Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Summer 2012 Getting to know the CCSSM CCLM June 20, 2011 Melissa Hedges University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee This material was developed for use by participants in the Common Core Leadership in Mathematics (CCLM^2) project through the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Use by school district personnel to support learning of its teachers and staff is permitted provided appropriate acknowledgement of its source. Use by others is prohibited except by prior written permission.

Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Summer 2012 Navigating the document… Knowing where to find the information is just as important as knowing the information. A question can be answered easily and effectively when one knows how to use the available tools.

Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Summer 2012 Getting started… Find your copy of the CCSSM in your CCLM binder. Search with others at your tables (groups of 2, 3, or 4) to find the answers to the Scavenger Hunt. Keep track of your findings as best as you can in the space provided – but feel free to use the back if necessary.

Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Summer 2012

Turn and talk… What’s an “ah-ha” you have about the K-8 standards? An “Oh no!”

Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Summer 2012 As we move forward… Let’s make a commitment to “keep a pulse” on our thinking and use this opportunity as a way to reinforce, enrich, and perhaps reframe our thinking around the teaching and learning of mathematics.

Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Summer 2012 Look at this figure – What do you see?

Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Summer 2012 Look at this figure – What do you see?

Common Core Leadership in Mathematics Project, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Summer 2012

Share a pebble, a stone or a boulder with your table. What is the current impact of the information learned today on your perspective of the direction of teaching and learning according to the CCSS-M?