Laura Fricke, Jan Kloberdanz, and Dr. Susan Pecinovsky Iowa Core Mathematics Standards: Focusing on Fewer Topics and Learning More Laura Fricke, Jan Kloberdanz, and Dr. Susan Pecinovsky

Math Pilot Team 2008-2009 – Materials Adoption Committee Committee of teachers One from each building and each grade level Curriculum materials replacement very old no curricular cycle Iowa Basic Skills – low performance Investigations = Standards Team has evolved to Elementary Math Leadership Team Heart and soul of elementary mathematics curriculum A team with courage!

The Way It Used to Be enVision Math – drove the curriculum Previous standards – locally developed Coverage and spiraling back Pacing guides designed to support enVision Math Grade level islands Grade level growth The curriculum was spiraled back, and there was not enough time for the students we serve. We were trying to do every lesson. “It does not feel like students are understanding.” Little time in deep conceptual understanding. Began to randomly delete topics – teacher dependent Previous standards (locally developed) were too many, not used and piece-mealed with no connection. Curriculum materials led the instruction. Never questioned enVision – year after year

Data After Four Years Iowa Assessment Scores: 6th grade: Proficiency 56%, did not make growth goal 5th grade: Proficiency 68%, did make growth goal

The Problem Clearly Defined •Elementary Math Leadership Team •Data discussions across the grades Never noticed with the data viewed by grade level as opposed to across grade levels or system That “ah-ha” moment. - They became “our” students.

Our Vision Prioritize standards for critical learning Align enVision Math lessons Realign lessons for which there are no standards Identify and assess mastery content to support students’ learning of upper grade- level math Aligned to vision of Iowa Core

The Way It Is Now… enVision Math – supports the curriculum Content is aligned to Iowa Core Focus (314 lessons out of 960, 33%, realigned) Pacing guides designed to support instruction Interdependence among grade levels Pilot year growth in grade 5 almost 6% Bullet 3: 314 lessons out of 960, realigned refers to grades K-6.

Our Process, The Products Prioritize IC Standards Align enVision Math lessons into prioritized standards Realign lessons for which there are no standards (focus) Identify and assess mastery content (coherence and mastery) The Products: 1. Grade 5 IC Standards, Prioritized (working copy) Content Emphasis by Cluster K-8 2. Grade 5 Alignment Guide and Pacing Guide 3. Realigned Content and Transitional Content Tables 4. Mastery Content Table and Iowa Core Mastery Content 1 and 2 - Jan 3 and 4 - Laura Pacing Guides - 65-85 percent of time spent in critical areas

What We Learned FOLLOW THE IOWA CORE: Prioritize and align Keep content - Paperclips and 5th grade fractions Let go of content – Greatest Common Factor Research current curriculum first Jason Zimba and the Design Principles Don’t Assume! Letting go of what is familiar is difficult. Even master teachers will need coaching. 1. First bullet - more efficient to use progressions which include the standards Third bullet - Do not use the words “skip” or “delete” to refer to realigned content 2. Video link

Iowa Core Resources Focus by Mike Schmoker How the Brain Learns Mathematics by David A. Sousa www.corestandards.org (Common Core Standards) https://www.educateiowa.gov/iowacore (Iowa Common Core) http://ime.math.arizona.edu/progressions/ (Progressions of Content) http://www.illustrativemathematics.org/ (Illustrative Mathematics)

Iowa Core Resources http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Math_Publishers_Criteria _K-8_Spring 2013_FINAL.pdf(“K-8 Publisher’s Criteria for the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics”) http://www.smarterbalanced.org/k-12-education/common- core-state-standards-tools-resources/ (IC Design Principles Video with Jason Zimba) http://www.achievethecore.org/content/upload/Focus_in_Math _06.12.2013.pdf (“Content Emphases by Cluster K-8,” both consortia have designated clusters at each grade level as major, supporting, or additional)

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