COMMUNITY MATH NIGHT2013

When I don’t know….How can I help?

INTRODUCTIONS

Principal Everett Warren Math Specialist Derek Beet FCPS Consultant Nick Diaz

TOPICS FOR THE NIGHT

Why is Math Important? Common Core How can you help your child at home?

Resources

IMPORTANCE OF MATH

Presentation by Nick Diaz

COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS STANDARDS

Frederick County Public Schools

COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS

There are Common Core mathematics standards starting in Pre-Kindergarten and going all the way to Algebra 2.

Common Core mathematics standards will help to prepare students for both college and careers after high school.

WHAT’S THE SAME AND WHAT’S DIFFERENT?

SAME – The Common Core standards teach the same mathematics

content that we currently teach.

DIFFERENT – Some mathematics topics will be taught in earlier grades. For

instance, dividing fractions by fractions will be taught in 6th grade instead of 7th grade. Also, much of the content in our current Algebra 1 course will be taught prior to the Common Core Algebra 1 course.

Also some new standards will emphasize student understanding over procedural knowledge; but (again) this is NOT new math content.

COMMON CORE BASICS

Peter Cincotta, the FCPS Curriculum Specialist for Secondary Mathematics, goes over the basics of Common Core and how it will better prepare students for life after high school.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5ihowlLr7c

MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES

COMMON CORE ALGEBRA 1

COMMON CORE ALGEBRA 2

FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS IN 2012-2013

5th GradeCommon

Core Math 6 honors

Common Core Math 6

merit

Common Core Math 7

merit

Common Core Math 7

honors

Grade 7 Accelerated

Common Core Math 8

merit

Common Core Math 8

honors

Common Core Algebra

1

5th Grade

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS IN 2012-2013

6-honors

6-meritCommon

Core Math 7 merit

Common Core Math 7

honors

Grade 7 Accelerated

Common Core Math 8

merit

Common Core Math 8

honors

Common Core Algebra

1

6th Grade

7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade

Introduction to Algebra 1

Common Core Algebra

1

Common Core

Geometry

SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS IN 2012-2013

7-merit

7-honors

Algebra with Data

Analysis

Common Core Math 8

merit

Algebra with Data

Analysis

Common Core Algebra

1

7th Grade

8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade

Introduction to Algebra 1

Common Core Algebra

1

Common Core

Geometry

Common Core Algebra

1

Common Core

Geometry

Common Core Algebra

2

EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS IN 2012-2013

8-merit

8-honors/Algebra 1

Geometry

8th Grade

9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade

Algebra with Data

Analysis

Common Core Algebra

1

Algebra 2

Common Core Algebra

1

Common Core

Geometry

Pre-Calculus

Common Core

Geometry

Common Core Algebra

2

Calculus

ACCELERATED MATH

HS credit will be given for just the 8th grade Accelerated Class

Geometry no longer in Middle School Increased rigor of the CCSS Since FCPS is still responsible for H.S.A., content must be

taught Focused work within each grade Content is not repeated across grade levels like in years

pass Skipping grades in Mathematics is not a viable option Highly Abled students need to be enriched, not reduced

curriculum. Skipping grade level mathematics creates knowledge gaps,

opposite of what is desired.

RESOURCES

Mr. Beet’s Wiki-space that is on the school’s website Parent Roadmap’s to Common Core Guides Web-link resources PARCC Assessment www.parcconline.org Common Core Frameworks http://

mdk12.org/instruction/commoncore/index.html