holy rosary school math curriculum presentation

Holy Rosary Math Presentation

• Introduction • Mental Math Warm-Up• Our Goal in the Math Department• The Last Two Years in the Math Department• Common Core Standards• Critical Areas of Focus• Data • Information from High Schools• A Look Ahead

Our Goal

We want the students to have a balance of

• Being challenged

• Reaching mastery at grade level skills

• Receiving the fundamentals in each grade level in order to be successful in high school and beyond

• Igniting a passion and enthusiasm for math!

What are we doing at HRS in the math department?

• Math Data Committee (formed in 2010)

• Department Meetings

• Staff Meetings

• Curriculum Mapping

• Updated Curriculum

• Professional Development Trainings

• Grade Level Collaboration

• Weekly Math-Specific Study Halls for 5th-8th

What are the Common Core Standards?

• Common Core Standards: The Common Core State Standards describe the knowledge and skills in English Language Arts and Mathematics that students will need when they graduate, whatever their choice of college or career. The standards are based on the best national and international standards, giving our students a competitive advantage in the global economy. This state-led effort is coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).

-OSPI (Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction)

When Will These Be in Place?

• OSPI and its partners will oversee a four-phase implementation strategy. Phase one began in 2011-12 with developing awareness of what the standards are and how they differ from existing standards. By 2014-15 these standards will be fully implemented and student achievement will be measured by a new assessment system.

-OSPI

Kindergarten - Bridges

Critical Areas of Focus for Kindergarten

• With full implementation of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in Kindergarten, instructional time should focus on two critical areas:

(1) representing, relating, and operating on whole numbers, initially with sets of objects; and (2) describing shapes and space.

More learning time in Kindergarten should be devoted to number than to other topics.

Problem solving to find 3 ways to fill the area with shapes

Grade 1 - Bridges

Critical Areas of Focus for Grade 1

• With full implementation of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in Grade 1, instructional time should focus on four critical areas:

(1) developing understanding of addition, subtraction, and strategies for addition and subtraction within 20; (2) developing understanding of whole number relationships and place value, including grouping in tens and ones; (3) developing understanding of linear measurement and measuring lengths as iterating length units; and(4) reasoning about attributes of, and composing and decomposing geometric shapes.

Math Workshops

Grade 2 - Bridges

Critical Areas of Focus for Grade 2

• With full implementation of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in Grade 2, instructional time should focus on four critical areas

(1) extending understanding of base-ten notation;

(2) building fluency with addition and subtraction

(3) using standard units of measure; and,

(4) describing and analyzing shapes.

Common Core Checkpoints

Grade 3 - Saxon

Critical Areas of Focus for Grade 3

• (1) developing understanding of multiplication and division strategies for multiplication and division within 100;

• (2) developing understanding of fractions, especially unit fractions (fractions with numerator 1);

• (3) developing understanding of the structure of rectangular arrays and of area; and,

• (4) describing and analyzing two-dimensional shapes.

Stations using Money

Grade 4 - Saxon

Critical Areas of Focus for Grade 4

• (1) developing understanding and fluency with multi-digit multiplication, and developing understanding of dividing to find quotients involving multi-digit dividends;

• (2) developing an understanding of fraction equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, and multiplication of fractions by whole numbers;

• (3) understanding that geometric figures can be analyzed and classified based on their properties, such as having parallel sides, perpendicular sides, particular angle measures, and symmetry.

Breaking down story problems

Grade 5 - Saxon

Critical Areas of Focus for Grade 5

• (1)developing fluency with addition and subtraction of fractions, and developing understanding of the multiplication of fractions and of division of fractions in limited cases (unit fractions divided by whole numbers and whole numbers divided by unit fractions);

• (2) extending division to 2-digit divisors, integrating decimal fractions into the place value system and developing understanding of operations with decimals to hundredths, and developing fluency with whole number and decimal operations; and,

• (3) developing understanding of volume.

Investigations and IXL

Grade 6 - Saxon

Critical Areas of Focus for Grade 6

• (1) connecting ratio and rate to whole number multiplication and division and using concepts of ratio and rate to solve problems;

• (2) completing understanding of division of fractions and extending the notion of number to the system of rational numbers, which includes negative numbers;

• (3) writing, interpreting, and using expressions and equations; and

• (4) developing understanding of statistical thinking.

Finding the surface area of a cube& math study hall

Grade 7 – Glencoe McGraw-Hill

Critical Areas of Focus for Grade 7

• (1) developing understanding of and applying proportional relationships;

• (2) developing understanding of operations with rational numbers and working with expressions and linear equations;

• (3) solving problems involving scale drawings and informal geometric constructions, and working with two- and three- dimensional shapes to solve problems involving area, surface area, and volume; and

• (4) drawing inferences about populations based on samples.

Ch. 3: AlgebraLinear Eq. and Exp.

Grade 8 – Glencoe McGraw-Hill Saxon (Algebra)

Critical Areas of Focus for Grade 8

• (1) formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations, including modeling as association in bivariate data

• with a linear equation, and solving linear equations and systems of linear equations;

• (2) grasping the concept of function and using functions to describe quantitative relationships;

• (3) analyzing two- and three-dimensional space and figures using distance, angle, similarity, and congruence, and understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem.

Solving and Graphing Multi-Step Equations & Inequalities

Data Collection

One of our goals from our math self-study was to use data to drive our instruction.

We have reached out to local Catholic schools and public middle schools with the purpose of:

• Comparing standardized test data

• Learning about different curriculums

• Finding out more about accelerated programs

We are also comparing our data to the national average.

Comparing our ITBS Data vs. the National Averages

• Group Common Core Domain Display• This measures the percent correct in each category at

HRS vs. the percent correct in the nation.

• Group Longitudinal Display• This displays the grade equivalent, which describes the

grade equivalent on a continuum. For ex., a GE of 5.4 means that the group scored at the same level as a typical group at the end of the 4th month of grade 5.

• Proficiency Level Display• This shows the number of students below, at, and

exceeding proficiency levels.

4th Grade Common Core (2011)

The math section was broken down by our common core standards. Here is the percentage correct breakdown for HRS vs. the national average.

Math Total: 77% vs. 62%

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 78% vs. 62%

• Numbers and Operations in Base 10: 75% vs. 61%

• Numbers and Operations - Fractions: 88% vs. 71%

• Measurement and Data: 78% vs. 58%

• Geometry: 76% vs. 57%

7th Grade Common Core (2011)

The math section was broken down by our common core standards. Here is the percentage correct breakdown for HRS vs. the national average.

Math Total: 84% vs. 59%

• Ratios and Proportional Relationships: 85% vs. 61%

• The Number System: 82% vs. 55%

• Expressions and Equations: 83% vs. 54%

• Geometry: 84% vs. 62%

• Statistics and Probability: 89% vs. 56%

Comparing our Data vs. Public Schools

This data is posted on the Seattle public schools and Bellevue public schools website.

We take the ITBS, and the public schools take the MPS. The tests are different; however, both tests can be broken down into “below,” “at,” or “above” proficiency at grade level skills.

Seattle Public Schools:6th, 7th and 8th graders proficient on the math exam 2011: 67%

7th graders exceeding standard on the state math test: 34%(This shows Algebra readiness for 8th grade.)

Madison Middle School:6th, 7th and 8th graders proficient on the math exam 2011: 65%

Student qualifying for APP or Spectrum: 7%

Bellevue School District ScorecardMeeting State Standards

Grade Level BSD (08-09)WASL

BSD (09-10)MPS

BSD (10-11)MPS

State (10-11)MPS

Elementary 79% 76% 78% 61%

Middle 74% 76% 76% 56%

Meeting state standards: Proficiency on the state exams indicates that students are meeting Washington State standards and are prepared for the next level.

Bellevue School District ScorecardExceeding State Standards

Grade Level BSD (08-09)WASL

BSD (09-10)MPS

BSD (10-11)MPS

State (10-11)MPS

Elementary 55% 43% 44% 26%

Middle 44% 42% 43% 24%

Information from our High Schools

In order to better track our alums’ success after graduation, we reached out to our high schools to get feedback and data about our students’ progress through high school.

This is some of the data that we have received back.

How are our alums doing at your school?

“I am actively involved in math placements and have observed several factors during my six years here at [this school]. The HRS graduates, as a whole, are very well-prepared for success in [our] math program. HRS is, in fact, one of our top feeder schools as far as the math skills and preparedness of our incoming freshmen. (This includes whether the HRS alums test into Honors Advanced Algebra or are in the general Algebra program). In addition, year-after-year, HRS alums score at the top of our Honors Advanced Algebra placement test. The HRS 8th grade team is also very accurate and thorough in its recommendations for individual math placements each year.”

Freshman Math Placements

Before students enter high school, they take a placement test for math. There are typically 3 classes that a student can be placed into.

Each school has a different percentage of students placed into each program.

We have the data from many of the high schools.

Our graduating 8th graders place very well in their high school placements.

A Look Ahead

In our hunt to continue to meet the needs of our students at HRS, our programs will continue to evolve and change.

There will be a spring meeting to announce if we have any curriculum additions/updates/changes in the following year.

Conclusion