Math District Leaders’ Discussion – NCCTM November 5, 2015 Jennifer Curtis, Ed.D. Section Chief, K-12 Mathematics North Carolina Department of Public Instruction 1

Goals for Session ACT & Math I Results and Standards Provide Secondary and Elementary Updates Plans for support Middle School, Math I and progressions across upper elementary through Math I Standards Review Update Provide Q & A time for you 2

ACT and EOC/EOG Math Data – What Can it Tell Us About Ourselves? Common Understandings We know that College & Career Readiness (CCR) begins much earlier than High School We know that ACT CCR Benchmark for Math is 22 We know that EOC/EOG Proficiency level for CCR is 4, but on-grade level is 3 We know that on EOG & EOC assessments a “Solid” (Level 4) or “Superior” (Level 5) Command of knowledge and skills is necessary for CCR 3

State Results – Math I Math I EOC : 46.9% CCR Math I EOC : 48.5% CCR +1.6% Proficiency remained close to 60% Level : 60% Level : 59.8% ** Remember Level 3 is still behind on attainment of CCR… higher the grade level, the less likely ground will be recovered 4

ACT Results from Last Two Years 5

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Let’s Look at Your Data Use the Blue Folder to find ACT Mean & % Students Meeting the Benchmark of 22 in Math. RED or BLACK folder is Math I. Compare to Focus on Your District or a Particular School of Interest Listed Alphabetically, not by district Not a Competition, but There is Urgency…. 8

Share Your Stories Talk at Your Table About Any Gains If you did not have any, discuss why not…. Be Prepared to Share Something Interesting you heard or Learned 9

Now Math I Data…. But You Could Do Same Exercise with Any EOG Compare with Math I CCR (Level 4) AND Proficient (Level 3) How Did Your District or Chosen School Do? What Did You Do Differently? Did it Work? Why? Share at Your Table. 10

Did You Know…..? The Writers of CCSS-M Used the CCR ACT Standards as Guidance? The ACT CCR Standards are Almost Fully Aligned with our Math Standards? That All a Student Needs to Attain the 22 Benchmark is Full Mastery of Standards through Math I ? That if WE Work to Drastically Improve % of Students Obtaining a high 4-5 Level in Grades 4-8 Mathematics, THOSE Students WILL meet the ACT Benchmark? 11

ACT and Math Standards Handout Review What is Needed to Obtain CCR on ACT Talk at Table About What Stands Out What Can You Do with This? 12

K-2 Mathematics Mid-Year Formative Assessments Updated and revised Vetted & now available 13

How the K-2 Mid-Year has Changed A new look this year Should be formative and guide classroom instruction Task types - not been modified Scoring at mid-year has been revised Is now more formative in nature Support teachers-instructional decisions about students individually, small groups or whole class Next Steps-Instructional Moves included in the assessment materials teacher uses to help the student(s) move toward mastery of the mathematical concept 14

Elementary Mathematics Resources Formative Instructional Tasks and 15

Elementary Mathematics Resources Lessons For Learning 16

Mathematics Proof of Concept Study First round of interim formative testing Gr. 5 Teacher feedback very important Concerns about use of data This is just a study- SBE could go 3-8 scale up maccss.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Proof+of+ Concept+Study 17

Secondary Mathematics Resources Updates to Resources and Support Documents Updated Math I, II and III Unpacking Documents (available now on the Math Wiki) Math Wiki Updated NOTES for Math I Updated Indicators for AFM, PreCalculus and Discrete Mathematics DPI Middle School Math Wiki DPI High School Math Wiki 18

Secondary Mathematics Focus for : MS – Math I Updating the Unpacking Documents for 6- 8 Math Upper Elem – MS teaching methods Increasing Collaboration among Districts (sharing pacing guides, resources, etc.) 19

Middle School Math Resources Tasks Illustrative Mathematics - University of ArizonaIllustrative Mathematics Mathematics Assessment Project - University of California, Berkeley, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.Mathematics Assessment Project Illuminations – National Council for the Teamers of MathematicsIlluminations Lesson and Unit Plans engage ny – The state of New Yorkengage ny LearnZillion – Cloud-based curriculumLearnZillion Achieve the Core – founded by lead writers of the CCAchieve the Core 20

EOC & EOG Data Statewide Psychometrician pulled student performance by question (SPBQ) as well as difficulty level of question Analyzed against test taker strength by question Looked at distractor answers (foils) Able to pull common themes by standard 6 th – 7 th grade completed Moving to finish 8 th – Math I by early November 21

EOC & EOG Data Statewide Middle school teaching and learning MUST be grounded in problem-solving and sense-making Do we see a major change in pedagogy from ES to MS? Evidence that conceptual understanding focus in ES does not translate to MS Students may be undergoing major change in how concepts are presented from 5 th – 6 th grade and beyond Emphasis appears to be on procedures in MS 22

Upcoming Support Save the Dates: Middle School Math Summit TBD November 18 WRESA – Using Goal Summaries to develop LEA plans to address deficiencies in math 23

Standards Review SBE expecting ASRC final report end of December Plan by DPI to solicit additional feedback Organize data review involving teachers and leaders across the state No immediate shift – this will take time Items will need revision depending if major or minor revisions No sooner than SY 24

Q & A Your questions first… then… What other type of support can we provide for you at state level? 25

Mathematics Team Kitty Rutherford Elementary Mathematics Consultant Denise Schulz Elementary Mathematics Consultant Lisa Ashe Secondary Mathematics Consultant Joseph Reaper Secondary Mathematics Consultant Dr. Jennifer Curtis K – 12 Mathematics Section Chief Susan Hart Mathematics Program Assistant