Raise Your Hand for Student Success

Week 12

Common Core PD Grades 6 -12

CCSS PD Module Topics

1.  Workshop Model & Shifts - October 21, 2013

overview of workshop model, each of the 10 sessions will presented using the workshop model format

Focus: identify grade level focus

Coherence: identify connections within and across grade levels

Rigor: identify appropriate skills, fluency and applications at each grade level

 

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2. Standards for Mathematical Practice & CCL4 - November 18, 2013

SFMP will provide the entry point into the standards at each grade/course

Common Core Look For’s - monitoring & evaluation of implementation

Identify student & teacher actions and dialogue by grade level

3.  Numbers & Quantity - December 16, 2013

6-8:Number System, 9 -12:Number & Quantity

What’s new, what’s moved?

Grade level focus

Closing the gap

Preparing for Assessment

4. Algebra - January 13, 2013

6-8:Expressions & Equations, 9 - 12:Functions

What's new, what's moved?
Within the Workshop Model.
Leverage, Readiness, Endurance

5. Functions - February 10, 2014

6-7: Rations & Proportional Reasoning 8:Functions; 9-12:Functions

6. Geometry - March 17, 2014

7.  Statistics/Probability -

April 28, 2014

8.  Academic Language & Reflection - May 12, 2014

Adoption of Curriculum Review Recommendations

The Portland Board of Education accepted and adopted the Mathematics Curriculum Alignment Report put forth through the work of the Content Area Teacher Leaders, Curriculum Review Committee and Curriculum Advisory Council.  Below is a brief overview of critical components.

Elementary
Instruction:    Everyday Math - Presumpscot, Riverton, Hall
                      Envision -  Longfellow, Reiche, Peaks, Ocean Ave, Lyseth, East End
Assessment: Piloting of Childrens' Progress (NWEA) K-2, fall administration of NWEA 3-5

Middle School
Instruction: Continuation of the implementation plan Y2 for UCSMP and use of the workshop model for instruction.
Assessment: fall administration of NWEA 6-8

High School
Instruction: Implementation of Algebra 1 for grade 9 at PHS & DHS and use of the workshop model for instruction.
Assessment: fall administration of NWEA 9-10; NWEA end-of-course assessments for Algebra1, Algebra2 and Geometry.

How Do We Raise Critical Thinkers?

As we venture into the 21st century, we as a society, are faced with more innovation and challenge than ever before. We now live in an interconnected world, where the Internet and global communications are simultaneously uniting and isolating us as a society. How do we raise critical thinkers to best face the challenges that face our modern society? What changes in education methods should be implemented to  create a better learning environment for these budding minds? Check out this great infographic by Mentoring Minds to find out!

Elementary Program Review

Teachers from across the district gather to review elementary math programs.

Teaching Strategies in Math for ESL Students

17 Strategies for Teaching Mathematics to ELL Students
Teaching strategies in math for English as second language (ESL) learners require a focus on the integration of concept vocabulary, along with proper academic grammatical structures. However, building mathematical concepts in these students brings increased comprehension when lessons focus on content rather than strictly on linguistic format. Math language acquisition takes place when lessons are presented in a meaningful manner, which are also understandable.
The teaching strategies which are more meaningful for ESL students include concrete objects, graphics, manipulatives, and math activities that clarify and reinforce concepts. The use of these strategies with well designed classroom management techniques, along with the following, help these students develop a better understanding of math.

Mathematics in Movies

This is a collection of movie clips in which Mathematics appears. The site is now in HTML5 video and should be accessible by all devices. If not, chose the direct video links. To include a clip into a presentation, chose the quicktime version.

Numberphile

Great resources if you are looking to "flip" your classroom or try out blended learning.

Common Core Transition website

In order to keep families and the community informed of changes we have created a link to the Common Core Transition website on the home page of Portland Public Schools.

How Do We Learn

K-12 Progression

Progressions Documents for the Common Core Math Standards

The Common Core State Standards in mathematics were built on progressions: narrative documents describing the progression of a topic across a number of grade levels, informed both by research on children's cognitive development and by the logical structure of mathematics. These documents were spliced together and then sliced into grade level standards. From that point on the work focused on refining and revising the grade level standards. The early drafts of the progressions documents no longer correspond to the current state of the standards.
Institute for Mathematics and Education

The Mathematics Teaching Community

Welcome to The Mathematics Teaching Community, where you can post submissions and receive comments from other members of the community.

Three-Minute Video Explaining the Common Core State Standards

This three-minute video explains how the Common Core State Standards will help students achieve at high levels and help them learn what they need to know to get to graduation and beyond.

Three-Minute Video Explaining the Common Core State Standards from CGCS Video Maker on Vimeo.

Shifts in Focus & Coherence

Mathematics topics intended at each grade
by at least two-thirds of A+ countries (on left)

 

Mathematics topics intended at each grade by at least two-thirds of 21 U.S. states (on right)












The standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K-12 education careers so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs. The standards:

• Are aligned with college and work expectations;
• Are clear, understandable and consistent;
• Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills;
• Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards;
• Are informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society; and
• Are evidence-based.

Work to Date

Creating a K-12 Aligned Curriculum

      



 94% agree that PPS should have a k-12 CCSS aligned curriculum that includes common standards, PD, Year-end Benchmarks, Assessments and Materials.

Upcoming Math Days

World Maths Day





Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159.
Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits passed its decimal. As an irrational and transcendental number, it will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern. While only a handful of digits are needed for typical calculations, Pi’s infinite nature makes it a fun challenge to memorize, and to computationally calculate more and more digits.

Problem Solving:at the Heart of the Common Core

Reminder to all K-12 Teachers of Mathematics,

Before you take your winter break, make your plans to attend this March Professional Development opportunity to recharge your mathematical tool belt.  This full-day Conference for K-12 teachers will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Rhode Island College.  The 2013 conference theme is, "Problem Solving: at the Heart of the Common Core."
Joseph Malkevitch, from York College (CUNY) will present both a keynote talk, "Need a Fairness Expert? Who Do You Call?" and a follow-up workshop in the afternoon.  A 1-page Program-At-A-Glance is attached along with the full program for the day which contains descriptions of all sessions in each of the grade level strands of K-5, 4-6, 6-8, 7-12 & 9-12.

The conference fee of $32 covers all conference expenses including morning refreshments and lunch with your colleagues.
Details, a conference flyer and registration information are posted at: http://www.trworkbench.com/stem/mar16conf

For additional information contact: ristem@ric.edu<mailto:ristem@ric.edu>.

Rick Hess: Straight Up

Straight Up Conversation: Common Core Guru Jason Zimba

College Readiness Exam

Testing Group Picks 'College Readiness' Exam

Students will be assessed at end of Algebra 2 or Math 3

Smarter Balanced Released Items

Item/Task Specifications
Item and performance task specifications provide guidance on how to translate the Smarter Balanced Content Specifications into actual assessment items. In addition, guidelines for bias and sensitivity, accessibility and accommodations, and style help item developers and reviewers ensure consistency and fairness across the item bank. The specifications and guidelines were reviewed by member states, school districts, higher education, and other stakeholders.

Scroll to Mathematics section.  The ZIP files contain an abundance of released items.

Common Core State Standards and English Learners

The Common Core State Standards mean greater rigor, higher expectations and considerable greater language demands. Leadership and professional development are needed to act collectively to implement supportive policies, build educator capacity and develop effective approaches for providing ELs with access to and opportunities for rigorous academic work. Join three experts as they outline what needs to be done for this population. Presenters: Judy Elliott, former Chief Academic Officer, Los Angeles Unified School
District, Lily Wong Fillmore, University of California, Berkeley, and Margarita Calderón, Professor Emerita, Johns Hopkins University.
To Register

Real World Math

Real World Math is a collection of free math activities for Google Earth designed for students and educators. Mathematics is much more than a set  of problems in a textbook.  In the virtual world of Google Earth, concepts and challenges can be presented in a meaningful way that portray the usefulness of the ideas.

Mathematical Discourse

The Talking Cure - Ed Week
The Common Core State Standards, of course, highlight the importance of "mathematical practices." The idea is that if you can't talk about or explain the math you're doing, you don't know it well enough.

Making the Shifts

The Mathematics Standards

1. Greater Focus on Fewer Topics

2. Linking Topics and Thinking Across Grades

3. Rigorous Pursuit of Conceptual Understanding, Procedural Skill, and Application

 

 

2012 in Numbers

366 days: An interactive journey through 2012 in number

http://www.nature.com/news/366-days-an-interactive-journey-through-2012-in-numbers-1.12041