1. What’s Happening in WA Updates from OSPI’s Mathematics Department
Anne Gallagher – Director of Mathematics
Katy Absten – Mathematics Specialist

2. Our Time Together
Vision of Mathematics
State-wide Initiatives
Instructional Resources
Smarter Balanced Assessment System
Top Resources
A recording of todays webinar and the power point will be posted on the OSPI website:
All resources that are referenced in the webinar will have a link to the resource in the power point.
Anne

3. Before We Begin…About You
We’d like to know a little about who is out there.
Time for a poll
Amnne
Elementary Teacher
Middle School
High School
School Coach
District Math or Curriculum
Administrator
Higher Education
Other

4. Sign Up on GovDelivery
Best way to stay informed of important information from OSPI.
Go to to sign up.
Encourage colleagues to do the same.
Katy
Beside signing up for information from the OSPI mathematics office, GovDelivery allows you to select to receive information from many different OSPI departments. Please share this link with any interested stakeholders to sign up.

5. Anne

6. Vision of Mathematics Content Practices Culture Anne and Katy
I get often get the question—”What does CCSS look like in the classroom?’ It isn’t just about the standards, but about the culture of the classroom—growth mindset, opportunities for mistakes and struggles, reflection on our instruction and how our instructional practices support or inhibit student learning. It is the whole system that transforms our classrooms. We need to build generation after generation of children who LOVE math—who love to solve problems and who thrive on making sense of the mathematics.

7. State-Wide Initiatives

8. Educational Service Districts – Statewide Coordination and Collaboration to Support Schools & Districts
ESD 101 Debra Kowalkowski S. Regal Street Spokane, WA
ESD 105 Dawn Sparks S Second Street Yakima, WA
ESD 112 Sue Bluestein , x NE 65th Avenue Vancouver, WA
ESD 113 Carrie Black Tyee Dr SW Tumwater, WA
ESD 114 Tamara Smith National Avenue N Bremerton, WA
ESD 121 Leslie Nielsen Oakesdale Ave SW Renton, WA
ESD 123 Amanda Baumgartner W Court Street Pasco, WA
ESD 171 Andrew Hickman Olds Station Road Wenatchee, WA
ESD 189 Mary Ellen Huggins R Avenue Anacortes, WA
Anne

9. State-wide Network of Fellows
Fellows are teacher leaders who are a crucial component of systemic state-wide efforts to support quality math instruction and learning experiences for students.
238 Math Fellows in
Fellows meet 4 times a year at each ESD
Math, ELA and, Science Fellows (new this year)
Early Learning Fellows starting in
Anne

10. Interested? Apply to be a Fellow
2nd week in April - Applications open
Mid May – Applications close
End of May/Beginning of June - Notifications
Returning Fellows will need to complete an application so we know they are continuing as a Fellow for
Assurances must be signed by both a principal (if the Fellow is a teacher) and district administrator
Visit our webpage for more information about the Fellows – Application information will be available in April.
Anne

11. Computer Science Grants Webpage
Computer Science and Education Grant
During the 2015 session, the Washington State Legislature allocated funding for Computer Science Education.
$1,000,000 of the general fund – state appropriation for fiscal year
$1,000,000 of the general fund – state appropriation for fiscal year
These funds support the following three purposes:
Train and credential teachers in computer science;
Provide and upgrade technology needed to learn computer science; and,
For computer science frontiers grants to introduce students to and engage them in computer science.
Apply for all three purposes or any combination
Anne
Computer Science Grants Webpage

12. iGrants Requirements:
Computer Science and Education Grant
RFP and application process in iGrants: Coming Soon!
Application Closing Date: February – Date to be Determined.
Phase 1 (Year 1) Awards: March June 30, 2016
Phase 2 (Year 1 & 2) Awards: March 2016 – June 30, 2017
Requirements:
Demonstrate readiness to enact grant funds.
Include underserved student populations.
Equal grant match from private sources (including gifts, grants, endowments, and in-kind services which can be quantified)
Grant Amounts:
Grant awards will depend upon the proposal plan, narrative, strength of match, partnerships and length of grant request.
Contact:
Ellen Ebert
Clarence Dancer
Anne
iGrants

13. Bridge to College Mathematics Transition Course
Placement Agreement
Designed for students who score below “college-ready” on the 11th grade Smarter Balanced assessment
Course Emphasis
Modeling with Mathematics
Mathematical Reasoning
Engaging Tasks grounded in applications
Students must obtain:
Smarter Balanced Score (Level 2 or higher)
AND
Course Grade (B in the second semester)
To be placed in:
College Level Courses
Agreement signed by all 34 Washington State Community and Technical Colleges and Eastern Washington University
Katy
Note:
Access the materials:
WAMAP -
Course # 10465, enrollment key “math”
Voices from the field

14. Bridge to College Mathematics Transition Course
Susan Cedar HS Math teacher from Mukilteo School District
OSPI BTC Web Site ridgetoCollege/
-Application and implementation information
BTC Initiative Web Site
Teacher/student videos
Communications materials for families, counselors
Katy – maybe show videos if Go To allows
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
9/21/2018

15. Bridge to College Mathematics Transition Course
Bridge to College Informational Webinar
Recording
Powerpoint
Eligibility: All districts and high schools
Each participating school may be funded for up to 2 Math and 2 ELA teachers (continuing and new).
Continuing teachers may apply for funding to participate in the Community of Practice activities and limited supplies.
Up to 100 new ELA and 100 new math teachers will be selected.
How to Apply:
Identify potential school(s) and teacher(s)
Review and complete iGrants Form Package 719
Selection
Districts/schools will be selected on a first-come basis.
Priority will be given to schools with FRL %> 50%.
Districts will be notified starting in mid-January on a weekly, rolling basis.
Final decisions will be made end of March 2016.
Participating schools will receive up to $12,500 to cover summer and school year professional development costs Maximum $2,500 per participating teacher; $500 for leadership support. No indirect costs.
Katy
Note: iGrants will be considered incomplete if there is not a completed School Registration Questionnaire uploaded in iGrants for each participating high school.
Identify a Bridge Course district lead, iGrants budget designee and District Assessment Coordinator or other district personnel responsible for Bridge Course data;
Ensure key district leaders read and understand the district assurances and obtain an electronic signature on the district assurances from the district Superintendent;
Ensure participating school principals read and understand the school assurances and obtain an electronic signature on the school assurances from the principals at the participating school(s);
Send participating school principals the School Questionnaire/Assurances and ensure the questionnaire/assurances is completed, signed and returned to the district lead;
Complete all required pages within iGrants and upload all participating School Questionnaires; and
Complete the district iGrants budget following the budget instructions (page 3) in iGrants. Funds will be accessible starting 7/1/16.
Voices from the field

16. Instructional Resources

17. Washington State Mathematics & Science High School Professional Development Partnership of OSPI & AESD Network
High School Math: Developing Conceptual Understanding through Productive Routines
This workshop has a content focus on quadratic functions and a pedagogical focus on the implementation of instructional routines that promote mathematical reasoning and student discourse. Teachers will explore quadratic functions through rich tasks, and they will have the opportunity to experience, analyze, and learn to implement productive instructional routines and strategies that they can incorporate into their mathematics lessons and units. 
Every district in Washington is eligible to receive funding to provide a specified number of math and science teachers the opportunity to participate in 6 hours of either a face-to-face or online professional development.
Each Educational Service District will offer both the math and science workshops.
Registration opens January 2016 within each ESD region
Funding for teachers is only available for professional development activities, through this initiative, that occur before June 30, 2016.
Katy

18. LAP Menu of Best Practices – Excellent Resource
2013 Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5946 required OSPI to convene a mathematics panel of experts to develop a menu of best practices and strategies to help students in grades K–12 served by the state's Learning Assistance Program (LAP), to improve their mathematics performance.
School districts providing LAP services in Washington are expected to use practices from this menu starting with the 2016–17 school year. If they don’t, they must provide data that show the practices they are using instead are effective.
Includes connections to best practice for all students as aligned with the Mathematics K–12 Learning Standards and the work of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).
Katy

19. SREB High School Readiness Course Pilot Opportunity
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) is looking for teachers to conduct class tests of their Ready for High School courses Math & ELA)
Use 1 unit in classroom between February and April 2016
$250 stipend & $250 materials costs
Pilot teachers should be experienced in new approaches such as Math Design Collaborative.
Contact Katy Absten for more information on how to participate.
Katy

20. K-12 OER Collaborative 6th Grade
The Collaborative is launching a partnership with Illustrative Mathematics, a leading mathematics content developer, to create high-quality, openly licensed (OER) 6th grade math core curriculum.
Piloting of 6th grade Curriculum – Fall/Winter of 2016
Full Curriculum Ready for Implementation – school year
Piloting of 7th and 8th grade Curriculum – Fall/Winter 2017
Full Curriculum Ready for Implementation school year
For More Information about the Development of the Curriculum
Anne

21. OER Engage NY Users Group
We are a community of educators committed to improving math instruction and assessment to help students meet the Common Core Challenge through the use of EngageNY/Eureka Math.
Applying best practices in math instruction
Pooling quality resources to support EngageNY and teaching and assessment practices.
This website is intended to share this work in support of EngageNY and Eureka Math. All resources posted here should be open-licensed so they can be freely shared with other educators and parents interested in effective implementation of the EngageNY or Eureka math curriculum.
Anne

22. 55th Northwest Math Conference
When: Friday October 21 – Sunday October 23
Where: Yakima, WA Yakima Convention Center
Optional Session Tracks:
Early Numeracy: Setting the Foundation for the Future The CCSS Standards for Mathematical Practice: Engaging Students in Learning  Post-Secondary Education: Preparing for Tomorrow ​STEAM: Driving Innovation in Learning Assessment: Deepening Understanding
Anne

23. Number Talk Webinars
Many teachers across the state are incorporating productive instructional routines, specifically Number Talks, within their classroom.
WHY?
Builds a culture of honoring how students approach solving a problem
Builds fluency with number and flexible thinking and reasoning in mathematics
Creates a safe environment for students to share with one another – builds confidence in math
February 4 3:45 – 4:45 - Introductory Webinar
What are Number Talks? What is the value of using Number Talks in your classroom?
Registration will be on coming soon on OSPI Math webpage.
Grade Band Webinars
Classroom teachers sharing their experiences.
Dates
Feb 11
Feb 16
March 3
March 9
Grade Band
K-2nd
3rd – 5th
6th – 8th
High School
Katy

24. Smarter Balanced Assessment System

25. 10th Graders and Smarter Balanced
OSPI has recently received confirmation from Smarter Balanced that states may allow 10th graders access to the Smarter Balanced math and ELA tests. Beginning in spring 2016, districts may offer the math test to 10th graders but this is not required. OSPI strongly recommends that only 10th graders who have completed, or are completing, Algebra 2 take the test. Students who have not taken Algebra 2 are less likely to be successful on the comprehensive assessment.
Student who earn a Level 3 or Level 4 as a 10th grader:
Do not need to take the test as an 11th grader.
These students, however, will count as a participant, and as proficient, for their 11th grade school’s accountability data.
Students who do not earn a Level 3 or 4:
Will need to retake the test as an 11th grader for school and district accountability.
A score of 2595 or higher in math will have fulfilled their assessment graduation requirement (these scores represent the lower threshold scores needed for graduation).
The administration window for the HS Smarter Balanced tests (both ELA and math) is the last 12 weeks of school (no earlier than March 7 and no later than June 10).
Anne
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26. Interim Assessments http://wa.portal.airast.org/test-coordinators/
Interim assessment questions are now available for teachers to view for both the IABs and the CABs.
Provide test administrators with access to the actual interim assessments to estimate the amount of student time needed to complete an interim assessment for planning purposes
Items viewed through the AVA should only be shared or discussed in secure settings such as department meetings, PLCs, or other similar educator meetings
AVA should not be used to share interim assessment items with students
To share items, online testing tools, and other aspects of testing with students, use the Training and/or Practice tests, available through the WCAP Portal
Katy

27. Supplements to Interim Assessments Paper/Pencil Quizzes
The Math assessment department has created additional assessments that will allow teachers to view student solutions and use this information to support instruction.
Katy

28. Additional SBAC Assessment Resources
Anne

29. Digital Library – Top Resources
Assessment Literacy Modules – Formative Assessment
Math Specific Instructional Modules on Implementing the Formative Assessment Process
Exemplar Mathematics Modules
Illustrative Mathematics 5.NF Multiplication Module
Illustrative Mathematics 6.RP and 7.RP Module
Quality Resources by Grade Level
Anne

30. Top Resources

31. Student Achievement Partners – Achieve the Core
Teaching the Core – Library of Videos
Parent and Community Resources
CCSS Professional Development Modules and Resources
Case Studies & Series
In this section, you’ll hear the true stories of those seeking Common Core-aligned materials, including details about tools, processes and outcomes.
Supplementing and Adapting
Posts in this section will share expert advice, tools, and materials (including OER) to help you adapt and supplement your current instructional materials to better align with the Common Core.
Anne

32. Illustrative Mathematics –
Course Blue Prints –
K-5 and High School scope and sequence of grade level and course units including commentary about how these units attend to the progression of learning in that particular grade/course.
Practice Standards –
Videos showing examples of students engaging in a specific practice standard
Progressions –
Video and tasks to support an understanding of the progression of mathematical topics within and across grades
Professional Learning Opportunities
Tuesday Task Talks
Fractions Online Course
Virtual Lecture Series
Katy

33. You Cubed Jo Boaler, Stanford University
Week of Inspirational Math
Free Online course for all ages & levels of learners: How to Learn Math
Videos about research on teaching & learning, classroom & student videos
Brain Science research
New book: Mathematical Mindsets
Katy
Week of iMath: This week is about inspiring students through open, beautiful and creative math. We have chosen the different tasks so that students see math as a broad, interesting and visual subject that involves deep thinking. Students will learn important growth mindset messages that will help them feel confident, try harder all year, persist with open and difficult problems and embrace mistakes and challenge. All tasks are low floor and high ceiling – they are accessible to all students and they extend to high levels.

34. NCTM Principles to Actions
8 Research-Based Teaching Practices
Establish mathematics goals to focus learning.
Implement tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving.
Use and connect mathematical representations.
Facilitate meaningful mathematical discourse.
Pose purposeful questions.
Build procedural fluency from conceptual understanding.
Support productive struggle in learning mathematics.
Elicit and use evidence of student thinking.
An excellent mathematics program requires effective teaching
that engages students in meaningful learning through individual and collaborative experiences that promote their ability to make sense of mathematical ideas and reason mathematically.
Katy

35. Thank you! Questions?? Anne Gallagher – anne.gallagher@k12.wa.us
Feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions:
Anne Gallagher –
Katy Absten –
A recording of todays webinar and the power point will be posted on the OSPI website:
All resources that are referenced in the webinar will have a link to the resource in the power point.