WELCOME TO CORE

ACADEMY 2

014 - DAY

1

WHAT IS MY RULE?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKA4w2O61Xo&feature=youtu.be

AGENDASchedule for Day8:30-8:45: Address Questions

10:30-10:45: Break

12:00-12:45: Lunch

2:00-2:15: Break

3:15-3:30: Wrap up the day

NEEDS ASSESSMENTRate your knowledge/ understanding of the Core:I have heard of it, but never implemented itI have skimmed over the standards, but have not have time to dive

deeper.I have used the standards as objectives since that is a requirement

of the district I work at, but don’t really understand the structure of the Core.

I don’t understand the structure of the Core. I am not familiar with the Critical Areas, Domains, Clusters, and Standards.

I am familiar with the structure, but can use a little bit more practice with the Critical Areas, Domains, Clusters and Standards.

I am fluent with the structure of the Core. 

TODAY’S LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1.Become familiar with the shifts in the Math Core.

2.Understand why those shifts are needed.

3.Process and reflect

SHIFTS

•Focus•Coherence •Rigor

WHY ARE THE SHIFTS NEEDED?“To improve the quality of teaching educators must

establish a common core of professional knowledge and skill that can be taught to aspiring teachers, across all types of programs and pathways.” (Ball & Foranzi, 2011)

“Teachers must understand their subjects deeply and flexibly, and skillfully represent them in intellectually honest ways to a wide range of students”.

……..”shift teachers’ training from emphasis on knowledge and beliefs to a focus on judgment and action.”

Math Core

Standards for

Mathematical Practice

Reasoning and

ExplainingModeling and Using

ToolsSeeing

Structure and

Generalizing

Standards for

Mathematical Content

Critical Areas

Domains

Clusters

Standards

Focus

MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES

COHERENCETask:Sort the cards according to grade

level relevance of the problems.

COHERENCE

EXAMPLE OF PROGRESSIONS IN NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS IN BASE TEN

Addition/SubtractionGrades1-2

Multiplication/Division Grades 3-4

FractionsGrades 3-5

Rigor the quality or state of being very

exact, careful, or strict.

FOCUSCOHERENCE

Rigor

REFLECTION QUESTIONS-BRIEF

If you have made mistakes...there is always another chance for you...you may have a fresh start anymoment you choose, for this thing we call “failure” is not the falling down, but the staying down.Mary Pickfor