1. Understanding the New Florida Assessments
Shawn Wigg
Director Mathematics 6th – 12th
Selena Bryant
Mathematics Instructional Specialist
Dedra Cook
Crystal Emery
Angela Justice
Mark Prendergast
Charmelita Royster
Middle School Mathematics
Grades 6 – 7
January 25, 2018
Math night
Darnell-cookman ms

2. Mathematics Florida K -12 State Standards Requirements
Aligned with college and work expectations;
Clear, understandable and consistent;
Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills;
Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards;
Informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy; and
Evidence- and research-based.
Talk about the expectation for Math in Florida.

3. Preparing for the Future
Students who are College and Career Ready in Mathematics
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
Reason abstractly and quantitatively
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
Model with mathematics
Use appropriate tools strategically
Attend to precision
Look for and make use of structure
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
Talk about the Mathematical practices.
Mathematical Practices

4. In Addition to Mathematics Content…
More emphasis is on the use of technology to communicate and solve problems.
This is where you can talk about the use of i-Ready and how that program helps with the gaps in learning.

5. Florida State Assessment
6-8 Computer Based Testing
6th grade – no calculators
7th/8th grade – calculator varies
Formulas are provided as needed
Amount of Questions range 62-66
3 Sessions 60 minutes each
Talk about what the FSA look like . Next slide will walk them through the resources

6. Here you want to go live with the FSA portal
Here you want to go live with the FSA portal. Walk them through what can be found in the student and families tab. I would even show them how to access the standards.

7. Florida State Assessment
Talk about the different types of questions students will see on the FSA.

8. Florida State Assessment

9. Florida State Assessment

10. 6-8 Mathematics Curriculum
Talk about digits

11. Make copies of a completed lesson

12. Talk about the use of i-Ready and the strive for 45 each week.

13. Show parent how to access the student sites.

14. State Standards:
Continuing to raise the bar on education standards, by including an emphasis on critical and analytical thinking, to drive continued improvement by Florida students

15. If Everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself
- Henry Ford
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