1. Making Sense of Numbers A look at improving number sense at the elementary level. Group Members: Jenny Campbell, Marlin Campbell, Ross Matney, Samantha Reed, Shane Reed

2. Target Audience  Carroll County  K-5 Math Teachers 7 elementary schools Most K-3 are self-contained All 4-5 are departmentalized

3. Partners  Beverly Parker, director of instruction  Pearson (SOL data)  ITRT at each school  Everyday Math consultants In conjunction with our partners, we are striving to improve our SOL scores and student’s knowledge in the area of number sense.

4. Why Improvement?  Data shows that there is a significant weakness in number sense in Carroll County.  Over the last 3 years, number sense scores have been at or below meeting the standards.

5. What does the data show?  There has been a drop in Number Sense scores from 2008-2009.  There is a gap between Number Sense and all other strands of Mathematics.

6. What Can We Do? (Goals) Provide teachers with strategies and resources for teaching Number and Number Sense effectively.  Professional development in the area of Number Sense  Activities to help increase number sense  Support in all areas of mathematics

7. Sample Lesson 3 rd Grade Number Sense Lesson SOL 3.2 Demonstrated by Ross Matney

8. How can this help?  Provides hands-on, contextual situations to help students see importance of ordering numbers.  How can we relate this to real life? Examples?

9. Sample Lesson 2 _____ grade Number Sense lesson SOL Demonstrated by Jenny Campbell

10. How can this help?  Provides hands-on, contextual situations to help students see importance of ordering numbers.  How can we relate this to real life? Examples?

11. Sample Lesson 3

12. How can this help?  Provides hands-on, contextual situations to help students see importance of ordering numbers.  How can we relate this to real life? Examples?

13. What Next?  Math Blog Site to share frustrations, concerns, ideas, etc. with other math teachers of Carroll County  Communicate regularly with math teachers.