What’s Math Got to Do With It? Academic Coach Meeting MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Lee Ann Pruske Mary Mooney November 2, 2012

Milwaukee Public Schools TITLE OF PRESENTATION MPS Board of School Directors Dr. Michael Bonds, President Larry Miller, Vice President Mark Sain, District 1 Jeff Spence, District 2 Annie Woodward, District 4 Dr. Peter Blewett, District 6 David Voeltner, District 7 Meagan Holman, District 8 Terrence Falk, At-Large Senior Team Dr. Gregory Thornton, Superintendent Naomi Gubernick, Chief of Staff Darienne Driver, Chief Innovation Officer Tina Flood, Executive Director, Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Karen Jackson, Chief Human Resources Officer Michelle Nate, Chief Operations Officer Gerald Pace, Esq., Chief Financial Officer Anita Pietrykowski, Director, School Administration Denise Callaway, Communications & Partnerships Patricia Gill, Executive Director, Family Services Sue Saller, Coordinator to the Superintendent

 Constructed Response is  a waste of time that teachers dislike doing  a waste of paper because kids don’t know what to write  a means to find out what students know about a concept  what we are going to work on today  all of the above

 Aligned to the MAP windows  All grades participate in Winter and Spring (except 12 th )

 Is the problem open ended?  Does the problem have multiple entry points?  Can you surface the multiple entry points?  What do you expect students to do?  Are there multiple pathways to find a correct answer?

 Examine the Instructional Guide for the important math to develop and assess in the MAP window. (See December CR grid)  Come to consensus of understanding the math  Explore resources for an open response item that could be adapted to assess the math that was identified.  Create the Constructed Response item

 Create a Word document  Catchy title/grade level  Problem in 14 font (use Times New Roman)  Line for answer ________________  Box for explaining student thinking  Share with another team for feedback!  Explain how the math is connected to the prompt.  Revise as needed

 Gather work from 2 – 3 classrooms for each CR  No teaching of the math before the assessment is given. No “Think Alouds”.  Consider getting work from current grade and the grade ahead for more diversity in work samples. (ex: 4 th grade CR have 5 th graders complete)  Bring ALL the work samples to Nov 16 ACM meeting.

 We need work samples from multiple schools!  Teams will send blanks CRs to  Each ACM needs to gather samples of work for 2 different CRs grade levels (home school)  Phone a friend. Share CRs with classroom teachers across the district. Send them a CR to try with their students and send completed CRs to us via interoffice mail by Nov 15.

Thanks for all your hard work today and in the future!