Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership

Spring Principal’s BreakfastSharonda Harris DeAnn Huinker

Daniel Lotesto Kevin McLeod

Pandora Bedford Astrid FossumMelissa Hedges Rosann HollingerLee Ann Pruske Laura MalyMary Mooney Bernard RahmingCynthia Cuellar Rodriguez Beth Schefelker

Rose Carr, Connie Laughlin, Henry Kranendonk

Welcome

Please engage in dialogue with the people at your table around the “conversation starters” set out for you.

Be prepared to select a spokesperson to share highlights from the table discussion with the whole group.

Writing assignment Purpose: To garner continued support

for released MTLs Please complete at least one of the

writing prompts provided for you:1. As you reflect on the teaching of math in your school, describe some specific examples of ways that math teaching and classroom practice have improved as a result of the MMP.2.  In considering the work of your Math Teacher Leader, describe the importance of having a Math Teacher Leader in your school and provide some specific examples of impact.

Linking Formative Assessmentto Student Achievement

“Firm evidence shows that formative assessment is an essential component of classroom work and that its development can raise standards of achievement.”

Black, P. & Wiliam, D. (1998). Inside the black box: Raising standards through classroom

assessment. Phi Delta Kappan, 808 (2), 139 – 148.

Formative Assessment: A vision from the MMP

Use assessments formatively throughout the teaching and learning process to: Diagnose student needs Help plan the next steps in teaching Provide the learner with feedback to

improve their thinking process Help the learner become a more

independent learner in control of their success.

The Road to Writing Descriptive Feedback

Complete the prompt on your own. Share your strategy with a

neighbor. What’s the math? Reviewing student work &

descriptive feedback

“Feedback to any pupil should be about the particular qualities of his or her work, with advice on what he or she can do to improve, and should avoid comparisons with other pupils.”

Black, P. & Wiliam, D. (1998). Inside the black box: Raising standards through classroomassessment. Phi Delta Kappan, 808 (2), 139 – 148.

The Impact of Descriptive Feedback

What strikes you when comparing attempt #1 with attempt #2?

What thoughts or questions does this work surface for you as reflect on: The vision for mathematics in your

building? Your school’s progress on the MMP

continuum? Your SIP strategies in mathematics?

Why Formative Assessment?

“Improved formative assessment helps low achievers more than other students and reduces the range of achievement while raising achievement overall.”

Black, P. & Wiliam, D. (1998). Inside the black box: Raising standards through classroom assessment. Phi Delta Kappan, 808 (2), 139 – 148.

The Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership (MMP), an initiative of the Milwaukee Partnership

Academy (MPA), is supported with funding from the National Science Foundation.

www.mmp.uwm.edu