1. WELCOME PARENTS!

2. EVERYDAY MATH AT CANTON ELEMENTARY
OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND OF THE PROGRAM
SELECTION PROCESS
GOALS OF THE PROGRAM
EMPHASIS OF THE PROGRAM
CONTENT OF THE PROGRAM
ASSESSMENT
WEBSITE

3. OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND
Everyday Math evolved from research done by the University of Chicago School of Mathematics where researchers:
Examined successful curriculum from around the world
Explored young children’s learning styles
Assessed actual uses of mathematics by people in their everyday lives and jobs

4. UCSMP Research Findings
Typical US mathematics curriculums are arithmetic-driven, slow-paced with isolated skills and broad without depth of content
International studies show US students learn less mathematics than students in other countries
Children are capable of learning more mathematics in richer curriculum

7. SELECTION OF THE PROGRAM
PRESENTATION TO STAFF DURING THE FALL OF 2005
MATH COMMITTEE
VISITS TO DISTRICTS WHO HAVE BEEN USING EVERYDAY MATH
PILOTING BY SOME TEACHERS IN SCHOOL YEAR

9. Everyday Math is a complete Kindergarten through 6th grade curriculum that enriches the mathematical experiences of children.
Goals of the Program:
To substantially raise expectations with respect to the amount and range of mathematics that children can learn
To provide materials for children and support for teachers that enable them to meet these higher expectations (TRPs, manipulative kits, game kits, on-line services)

11. EMPHASIS OF THE PROGRAM
Within the content of Everyday Math,
emphasis is placed on:
Establishing links from past experience
Discussing and sharing ideas
Using and comparing equivalent expressions
Expressing numbers in context by including units
Learning about the reversibility of most things

12. Content by Strands Numeration Operations Patterns, Functions, Algebra
Everyday Math students study important concepts over consecutive years through a variety of curricular formats:
Numeration
Operations
Patterns, Functions, Algebra
Geometry
Measurement and Reference Frames
Data and Chance

15. ASSESSMENT Students are assessed in a variety of ways:
Ongoing Assessment
Product Assessment
Periodic Assessment
Skill expectations are rated as Beginning, Developing, or Secure

16. EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS WEBSITE

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