ELA/Math Performance Standards

ELA Standards are Comprehensive

ELA Standards Build Over Time

Common Assessment Example from 1 st Grade

Common Assessment Example from 5 th Grade

SO HOW DO I HELP MY CHILD? It’s Not the Math I Learned!

What is Mathematics? Traditional View  Negative Attitudes and Perceptions EmphasisIgnored Rules and ProceduresConcepts and Big Ideas ComputationProblem Solving AnswersThinking Processes One “best” WayAlternative Strategies Listen, copy, memorize, drillExplain, predict, justify, represent

The Cooking Analogy “Arithmetic has usually been taught like it's a recipe: Take the raw ingredients (the numbers), follow a series of steps, and end up with a tasty end result (the answer). While an experienced baker knows why you cream butter and sugar before adding eggs, then add flour last, a beginner just following the steps is in the dark. They might know what to do, but they can't explain why.” (Nelson, 2014)

What is the curriculum? Why the changes?  Global economic concerns  International comparisons  College and career readiness

The Standards for Mathematical Practice Overarching Habits of Mind Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Attend to precision. Reasoning and Explaining Reason abstractly and quantitatively. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. Modeling and Using Tools Model with mathematics. Use appropriate tools strategically. Seeing Structure and Generalizing Look for and make use of structure. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

How Can I Help My Child? Ask questions  What do you think?  How do you know this? (Show me.)  Why do you think this?  Can you tell me more?  What questions can you ask your teacher? Help them master basic facts Support math homework  Avoid “doing it”

How Can I Help My Child? Teach them to do math in their head. Look to a teacher’s website, the student work book, or ask the teacher if your child does not understand a concept. Help them understand math vocabulary. Help them solve word problems. Make math a part of everyday life.

How Can I Help My Child? If your child asks for help with a strategy, do NOT tell them, “That’s not how you do it! I’ll show you the way I learned it, which was much easier!” Example:

How Can I Help My Child? If your child asks for help with a strategy, do NOT tell them, “That’s not how you do it! I’ll show you the way I learned it, which was much easier!” Example:

Resources Video/audio (searchable by topic/standard) Interactive & adaptive (searchable by topic) Virtual tools (for modeling math concepts)

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Resources  National PTA parent guides to student success by grade level ents/shifts-for-students-and-parents.pdf ents/shifts-for-students-and-parents.pdf  Common Core, what parents can do.  Parent Roadmap by grade level.  Detailed fun, real-world math activities to do at home with your children  NCTM – How to work with the school; parents share tips