FOUNDATIONS FOR PRIMARY GRADES Session One, Day one Facilitator:

Thank you for… Being on time Attending to your comfort Muting cell phones Giving the group your full attention Listening respectfully while others are speaking Valuing each other’s ideas Participating constructively, adding your knowledge and experiences Making constructive suggestions to your leader

Our Journey Days 1 and 2 (full days): Introduction to assessing and advancing numeracy and RTI Days 3 and 4 (half days): Counting, Comparing, Patterns; Addition and Subtraction Day 5 (half day): Multiplication and Place Value

As we focus on… Today we will… Play, talk, think, watch, bond, create, read, debate, listen, … As we focus on… The teaching and learning of mathematics Response to Intervention Number Knowledge

Meet the GROUP Please introduce yourself to your table group. Complete one Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down sheet with your table. Share reflections and themes with the Circle.

Let’s Play! Challenge 1: Build the tallest tower you can in one minute. The tallest tower wins! Challenge 2: Build a new tower the same height as the winning tower from Challenge 1. The tower that remains standing the longest, wins.

Make Connections At your table, discuss how the block activity is representative of student learning of mathematics? Share with the group

Make Connections What happens when we “force” a child to use a short cut in mathematics rather than giving him an opportunity to do the work of sense-making? How many of you have told a child to “just count on” when he/she wasn’t ready for this strategy? How successfully did a child apply this technique independently?

What is RTI? Complete a sentence strip for each of these statements… RTI is…. RTI is not… Post and share the statements: look for similar thoughts from others and post together on the wall, organized by ideas. High-quality, scientifically based classroom instruction. All students receive high-quality, research-based instruction in the general education classroom. Ongoing student assessment. Universal screening and progress monitoring provide information about a student’s learning rate and level of achievement, both individually and in comparison with the peer group. These data are then used when determining which students need closer monitoring or intervention. Throughout the RTI process, student progress is monitored frequently to examine student achievement and gauge the effectiveness of the curriculum. Decisions made regarding students’ instructional needs are based on multiple data points taken in context over time. Tiered instruction. A multi-tier approach is used to efficiently differentiate instruction for all students. The model incorporates increasing intensities of instruction offering specific, research-based interventions matched to student needs. Parent involvement. Schools implementing RTI provide parents information about their child’s progress, the instruction and interventions used, the staff who are delivering the instruction, and the academic or behavioral goals for their child. From previous slide version: “Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multi-tier approach to the early identification and support of students with learning and behavior needs.” High-quality, scientifically based classroom instruction Ongoing student assessment Tiered instruction Parent involvement Source: RTI Network

What is RTI? “Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multi-tier approach to the early identification and support of students with learning and behavior needs.” Source: RTI Network

components of RTI High-quality, scientifically based classroom instruction Ongoing student assessment Tiered instruction Parent involvement Source: RTI Network

What does effective RTI Look like? High-quality, scientifically based classroom instruction All students receive high-quality, research-based instruction in the general education classroom. Source: RTI Network

What does effective RTI Look like? Ongoing student assessment Universal screening and progress monitoring provide information about a student’s learning rate and level of achievement, both individually and in comparison with the peer group. These data are then used when determining which students need closer monitoring or intervention. Throughout the RTI process, student progress is monitored frequently to examine student achievement and gauge the effectiveness of the curriculum. Decisions made regarding students’ instructional needs are based on multiple data points taken in context over time. Source: RTI Network

What does effective RTI Look like? Tiered instruction A multi-tier approach is used to efficiently differentiate instruction for all students. The model incorporates increasing intensities of instruction offering specific, research-based interventions matched to student needs. Source: RTI Network

What does effective RTI Look like? Parent involvement Schools implementing RTI provide parents information about their child’s progress, the instruction and interventions used, the staff who are delivering the instruction, and the academic or behavioral goals for their child. Source: RTI Network

What does a teacher do to deliver effective RTI? “Mathematical teaching and learning is most effective when the teacher is able to enact the right task for the right child at the right time. This necessarily means that some manner of diagnosis is necessary to determine appropriate instruction.” -Thomas and Tabor Photo: http://www.ncpc.org

From Common Core Standards… “… all students must have the opportunity to learn and meet the same high standards if they are to access the knowledge and skills necessary in their post-school lives. The Standards should be read as allowing for the widest possible range of students to participate fully from the outset …to ensure maximum participation of students …”

-Jayne Bamford Lynch - NCSM Ask yourself: Is every student in my classroom given an opportunity to engage in a rigorous mathematical task that is ‘just right’ for them every day?” -Jayne Bamford Lynch - NCSM

RTI Group Questionnaire (Research Based Strategies?) Place dots on a line plot, 1 to 10 by color YELLOW - On a scale of 1-10 (1 being the least), how knowledgeable are you about RTI? BLUE - On a scale of 1 – 10 (with one being the least), how familiar are you with the Kentucky System of Interventions? RED – How beneficial is RTI for your students, as implemented at your school? Place sticky notes on the remaining charts with responses: What universal screening tool does your school use for mathematics? Does your school have an RTI Implementation Team? If so, what is your role? What questions do you have about RTI for mathematics?

Kentucky System of Intervention The Kentucky System of Interventions (KSI) is a framework for providing systematic, comprehensive services to address academic and behavioral needs for all students, preschool through grade 12. http://education.ky.gov/pages/search.aspx?s=EDUCATION&k=KSI Webinars

What new legislation is in process for primary grades KSI/RTI? House Bill 69;704 KAR 3:090: The Use of Response-to-Intervention in Kindergarten through Grade Three. What evidence base is required for interventions?

1) READ the IES Practice Guide: Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics and the KSI Guidelines… 2) DISCUSS How do the IES Recommendations for Mathematics Intervention compare with the KSI Guidelines?

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Table Talk REFLECT Which of these evidence-based math intervention strategies have you used? Which present new ideas for you about the teaching and learning of mathematics for RTI? Find three very important words or phrases in the list of recommendations. What are some different ways they might be interpreted?

Strongest Evidence: Explicit and systematic Instruction Explicit: clear, concise, meaningful, direct Systematic: involving a system, method, or plan; logical development Instruction on problem-solving that is based on common underlying structures.

ONGOING PROFESSIONAL REFLECTION Our EERTI Master Plan ATTENDING* Monitoring student mathematical practices, including words, actions, strategies INTERPRETING* Making determinations of student progress toward fluency, including analysis of gaps in understanding and skills DECIDING* Implementation of targeted, research-based mathematics intervention strategies to advance fluency, based on individual student need, within the context of expected developmental progressions ONGOING PROFESSIONAL REFLECTION Collegial student-centered team meetings for understanding and advancing foundational fluency Professional Noticing An excerpt from the KY Committee for Mathematics Achievement Position Statement “Mathematical Fluency and Response to Intervention,” adopted February 25, 2012. *Professional Noticing Cycle (Jacobs, et. al. 2010). Jacobs, V. R., Lamb, L. C., & Philipp, R. A. (2010, March). Professional noticing of children’s mathematical thinking. Journal of Research in Mathematics Education, 41, 169.

Before we are ready to start Professional Noticing, let’s think deeply about the number knowledge. What is seven? On chart paper, add sticky notes with all the answers you can think of to this question. Sort the sticky notes into categories of your choosing. Share your poster with the whole group. 7?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 “7” “seven” 7 7? 12

KNP Session 1   From Dehaene, shared by Brown and Kroeger, UC

Make Connections How strong is your students’ number knowledge? What are their strengths and difficulties? Share with the group

A I D R Time to “attend…”

A I D R “Attend again…”

A I D R Interpret How would you compare and contrast the knowledge of these two students? Share with the group

Conventional vs. Number-Sense Instruction Be assigned to a position Read the article Debate for your assigned position in favor of “conventional” or “number sense” instruction.

Why Children have difficulties mastering basic number combinations by Arthur J Baroody Conventional Wisdom Mastery grows out of memorization via repetition and reinforcement Difficulties with computation are due to deficits in the learner Mastery can best be achieved via drill Number Sense Mastery grows out of discovery of patterns and relationships that interconnect basic combinations Difficulties with computation are due to deficits in conventional instruction Mastery can best be achieved via purposeful inquiry-based instruction

Conventional vs. Number-Sense D R Interpret What method of instruction do you think the student in the first video received? What about the second student? Which student’s thinking would we like to encourage? Which student’s thinking will support the development and understanding of higher- level mathematics?

The Science of Teaching “Teaching is not just an art anymore, it’s a science.” -Dr. David Sousa

PARTICIPANT WEBPAGE www.kymath.org Select Resources Select Secured Resources

PARTICIPANT WEBPAGE www.kymath.org Select EERTI Math Circle Participants Username: eerti Password: math123

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Closing On an index card, please write: Your name A realization you made today Something you’re wondering about Something you’d like your leader to know

Homework Please read pages 5-19 in Teaching Number in the Classroom Come prepared to discuss the reading tomorrow.