Arkansas Department of Education-CCSS

Common Core State Standards

MathematicsLittle Rock School

District

Math DepartmentDr. Vanessa Cleaver ~Director of MathematicsMrs. Marcelline Carr ~ High School SpecialistMr. Karl Romain ~ Elem./Middle School SpecialistMrs. Beth Clifford ~ Elementary School Specialist

Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

O A consistent and clear set of national standards for K-12 mathematics and English language arts. O Consistent from state to stateO Relevant to the real worldO Clear and more focused

O Students will be prepared for both college and work in a global economy (College & Career Ready)

The Rolling Out of Common Core Mathematics

School Year District Responsibilities

ADE Responsibilities

State Assessments

2010-2011 Districts Develop Transition Plan

ADE Shares Resources and Provides PD

State Assessments Reflect AR Curriculum Frameworks

2011-2012 Common Core State Standards Grade K-2

ADE Shares Resources and Provides PD

State Assessments Reflect AR Curriculum Frameworks

2012-2013 Common Core Standards Grades 3-8

ADE Shares Resources and Provides PD

State Assessments Reflect AR Curriculum Frameworks

2013-2014 Common Core State Standards Grades 9-12

ADE Shares Resources and Provides PD

Pilot New Assessment System

2014-2015 Common Core State Standards Grades k-12

Full Implementation of Common Core Standards

Full Implementation of New Assessment System

Little Rock K-12 mathematics teachers will implement portions of CCSS beginning the 2011-2012 academic

year.

CCSS in Mathematics

Focus Areas: Grade K

O Represent, relate, and operate on whole numbers, initially with sets of objects

O Describe shapes and space

**More learning time in Kindergarten should be devoted to number than to

other topics**

Focus Areas: Grade 1

O Develop understanding of addition and subtraction within 20

O Develop understanding of place value relationships

O Develop understanding of linear measurement

O Reason about attributes of geometric shapes

Focus Areas: Grade 2

O Extend understanding of base 10 number system

O Build fluency in addition and subtraction

O Use standard units of measure

O Describe and analyze shapes

Focus Areas: Grade 3O Develop understanding of

multiplication and division and the strategies used for those operations

O Develop understanding of fractions

O Develop understanding of rectangular arrays and area

O Describe and analyze two-dimensional shapes

Focus Areas: Grade 4

O Develop understanding of multi-digit multiplication and division

O Develop an understanding of fraction equivalence

O Understand that geometric figures can be analyzed and classified by their properties

Focus Areas: Grade 5

O Develop fluency with operations on fractions

O Extend division to two digit divisors, and develop an understanding of operations with decimals

O Develop an understanding of volume

What does this mean for our secondary students

and their classes for next year?

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Content vs. CreditO The Common Core math system

places the new content of Algebra I in the 9th grade

O This new content has more Algebra II concepts.

O The old content of Algebra I is now in 8th grade mathematics (as well as 7th and some 6th)

Grade 8 and BeyondO 8th Grade Mathematics becomes

more like what Algebra I is under the Arkansas Mathematics Frameworks.• Extends rational number system to

the real numbers• Function Concepts• Intense study of linear functions• Congruence, Similarity and

Pythagorean Theorem

Grade 8 and BeyondO Algebra I (CCSS) will finalize linear

functions, but most of the instruction will focus on quadratic and/or exponential functions.

O Algebra II (CCSS) will look a great deal more like what pre-calculus has been under the Arkansas Frameworks.

Will there be learning gaps?

Learning GapsO Yes, there will be learning gaps

during the transition years;

O Major learning gaps have been identified for each grade level;

O Teachers will teach those missing concepts this spring (following the benchmark tests)

Secondary Math Content

LRSD Secondary Math Courses

O Most students will benefit from placement in courses O Mathematics 6 (reg/Pre-AP)O Mathematics 7 (Reg/Pre-AP)O Mathematics 8 (Reg/Pre-AP)

O Please be reminded that the content in these courses will be much more rigorous

AbbreviationsO AP - Advanced Placement courses are offered

in high school to help students acquire the skills and habits needed to be successful in college. In some cases, students can earn credit for AP courses

O Pre-AP – Pre-advanced placement courses include the same major topics but explore them in greater depth and breadth. Particular emphasis is placed on the content and thinking skills that begin to prepare students for success in upper level mathematics courses including AP courses.

Sixth GradeO Mathematics 6 O Mathematics 6 Pre-AP 

In grade 6, instructional time should focus on four critical areas:

1. Connecting ratio and rate to whole number multiplication and division and using concepts of ratio and rate to solve problems;

2. Completing understanding of division of fractions and extending the notion of number to the system of rational numbers, which includes negative numbers;

3. Writing, interpreting, and using expressions and equations;

4. Developing understanding of statistical thinking.

Seventh GradeO Mathematics 7O Mathematics 7 Pre –AP

In grade 7, instructional time should focus on four critical areas:

1. Developing understanding of and applying proportional relationships;

2. Developing understanding of operations with rational numbers and working with expressions and linear equations;

3. Solving problems involving scale drawings and informal geometric constructions, and working with two- and three-dimensional shapes to solve problems involving area, surface area, and volume;

4. Drawing inferences about populations based on samples.

Eighth GradeO Mathematics 8O Mathematic 8 Pre-AP

In Grade 8, instructional time should focus on three critical areas:

1. Formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations, including modeling an association in bivariate data with a linear equation, and solving linear equations and systems of linear equations;

2. Grasping the concept of a function and using functions to describe quantitative relationships;

3. Analyzing two- and three-dimensional space and figures using distance, angle, similarity, and congruence, and understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem.

The writers of the Common Core curriculum believe that

there may be a very few students (top 3-5%) who would benefit from some

acceleration starting at the 7th grade level.

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Mathematics 7 Accelerated

This new course demands a faster pace for teaching and

learning. This course compacts all of grade 7

mathematics and part of the grade 8 mathematics course

into one year.

Criteria for Mathematics 7

AcceleratedO Students earning a grade of “A” or “B” in 6th grade Pre-AP Pre-Algebra; or

O Students score 90% or above on an assessment that will be administered Spring 2012 to 6th grade students and at least two of the following:

O Students scored advanced in 5th grade mathematics (benchmark exam)

O Students score advanced in 6th grade mathematics (benchmark exam)

O Teacher recommendation

Eighth Grade2012-2013 only

O Algebra I Pre-AP (2012-2013 only)*O Geometry Pre-AP (2012-2013 only)*

*Beginning 2013-2014, these courses will no longer be offered in the middle school under the Common Core State Standards.

Students who successfully complete the Mathematics 7 Accelerated course will be enrolled in 8th Grade Pre-AP Algebra I

which is a fast-paced course that compacts the remainder of the 8th grade

content with all of the Algebra I content.

What happened to Pre-Algebra?

There is no provision in the Common Core for courses

titled Pre-Algebra. The experts who wrote the

curriculum believe that the new course work is very

rigorous and will challenge the vast majority of the

students.

What are we doing to prepare for the

CCSS?

O Unwrapping the standards and identifying resources

O Providing content workshops

O Facilitating curriculum mapping workshops

O Preparing transition gap lessons/units

What are We Doing?O Continuing to study the CCSS and

impact of changesO Vertical TeamsO Horizontal TeamsO Math Coaches

O Preparing professional development sessions for spring and summer

Where can I go to get more

information about the CCSS?

Helpful WebsitesO Parents’ Guide to Student Success (

http://www.pta.org/4446.htm)

O Frequently Asked Questions about CCSS (http://www.corestandards.org/frequently-asked-questions)

Putting it All Together in Arkansas with Common Core

State StandardsO Downloadable brochures

O Elementary (http://arkansased.org/educators/pdf/curriculum/ccss_brochure_elementary_072711.pdf)

O Middle School (http://arkansased.org/educators/pdf/curriculum/ccss_brochure_middle_school_072711.pdf)

O High School (http://arkansased.org/educators/pdf/curriculum/ccss_brochure_high_school_072711.pdf)