1. Wydown Mathematics PTO Meeting: February 9, 2015

2. What’s New at WMS?  What We Teach  How We Teach  How We Report and Use Student Data  How We Share our Work

3. Cohesive Curriculum

5. Concepts at Each Grade

6. What We Teach: Conceptual Understanding Procedural Fluency Problem Solving

7. Multiple Methods & Procedural Fluency Research suggests that once students have memorized and practiced procedures that they do not understand, they have less motivation to understand their meaning or the reasoning behind them (Hiebert, 1999). Therefore, the development of students’ conceptual understanding of procedures should precede and coincide with instruction on procedures. - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

8. How We Teach:  Concrete with Tiles  Pictorially with Bar Models  Abstractly with variables Factor 3a +6b Course 2: Lesson 3.5

9. 5 th Grade Lesson 5.3

10. 6 th Grade Lesson 8.1

13. 7 th Grade Lesson 4.2

14. 7 th Extensions/ 8 th Grade

15. 8 th Grade Algebra & Challenge Algebra

16. How We Use Student Data:

17. How We Share Student Data:

18. Growth Over Time

19. How We Share Our Work:  Intended Curriculum  Written curriculum  Implemented Curriculum  Taught Curriculum  Attained Curriculum  Learned/Attained Curriculum

20. Maintained With Living Curriculum Documents  Pacing Guides  Chapter Overviews  Chapter and Cumulative Tests  Assessment Rubrics/ Cover Sheets  Sample Lessons  Extensions Activities

21. Collaboration to Ensure Smooth Transitions:

22. Online Textbook Access  Student Online Textbook: my.hrw.com  Username: firstnamelastname  Password: clayton  Math in Focus Textbook includes:  Parent Resources include videos explanations of concepts taught in the chapter. The Chapter Wrap Up provides an outline of key concepts for that chapter as well.  Algebra Textbooks includes:  links to video tutors, and interactive practice quizzes.

23. District Website  www.claytonschools.net www.claytonschools.net  Students> Curriculum> STEM> Mathematics  From here, you can access the curriculum maps as well as the Middle School Math Homepage. On the WMS Math Homepage, there is a link to Textbooks and Online Resources.