1. Math in Focus: Parent Institute
Fall 2014

2. Scavenger Hunt Insert picture
Welcome parents! Please find a book and scavenger hunt on your table. We’ll review the answers in a few minutes.

3. Scavenger Hunt Answers
P Supplementary Angles
P 96 – Protractor
P 80 – 2 points
P 169 – V = 4/3pr3
P 121 – Rectangular Prism and Square Pyramid

4. Domains of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics
Grade
Domain
6-8
Ratios & Proportional Relationships
The Number System
Expressions & Equations
Geometry
Statistics & Probability 8
Functions 4 4

5. Standards for Mathematical Practice
Habits of Mind of a Productive Mathematical Thinker
MP. 1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MP. 6 Attend to Precision
Reasoning and Explaining
MP. 2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MP. 3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Modeling Using Tools
MP. 4 Model with mathematics.
MP. 5 Use appropriate tools strategically
Seeing Structure and Generalizing
MP. 7 Look for and make sense of structure.
MP. 8 Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. 5 5

6. The CCSS Requires Three Shifts in Mathematics
Focus: Emphasize key areas of instruction, focus on standards.
2. Coherence: Think across grades, and link to major topics.
3. Rigor: In major topics, pursue conceptual understanding, procedural skills and fluency, and application.

7. Math in Focus Framework7

8. What can I expect to see… in the classroom
Teaching to mastery
Concrete-pictorial-abstract model
Differentiation
Intentional progression of skills

9. ETSD Focus for Math Full implementation of Math in Focus
(Grades 6 & 7); Year 2 (Grade 8)
Increased emphasis on problem solving
Continued focus on number and operation
(elem.-base ten, algebraic thinking & fractions;
middle – number system, expressions & equations)
Increased emphasis on geometry & data
Integration of Math Practice Standards
(reason abstractly, demo. perseverance)
Focus on differentiation of instruction

10. Grade 5 – Algebraic Expressions
Skill Trace: Algebra
Grade 5 – Algebraic Expressions
Big Ideas: Algebraic expressions can be used to describe situations and solve real-world problems. 10

11. Algebra Skill Trace: Grade 6: Equations and Inequalities
Big Ideas: Equations and inequalities can be used to describe situations and solve real-world problems. 11

12. Algebra Skill Trace: Grade 7: Direct and Inverse Proportion
Big Ideas: Two quantities that are in a proportional relationship can be used to solve real-world and mathematical problems. 12

13. Real World Problems Grade 7, Section 3.4
Algebra in Action
Real World Problems Grade 7, Section 3.4

14. Algebra in Action
½ (2x + 4)

15. Algebra in Action

16. Real World Problems Grade 8, Section 4.4
Algebra in Action
Real World Problems Grade 8, Section 4.4

17. Grade 8: Lines and Linear Equations
Algebra Skill Trace:
Grade 8: Lines and Linear Equations
Big Ideas: The graph of a linear equation in two variables is a line, and you can write the equation of the line in slope-intercept form. 17

18. Station Work 10 minutes for each station
What I Expect to See in the Classroom
What I Expect to See at Home

19. What can I expect to see… at home
Same math, different focus
-Focus on understanding, as opposed to memorization
-More rigorous tasks
Math talk
-More focused vocabulary
-Explanation of answers
Independent practice of concepts
-Homework
Online resources (my.hrw.com)
-Student textbook
-Background videos/podcasts
-Virtual manipulatives 19

20. Technology Resources Holt McDougal Online (Grade 6-8)(
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Singapore Math ( 20

21. Recommended Websites/Apps
Math in Focus Book Website (
Websites
Arcademic Skill Builders (
Calculation Nation ( )
Cool Math (
Fun 4 the Brain (
IXL (
Math Playground (
Apps
National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (
Thinking Blocks ( ) 21

22. Reflection Let us know what you though: tinyurl.com/mathdms
Thank you for attending this evening!