COMMON CORE STANDARDS MATHEMATICS Overview and Implementation Proposal for White Hill Middle School, RVSD April 2012

MATH DIRECTIONS Common Core State Standards Mathematics (CCSS-M) TALK-12 committee Proposal for course sequences and implementation of CCSS-M K-12 Question & Answer time

C OMMON C ORE S TATE S TANDARDS M ATHEMATICS (CCSS-M) D EVELOPMENT C ORE D EVELOPMENT Common Core State Standards were developed in an effort to bring US standards in line with high performing international countries. Written by 3 math educators as opposed to a committee of bureaucrats, like most previous state standards. Most states have adopted them in order to qualify for Race to the Top funds.

C HARACTERISTICS CTERISTICS Fewer and more rigorous topics Aligned with college and career expectations Internationally benchmarked Rigorous content and application of higher- order skills Builds on strengths and lessons of current state standards Research based Intent is to be coherent, focused, clear and specific

O VERVIEW OF S TANDARDS Greater opportunities for differentiation Focus on mathematical thinking rather than a discrete set of skills that result in simply correct or incorrect answers. Students can access this mathematical thinking at many different levels. Standards of Mathematical Practices are the same K-12.

M ATHEMATICAL P RACTICES 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure. 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

C URRENT VS. CCSS T ESTING Grades 2-11, writing at 4 th and 7 th Only paper & pencil option Only multiple choice Part of the state and federal accountability system Grades 3-8 and 11, Grades 9 and 10 available for states that choose to use them Delivered via computer and are computer adaptive 60% will be assessed using performance assessment and scored using an analytic point scoring rubric (fashioned after MARS rubrics) 40% selected response will be machined scored Accountability system has not been established yet Current STAR Assessments Proposed CCSS Assessments

T ALK -12 A subcommittee comprised of one to two teachers from each feeder district and three high school Teachers from Tam, Redwood and Drake H.S Addresses concern regarding students’ poor performance in high school Advanced Algebra 2 and discrepancies in placement decisions for students GOAL: Align math education in the feeder schools so that students have consistent opportunities

TALK-12 – W HERE ARE WE NOW ? We have developed into a strong, collaborative professional learning community across the Tam District feeder schools. The purpose of the group has now evolved into an advisory group to determine plans for implementation of the CCSS-M. At our February 17 th meeting, we came up with an implementation proposal for CCSS-M. The challenge is that that not all districts have been given the same professional development opportunities and are at various levels of readiness for implementation.

THE 8 TH GRADE ALGEBRA PENDULUM SWING WHERE WE’VE BEEN: Increase number of students taking Algebra in 8 th grade Goal- to take Calculus in 12 th grade Reality- not all students are successful WHERE WE’RE GOING: CC Algebra 1 course is a more rigorous and deep course than current Algebra course Developmentally designed for high school students who have had a strong foundation in middle school math Carefully select students taking Algebra in 8 th grade

Pathways for CCSSM K-12 K-67th grade8th grade9 th grade:10 th grade:11 th grade12 th grade CCSSM CCSSM 7 th grade math CCSSM 8 th grade math CCSSM Algebra 1 CC SSM Geometry CCSSM Algebra 2 PreCalculus / AP Statistics /Business Math CCSSM Accelerated 7 th grade math CCSSM Algebra 1 CCSSM Geometry CCSSM Algebra 2 PreCalculus/ AP Statistics AP Calculus/ AP Statistics These pathways are fluid. It is possible that students could move to a different pathway during or at the end of the school year. Pathways in 11 th and 12 th grade may vary

P ROPOSED T RANSITION P LANS T O CCSS-M W HITE H ILL M IDDLE S CHOOL (TALK-12) CST Practice Test TEST GIVEN TEST “COUNTS” TEST “COUNTS” TEST “COUNTS” Current 5 th graders CA 5 th grade math 6 th grade: CCSS-M 6 th grade 7 th grade: CCSS-M 7 th grade math 8 th grade: CCSS-M 8 th grade math 9 th grade: CCSS-M Algebra 1 10 th grade: CCSS-M Geometry 7 th grade: CCSS-M Accelerated 7 th grade math 8 th grade: CCSS-M Algebra 1 9 th grade: CCSS-M Geometry 10 th grade: CCSS-M Alg 2 Current 6 th graders CA 6 th grade math 7 th grade: CCSS-M 7 th grade math 8 th grade: CCSS-M 8 th grade math 9 th grade: CCSS-M Algebra 1 10 th grade: CCSS-MGeometry 11 th grade: CCSS-M Alg 2 OR Alg 2/precal 7 th grade: CCSS-M Accelerated 7 th grade math 8 th grade: CCSS-M Algebra 1 9 th grade: CCSS-M Geometry 10 th grade: CCSS-M Alg 2 11 th grade: PreCalculus Current 7 th graders CA PreAlgebra 8 th grade: CCSS-M 8 th grade math 9 th grade: CCSS-M Algebra 1 10 th grade: CCSS-M Geometry 11 th grade: CCSS-M Alg 2 OR Alg 2/precal 12 th grade: Precalculus/Statistics / Business Math 8 th grade: CCSS-M Algebra * 9 th grade: CC SS-M Geometry 10 th grade: CCSS-M Alg 2 11 th grade: PreCalculus 12 th grade: AP Calculus Current 8 th graders in P1-P2 9 th grade: CA Algebra P3-P4 10 th grade: CCSSS-M Geometry /CA Geometry 11 th grade: CCSS-M Alg 2 12 th grade: Precalculus/Statistics / Business Math Current 8 th graders in Algebra 1 9 th grade: CA Geometry 10 th grade: CCSS-M Alg 2 or CA Adv Alg 11 th grade: PreCalculus 12 th grade: AP Calculus

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN RSVD Josh Deis- 2 years K-8 Follow up observations and debrief among WH math teachers Phil Daro (co-author of CCSS-M) January 2 nd professional development day California Math Council STEM conference in Assilomar Talk-12 2 years collaboration and articulation with Tam District high schools and all feeder middle schools Ongoing Articulation with Drake High School

R EADY FOR TAKEOFF ! We are ready and excited to implement the mathematical practices and use performance tasks in our instruction and assessments. In order to do that, we need time to dig deeper and feel limited with our current curriculum given the extremely wide scope. We would love to adopt the CCSS-M starting with the school year.

W HAT D O W E N EED T O G ET T HERE ? Professional development Time to align CCSS-M with current textbooks and materials Time to collaborate within schools (vertical & horizontal), with other schools, and articulation K-9, ideally paid summer time, not release time. Supplemental Instructional materials (purchase or develop). Parent communication, especially regarding new assessments and 7/8 grade accelerated options.

R ESOURCES NCTM powerpoint on CCSS-M Talk-12 Kickoff meeting powerpoint Sept 2011 CCSS-M- Appendix A Designing High School Mathematics Courses Based on the Common Core Standards.

A DDITIONAL HANDOUTS Mathematical Practices poster “High School Mathematics in Middle School” from CCSSM Appendix Pathways for CCSM K-12 Proposed implementation schedule for RVSD