1. Welcome To LCHS 7/8 Math Night

2. Overview
Common Core State Standards (CCSS) vs. California Content Standard (CCS)
Current math placements at LCHS 7/8
Ultimate Goal/Math Readiness and Advancement
LCHS Math Pathways
Deciding Factors

4. Paradigm Shift in Core Subject Areas – Student Cognitive Demand: CCSS vs. CCS
Explore
Identify
Master
Simplify
Analyze and explain
Solve
Interpret and translate
Verify
Extend
Add, subtract, multiple, and divide
Compare and contrast
Determine

5. Standards for Mathematical Practice
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them …start by explaining the meaning of a problem and looking for entry points to its solution
Reason abstractly and quantitatively …make sense of quantities and their relationships to problem situations
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others …understand and use stated assumptions, definitions, and previously established results in constructing arguments
Model with mathematics …can apply the mathematics they know to solve problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace
2011 © CA County Superintendents Educational Services Association

6. Standards for Mathematical Practice
Use appropriate tools strategically …consider the available tools when solving a mathematical problem
Attend to precision …communicate precisely using clear definitions and calculate accurately and efficiently
Look for and make use of structure …look closely to discern a pattern or structure
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning …notice if calculations are repeated, and look for both general methods and for shortcuts
2011 © CA County Superintendents Educational Services Association

7. LCHS 7/8 Flow Chart 7th Grade Math (7th Grade CC) Math (8th Grade CC)
LC Math 1 (9th)
7th Grade Advanced Math
(7th Grade CC &1st Semester of 8th Grade CC)
Teacher Recommends
8th Grade Algebra
(2nd Semester of 8th Grade CC & Algebra 1)
LC Math 1 Adv. (9th)
Teacher Recommends
Geometry Honors

8. College Preparatory Pathway
7th Grade
8th Grade
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
7th Grade CCSS
8th Grade CCSS
LC Math 1
LC Math 2
LC Math 3
Advanced Math
KEY GOAL: Students master the CCSS curriculum by 11th grade and complete a 4th course in math in their senior year.
7th and 8th grade build solid foundations in basic math and the SMPs
Students can choose this pathway entering 9th grade but can still access the Advanced Pathway by taking summer school after 9th grade

9. Advanced College Preparatory Pathway
7th Grade
8th Grade
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
7th
8th
Algebra 1
LC Math 1 Advanced
LC Math 2 Advanced
LC Math 3 Advanced
AP or College Course
KEY GOAL: 7th and 8th grade build solid foundations in basic math and SMPs
8th grade curriculum contains about 60% of former Algebra I curriculum
This contains CCSS Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II covering 50% of traditionally Pre-Calculus topics --statistics and probability, basic function analysis and advanced trigonometry

10. Math Readiness Is The Goal
Current math standards emphasize deep understanding of concepts, application of skills and solving novel (non- routine) problems.  
Basic math computation, memorization of formulas, plugging numbers into equations to derive an answer do not prepare students for advanced level math courses in high school and beyond.
Providing opportunities to every student to access calculus by her/his senior year

11. Overview of LC Math Pathways
7th Grade
8th Grade
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
7th
8th
Algebra 1
LC Math 1
Advanced
LC Math 3
LC Math 2
AP Calculus
7th Grade CCSS
8th Grade CCSS
AP Statistics
Applied Statistics
LC Math 1
LC Math 2
LC Math 3
Other 4th Course

12. Factors Impacting Math Placement in 9th Grade
Diagnostic Assessment Results
Benchmark Assessments
Teacher Recommendation
Report Card Grades (2nd Semester)

13. Registration
Presentations in 8th Grade Social Science Classes: March 23-24
Registration Forms Due: March 30-31
Verification: April 27-30
New Math Alignment and Science Requirements

14. If You Are Considering Summer School…
Math in Summer School –Intensive Study
Options available to students in CCSS Math 8 in summer school
High School Credits earned through Summer School

15. Any Questions?