COMMUNITY MATH NIGHT 2013 When I don’t know….How can I help?

INTRODUCTIONS  Principal Everett Warren  Math Specialist Derek Beet  FCPS Consultant Nick Diaz

TOPICS FOR THE NIGHT  Why is Math Important?  Common Core  How can you help your child at home?  Resources

IMPORTANCE OF MATH  Presentation by Nick Diaz

COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS STANDARDS Frederick County Public Schools

COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS  There are Common Core mathematics standards starting in Pre- Kindergarten and going all the way to Algebra 2.  Common Core mathematics standards will help to prepare students for both college and careers after high school.

WHAT’S THE SAME AND WHAT’S DIFFERENT?  SAME –  The Common Core standards teach the same mathematics content that we currently teach.  DIFFERENT –  Some mathematics topics will be taught in earlier grades. For instance, dividing fractions by fractions will be taught in 6 th grade instead of 7 th grade. Also, much of the content in our current Algebra 1 course will be taught prior to the Common Core Algebra 1 course.  Also some new standards will emphasize student understanding over procedural knowledge; but (again) this is NOT new math content.

COMMON CORE BASICS Peter Cincotta, the FCPS Curriculum Specialist for Secondary Mathematics, goes over the basics of Common Core and how it will better prepare students for life after high school.

MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES

COMMON CORE ALGEBRA 1

COMMON CORE ALGEBRA 2

FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS IN th Grade Common Core Math 6 honors Common Core Math 6 merit Common Core Math 7 merit Common Core Math 7 honors Grade 7 Accelerated Common Core Math 8 merit Common Core Math 8 honors Common Core Algebra 1 5 th Grade 6 th Grade7 th Grade8 th Grade

SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS IN honors 6-merit Common Core Math 7 merit Common Core Math 7 honors Grade 7 Accelerated Common Core Math 8 merit Common Core Math 8 honors Common Core Algebra 1 6 th Grade 7 th Grade8 th Grade9 th Grade Introduction to Algebra 1 Common Core Algebra 1 Common Core Geometry

SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS IN merit 7-honors Algebra with Data Analysis Common Core Math 8 merit Algebra with Data Analysis Common Core Algebra 1 7 th Grade 8 th Grade9 th Grade10 th Grade Introduction to Algebra 1 Common Core Algebra 1 Common Core Geometry Common Core Algebra 1 Common Core Geometry Common Core Algebra 2

EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS IN merit 8-honors/ Algebra 1 Geometry 8 th Grade 9 th Grade10 th Grade11 th Grade Algebra with Data Analysis Common Core Algebra 1 Algebra 2 Common Core Algebra 1 Common Core Geometry Pre-Calculus Common Core Geometry Common Core Algebra 2 Calculus

ACCELERATED MATH  HS credit will be given for just the 8 th grade Accelerated Class  Geometry no longer in Middle School  Increased rigor of the CCSS  Since FCPS is still responsible for H.S.A., content must be taught  Focused work within each grade  Content is not repeated across grade levels like in years pass  Skipping grades in Mathematics is not a viable option  Highly Abled students need to be enriched, not reduced curriculum.  Skipping grade level mathematics creates knowledge gaps, opposite of what is desired.

RESOURCES  Mr. Beet’s Wiki-space that is on the school’s website  Parent Roadmap’s to Common Core Guides  Web-link resources  PARCC Assessment  Common Core Frameworks