The Data Driven Curriculum

Chad Hull and Carissa RollerSouth City Prep Academy

Enormous Credits to Dan Meyerhttp://blog.mrmeyer.com/

Our School

Currently in Year 2 (5th- 7th Grade)

90 minute blocks

5 Instructional Cycles

Everyday Math/Saxon

192 days vs. 170-180 days

September NWEA 2011: ~ 1-2 years behind

July NWEA 2012: ~ 1.5 years growth

2012 MAP

Crucial Parts of Curriculum

Problem-Solving Strategies Make a Table, Draw a Picture, Work Backwards, Write an

Equation, etc.

Rocket Math (Fact Fluency)

Buzzer Beaters

Vocabulary

GLE and Common Core Integration (Including 4th Grade)

Steps

Step One: Divided CCSS into our 5 Cycles

Step Two: Developed Concept Skills Checklist

Step Three: Unit Plans/Concept Checklist

Step One: 5 Cycle Breakdown

Step Two: Concept Skills

MO.5.NO.3.B.1 *Demonstrate fluency with efficient procedures for adding and subtracting decimals and fractions (with unlike denominators) and division of whole numbers.

Anna ran the a quarter of a mile in 84.5 seconds. Sue ran the same distance in 79.44 seconds. How much faster was Sue than Anna?

Step Two: Concept Skills

MO.5.NO.3.C.1 Apply and describe the strategy used to compute a given division problem up to a 3-digit by 2-digit and addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals.

Allen studied ½ hour on Monday, 1/4 of an hour on Tuesday, and 1/6 of an hour on Wednesday for the test he was having on Thursday. How much time did he study for his test?

Step Two: Concept Skills

Step Two: Concept Skills

Step Three: Unit Plans

Standards Based Grading

Key Concept Checklist

Differentiated Friday Quizzes

4, 3, 2, 1 Grading Scale

Dan Meyer, “The Comprehensive Math Assessment Resource” http://blog.mrmeyer.com/?p=346

# Concept 1 2 3 4 Stamp 1 Add rational numbers

2 Subtract rational numbers

3 Multiply rational numbers

4 Divide rational numbers

5 Equivalent forms of rational numbers

6 Add and subtract linear expressions

7 Expand linear expressions

8 Factor linear expressions

9 Unit rates with 1 or more different units

10 Constant of proportionality

11 Proportions as equations

12 Multi-step ratio and percent problems

13 Rational number problems and applications

14 Single variable equations

15 Single variable inequalities

16 Scale drawings

17 Polygon constructions

18 2D slices of 3D figures

19 Simple probability

Step Three: Concept Checklist

Concept Checklist Tracking Teacher

Student

Classroom

Mathalicious

“According to a recent Raytheon survey 61 percent of middle school students say they’d rather take out the garbage than do their math homework. They view math as a bunch of random skills with no connection to the real world and constantly ask, “When will I ever use this?”” - www.mathalicious.com

CCSS-aligned lessons

Questions???

We want to collaborate!!!!

Please grab our cards and contact us:

chull@southcityprep.org croller@southcityprep.org