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New Math StandardsNew Math Standards

Principal meeting May 22Principal meeting May 22ndnd 2008 2008

Goals for this session• Set a historical perspective on the

new math standards• Present an overview of the

Revised K-8 standards• Understand the organization of the

revised standards• Begin to reflect on the implications

The New standards- A timeline

1993: HB 1209 Enacted

1995-96 EALRs

Released

2001-2002 GLEs Developed and

Released

2004-05 Adoption Committee Selects GWM & CMP 2

2004 OSPI Release first alignment study, GWM is tops

2005-06 OSPI release second alignment study

Winter 2007- See next

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1998: WASL Pilots

Sept 06- K-8 Focal Points

CoE

Timeline

Winter 2007: 50 percent of class of 2010 fails WASL, Legislature says

standards are the problem

April 2007 Legislation enacted directing SBE to

hire a consultant to review math standards

May 2007, Linda Plattner hired to review standards

Summer 2007- initial report issued

Fall 2007: Expert Panels formed to rewrite standards

December 2007- comment version

January 2008: “Final”

Standards released

March 2008: Standards rejected, more revisions

April 28- Revised

standards adopted K-8

National Math Panel Report

Future Events• July 1st, 2008 SBE adopts 3rd math

credit rule• By July 30th 9-11 standards adopted• Curriculum alignment and

intervention review completed by OSPI Summer- Fall 2008

• Diagnostic assessment 18 Mos. out

WASL and the New Standards (Bill 3166)

• For 2009- test is shortened grades 3-8, still based on GLEs

• 2010, WASL based on new standards• Create diagnostic tools• 2010- EoC in Algebra• 2011 EoC Geometry• 2013 EoC can substitute for math WASL• 2014 EoC replaces 10th grade WASL

Organization of the Revised Standards

At each grade level:• 3-4 Core Content areas• Additional key content• Core Processes (reasoning, problem solving,

communication)For each of these:• Overview paragraph• Performance Expectations• Comments/Examples

OverviewThe paragraph conveys the essence of the

content in a way that should help readers get a clear sense of that content.

Numbering System

3.1.A

Grade Level

Core Content

Expectation

Reviewing a Standard• Find 3.1 and read over the

paragraph, performance expectations, and comments/examples

• Discuss the substance with you table group

• Be prepared to share with the whole group

What are alternative recording schemes?

1 1

356+278 634

356+278 14 120 500 634

• Ready!

• Set!

• Find the difference: 10.00 - 4.59

A Balanced ProgramA well-balanced mathematics

program for all students includes:• Conceptual understanding• Procedural fluency• Mathematical processes

Conceptual Understanding

(Mathematical Sense-making)

Conceptual understanding is woven throughout the standards

Performance Expectations with verbs like demonstrate, describe, represent, connect, or verify ask students to show their understanding

Procedural Fluency(skills, facts and

procedures)Computation is typically carried out using

algorithmsBut instruction should not start with

algorithms- they are shortcuts to routinize thinking

Fluency requires more than memorization- conceptual understanding

Mathematical Processes

(using math to reason and think)

• Students must be able to reason, solve problems, and communicate their understanding effectively

• Content is always embedded in processes, and processes are often embedded in content

Central PrincipleFor all students to learn significant

mathematics, content should be taught and assessed in meaningful situations

Find the ContentAgree upon one idea from the list

below. With your table, search for the first mention and last mention of the idea.

1. Multiplication of whole numbers

2. Area of a triangle3. Operations with Fractions

What do you notice?• What do you notice about the

grade range?• What are the implications of this

for teachers?• What are the implications of this

for curriculum?

Next Steps in Puyallup• Finish alignment study of curriculum• Put together curriculum plan-

including revised instructional timelines, and supplemental materials

• Provide professional development • Full implementation in Fall 2009