1. UNDERSTANDING COMMON CORE MATH
Edwin Rhodes Elementary
March 16, 2015
This is a generic ppt for your school to use and modify to fit the needs of your parents and students.

2. AGENDA Common Core Math Instructional Shifts Understanding Math Shifts
Math Curriculum
Online Resources

3. INSTRUCTIONAL MATH “SHIFTS”
Greater focus on fewer topics
Coherence –linking topics and thinking across grade levels
Rigor –conceptual understanding, procedural skills and fluency, and real world applications
Why is Math Different?
The math video is also listed on the CVUSD website under the Parent and School Partnership link ---CCSS Math Resources for Parents. Link your website to this important parent link today!

4. Always add visuals to your ppt for families to “SEE” the work.

5. Why MATH Shifts May Seem Hard
It makes parents feel less knowledgeable
People dislike change
Common Core has become highly politicized
Some parents may have oppositional relationship with teacher
Reasonable approach: take a few minutes to learn alongside your child.

6. UNDERSTANDING MATH SHIFTS Focus
Not mile-wide, inch-deep curriculum but rather narrow and deepen the way time and energy are spent in the classroom: Grades K-2: Concepts, skills, and problem solving related to addition and subtraction Grades 3-5: Concepts, skills, and problem solving related to multiplication and division of whole numbers and fractions Grade 6: Ratios and proportional relationships and early algebraic expressions and equations Grade 7: Ratios and proportional relationships and arithmetic of rational numbers Grade 8: Linear algebra and linear functions
This is a perfect place to insert “real-life” mini lessons or have parents break into grade level groups and have teacher leaders model a lesson or grade level concepts.

7. UNDERSTANDING MATH SHIFTS Coherence
Math is a coherent body of knowledge made up of interconnected concepts
Standards are designed around coherent progressions from grade to grade
Carefully connected across grades to students can build new understanding from previous years
Coherence built into standards by reinforcing major topics by utilizing supporting topics
Using this slide as a jumping off point, show examples of interconnected concepts and the spiraling from grade to grade. Use your publisher’s information to provide this. Talk about teacher collaboration across the grade levels in working together to connect math concepts from grade to grade at your school.

8. UNDERSTANDING MATH SHIFTS Rigor
Rigor is deep, authentic
command of mathematical concepts
Three aspects or rigor to pursue
with equal intensity:
Conceptual understanding: more than a set of procedures (Why? Explain. How do you know? Describe.)
Procedural skills and fluency: speed and accuracy
Real world application: applying mathematical knowledge in situations

9. Online Resources
Chino Valley Unified – Parent and School Partnership Family Math Resources (K-5) Utah Dept of Education: (parent guides, teacher videos explaining) Family Math Resources (6-12) San Francisco Unified SD: Family Math Resources (K-12) Common Core Conversation:
There are literally thousands of CCSS Math websites. Suggestion: query your staff and find the best ones that meet your community’s needs and provide a handout for the parents to take home.

10. Additional School Support
Teachers
Excellence Academy
IXL
JiJi Math (grades 2-4)
Parent Workshops
Computer Lab for SBAC practice and exploration
This slide can be modified to fit whatever CCSS supports you are providing at your school.

11. Thank you! Questions? Email: Chancellor: Tracy_Freed@chino.k12.ca.us
Dean:
Or your Scholar’s Professor

12. Breakouts K – Room 2 1st/2nd – Room 6 3rd – Room 12 4th – Room 14
Also provide addresses on this slide so parents know who to contact at the school for further CCSS information.