teaching and learning elementary math

Teaching and Learning

Elementary Math

November 27, 201210:30 am – 12:30 pm

School Visits: Math Needs Inventory

We have Teaching and Learning Meetings once a month to focus on Elementary Math Curriculum. • Where would you like for us to focus our

time?• What concepts would be most beneficial for

us to concentrate on in order to improve your role as a leader of math in your building?

School Visits: Math Needs Inventory

Feedback from YOU:• Quantiles.com – how to use it to change

instruction

• Compare district benchmark data – where do we fall? What areas do we need to improve?

• Content/Strategies discussions for upcoming units.

• The role of the Math Coach: Time to meet with other math coaches

• What to do on building-directed early outs with elementary math

• Alignment + Curriculum + Instructional Materials

• Balanced Math Overview – Sample Schedules - The Math Block

• Time to plan as a math team

• Key statements – Daily Math Review

• Small Groups: How to manage and set them up.

• Unwrapping Common Core Standards – I Can Statements

• Data Teams: So much data – how to structure the time

• Be one step ahead of the teachers: District PLC meeting updates

• Ready to implement strategies

• How do all the pieces fit together?

Today’s Agenda

1. Scholastic Math Inventory + Quantiles2. Next Steps – Looking Ahead to 20133. Balanced Math Framework

• An Overview• Daily Math Review Update• Implementation Study• Next Steps…

3. The Role of the Instructional Coach

Virtual Parking Lot

TodaysMeet:http://todaysmeet.com/elementarymath

Questions, Comments, Ideas, etc…

http://todaysmeet.com/elementarymath



SCHOLASTIC MATH INVENTORY: QUANTILES

NEXT STEPS: LOOKING AHEAD TO 2013

BALANCED MATH FRAMEWORK:OVERVIEW + UPDATE

Balanced Math Framework Overview

DAILY MATH REVIEW

MENTAL MATH

PROBLEM SOLVING

CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING

FACT FLUENCY

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT


DAILY MATH REVIEW

Ask Yourself...…Before Daily Math Review, in what ways

were teachers at your school helping students to retain math concepts and skills

they have already been taught?

Daily Math Review:• Number Sense = Success with Computational Skills

• Key to Effective Practice is Timely + Specific

• Daily Reflection Increases Responsibility for Learning

• Student Awareness of Misunderstandings More info? Pgs. 3 - 22


MENTAL MATH

Ask Yourself...…How are your teachers providing students daily

mental practice with number sense?

How are teachers providing students opportunities to develop their own strategies for doing math

problems in their head?Mental Math:• Three-problem computational brain workout (5 min)

• Mental Practice – Computing math facts + Combining operations.

• Daily practice to develop + retain number sense and computational skills More info?

Pgs. 23 - 28


PROBLEM SOLVING

Ask Yourself...…How are your teachers providing opportunities for students to apply and explain their mathematical

reasoning?

How are teachers including writing into the math block?

Problem solving:• Organize and consolidate mathematical thinking through

communication.

• Analyze and evaluate the mathematical thinking of strategies.

• Use language of mathematics to express mathematical ideas precisely. More info?

Pgs. 29 - 69

PROBLEM SOLVING with be a

Professional Development Focus

in the 2013-14 School Year.



Consider...…If we want students to know what mathematics is, as

a subject, they must understand it. When we memorize rules for moving symbols around on a

paper we may be learning something, but we are not learning mathematics.



DESIGNING A CONCEPTUAL UNIT:

1. Establish a mathematical focus for the unit.2. Locate the grade-specific math standards.3. “Unwrap” those identified standards.4. Determine the essential mathematical concepts.5. Decide on the Big Ideas.6. Write the Essential Questions.7. Design an end-of-unit post-assessment.8. Create a rubric or scoring guide.9. Design a pre-assessment.10. Plan the instructional lessons.11. Share the Essential Questions.12. Administer the pre-assessments.13. Score the pre-assessments.14. Begin teaching the unit.15. Assess student understanding.16. Share with students.17. Peer-, Self and Teacher-assess18. Ask the students to write a self-reflection.

More info? Pgs. 71 - 96


FACT FLUENCY

Ask Yourself...…Do your teachers have an accountability system in

place so that students not only learn, but retain their math facts?

Mastery of Math Facts:• Teach and Practice Math Facts Daily.

• Title I Schools: Fastt Math Program

• Non-Title Schools: xtramath.com

• All Schools: Mastering Basic Math Facts Book – Full of Activities and Lessons

More info? Pgs. 97 - 112

FACT FLUENCY with be a

Professional Development Focus

in the 2013-14 School Year.


FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Ask Yourself...…How frequently are teachers collecting student data from math assessments and how are they using this

data to improve student achievement?

Common Formative Assessment:• Collaboratively designed by grade level team.

• Use results to evaluate student understanding.

• Provide feedback needed to differentiate instruction.

• Assessment truly informs instruction.

More info? Pgs. 113 -

128


Time ManagementHow do you fit it all in?

SAMPLE SCHEDULESPGS. 179 -

183

Remember – start small – one step at a time!

Step 1: Daily Math Review (15 – 20 Minutes)

Step 2: Mental Math (2 – 5 Minutes or Transition Time)

Step 3: Fact Fluency (10 – 15 Minutes)

Step 4: Conceptual Understanding and/or Problem Solving (Remaining class time – Whole group and/or small group)


TodaysMeet: Ideas, concerns and questions about the

Balanced Math Framework.• Where are the teachers in your school at with the

components of the framework?

• What supports do you need?

Daily Math Review Update

Elementary Math District PLC MeetingOCTOBER 31st NOVEMBER 28th

• Common Questions

• Video Example of DMR

• Work in School Teams to Complete One Cycle

• Conversations with teachers from other schools on DMR implementation.

• Balanced Math Overview

• Key Statements

• Work in School Teams to Complete Another Cycle


Key Statement Expectation• Teachers will have the students write the key statements at least

twice in a cycle.

• Teachers will reference the key statement daily (posting, circling, reciting, telling a partner, etc…


Key Statements are now available on the Elementary Math Website!

http://elementarymath.dmschools.org/index.html

Daily Math Review Tab


Daily Math Review Next StepsPHASE ONE PHASE TWO

• Establishing a routine

• Daily implementation

• 1 – 5 questions

• Teacher – Led

• “Form” for students to use for DMR

• DMR Assessment every 2 weeks

• Partner work

• Error Analysis

• Reflection

• Phase One Plus…

• Student - Led

• Bonus Question

• Partner Talk Sentence Starters

• Special Education – different “form”

• Data charts

• Deeper understanding – reflection


Implementation Studyhttp://elementarymath.dmschools.org/index.html



Next Steps…

1. Implementation Study: Observe all grade 3 – 5 teachers by January 4th, 2013.

2. Assess teacher needs based on the Implementation Study – Plan last PLC meeting (January 9th) around teacher needs.

3. Mental Math – January 9th

4. Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Daily Math Review

THE ROLE OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL COACH:ACTION PLANNING

The Role of the Instructional Math Coach


Literacy Coach by Day – Math Coach by NightShowcase: Jamie O’Brien

– Madison Elementary


Meeting of the Math Minds:

You are Invited! First Math Coach Meeting

When: Wednesday, January 23rd from 2:30 – 3:45pmWhere: Location TBD

Who: All leaders of math are welcome!What: Discussion of strategies for upcoming units, problem solving, fellowship

This meeting is optional.


Math coach mentorsEach math coach will be partnered with another

coach in the district to bounce ideas off of and ask questions!

Please sign up before leaving today.

Feedback• Quantiles.com – how to use it to change instruction

• Compare district benchmark data – where do we fall? What areas do we need to improve?

• Content/Strategies discussions for upcoming units.

• The role of the Math Coach: Time to meet with other math coaches

• What to do on building-directed early outs with elementary math

• Alignment + Curriculum + Instructional Materials

• Balanced Math Overview – Sample Schedules - The Math Block

• Time to plan as a math team

• Key statements – Daily Math Review

• Small Groups: How to manage and set them up.

• Unwrapping Common Core Standards – I Can Statements

• Data Teams: So much data – how to structure the time

• Be one step ahead of the teachers: District PLC meeting updates

• Ready to implement strategies

• How do all the pieces fit together?

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