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Mathematics Department Update. Trina Gillet Supervisor of Mathematics and Science. Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) Common Core State Standards Curriculum work and assessments Algebra Next steps.
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Mathematics Department Update Trina Gillet Supervisor of Mathematics and Science
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) Common Core State Standards Curriculum work and assessments Algebra Next steps
PARCC Guidelines: Problems worth doing – Multi-step and contextual In-depth Focus Major content and fluency expectations Intensity Going “deeper” – connecting content and math practices
CCSS Required Shifts • Focus • Major grade-level content • Coherence • Linking of major topics within and across grades • Rigor • Conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application
Deliberate Approach • Adopting Instructional Materials • 2012-13 Go Math! K-2 • 2013-14 Go Math! Grades 3-6 • Curriculum Revision • Summer 2013 • Kindergarten, grade 1 and grade 2 • Grade 7, grade 8 and Algebra I • Summer 2014 • Grade 3, grade 4, grade 5 and grade 6 • Assessment development and on-going data analysis • Three times a year K-8 and Algebra I
Algebra • Importance of Algebra • Cornerstone of secondary mathematics • College and career success • Thoughtful consideration for placement “access for all”
Improving algebraic thinking • Understand patterns, relations and functions • Represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols • Use math models to represent and understand quantitative relationships
Algebra Readiness • Timing and cognitive development • Capacity for higher-level thought processes, organizational skills and maturity • Transition from concrete to abstract • Multiple measures of data
Next Steps • Analyzing data at every grade level • Ensuring Algebraic readiness throughout all grades • Adjusting curriculum appropriately based on student performance