T R I N A G I L L E TS U P E R V I S O R O F M A T H E M A T I C S A N D S C I E N C E

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT UPDATE

• Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC)

• Common Core State Standards

• Curriculum work and assessments

• Algebra

• Next steps

PARCC Guidelines: Problems worth doing –

Multi-step and contextual

In-depth FocusMajor content and fluency

expectations

IntensityGoing “deeper” –

connecting content and math practices

CCSS REQUIRED SHIFTS

• Focus• Major grade-level content

• Coherence• Linking of major topics within and across

grades

• Rigor• Conceptual understanding, procedural skill and

fluency, and application

K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Geometry

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

STANDARDS PROGRESSION

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