1. Mathematics Instruction
McLean Elementary STEAM Night~ November 2016

2. 2029
65%*
2081
* Jim Carroll (2015)

3. What’s the Big Deal?
We are currently preparing students for jobs that do not exist yet
using technologies that have not been invented yet
to solve problems that we don’t know are problems yet.
(Partnership for 21st Century Skills,

4. We must prepare them for their future rather than our past.
In Other Words…
We must prepare them for their future rather than our past.

5. Standards 101 Mathematics Kansas College and Career Ready Standards
~ adopted in 2010
Mathematics
Standards for Mathematical Practice
Standards for Mathematical Content

6. Kindergarten – 2nd grade

7. What is it? Why is it so important?
Subitizing
What is it? Why is it so important?

8. Subitizing is "instantly seeing how many
Subitizing is "instantly seeing how many." From a Latin word meaning suddenly, subitizing is the direct perceptual apprehension of the numerosity of a group.
Let’s try it!
Have them read this definition before reading over the trajectory.

9. How did you see 6?

10. 8 =
8 = 6 + 2
8 =

12. Two Types of Subitizing
Perceptual
Conceptual

13. Fact Strategies = Fact Fluency
Research is showing that just memorizing facts without first developing strategies doesn’t lead to fluency in computation.
Doubles + 1

14. 6 + 7 Doubles + 1 6 + (6 + 1) (6 + 6) + 1 decomposition
K.OA.3
1.OA.3
2.NBT.5
3.NBT.2 & 3 4.NBT.3 & 5 5.NBT.6 & 7
decomposition
Associative Property

15. Helpful Parent Websites:
 Kansas Math Standards -
 Parent Roadmaps from the Council of Great City Schools -
 PTA’s Parent Guides to Student Success -
 Parent support from Great Minds (specific to EngageNY curriculum) -
 Parent support from Oakdale USD (specific to EngageNY curriculum) -