Transcript Gunpowder Elementary School Improvement Team May 20, 2013

WELCOME
Parent Professional Development
April 3, 2014
Professionally Developing
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Gunpowder Elementary School
Parents -- Our Partners In
Enhancing the Achievement of
all Students
Mathematics
Expectations at
Gunpowder Elementary
Information
on Which to
Build…
PURPOSE
 GES’s expectations for teaching and learning.
 An overview of what your child will learn in
Mathematics.
 An explanation of why the shift in Mathematics is
necessary.
 Strategies to implement at home that will support
your child in mathematics.
CCSS-Mathematics: K-W-L Activity
K
W
L
What do I already
KNOW?
What do I WANT
TO KNOW/learn?
What did I learn/
new questions?
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Shifts within Mathematics-CCSS
1. Focus: Focus strongly where the
standards focus.
2. Coherence: Think across grades, and link
to major topics
3. Rigor: In major topics, pursue conceptual
understanding, procedural skill and
fluency, and application
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The Trajectory
Preparation for College and the
Workforce
“2014-15 is not really the finish line,
but only the first leg in a longer relay
race to create a next generation
teaching, learning and assessment
system that prepare all students for a
strong future and are worthy of our
children, teachers and schools.”
CCSC: Parent Informational Video
Math Practice Standards
 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.
Math Practice Standards
 Use appropriate tools strategically.
 Attend to precision.
 Look for and make use of structure.
 Look for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning.
The
standards
stress not only
“How?”procedural
skill but also…
“Why?”conceptual
understanding, to
make sure students
are learning what
they need to succeed
at higher levels.
What Does this Mathematical Shift
Look Like and Sound Like?
(Math Lessons)
 Kindergarten: Numbers 11 to 19 (8 minutes)
 Grade 3: Persistence in Problem-Solving (5 minutes)
 Grade 5: Whole Numbers & Fractions (9 minutes)
How Can Parents Help?
 Be positive about math
 Communicate with your child
 Have high expectations
 Respect the way your child learns
 Look for math in daily life
www.nctm.org
Parent Checklist: Supporting Mathematics Learning
Have a positive attitude toward mathematics
 Set high expectations
Discuss the mathematics being learned in class
Find opportunities to do mathematics every day
Be open to a variety of ways to solve a problem
Work on puzzles and other engaging mathematics problems
Discuss the mathematics found in sports statistics and other
real-world applications of mathematics
Use computers and calculators, as well as pencil and paper, to solve problems
Discuss why (or why not) an answer to a mathematics problem is reasonable
Practice memorized facts
Monitor homework
Make mistakes a part of learning
Encourage enrollment in challenging courses
What questions do you have?
Thank you
for joining us on this journey
of rigorous and responsive
teaching and learning at
Gunpowder Elementary!