1. PARENT EDUCATION SERIES #1: THE SHIFT IN ELEMENTARY MATH INSTRUCTION Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Willow Grove Elementary School

2. Welcome!  Introductions  Mrs. Melissa Watters, 2 nd Grade Teacher  Mr. Patrick McQueeney, Principal  Intended Focus  Introduction to Parent Education Series  The Shift in Elementary Math Instruction

3. Parent Education Series  A collection of nights (one each month until June) that highlight various topics in education that will impact your child during their time at Willow Grove  Upcoming Topics  The Shift in Math Instruction (tonight)  How We Teach Great Writers  H.I.B. and Student Relationships  S.T.E.M. (Science Technology Engineering and Math)  Cultural Differences in the American Education System  Summer Reading/Summer Enrichment

4. The Shift in Math Instruction  Greater Focus on Fewer Topics  Coherence: Linking topics and thinking across grades  Rigor: Pursue conceptual understanding, procedural skills and fluency, and application with equal intensity

5. OLD School vs. NEW School  Race to cover multitude of concepts in curriculum  Disconnected topics divided amongst grade levels  Focus on independent math skills  More time on fewer concepts (FOCUS)  Interconnected, logical progressions of concepts from grade to grade (COEHERENCE)  Focus on conceptual understanding, the skills, and application (RIGOR) OLD SCHOOLNEW SCHOOL

6. A Math Problem – OLD SCHOOL 32 - 15 1 2 17

7. A Math Problem – NEW SCHOOL  32-15 = ???  15 + 5 = 20  20 + 10 = 30  30 + 2 = 32  5 + 10 + 2 = 17 SAME ANSWER, DIFFERENT STRATEGIES !!

8. “Common” Common Core Misconception  Common Core = NEW School  WRONG!!  Common Core = OLD School AND NEW School

9. Math in Action at Willow Grove  OLD School  Emphasis on Math Facts Math Wizards Grades 1-4  NEW School  Common Core Aligned Resources Expose students to multiple strategies to solve math problems Connect problem solving to real life applications (word problems)

10. Common Core Math for YOU!  Mrs. Melissa Watters, 2 nd Grade Teacher  Math Problem Solving Strategies and Techniques  Math Games to Support Learning

11. QUESTIONS?? Thank you for coming!!