PARENT INFORMATION ON THE RRISD MATH
CURRICULUM
Forest Creek Elementary SchoolFebruary 23, 2012
Mathematics Curriculum
Round Rock ISD’s Mathematics Curriculum is based on the state guidelines-- the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
In Round Rock ISD, the TEKS are embedded in the Aligned Round Rock Curriculum.
Teachers are required by state law and by RRISD board policy to teach these standards.
Mathematics Mission Statement
The mission of the Round Rock ISD Mathematics Department is to provide the vision and leadership necessary to ensure a mathematics education of the highest quality for all students.
Goals of Mathematics Education in RRISD
Educational goals for students must reflect the importance of mathematical literacy.
Towards this end, the K-12 RRISD mathematics standards articulate five general goals for all students:
1. Students learn to value mathematics;2. Students become confident in their ability
to do mathematics;3. Students become mathematical problem
solvers;4. Students learn to communicate
mathematically; and5. Students learn to reason mathematically.
Vision of a RRISD Mathematics Classroom
TOWARDS: AWAY FROM:
Classrooms as mathematical learning communities
Engage students’ interests and intellect
Logical and mathematical evidence as verification
Mathematical reasoning Opportunities for students to
deepen understanding of the mathematics studied and its applications
Students under the control of an adult
Repetitive drill and practice The teacher as the sole
authority Merely memorizing procedures “Covering” too many topics in
too little time at a superficial level
An opportunity for ALL students to experience these components is the heart of our vision of a quality mathematics program.
To find the grade level At a Glance curriculum guides you need to go to the FCE websiteParentsARRCGo to left side of pagePick the grade level of your choicePick the subject of your choice
What is Rock Solid Math? It is a model of instruction used in RRISD’s
elementary classrooms. The model uses problem solving as a means to
engage all learners. The problems are based on real world
mathematical situations. For example –How much carpet do I need to
purchase for my home or how much fencing do I need to enclose my garden?
Investigations and Envision are two of the research based resources that can be used to support math instruction.
Resources
Sample Math Lesson
Warm up (Should be a review of a previously taught concept) Show me 64 in as many ways as you can ?
Introducing Concept to be taught Guided Lesson Individual / Group Activity Assessment
Benchmark Objects
Timed Tests for Basic FactsIn About Teaching Mathematics, Marilyn Burns writes the following: What about using timed tests to help children learn their basic facts? This makes no instructional sense. Children who perform well under time pressure display their skills. Children who have difficulty with skills, or who work more slowly, run the risk of reinforcing wrong learning under pressure.
(2000, p. 157).
Curriculum Alignment of Thinking Strategies for Addition and Subtraction Basic Facts
Grade level 1st 9 weeks Weeks
2nd 9 weeks Weeks 3rd 9 weeks Weeks 4th 9 weeks Weeks
Grade 1 strategies
Addition & subtraction concepts and Prerequisites for learning basic facts
4 Developing Count on Addition
2 Count on Addition & use Doubles Addition
5 Count on Subtraction & Reinforcement of count on Addition and Doubles Addition
4
Grade 2 Strategies
Review Count on Addition & Use Doubles Addition & Count on Subtraction
4 Developing Bridge to Ten Addition & Use Doubles Subtraction
4 More Use Doubles Subtraction & Developing Bridge to Ten Subtraction
Applying & Extending Addition and Subtraction Strategies to Two-Digit Numbers
3
2
Reinforcing All the Facts Addition & Subtraction
2
Grade 3 Strategies
Addition, Subtraction, Estimation & Mental Math Strategies
3
Curriculum Alignment of Thinking Strategies for Multiplication and Division Basic Facts
Grade level
1st 9-Weeks Weeks 2nd 9-Weeks Weeks 3rd 9-Weeks Weeks 4th 9-Weeks Weeks
Grade 3 Strategies
Developing Use Tens Multiplication & Doubling Multiplication
4 More Doubling Multiplication & Developing Use a Rule Multiplication
3 Ongoing – Computation, Number Sense, & Mental Math
Ongoing
Grade 4 Strategies
Review Use Tens Multiplication, Doubling Multiplication & Use a Rule Multiplication & Developing Use Tens Division
3 Developing Build Down & Build Up Multiplication & Developing Doubling Division & Use a Rule Division
5 Ongoing – Computation, Number Sense, & Mental Math
Ongoing Developing Last Facts Multiplication & Reviewing All the Facts Multiplication & Division
2
Resources www.khanacademy.org www.resources.oswego.org/games/math
magician/mathsmulti.html www.Mathfactcafe.com www.mathforum.org/dr.math/index/html www.mathgoodies.com www.figurethis.org http://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/hel
p/math/index.html www.calculationmath.nctm.org
References
Burns, M. (2000). About teaching mathematics: A K-8 resource. Sausalito, CA: Math Solutions Publications
Rothenberg, T. RRISD Elementary Mathematics Curriculum Department
Ron, P. (1998). My family taught me this way. The Teaching and Learning of Algorithms in School Mathematics, 1998 Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Russell, S.J. “Developing Computational Fluency with Whole Numbers,” Teaching Children Mathematics 7*November 2000): 154-58
Van de Walle, J.A. & Lovin, L.H. (2006). Teaching student-centered mathematics: Grades 3-5. Pearson Education, Inc.
http://Rocksolidmathrrisd.wikispaces.com/Resources
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