATICAL THINKING WITH PURPOSE.

SKILLS DEVELOPED MATHEMATICS BEYOND THE CALCULATION. GIRL MATH IS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN SKILLS THAT EXTEND BEYOND TRADITIONAL MATHEMATICAL COMPUTATION. THROUGH PARTICIPATION, MEMBERS MAY DEVELOP LOGIC: RECOGNIZING RELATIONSHIPS AND REASONING THROUGH PROBLEMS; STRATEGY: DETERMINING EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO REACH AN OBJECTIVE; PROBABILITY: UNDERSTANDING CHANCE, LIKELIHOOD, AND POSSIBLE OUTCOMES; PATTERNS: IDENTIFYING SEQUENCES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND RECURRING STRUCTURES; BUDGETING: WORKING WITH MONEY, COSTS, RESOURCES, AND FINANCIAL DECISIONS; SPATIAL REASONING: UNDERSTANDING POSITION, DISTANCE, SHAPE, SPACE, AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OBJECTS; CRITICAL THINKING: ANALYZING INFORMATION, QUESTIONING ASSUMPTIONS, AND EVALUATING POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; ESTIMATION: MAKING REASONABLE APPROXIMATIONS AND JUDGING WHETHER AN ANSWER MAKES SENSE; AND DECISION-MAKING: USING MATHEMATICAL INFORMATION TO COMPARE OPTIONS AND MAKE INFORMED CHOICES.

PROGRESS KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW. GIRL MATH IS SELF-PACED AND SELF-DIRECTED. MEMBERS CAN TRACK COMPLETED FIELDWORK AND OPERATIONS WHILE MONITORING THE SKILLS, CONCEPTS, AND SUBJECTS THEY HAVE ENCOUNTERED THROUGHOUT THEIR JOURNEY. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO COMPLETE EVERY ACTIVITY. MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW THE AREAS THAT ARE MOST RELEVANT TO THEIR INTERESTS AND USE THE DIVISION AS A TOOL FOR CONTINUED LEARNING.

B.U. DISCLAIMER ALGEBRA IS AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE CREATED BY BADDIE UNIVERSITY. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE FORMAL MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION, ACCREDITED COURSEWORK, TUTORING, OR PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT. GIRL MATH IS AN INDEPENDENT-STUDY EXPERIENCE. PARTICIPATION AND ASSIGNMENT COMPLETION ARE OPTIONAL, AND MEMBERS MAY PROGRESS AT THEIR OWN PACE. ACTIVITIES MAY VARY IN DIFFICULTY, FORMAT, SUBJECT MATTER, AND EXPECTED APPROACH. FIELDWORK AND OPERATIONS ARE DESIGNED FOR EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT AND MAY ALLOW FOR MULTIPLE APPROACHES OR OUTCOMES. COMPLETION OF GIRL MATH DOES NOT GUARANTEE MASTERY OF MATHEMATICS OR ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY AT ANY PARTICULAR GRADE LEVEL. CONTENT-CREATOR AND INFLUENCER ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND DO NOT REQUIRE PUBLICATION OR POSTING TO ANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM. BY SUBMITTING WORK TO BADDIE UNIVERSITY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SUBMITTED WORK MAY BE USED BY BADDIE UNIVERSITY ON ITS PLATFORMS, IN ITS CATALOG, OR FOR EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES.