Mathematics Department Update Trina Gillet Supervisor of Mathematics and Science

Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) Common Core State Standards Curriculum work and assessments Algebra Next steps

In-depth Focus Intensity PARCC Guidelines: Problems worth doing – Multi-step and contextual In-depth Focus Major content and fluency expectations Intensity Going “deeper” – connecting content and math practices

CCSS Required Shifts Focus Coherence Rigor Major grade-level content Linking of major topics within and across grades Rigor Conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application

Standards Progression K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Geometry Measurement and Data Statistics and Probability Number and Operations in Base Ten The Number System Operations and Algebraic Thinking Expressions and Equations Counting and Cardinal-ity Number and Operations-Fractions Ratios and Proportional Relationships Functions

Deliberate Approach Adopting Instructional Materials 2012-13 Go Math! K-2 2013-14 Go Math! Grades 3-6 Curriculum Revision Summer 2013 Kindergarten, grade 1 and grade 2 Grade 7, grade 8 and Algebra I Summer 2014 Grade 3, grade 4, grade 5 and grade 6 Assessment development and on-going data analysis Three times a year K-8 and Algebra I

Algebra Importance of Algebra Cornerstone of secondary mathematics College and career success Thoughtful consideration for placement “access for all”

Improving algebraic thinking Understand patterns, relations and functions Represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols Use math models to represent and understand quantitative relationships

Algebra Readiness Timing and cognitive development Capacity for higher-level thought processes, organizational skills and maturity Transition from concrete to abstract Multiple measures of data

Next Steps Analyzing data at every grade level Ensuring Algebraic readiness throughout all grades Adjusting curriculum appropriately based on student performance