Elementary and Secondary Curriculum Update · 2020-01-09 · Curriculum Update Montgomery County...
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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