Implementing Common Core Mathematics in Long Beach Unified School District Successes & Challenges Anne Oberjuerge K-5 Math Curriculum Leader Becky Afghani 6-12 Math Curriculum Leader CMC-South Leadership Conference October 24, 2014
Successes and Challenges TopicSuccessChallenge Units Grant Funding Computer Labs Teacher PD Walkthroughs Balanced Assessment System
Math Units of Instruction CCSS Implementation K-Geo CCSS-M Aligned K-Geo CCSS-M Aligned K-Alg 2 CCSS-M Aligned K-Precalc CCSS-M Aligned Shifts in Practices Daily Lessons MATH Unit of Instruction Understanding by Design Formative Assessment Lesson Classroom Challenges Formative Assessment Lesson Classroom Challenges Unit Assessment Unit Assessment Opening Task Opening Task Daily Lessons
Funding Decisions Math in Common Grant from the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation CCSS-M Implementation Professional Development Instructional Materials Common Core Demonstration and Development Team Math Coaches
Technology Wired Computer Labs Type to Learn K-12 Licensing Technology Scope and Sequence and Units of Instruction
Professional Development full-day sessions full-day sessions Topic based options Topic based options half-day sessions Instructional Strategies Classroom Discussion/ Talk Moves (K-12) Number Talks (K-5) Concrete-Representational- Abstract (K-8) Formative Assessment Strategies (K-12) Content Standards Study (K-12) Fractions – grades 3-5 Statistics – grades 6-8 Functions – Algebra 1
Monitoring Implementation Content grade level appropriate Focus on conceptual understanding, scaffolding, extensions Scaffolding Teacher solving the problems Challenging problem Students persevering Little student talk Some student talk, not high quality S discussion good quality Whiteboards and feedback Learning target and examples of success S commenting on peers’ work, ownership for learning
Assessment Interim Summative Formative Unit Assessments End of Course Exams K-2 High School SBAC 3-8, 11 5 Key Strategies Learning intentions and success criteria Elicit evidence of learning Feedback that moves learning forward Learners are resources for one another Learners are owners of their own learning Dylan Wiliam, 2011
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