Elementary Math Adoption Sit with your grade level teams! September 25 th, 2013

Expectations for Committee Members Must be willing to thoroughly examine the materials received and evaluate their appropriateness to our grade level standards. Committee members must be open to thoughts and ideas of other committee members in order to achieve consensus on a recommendation. Committee members will be advocates for the new materials and help support the implementation of the materials throughout the district.

Upcoming Dates Friday, September 27 th Materials Received Deadline 4 weeksCommittee evaluates materials using guidelines (5 hours compensation) Monday, October 28 th Committee meeting 4 – King Elementary 4.5 weeksCommittee members evaluate finalists using a new rubric. Publisher presentations?

Evaluation Rubric Developed using: – K-8 Publishers’ Criteria for the Common Core Standards for Mathematics. – The Balanced Math Framework – Your feedback

Evaluation Rubric

Read over the evaluation rubric silently to yourself. Make notes of questions, concerns or dimensions you would like added. Talk with your grade level partners for 5 minutes about your questions, concerns or dimensions you would like added. Merge with another grade level (K + 1, 2 + 3, 4 + 5) to discuss your questions, concerns or dimensions you would like added. Make a final list on one recording sheet to be submitted to Anna for reflection.

Questions? Curriculum Guides - sequential Reviewing unit vs. entire book Checking off standards? If you have questions in the next four weeks, talk to your other grade level team members. Feel free to contact me if you need anything! Next meeting: October 28 th 4 – King