PARENT EDUCATION SERIES #1: THE SHIFT IN ELEMENTARY MATH INSTRUCTION Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Willow Grove Elementary School.

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PARENT EDUCATION SERIES #1: THE SHIFT IN ELEMENTARY MATH INSTRUCTION Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Willow Grove Elementary School

Welcome!  Introductions  Mrs. Melissa Watters, 2 nd Grade Teacher  Mr. Patrick McQueeney, Principal  Intended Focus  Introduction to Parent Education Series  The Shift in Elementary Math Instruction

Parent Education Series  A collection of nights (one each month until June) that highlight various topics in education that will impact your child during their time at Willow Grove  Upcoming Topics  The Shift in Math Instruction (tonight)  How We Teach Great Writers  H.I.B. and Student Relationships  S.T.E.M. (Science Technology Engineering and Math)  Cultural Differences in the American Education System  Summer Reading/Summer Enrichment

The Shift in Math Instruction  Greater Focus on Fewer Topics  Coherence: Linking topics and thinking across grades  Rigor: Pursue conceptual understanding, procedural skills and fluency, and application with equal intensity

OLD School vs. NEW School  Race to cover multitude of concepts in curriculum  Disconnected topics divided amongst grade levels  Focus on independent math skills  More time on fewer concepts (FOCUS)  Interconnected, logical progressions of concepts from grade to grade (COEHERENCE)  Focus on conceptual understanding, the skills, and application (RIGOR) OLD SCHOOLNEW SCHOOL

A Math Problem – OLD SCHOOL

A Math Problem – NEW SCHOOL  = ???  = 20  = 30  = 32  = 17 SAME ANSWER, DIFFERENT STRATEGIES !!

“Common” Common Core Misconception  Common Core = NEW School  WRONG!!  Common Core = OLD School AND NEW School

Math in Action at Willow Grove  OLD School  Emphasis on Math Facts Math Wizards Grades 1-4  NEW School  Common Core Aligned Resources Expose students to multiple strategies to solve math problems Connect problem solving to real life applications (word problems)

Common Core Math for YOU!  Mrs. Melissa Watters, 2 nd Grade Teacher  Math Problem Solving Strategies and Techniques  Math Games to Support Learning

QUESTIONS?? Thank you for coming!!