Elementary and Secondary Curriculum Update

Montgomery County Board of Education

January 9, 2020

Today’s Discussion

• Background

• Implementation updates

• The view from the classroom

• Challenges, professional learning and support

• Communications and stakeholder engagement

• Next phase of the rollout2

Background

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• Board policy requires review every 5 years

• Curriculum audit 2017–2018

• Request for proposals (RFP)

• Stakeholder engagement and participation in evaluation and selection process

• School selection and cohorts

• 42 elementary schools math/43 elementary schools ELA

• 20 middle schools math/24 middle schools ELA/

14 high schools Algebra 1 pilot

Background

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WINTER/SPRING 2019● Adoption● Planning with publishers● Parent engagement and

communications● Initial professional learning for

teachers and leaders● Logistics and coordination

SUMMER 2019● Professional learning for

4,698 teachers ● Parent engagement● Materials management

FALL 2019/WINTER 2020● Implementation● Continued professional learning● Materials management● Parent engagement● Responding to challenges● Instructional shifts and change

management

SPRING 2020 AND BEYOND● Ongoing professional learning● Planning for Cohort 2 and spring/

summer professional learning● Adjustment to implementation

timelines as needed

Instructional Shifts: Mathematics

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• Full alignment to Common Core State Standards and the Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards

• Focus, Coherence, and Rigor

• Standards for Mathematical Practice

LESSON COMPONENTS

1.Fluency Practice

2.Concept Development

3.Application Problem

4.Student Debrief

Mathematics

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FLUENCY APPLICATION PROBLEM

*3rd grade math lesson

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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

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STUDENT DEBRIEF

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SUPPORTS FOR ALL LEARNERS

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Traditional

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New

Teacher shows and explains.Students listenand watch.

Students practice.Teacher corrects.

Students engage.Students notice and wonder.Teacher facilitates.

Teacher synthesizeslearning.

Ongoing Work in Mathematics

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Highly Effective

Curriculum

Models for Enrichment

and Acceleration

Support to Schools

Professional Learning

Teacher Recruitmentand Quality

Assessments and Evidence

of Student Learning

Family and Community Engagement

Teacher Recruitment and Quality

Highly Effective

Curriculum and

Instruction

Ongoing Work in Mathematics

Implementation Timeline

2020–2021 • All elementary schools in either Year 1 or Year 2 of Eureka

rollout• All middle schools implementing Math 6/7/8 • First cohort of middle schools begin initial Algebra

implementation• Algebra high school pilot continues• Other accelerated courses (Math 4/5, Math 5/6,

Investigations to Mathematics 7/8) continue during transition

2021–2022• ELA and math curriculum districtwide K–8• Revised accelerated courses begin 2021–2022

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School Support

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• Cross-office collaboration and building of expertise to maximize support

• Support including classroom walkthroughs with feedback, modeling, coaching, and planning

• School visits inform ongoing implementation planning

Classroom Perspective

Miss Catherine E. MalchodiLearning and Achievement Specialist

Office of School Support and Improvement

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Instructional Shifts: English Language Arts

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• Full alignment to Common Core State Standards and the Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards

• Building knowledge from fiction and non-fiction text, reading and writing grounded in evidence, academic vocabulary

• Diverse literature that represent multiple perspectives

• Reading, writing, speaking, and listening

ELEMENTARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

Variety of Experiences, Increasing Complexity

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Teaching English Learners with the English Language Development (ELD) Resource

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THEMED UNITS FOR ALL STUDENTS, RELEVANT, DIVERSE

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First Hand Experience:

From the Classroom

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VIDEO

Challenges and Support

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WHAT WE ARE HEARING/SEEING WHAT WE ARE DOING

● Teams need support with planning, curriculum study, and pacing

● Ongoing guided planning sessions and professional learning

● Online resources and videos

● Knowledge gap beginning in upper elementary and continuing into middle school

● Pre-assessment● Focus on this during professional

development. Webinars and other supports provided.

● Teachers need support with planning for the rigor of the grade-level standard for all students

● Professional development, school support, strategies for scaffolding to ensure access to and learning of the grade-level standard

Professional LearningCohort 1 Administrators, Teachers, and, Paraeducators

• 1550 Eureka Math

• 260 Learn Zillion

• 1600 Benchmark

Advance

• 250 Studysync

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Introductory Spring

Training

Deep Summer Training

Ongoing Training

during first year

Time and Support to Collaborate

and Plan

Online and Afterschool Webinars

and Modules

Follow-up Training

and Support

Communications and Engagement

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Communications and Engagement

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https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd

.org/curriculum/math-support/

Staff and Parent Survey

• An informal survey was given to a sampling of parents at conferences in November

• Online staff survey was given to all Cohort 1 Teachers in December

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Technical Supports and Metrics

Supports for Logistics

• Implementation core team with sub-committees

• Regular calls with vendors around all aspects

Metrics for Success

• Timely delivery of materials

• Schools and families are well informed

• Timely and effective professional development

• Evidence of Student Learning28

Next Phase of Implementation

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• Ongoing professional learning

• Responding to feedback

• Planning for Cohort 2

• MSDE vetting for high school curriculum

• Ongoing communication with the community

Overarching Goal of Curriculum Implementation

Expected outcomes

• Builds students’ knowledge logically and thoroughly

• Deep understanding• Prepare students for college and careers

Evidence of Student Learning• Outcomes for Evidence of Learning

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Discussion