MIDWAY MATHEMATICS NIGHT Grades 5 & 6 Nov. 10, 2014

Dr. Brent Merritt Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Welcome Definition of Standards Debbie Perry (K-5) / Lisa Bray (6-12) District Mathematics Coordinators Rationale for New Standards Introduction to New Standards Resources for New Standards Questions and Answers Remarkable Teacher Teams Learning Stations A G EN D A

Standards are statements that identify the knowledge and skills all students must achieve by the end of a grade level. Standards, or learning goals, become the guide that educators use to design curricula. Student mastery of standards is measured through state and local assessments, as well as in the classroom through informal and formal assessments, both formative and summative. ST A N D A R D S

Where does one find state curriculum standards? TEA Website

The new mathematics standards are found on the Midway “Parents” page. ST A N D A R D S Under: Academics and Testing Resources

If you have questions during the presentation, please jot them down so that we can address them at QUESTION & ANSWER time! We will also be available for questions during learning stations.

State, National, International Test Results Students can do calculations, but are not successful with application 2001…Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Math Joint mathematics research on children grades K-8 National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Engineering Institute of Medicine National Research Council RATIONALERATIONALE I

2001…Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Math Research Implications: We need fewer, but deeper standards. Readiness, supporting indicators Process Standards Curriculum focal points We should attend to all components of proficiency. Conceptual Understanding Procedural Fluency Strategic Competence Adaptive Reasoning Productive Disposition RATIONALERATIONALE I

2010…Texas Response to the Curriculum Focal Points RESPONSERESPONSE 2010…Curriculum Focal Points (national) 2012…New Texas Mathematics Standards 2013…Revised Texas Response to the Curriculum Focal Points K-8 Implementation of new Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

FIFTH GRADE MATHEMATI CS

GRADE 5 CURRICULUM FOCAL POINTS Developing an understanding of and fluency with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions and decimals. Understanding and generating expressions and equations to solve problems Representing and solving problems with perimeter, area, and volume Organizing, representing, and interpreting sets of data

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? In some instances, there is little or no change to the actual student expectation. The difference, however, will be apparent in the knowledge and skills statement.

5(3)(B) Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning. The student adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides to solve meaningful problems. The student is expected to use multiplication to solve problems involving whole numbers (no more than three digits times two digits without technology). 5(3)(B) Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to develop and use strategies and methods fro positive rational number computations in order to solve problems with efficiency and accuracy. The student is expected to multiply with fluency a three- digit number by a two-digit number using the standard algorithm. PREVIOUS CURRENT Similar

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? In some cases, concepts were moved to fifth grade from other grade levels. Fifth received 3 standards from previous grade levels and 5 standards from subsequent grade levels.

The student is expected to use concrete models that approximate cubic units to determine the volume of a given container or other three- dimensional geometric figures. FROM GRADE 3 FROM GRADE 7 The student is expected to represent multiplication and division situations involving fractions and decimals with models, including concrete objects, pictures, words, and numbers. Two extremes… CURRENT STANDARDS

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? In some standards, strategies or conceptual models are specified. These concepts and strategies build the conceptual foundation for procedural fluency with abstract representations such as the standard algorithm.

5(3)(D) Represent multiplication of decimals with products to hundredths using objects and pictorial models, including area models. EXAMPLES WITH CONCEPTUAL MODELS 5(3)(F) Represent quotients of decimals to hundredths, up to 4-digit dividends and 2-digit whole number divisors, using objects and pictorial models, including area models. MultiplicationDivision Both are “supporting.”

5(3)(E) Solve for products of decimals to hundredths, including situations involving money, using strategies based on place value understandings, properties of operations, and the relationship to the multiplication of whole numbers. ONE MORE EXAMPLE WITH CONCEPTUAL MODELS Fluency with decimal multiplication occurs in grade 6. READINESS

2.35 x 1.8 Place Value Understandings 235 X …so the decimal should go after the is about 2 and 1.8 is about 2. 2 x 2 = 4…so the answer should be near 4. This strategy also uses the relationship of multiplication of whole numbers…

Properties of Operations 25 x = is the same thing as x 4.5 x one half of 4 is 2 The distributive property works well when multiplying decimal numbers times whole numbers.

6.34 x 1.5 Several Strategies Combined one whole 6.34 I need one and a half of One 6.34 is A half of 6 is 3. A half of.34 is one half of 6.34 Students may also use the standard algorithm.

SIXTH GRADE MATHEMATI CS

GRADE 6 CURRICULUM FOCAL POINTS Using operations with integers and positive rational numbers to solve problems Understanding and applying ratios and rates and using equivalent rations to represent proportional relationships Using expressions and equations to represent relationships in a variety of contexts Understanding data representation

A few other differences for both grades 5 & 6… Grades K-8 use the same process standards. In , grades 9-12 will implement these process standards. Personal financial literacy is included at K-8, and a new financial literacy course will be added to high school.

Parent Page, Midway ISD website Drop-down menu under: parents > academic and testing resources > new mathematics standards resources RE SO UR CE S TEA Website Far right column: “How do I…?” find the curriculum standards (TEKS)? Pearson EnVision Online Platform McGraw Hill

Please know that your child is being led by excellent teachers who are doing an amazing job with a challenging transition! The gaps in skills and knowledge are huge this year throughout Texas. QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS? I

EXPLAIN YOUR THINKING… …a great question to ask your child!

Spend a few minutes at the mathematics learning stations provided by Midway intermediate teachers. Plan to visit more than your child’s grade level to get a more complete picture of our new standards. STATIONSSTATIONS I

Thank you so much for joining us tonight! We appreciate your interest in your child’s mathematical thinking. questions to: