Paul D. West Middle School

March 17, 2012

Presented by Dr. Pamela Seda, Director of Secondary Mathematics and

Back in the “Good” Old Days: Two Kinds of MathA Nation at Risk (1983)National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) - 1985; 1991No Child Left Behind (2001)Georgia Performance Standards - GPS (2006)Common Core Georgia Performance Standards - CCGPS (2012)

Developed by The National Governors Association for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)Released in June 2010Adopted by Georgia July 2010Currently adopted by 46 states and the District of Columbia

The Common Core State Standards initiative has five main priorities:

•Equity•Preparation•Competition•Clarity•Collaboration.

Standards for Mathematical Practice

The Test!The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) will administer a common assessment in the year 2014-2015

PARCC assessments will have computer-enhanced performance based items that assess both skills and understanding!

1. Make sense of complex problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of

others.4. Model with mathematics.5. Use appropriate tools strategically.6. Attend to precision.7. Look for and make use of structure.8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

(CCSS, 2010)

Our instructional framework will not change. We will still use the 7-steps of direct instruction:

1. Communication of Learning Intentions2. Communication of Success Criteria3. Building Commitment and Engagement4. Teacher Presentation5. Guided Practice6. Closure7. Independent Practice

Only grades K – 9 for 2012 – 2013 school yearStudents who began on GPS will continue on GPSStudents who fail GPS Algebra, may take CCGPS Coordinate Algebra next year.Not adopting textbooks right away (textbook companies are still in the process of developing materials aligned to Common Core)Teacher and parents will be provided electronic resources that clearly define student learning targets.

Encourage your student to understand the math, rather than just memorize meaningless steps.If your child doesn’t understand, get them help right away (books, internet, peers, teacher, etc.)Communicate faith in your child that he/she can understand math. (There is no such thing as a math gene!)

For More InformationFor More Information

http://www.ccsso.org/Resources/Digital_Resources/Common_Core_Implementation_Video_Series.htmlhttp://www.gadoe.org/CCGPS.aspxwww.achieve.org/PARCC