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Implementing the CCSS in Mathematics: Challenges and Strategies
CCSSO National Assessment Conference June 2013
Elliott Asp, Ph.D.Assistant Superintendent
Cherry Creek SchoolsGreenwood Village, CO
Overview
Changes from existing standards to CCSS
Challenges for implementationStrategies and ResourcesNext steps
What’s Different in Math?
Focus: focus strongly where the standards focusCoherence: think across grades, and link to major topics in each gradeRigor: in major topics, pursue with equal intensity conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and applications
What’s Different in Math?
Answer Getting vs.
Problem Solving
Standards for Math Practice
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively3. Construct viable arguments and critique the
reasoning of others4. Model with mathematics5. Use appropriate tools strategically6. Attend to precision7. Look for and make use of structure8. Look for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning
Content Shifts
“Old” Algebra 1
•Order of operations with integers
•Solve multi-step algebraic equations
•Write and solve linear equations
•Graph linear equations
•Bivariate data and linear modeling
•Solve systems of linear equations
•Operations with polynomials (except division)
•Operations with exponential expressions
•Solve and graph quadratics
Common Core Math 8
•Irrational numbers
•Radicals and integer exponents
•Solve multi-step algebraic equations
•Write and solve linear equations
•Graph linear equations
•Bivariate data and linear modeling
•Solve systems of linear equations
•Define, evaluate, and work with functions
•Congruence and similarity
•Pythagorean Theorem
Challenges
Lack of mathematical content and pedagogical knowledgeExisting course sequenceParental expectationsAdministrator and Board understanding and supportPolitical opposition
Professional Development for Teachers
Secondary Math CadreStandards for Math Practice
TrainingModel Classrooms with STEM
CoachesCommon Core WorkshopsWeb Resources
Online Resources for Teachers
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/378509
Expectations for Schools
Course Sequence(DRAFT)
Grade
Traditional Pathway
Alternate Pathway High School entry
Alternate Pathway Middle School entry
12 AP Statistics or Pre Calculus or
College Algebra or other senior elective
AP Calculus
AB/BC
Calculus
3/Differential Equations
11 Algebra 2 Algebra 2+ AP Calculus BC 10 Geometry Geometry + Algebra 2+
9 Algebra 1 Geometry + 8 Math 8 Algebra 1 7 Math 7 Math 7/8 6 Math 6 Math 6/7
Professional Developmentfor Building Administrators
Independent study course
online
Continuing professional development through monthly administrator meetings
Online Training for Administrators
https://cole.ccsd.k12.co.us/course/view.php?id=4424
Information for Board of Education andParents/Community
PresentationsParent meetingsPublicationsWeb Resources
Common Core State Standards
(CCSS)Report to the Board of Report to the Board of
EducationEducationCherry Creek School District
October 2012
Parent and Community Resources
Web Resources
http://www.cherrycreekschools.org/CurricDev/CommonCore/Pages/default.aspx
CCSS as a Vehicle to Achieve District Goals
The “Common Core” is the “Common Floor”
• Excellence and Equity Excellence and Equity – raising the academic achievement of all students, closing the gap between the highest- and lowest-performing students, and eliminating the predictability of achievement by race.
• College and Post-Secondary College and Post-Secondary Preparedness and Success Preparedness and Success – preparing students for success in college and other post-secondary options, including vocational education, the military, and the workforce.
Cherry Creek School District Goals
District Performance PlanAction Step
Revise curriculum and instructional practices across all levels so that ALL students are prepared for success in college and other post-secondary training or are “on track” to do so• Align curriculum and programs with the state
standards and ACT benchmarks district-wide• Offer only courses that allow students to
access the curriculum necessary for success in college and post-secondary training
An Unfinished Journey
Why Common Core?
“These Standards are not intended to be new names for old ways of doing business. They are a call to take the next step. … It is time to recognize that standards are not just promises to our children, but promises we intend to keep.”
–CCSSM, p. 5