Learning+Environment

=Description of the learning environment=

School
Megan teaches full time at [|Chrysalis Experiential Academy] in Roswell, Georgia, USA. ([|map it!]). The school has a population of approximately 100 students who live in the North Metro Atlanta area, from Marietta to Duluth. Major demographic points include:
 * students enrolled in grades 4-12
 * students of average to gifted intelligence
 * faculty of 11
 * student body is 95% Caucasian, 2.5% African American, 2.5% Asian, and 1% Latino
 * classes are no larger than 15 students
 * All students have access to a computer and the Internet at home

Class
Geometry students at Chrysalis are typically in grade 10, with some age variation older or younger. The students have passed Algebra I the previous year. Megan's geometry classroom can enroll as many as 15 students, though 10 students is typical.

Theme
I've decided to call the class' online presence **Axiomatics ***. The name articulates a class theme I'll apply during the year. You may remember [|axioms] from geometry class. They're the statements you don't prove (such as "any two points can be joined by a straight line"). Rather, axioms lay down rules for a mathematical universe that builds off them. Axiomatics is apt for Megan's geometry class because:
 * Learning is a spiraling path that builds on previous experiences to move ever upward.
 * Learning to work in a structured, logical world gives students a chance to play with what they "know".
 * Learning axiomatic mathematics provides an organization different than most math students have learned to this point.


 * We'll be using both a [|blog] and a [|wikispace] during the year.

Where to from here?
 * See the physical space
 * Read the unit lesson plan