1. Secondary Mathematics Leadership Meeting
March 27, 2014

2. AGENDA Welcome updates Data Trend Book Study
Evaluations, survey & Closure

3. Updates – Middle school
STAAR Testing
“Overlap” content
Grade 8 Graphing calculators
Textbook Adoption
Summer School Training

4. Updates – high school Curriculum Writing New Teks Transition
“Overlap” Content
Textbook Adoption
PowerUp
AP Initiative/College & Career Readiness

5. TRANSITION TIMELINE to the New High School TEKS
2014 – 2015
Write:
New Curriculum
Teach:
Current TEKS
+ Transition Content
Test:
2015 – 2016
Teach:
New TEKS
Test:
Overlap Content
2016 – 2017
Teach:
New TEKS
Test: 5

6. Power Cheer
Tick, Tock, It’s Time To Rock. Rock To The Power Of 1:1, so Kick Out The Excuses, And Kick Out The Fear, Cuz It’s Coming To More Campuses Next Year!

7. What does 1:1 do for you?
#1 Personalize Learning #2 Improve Classroom Management #3 Increase Engagement #4 Increase Differentiation

8. What does 1:1 do for you?
#5 Improve Efficiency of Planning #6 Increase Learning Experiences #7 Increase Modalities of Presentation #8 Increase Resources

9. What does 1:1 do for you?
#9 Increase Technology Skills #10 Increase Opportunities for Response #11 Present Prerequisite Instruction #12 Increase Presence of Universal Design for Learning

10. In 2014-2015, all curriculum planning guides will contain PowerUp connections.

11. Remember, it does not matter how many computers you have in your classroom, you can still access the resources! So…. Let’s Get Excited!

12. Houston ISD Pilot Program Schools- 2014
DISTRICT
SCHOOL
SUBJECTS 1
Davis
Calc 36, Env Sci 25, Lit 77, Stats 29
Reagan
Calc 44, Env Sci 33, Lit 130 2
Washington
Calc 17, Chem 25, Lit 31 3
Chavez
Calc 28, Lit 120 4
Debakey
Env Sci 48 5
Challenge Early
Bio 16, Calc 18 6
Westside
Calc 43, Env Sci112, Lit 132 7
Lee
Bio 19 8
Law
Lit 82, Stats 18 9
Carnegie
Chem 43, Env Sci 49, Stats 90

13. Saturday Student Study Sessions (SSS)
Student Study Sessions will be held at Carnegie Vanguard High School for the AP courses selected in the 10 pilot schools in Biology, Calculus AB, Chemistry, English Lit, Environmental Science, and Statistics.
SSS are held on Saturdays prior to AP Exams
March 29 – All Science and English
April 5 – Math and Biology
April 12 – Chemistry, APES, and English (no Biology)
April 26 – Math
May 3 – Math, Science, and English
May 10 – Biology only
Student Transportation – Schools provide buses from home campus to Carnegie Vanguard HS.

14. Saturday Student Study Sessions (SSS)
The hours are 9 am to 3 pm
Designated Administrators or Site Coordinators for each campus sending students are expected to attend and should arrive no later than 8am at Carnegie Vanguard HS to help with all logistics.
There are four 75-minute topic sessions offered at each Saturday Student Study Session. NMSI provides the materials and secures the experienced AP presenters.
The AP teacher/s are expected to attend all sessions in their discipline.

15. Saturday Student Study Sessions (SSS)
NMSI directs:
Provides the presentation material, logistical planning, and organization for the day (matrix of topics that will be covered)
Secure presenters and manages their fees and travel
Provides Food (Pizza and bottled water) for the students
Raffle Prize(s) to encourage students to attend
Printing and shipping of NMSI student materials

16. Data Trend Analysis Group according to grade level or course
On the table are:
Data Trends, Effective Practices Reference, and Instructional Strategies Organizer
Choose two student expectations
Choose two Effective Practices or suggested activities from the Data Trend Report
Describe in writing what the intervention may look like in your class

17. Data Trend Analysis Example
Effective Practices
Literacy Strategies
ALGI.6B
Student Generated Questions
Summary Frame

18. Data Trend Analysis
On chart paper, use either a non-linguistic representation or another creative method to describe your plan for intervention.
Just as with student presentations in a gallery walk, your representation should speak for itself!

19. Book Study
“Message 25: Pushing Algebra Down” pp. 130 – 135

20. EVALUATION & CLOSURE
Parking Lot
Survey
Evaluation