1. Welcome! Lisa J. Mails Elementary
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Welcome! Lisa J. Mails Elementary

2. Changing the Conversation
Mindset and Math

3. Some kids are good at math and some are not. (ability grouping)
Math is hard.
If you can memorize facts and steps, you can do well.
There are right and wrong answers. (fear of making mistakes)
The teacher tells us how and we follow the directions.
Focus on speed.
Traditional Math

4. Math Today All kids can be good at math.
We need to focus on true understanding - not memorizing, speed, or simply following directions.
There are many ways to get to an answer. Let’s talk about your way. Let’s explore different ways.
Mistakes are opportunities to learn. We need not fear them – they are part of the process of learning!
Math Today

5. Growth Mindset Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
Carol Dweck, Ph.D. – Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Ted Talk by Eduardo Briceno:
Growth Mindset

6. Changing the Conversation
Talk to your child about their process. Talk to them about the science of the brain.
Acknowledge their struggle. Encourage them to persevere.
Model how you handle struggle in everyday situations. Talk out loud about it when you are facing something difficult.
Changing the Conversation

7. Changing the Conversaton
Change your dinner conversation, “What did you struggle with today?” Make it a positive.
Consider how you praise your child. Praise effort above all. Be thoughtful about how you give them feedback. “What Every Parent Needs to Know About Praise”
Focus on the Power of Yet
Changing the Conversaton

8. The Power of Yet

9. Content Standards
Practice Standards
Common Core Standards

10. Purpose of Common Core State Standards

11. What Do Employers Want? Problem-Solving Skills Quick Learners
Motivation
Self-Starter
Ability to Analyze/Interpret Data
Oral Communication Skills
Written Communication Skills
Job-Specific Computer Skills
Teamwork Attitude
Innovative Thinking
Intent: Provide a brief history and overview of the CCSS in parent friendly terms
Purpose: Background of development of CCSS
Slides:
Time: 15 minutes
Trade schools are requiring higher mathematics skills than in previous generations.

12. Understanding the math
CCSS
Math

13. Understanding the math
Communicating about the math
CCSS
Math

14. CCSS Math Applying the math Communicating about the math
Understanding the math
Communicating about the math
Applying the math
CCSS
Math

15. Coupons
Char has two coupons when she bought her shoes at Macys. The clerk said the $10.00 off coupon is usually the better deal. Was the clerk correct? Explain your reasoning.
Karen had two coupons when she bought her shoes at Macy’s. The clerk said the $10.00 off coupon is usually the better deal. Was the clerk correct? Explain your reasoning.

16. The Mathematics Standards

17. Standards for Mathematical Practice
2 Sets of Standards
What
Content
Standards
Standards for Mathematical Practice
How

18. Common Core Content Standards are grade- specific that focus on what students should understand and be able to do in the study of mathematics.
“WHAT”

19. Standards for Mathematical Practice describe what students should be doing as they learn mathematics. It describes how students should be engaging with the mathematics and fellow students.
“How”

20. Standards for Mathematical Practice Math Content Standards
Mathematically Proficient Students
Before in our 1999 math framework, it emphasized having a balanced math program with procedural knowledge, conceptual understanding and problem solving. We need these three categories in the content standards. Now to be mathematically proficient, students need to be able to proficient in all of these practices. *

21. CCSS Shifts in Mathematics
Focus
Coherence
Rigor
CCSS Shifts in Mathematics

22. Fluency
Rigor
Deep
Understanding
Application

23. 5 + 6

24. =
= 11

25. How many groups of 2 are in 8?
8 ÷ 2
How many groups of 2 are in 8?

26. 19 children are taking a mini-bus to the San Diego Zoo
19 children are taking a mini-bus to the San Diego Zoo. They will have to sit either 2 or 3 to a seat. The bus has 7 seats. How many children will have to sit two to a seat, and how many children will have to sit three to a seat?
Solve this task in at least two different ways.
Write your answer in a complete sentence.
Going to the Zoo

27. Four students will sit two to a seat and 15 students will sit 3 to a seat.
Going to the Zoo
K-2

28. 2 x 5 = 10
3 x 2 = 6
2 x 3 = 6
3 x 4 = 12
2 x 2 = 4
3 x 5 = 15
K-2

29. 2 x 2 = 4
3 x 5 = 15
K-2

30. K-2

31. -14 5
K-2

32. What does the 2 represent?
-14
What does the 5 represent? 5
K-2

33. -14 5
K-2

34. Going to the Zoo 5 10 2 6 16 2 to a seat 3 to a seat Total Students
K-2

35. Going to the Zoo 5 4 10 8 2 3 6 9 16 17 2 to a seat 3 to a seat Total
Students 10 8
3 to a seat 2 3
Students 6 9
Total 16 17
K-2

36. Going to the Zoo 5 4 3 10 8 6 2 3 4 6 9 12 16 17 18 2 to a seat
Students 10 8 6
3 to a seat 2 3 4
Students 6 9 12
Total 16 17 18
K-2

37. Going to the Zoo
2 to a seat 5 4 3 2
Students 10 8 6 4
3 to a seat 2 3 4 5
Students 6 9 12 15
Total 16 17 18 19
K-2

38. x + y = 7 2x + 3y = 19 -2x + -2y = -14 2x + 3y = 19 y = 5 x + y = 7
x = # of seats of students sitting 2 to a seat
y = # of seats of students sitting 3 to a seat
x + y = 7
2x + 3y = 19
-2x + -2y = -14
2x + 3y = 19
y = 5
x + y = 7
x = 2
x + 5 = 7
4 students will sit 2 to a seat.
15 students will sit 3 to a seat.

39. Persevere
Make sense of problems
Practice Standard #1

40. Practice Standard #2 Make sense of numbers in problems
Use coherent representations of problems
Practice Standard #2

41. Practice Standard #3 Construct viable arguments
Critique reasoning of others
Practice Standard #3

42. Model with mathematics
Real-world applications
Practice Standard #4

43. Use appropriate tools strategically
Practice Standard #5

44. Practice Standard #6 Communicate precisely in mathematics
Academic vocabulary
Practice Standard #6

45. Look for and make use of structure
Practice Standard #7

46. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Practice Standard #8

47. HOMEWORK Homework Process
If your child is having problems with the homework:
Ask questions……what do you remember?
How do you think you would solve this?
What have you done before that can help you with this?
Then have your child write out his/her thinking.
What he/she tried first, second, etc.
Send the written process attached to the homework.
The teacher will accept it for credit.
HOMEWORK