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Creating
a Math Centered
High School
One Classroom at a Time
Presented By:• Tara McCasland – Kankakee High School
Math Teacher, Dept Chair
• Phyllis Howery – Kankakee Jr. High School Math Teacher, Dept Chair
• Matthew Glenn – Kankakee School District Math, Science, & Technology Coordinator
• Claran Einfeldt – Math Consultant CMath2, Inc.
• Nancy Berkas – Math Consultant CMath2, Inc.
In The Beginning…• District and High School
Administrators attended a Mathematics Administrator Academy where Claran presented
• Claran was then brought to the high school
KHS Math Across the Curriculum Workshops with Claran• Half day in-service with all teachers
– overview of using math & technology in all subject areas
• Met with department chairs• Met few teachers in each subject area
(few hours)– increase ACT/Workkey question awareness– PE –target heart rate– Social Studies – war statistics– English – Night – graphs– Science – no common curriculum, not using
data• Met with dept chairs as recap
Work with Just Math Teachers
• Met with math teachers periodically – analyzing ACT/Workkeys questions– created common curriculum– aligned each course to IL Assessment
Framework– decided to create common assessments
with Workkey/ACT like questions
Pushing Calculators• Increase in calculator usage
• purchased 150 TI-84 calculators to be shared with 11 math teachers
• Students in Algebra 2 and above required TI-84 for class
• Scientific calculator required for any class under Algebra 2
Teaching Strategies• Manipulatives
– Algeblocks– Versatiles
• Vocabulary– Quizmo– I have…Who has…, Jeopardy– Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
• Student Activity Centers
• Computers
Algebra 1
• 2 year program for lower achieving students (now dropped)• 2 hour program (1 year) – low achieving students (now
dropped)• Repeat classes for failing students until 2007• Adopted new Prentice Hall Algebra 1 textbook for 150
students - ability grouped• Implemented Carnegie Learning Algebra 1 with Cognitive
Tutor for approx 200 students – needed classroom computers – E2T2 grant – 8 computers in each Alg 1 classroom
• 2008-2009 – continuing with two Algebra 1 programs, heterogeneously grouped, some co-taught, some not, scientifically based research
KHS Program Changes
KHS Program Changes
Algebra 2• New Textbook with student workbooks
3rd Year Math Class• 2008-2009 – implementing a 3rd year
math class for juniors not strong enough in their math skills to enroll in Algebra 2
• Review of Algebra 1 & Geometry• PSAE Prep
We Now Have Common…
• Syllabi• Curriculum Guide• Pacing Charts• Common Quarterly Assessments
– aligned to ILS & ACT CRS– Purchased ParScore Scantron machine for
item analysis
• Vocabulary Organizers• Bell Ringer Activities for 3 days a week
(all updated & revised each summer)
Question #1090 students chose A (correct)11 students chose B (incorrect)104 students chose C (incorrect)37 students chose D (incorrect)
Why did the majority of students choose the same wrong answer?What mistake did they all make?
Entering 9th grade students not ready for Algebra
look back at KJHS• Connected Math Project
• Teachers at KJHS noticing low scores – brought in math consultant– Students were exposed to 6th & 7th grade
math books, but not 8th grade math– Teacher turn-over high, Connected Math
PD needed for new teachers– Great gains in ISAT, but not on ITBS data
(some students went backwards)
Hired Math Coach to Implement Changes
• Working 4-5 days a month• Revised pacing charts to phase in 8th
grade math books, and phase out 6th grade math books
• Multiple classroom observations• Met with each teacher (coach)• Implemented consistent lesson plan• Getting teachers to work together
collaboratively• Inventoried & organized materials so
everyone has equal access to resources
From the Bottom Up• 7 Elementary Schools working with
Everyday Math Curriculum
• Jr. High working with Connected Math Curriculum
• Benefits of these programs are working their way up to the high school
E2T2 Classrooms• Priority for Math & English Rooms
• Math Classrooms (5 HS, 4 KJHS) Equipped with:
•8-10 student computers•Teacher computer & laptop•TI-Navigator System•Class set of TI-73 or TI-84•Smartboard, projector, Senteo Assessment System•Elmo, Digital Video Camera, 5 Digital Cameras
•Elmo, Digital Video Camera, 5 Digital Cameras•Wireless Slates, Flash Drives•Misc (depending on classroom)
•Sympodium•TI-30 muliview•CBR & Probes•CDs & DVDs for student projects
Data & Funding
• Data– HS data from 05-08– JH ISAT scores– Elementary Scores
• Math Task Force– 3rd year of district committee
• Funding (grants)– Title 1, Title 2A, E2T2- formula and
competitive,
PSAE Math High School
20.5%
21.0%
21.5%
22.0%
22.5%
23.0%
23.5%
24.0%
24.5%
25.0%
25.5%
2005 2006 2007 2008
MATH 11TH GD
50.0
%
32.0
%
29.0
%
53.0
%
33.0
%
22.0
%
28.0
%
57.7
%
43.7
%
20.9
% 25.1
%
66.8
%
60.1
%
26.9
%
33.5
%
70.5
%
62.8
%
22.4
% 26.6
%
76.9
%
62.3
%
27.0
%
22.0
%
80.7
%
74.1
%
66.7
% 71.2
%
58.7
%
66.7
%
22.0
%
80.7
%
77.2
%
77.2
% 82.2
%
68.0
%
67.0
%
22.4
%
83.3
%
78.0
%
71.7
%
84.4
%
75.2
%
66.1
%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
MATH 3RD GD MATH 4TH GD MATH 5TH GD MATH 6TH GD MATH 7TH GD MATH 8TH GD MATH 11TH GD
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
ITBS HISTORY 2002-2008 % AT OR ABOVE THE 50TH PERCENTILE - MATH TOTAL
37.2
%
36.2
%
27.2
%
32.8
%
27.7
%
24.1
%
22.7
%
39.5
%
49.3
%
31.7
%
44.4
%
34.0
%
25.4
%
29.5
%
41.9
% 45.4
%
40.2
% 42.9
%
37.3
%
31.7
%
28.1
%
44.5
%
52.5
%
37.6
%
46.2
%
39.7
%
33.8
%
30.6
%
41.8
%
51.9
%
46.9
%
52.8
%
50.0
%
35.4
%
36.0
%
44.3
%
50.8
%
46.7
%
48.7
%
50.6
%
38.2
%
34.8
%
44.2
%
53.8
%
47.2
%
52.2
%
50.8
%
38.7
%
37.9
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
GRADE 2 GRADE 3 GRADE 4 GRADE 5 GRADE 6 GRADE 7 GRADE 8
% A
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VE
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H %
TIL
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MATH 02 MATH 03 MATH 04 MATH 05 MATH 06 MATH 07 MATH 08
ITBS 2005-2008 AVG MATH TOTAL GE BY CLASS (COHORT)
5.9
4.8
4.0
2.8
7.0
6.1
5.0
3.9
7.4
5.9
5.0
8.3
7.7
7.2
6.2
7.2
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
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N = 233 N = 258 N = 275 N = 265
Questions
Presentation notes and artifacts can be found at:http://www.cmath2.com/
orhttp://pages.mhlearningnetwork.com/
taramccasland/index.html
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